Hi Could someone please tell me where I could make enquiries into someone being orphaned/adopted in the 1820's ish in PA. I beginning to feel that Henry Fuller may have been an orphan as he doesn't seem to know his birth date. Henry states on an Affidavit 4th april 1879 "My age is according to records and my Understanding and information just about 63 years last January" I was born in Pennsylvania now live in Leechburgh. That makes his birth date 1816. His birth date varies from 1816-1824, what could these "Records" be he refers to. If he had a birth certificate or baptism certificate he would know exactly when he was born. I have also contacted the Allegheny court house for his marriage details as this may have something on it. Any help much appreciated. Kind regards Dianna

Nivard mentions some of the reasons for not knowing birth dates. I have to give an actual example. I live in the age of the government insisting on knowing when you are born, but at one point I added 3 years to my age totally by mistake, I finally caught on but here I am when you have a license and other "documents" that give age and you are reminded every year, and still I got it wrong. Think of working hard to keep body and soul together and never needing to give your birthdate <G> no wonder he had trouble figuring it <G> ELiz On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 4:18 AM, dianna charles <diamonddi57@optusnet.com.au> wrote: > Hi >   Could someone please tell me where I could make enquiries into someone > being orphaned/adopted in the 1820's ish in PA. > >      I beginning to feel that Henry Fuller may have been an orphan as he > doesn't seem to know his birth date. Henry states on an Affidavit 4th april > 1879  "My age is according to records and my Understanding and information > just about 63 years last January" I was born in Pennsylvania now live in > Leechburgh.  That makes his birth date 1816. > >     His birth date varies from 1816-1824, what could these "Records" be he > refers to.  If he had a birth certificate or baptism certificate he would > know exactly when he was born. > >    I have also contacted the Allegheny court house for his marriage details > as this may have something on it.  Any help much appreciated.   Kind regards > Dianna > > ===== > If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message