Re: Josiah Easter married Susan
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JENNIFER EASTER 11/10/08
Thanks very much for the obituary Jennifer. I really don't know where the "captain" came from, as he was in Massachusetts for the 1850-60-70-80 censuses, and doesn't seem to have been a sea captain. A mystery!
I have seen his date of death in an online tree as 2 Sept 1882, but this was a Saturday, rather than the Sunday mentioned in the obituary. And the amazingly precise age gives a birth of 21 Sept 1812 if working backwards from 2 Sep 1882, but this seems a year early considering he wasn't baptised until 9 Oct 1814, and would make all his census ages wrong. Can you confirm his date of death.
I'd got quite excited when I found the reference to him being born in Saxonville, PEI, but hadn't checked to see if there was such a place. Thanks for confirming that it's in Massachusetts - once I find a reference work is inaccurate with a vital detail, I tend to question everything else in that work!
Today's a public holiday in France, and I've been away since yesterday afternoon, but I'll send you and Carol the report shortly
David
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David Cooper 11/12/08
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