Hello Dick, I can not tell from looking at the censuses where a person was born. I think you have to get to the 1900 Census to get a birth location. A few of the people were born in Canada. Richard

The 1855 census says exactly where they were born, for instance which specific county (if born in NYS,) or which other state, or which country if foreign born. In the event that you do not have the films at hand and did not copy down that piece of information, don't fret, it was just a thought. I'm pretty sure that none of my direct line came through there, just thought I might pick up something new. It's an excellent project that you did anyway. Perhaps your GenWeb county coordinator might like to post the results on-line.(?) Best regards. Dick Hillenbrand On 2/17/07, Richard Hayes <RAHayes@chartermi.net> wrote: > > > > > > Hello Dick, > > > > I can not tell from looking at the censuses where a person was born. I > think you have to get to the 1900 Census to get a birth location. A few > of the people were born in Canada. > > > > Richard > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYFULTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Dick Hillenbrand Upstate New York Genealogy website: http://www.unyg.com blog: http://ny-genes.blogspot.com/ member: Association of Professional Genealogists (APG)