This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: van Raalte, Hanau Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.tompkins/5046/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am trying to find the parents and birthplace of Benjamin Jacob van Raalte who was born ~ 1822 in Holland (according to 1860 Ithaka census, married Julia Hanau (b. 9 May 1825 in London and supposedly immigrated to the USA ~ 1850). In 1860 they lived in Ithaka and had 3 children i.e. must have married ~ 1852-1854 - possibly (probably?) in Ithaka. By 1870 they lived in New York City, had seven children, and continued to live there till their deaths; Benjamin died 7 March 1876; Julia died 2 Jan. 1912. He was probably Jewish and never seems to have applied for citizenship. I cannot find them on passenger lists from Europe, nor in marriage lists for New York. I really would like to find Benjamin's parents in Holland and a possible link to my family there.