The parents of my were Henry and Ann/Anna Maria, not Mary. Alice was born in 1848 in North Dartmouth, Ma. Thank you for your assistance. Carol Sherman Houghton Searching: Sherman, Briggs, Gibbs, Hall, Smith in New England Houghton, Moore, Palmer, Franklin in West Va., Virginia, Penn. & New York --------------------------------- Brings words and photos together (easily) with PhotoMail - it's free and works with Yahoo! Mail.