This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: peterwiedigerwilson Surnames: lawrence Erkenbrecht Randall Lapham Merrill Paige Gardner Chase Converse Fish Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/9692/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Could someone familiar with Amenia and nearby church records tell me to which congregations Chase, Converse & Lapham families belonged 1790-1820? These families moved across the state line from Litchfield Co. CT and back from ca.1770-1830. === Who were the parents of Mary Converse, who married [where?] ca. 1814 Joseph Lapham Chase [1784 CT - 1852 Ontario]? Here are the clues I have found in the 1790 & 1800 census: ============================================ 1790 CONNECTICUT census, Results: 8 Converse families, incl. 3 Elijahs LITCHFIELD Results: 1 WINDHAM Results: 7 i.e. in Litchfield CONVERSE ELIJAH CT LITCHFIELD KENT 3020 [categories suggest 3 free males & 2 free females. Any corrections?] ============================================= 1800 CONNECTICUT census: Results: 24 Converse families LITCHFIELD Results: 2 NEW LONDON Results: 1 TOLLAND Results: 15 WINDHAM Results: 6 i.e. in Litchfield Co: 1 Chase & 2 Converses follow on same page: CHASE SOLO. CT Litchfield Kent 00101 00001 00 CONVERSE DEMING R CT LITCHFIELD KENT 212100 00010 00 CONVERSE ELIPHALET CT LITCHFIELD KENT 10010 00020 00 ===================== 1800 Connecticut Census: Results: 25 Chase families FAIRFIELD Results: 1 HARTFORD Results: 1 LITCHFIELD Results: 8 MIDDLESEX Results: 2 NEW HAVEN Results: 1 WINDHAM Results: 12 i.e. Litchfield CT Chases in 1800 CHASE AMOS REV CT LITCHFIELD LITCHFIELD CHASE CHARLES Y CT LITCHFIELD SHARON CHASE GEDALIAH CT LITCHFIELD WINCHESTER CHASE LOT CT LITCHFIELD LITCHFIELD CHASE SARAH CT LITCHFIELD NEW MILFORD CHASE SOLOMON CT LITCHFIELD KENT 00101 00001 00 [with Deming & Eliphalet Converse on same page] CHASE SOLOMON CT LITCHFIELD WASHINGTON 10010 02100 00 CHASE STEPHEN CT LITCHFIELD SHARON ======================================== Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.