Lydia Crandall (b. 1814) was the daughter of Lester R. Crandall and Mary (Polly) Tracy. She married Sylvanus Aldrich in 1835, in either Montville, CT or Angelica, NY. They ultimately settled in McHenry County, Illinois after they moved to Indiana and Michigan. Their daughter Mary, my great-grandmother, was born in Kalamazoo about 1840. The Seventh Day Baptists seemed to move back and forth a lot. They seem very mobile for the time. Were there established routes, say from Montville to Angelica and back? Did they move between settlements because of their religious practices or close family relations or for business reasons? They also seemed to form settlements, rather than just generally moving westward. Was this to maintain their religious affiliations or to establish missions? If anyone can help me understand this history better, I would greatly appreciate it. Carole