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Subject: [NJGLOUCE] Re: New England
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 10:36:40 EST


In a message dated 2/28/2000 2:20:56 AM Eastern Standard Time,
writes:

<< I wish I could trace my ancestors to New England. The area of Fairfield
Township, Fairton, New England Crossroads, Salem Town were all supposedly
settled by people migrating from the Conn.and Mass. area, hence the same
town
names. >>

Nothing to add, but think this was really interesting stuff. Wonder how they
traveled -by boat or by land. It would have been quite an undertaking in the
1600/1700s. There had to have been a stong incentive to make a move like that.
Barb in Mass, but born in NJ

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