This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: LocalHistoryDivRPL Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.monroe/12157.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The official state records do not start until 1881 (yes, 1881), so He appear with his parents in the 1855 census as a single man. There are several Joseph White's in the newspaper index: http://www.libraryweb.org/~digitized/newsindex/1851-1897/Index67WHI-WOO.pdf, including one who dies in 1866. But as far as the marriage record, that's a toughie. Try the Brighton historian: Mary Jo Lanphear, 2300 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618, (585) 784-5238, [email protected] (The historians are nearly all part time, so it may take a while fora response, but she is very good indeed). The 1860 county gazetteer lists but one church in town (a Congregationalist) but since Brighton is a border town to Rochester they may have gotten married in the city. 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.