Re: Johnson, Lyman, b. 25 Mar 1766, Wallingford CT> VT?

Martin Daly (marcris@sundial.net)
Thu, 1 May 1997 19:00:09 -0400

> Their son Almon E. was born 1838 somewhere in NY state. He married
Jennie
> Dally in Webster Co. Iowa 25 Dec 1862. Jennie (aka Jane) was born in
1840 in
> OH, the Dally familiy is on the 1856 IA state census.

Might check the name Daly. Many-many Americans mispronounce the Daly name
as Dally.
>
> Smoke and mirrors? or Flesh and Blood?
>
> Anything sound familiar? Does anyone know why there was such a large
exodus
> from CT to NY/VT/NH in late 1700's? Was it _only_ the Revolution? (Easy
for
> me to say...)

I may be wrong but the state borders shifted back and forth several times
during that period, so your ancestor may not have moved at all.

Martin Daly
Tavares, FL
marcris@sundial.net

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