I have copies (scanned) of pictures of Seth and Philenie/Philenia Shaw DORCHESTER. His picture is in his civil war uniform. According to the Cr. County History, he was the son of Major C. and Elizabeth E. Sackett Dorchester. Seth was a farmer and was born in Mercer Co., PA 9 January 1844. In 1862 he enlisted in the Army of the Potomac and enlisted 7 Mar 1864, Co I, 2nd PA Cavalry, Army of the Potomac. He was wounded 7 May 1864 and discharged July 1865. He married Philena Shaw 10 Sept 1865, daughter of Moses D. Shaw, Sr. who came to Crawford County in 1842. Moses was the father of 11 children and lived in Summerhill Township. Seth had three daughers and one son: M. Lizzie, E. Jennie, Grace P., and Charles S. Members of Methodist Episcopal Church. Republican. Major C. Dorchester was born 27 Jun 1810 in Parish, NY, son of Reuben and Sophia Dorchester. Father died young and mother lived in Mercer Co., PA until she remarried. Major lived with his grandfather until 1828. He married 2 Oct 1834 to Nancy Tuttle, native of NE, Erie Co., PA. Two children were born of this union: Ruth S., wife of Edwin Egbert, and Reuben S. Methodist Episcopal Church. Nancy died 1838. Mr. Dorchester remarried in 1840 to Elizabeth E. Sackett, native of Edinburg, Portage Co., OH who was born 28 Mar 1819 and daughter of Samuel S. Sackett, a farmer. Three children: Seth S., Emeline E., wife of Jacob VanSlyke, and Caroline E., wife of Edwin Lawrence. They moved to Crawford Co in April 1853 and lived in Conneaut Township. Republican with strong temperance proclivities. Contact me with your snail mail address if you are related to Seth and I'll send you copies of the pictures. They were found yesterday in an album that was from my Wilder family. Don't think we are related but who knows. OTHER: There was also a picture of Horace Richardson in the album. Anyone know who he was nd need a picture. -- ********************************* Pat Butterfield Vedner Conneautville, PA 16406 http://www.toolcity.net/~vedner