Not sure if this helps but I had a few members of my HOUGHTON and related families that died of Diptheria in this time frame. Carol Sherman Houghton Researching: Sherman, Briggs,Carpenter, Lovejoy, Mosher, Winslow, Jewell, Dexter in MA,& RI Hall, Getchell, Richardson in ME Smith,Gibbs, Aldrich, Dexter in NH & VT Houghton, Palmer, Moore,Carter, WVa, Va Franklin, Jewell, Rickerson, in NY& PA _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus