In a message dated 7/25/2004 7:36:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time, lindadougan47@worldconnx.net writes: Where would a person search to find records before that, Id like to know her family, I dont know the Doyle side eather, he died in the poorhouse, they must have been very very poor, isent some record of that, was there any aid at that time Well the census spring to mind. At least you can get an idea of where they were which can give ideas as to their life experience. If you give (again?) the details you know maybe we can help more. Eliz