There are no official birth records in Philadelphia before 1850. It is possible that there may be a baptismal record at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. You may also be able to find him in the 1850 and/or 1860 censuses. However, his military record is probably the best that you can do. Gene Stackhouse in Germantown Heights. > From: mccauleykinfoke@aol.com > Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 14:41:41 -0400 > Subject: [PAPhl] Need Help With Research > > > > Need Help With Research to locate the Birth Records and/or parents of: > > William C. McCauley b: May 21, 1823 Philadelphia, Pa. (Pre Military Discharge) > d: June 4, 1864 from shellfire in the Civil War at Cold Harbor, Virginia > > James Harry McCauley b.1825 Philadelphia, Pa. (Pre Military Discharge) > Served California Enlisted E Co. 8th Inf Reg. CA 24 Enlisted December 24 1864 Mustered Out at Fort Point, San Francisco, CA on 24 October 1865 > Source: Register of California Men in the War of the Rebellion 1861 to 1867 Abbreviation: CA Roster Published by J. D. Young, State Printing on 1890 > > They had one known sister, Abby. Nothing more is known of her or any other children. > > They were Irish Protestant — Thru DNA Testing I have determined they were most likely Scotch-Irish and their parents and/or Grand Parents were likely part of the migration of the Scotch-Irish to the American colonies, that took place approximately between the years 1717 and 1776 > > Served California Enlisted E Co. 8th Inf Reg. CA 24 Enlisted December 24 1864 Mustered Out at Fort Point, San Francisco, CA on 24 October 1865 > Source: Register of California Men in the War of the Rebellion 1861 to 1867 Abbreviation: CA Roster Published by J. D. Young, State Printing on 1890 > > They had one known sister, Abby. Nothing more is known of her or any other children. > > They were Irish Protestant — Thru DNA Testing I have determined they were most likely Scotch-Irish and their parents and/or Grand Parents were likely part of the migration of the Scotch-Irish to the American colonies, that took place approximately between the years 1717 and 1776 > > > > > > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAPHILAD > ********* > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAPHILAD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message