This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XEC.2ACE/1661.1 Message Board Post: Jaimee - I am sorry that those who subscribe to this site are not meeting your needs, given that you give very sparse information, and seem to want an immediate (within two weeks) reply. I live in South Dakota and have spent the last week without power in sub freezing temperatures. ANYWAY. -- "Calvin Thomas Hutchinson was born on December 24, 1829. On March 1, 1860 he recieved his master's certificate as a Sail Vessel Master (Captain) from the Board of Lake Underwriters (Great Lakes) in Buffalo, New York." --- This is the opening chapter of a column and a quarter history on Calvin Hutchinson in the book "From Past to Present - a History of Adams County." Published by the Adams County Historical Society. This well researched article does not mention any parents for Calvin, but does mention the parents of his wife, so it may be that his parents were not recorded. You may wish to get in touch with the historical society to see how to obtain further information. I suggest that you be more cordial in your approach. I will be going to Adams County in the next 6 months to a year to do some personal family research. If you wish, I will do the courthouse look-up for you at that time.