Betty, These might be some clues: 1901 census in Leeds, Yorkshire - at the District Union Infirmary, John Cooper aged 3 was a patient. Border Crossings April 1919 at St Albans, Vt, John H Cooper (note middle initial!), English, Farm worker, no relatives, home Toronto, destination Winooski Vt. It looks like Miranda Strong was born in New Hampshire, even if her parents came from England. Sue Honore -----Original Message----- From: vermont-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:vermont-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Roy and Betty Mullett Sent: 11 February 2009 21:31 To: VERMONT@rootsweb.com Subject: [VERMONT] New to this list 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