I found an article in the July 20, 1859 issue of the Valley Spirit describing a lightning strike in which a young son of JAMES PATTERSON was killed. The article intrigued me because I am researching the Patterson family and I believe there may be a family connection. There was no mention of the young boy's name. Only that his father was James Patterson from Roxbury. I found a James Patterson in Roxbury in the 1850 census. He is listed with his wife, Mary, and two twentysomething daughters, Betsy and Margaret, but no son is listed. In the 1860 census, there are two James Pattersons living in Upper Strasburg, but of course I have no way of knowing if either of these two are the men referenced in the 1859 article. Does anyone have any ideas of how I can figure out this young boy's name? Thanks for any help. Deb --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less.

Church records may record a baptism. Tink At 10:32 AM 9/17/06, you wrote: >I found an article in the July 20, 1859 issue of the Valley Spirit >describing a lightning strike in which a young son of JAMES PATTERSON was >killed. > > The article intrigued me because I am researching the Patterson family > and I believe there may be a family connection. > > There was no mention of the young boy's name. Only that his father was > James Patterson from Roxbury. > > I found a James Patterson in Roxbury in the 1850 census. He is listed > with his wife, Mary, and two twentysomething daughters, Betsy and > Margaret, but no son is listed. > > In the 1860 census, there are two James Pattersons living in Upper > Strasburg, but of course I have no way of knowing if either of these two > are the men referenced in the 1859 article. > > Does anyone have any ideas of how I can figure out this young boy's name? > > Thanks for any help. > > Deb > > >--------------------------------- >Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ >countries) for 2¢/min or less. > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Forgot to say that cemetery records may list burial site adjacent to other family members. Tink At 10:32 AM 9/17/06, you wrote: >I found an article in the July 20, 1859 issue of the Valley Spirit >describing a lightning strike in which a young son of JAMES PATTERSON was >killed. > > The article intrigued me because I am researching the Patterson family > and I believe there may be a family connection. > > There was no mention of the young boy's name. Only that his father was > James Patterson from Roxbury. > > I found a James Patterson in Roxbury in the 1850 census. He is listed > with his wife, Mary, and two twentysomething daughters, Betsy and > Margaret, but no son is listed. > > In the 1860 census, there are two James Pattersons living in Upper > Strasburg, but of course I have no way of knowing if either of these two > are the men referenced in the 1859 article. > > Does anyone have any ideas of how I can figure out this young boy's name? > > Thanks for any help. > > Deb > > >--------------------------------- >Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ >countries) for 2¢/min or less. > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message