Greetings. This is a preliminary announcement of a reunion of all descendants of Elder Peter Rogers. Rogers was born in 1755, New London. After distinquished Rev War service, he became a Baptist minister preaching all over New England until he migrated to Waterloo, Monroe Co., Illinois in the 1820s to be with his son Emery Peter Rogers who had become the town's primary merchant. He remained a Baptist minister in Waterloo, until his death in 1849. Peter was married 3 times, having 13 children with his first two wives. Remarkably, 11 of these lived to adulthood, so there are lots of descendants out there from Massachusetts to Illinois to Colorado, etc. You can visit my web site: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/v/o/n/Stephen-R-Von-hitritz-VA/GENE967-0001.html to read all about him and his family. To honor Peter Rogers and his descendants, Mr. Bob Burke (desc of Emory Peter Rogers, his son) and myself (desc of Dr. John Rogers, his son) are making preliminary plans to hold a family reunion in Waterloo, Monroe Co., Illinois over Labor Day weekend, 2004. If you are a desc, or think you are check out the web site above. We would like to contact as many family members as possible. Activities in Waterloo and the surrounding area, which is near St. Louis, include visiting the Masonic Lodge in Waterloo. The Lodge has possession of the sword that Eld Peter Rogers took into battle during the Rev. War. We plan to visit Peterstown house the city museum where Emory Peter Rogers lived and worked. A trip to the city cemetery (uncataloged) is planned. We will be presenting a short biography of Eld Peter Rogers. So, check out the web site, and please contact me with questions or comments. Steve