On kindredconnections.com, a man of that name is listed as born 1808 and md. Arabella King in 1833. Two other men of the same name (ages 53 and 48) appear in the 1870 census - one in Niagara Co. NY and one in Tuscarawa Co. OH. They are in the 1880 census also (at familysearch.org). Since it's an unusual first name, they might be somehow related??? In the 1860 census, possible widow of Luman, Arabella HASKINS, b NY, appears as head of household in 20th Ward, Philadelphia, PA, a 44-yr. old seamstress, with Clementine 21, Adalade 19, Frances 17, Bonnie 15, and Henry 12. The three oldest girls were working as seamstresses as well. All the children were b PA. 1910 census, Clementine, Adelaide E., and Bonnie A. are all (apparently) old maids living as aunts with Wm. and Arabella Gilmore (or Gelmore) in the 44th ward, Phila. (He is an undertaker). The women (i.e., the aunts) list their fa as b VT, their mo NY. Arabella, b PA, lists her fa as b Ireland, her mo b PA (probably Frances?) She was apparently named for her grandmother. Whether these are yours or not depends in part on the accuracy of the minimal info at Kindred Connections (viz) - and whether that one is your Luman. I suggest you diligently search the Web, especially Erie Co. sites, and post queries at relevant county sites, surname lists, etc. You might also uncover something by following up on the Port connection, though a cursory search on my part found nothing. You might also contact a lcoal (i.e., Erie Co.) genealogical society to check for a possible Haskins family file. Good luck! --- dweir <dweir@erols.com> wrote: > I am looking for information on Luman Haskins > who died in Erie in 1848. There is evidence > that he was a member of the Universal Church in > the Borough of Erie. He served as the/a > Commissioner of Port Erie. Any suggestions for > sources to search would be welcome. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com