Brenda .....yep......and that is where I learned the term too ! "Good Wives" is a fascinating book to read if one wants to know about the women in the early days Warren Wetmore also answered the "deputy husband" correctly. Cynthia Moderator of : Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com VTWindso-L@rootsweb.com CTHartfo-L@rootsweb.com NHCheshi-L@rootsweb.com ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Friday, December 31, 1999 9:39 AM Subject: Re: [CTHARTFO] BRAINSTORM "Deputy husband" > Just by chance, last eve I was reading a book by Laurel Thatcher Ulbrich > entitled Good Wives....there is mentioned "deputy husband"!!!!!! She gives it > as one of the many roles of the New England colonial wife and referred to those > duties often thought of as male oriented. > > Brenda > > > > > > > > > >