Found this and thought I would pass it on as everyone may not subscribe to this newsletter. Merlene Previously published in SOMEBODY'S LINKS NEWSLETTER: Genealogical Treasures Found, Vol. 4, No. 33, 21 September 2002. http://www.PetuniaPress.com/. o 1849 REED Family Bible, Matamoras, Dauphin County, Penn. Item # 1564491284; Auction ends: Sep-25-02 19:24:27 PDT Seller: mr.books Bible published by Jesper Harding, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1849. James REED of Matamoras, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was the original owner. The family record section notes his marriage to Julia A. STEES three years previous (1846?). The birth sections give the couple's ages, his being 27 and hers 29. According to the family record section, a son William was born to them the year the Bible was published (1849). Another son, John, was born the next year (1850). James REED's death is recorded three years later when he was only 31 (1852?). [Editor's Note: The parenthetical years are my guesses after attempting to fathom the seller's prose, here abbreviated.] http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1564491284