Betty, you might start by seeing if the Vermont vital records repository has the date of his death. They have a web site at http://vermont-archives.org/about/contact/contact.htm: you need the Middlesex location because that is where the vital records are kept. If that doesn't yield information, I can check out the Winooski City Directory to see if we can pinpoint how long he was living there, and whether he was there when he died. With a date of death, you might be able to find a probated will with next of kin listed. Sincerely, Sylvia Bugbee Assistant Archivist Special Collections Bailey-Howe Library University of Vermont Burlington, VT 05405 On Wed, 11 Feb 2009, Roy and Betty Mullett wrote: > I am new to this list but not to genealogy in general. > My name is Betty and I am in western Canada. > > My needle in a haystack is not a relative of mine. There is a WW1 dog tag > that has been found in Kent, England and there are a few of us that would > like to return it to family of this gentleman if there is any. > > > Name John Cooper > b. 25 Dec 1896 > Leeds, Yorkshire, England > > He was given this name and birth date as he was a foundling. > > He was brought to Canada as a home child in 1 Oct 1909 and lived with a > family in Quebec, James Baron Strong and his wife Miranda. She was a U.S. > citizen b. 1858. > > At some point before Feb. 14, 1916 James and Miranda moved to 339 North St., > Winooski, Vermont. John Cooper was at 445- 9 Ave. New York, N.Y. when he > enlisted in the Canadian Air force. Upon his discharge, 29.3.19, after the > war he listed his residence as 339 North Street, Winooski. For his War > Service Gratuity he wanted it put in the Chittenden County Bank. > > We would really like to find family if there is any. If anyone can help I > would appreciate it. He had no middle name or any family in England to be > found so the logical place for the search is Vermont. > > If anyone could help I would be most grateful. > > Betty > Alberta, Canada > > > > > ************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/VermontWelcome.html > Visit the Gateway to Vermont Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VERMONT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >