Hi Robin! I can assure you that all stillborn or all?babies born -age not withstanding, were usually buried in the family plots. Whether there was a gravestone, was a matter of economics. Several children might be buried in the same grave, because of the high mortality rate at the time. There would be a church record of the burial. I would imagine that miscarriages might have been handled the same way -- "life begins at conception"?has been?a church teaching, forever! Joe -----Original Message----- From: RobinVanM@aol.com To: VTWINDSO@rootsweb.com; VTWINDHA@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 1:52 pm Subject: [VTWINDSO] Catholic Practices 1850-1875 Does anyone know what happened to stillborn Roman Catholic children of Irish immigrants in the 1850-75 timeframe? I had relatives in Charlestown, NH and Springfield, VT at that time. The town records indicate that at least three children were probably stillborn or died the day they were born. There are no tombstones for them, so I'm wondering what happened to them. Robin in Maryland **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VTWINDSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com