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Subject: Grafton and Upton Vital Records Lookup
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 03:05:14 EDT


Dear WRG:

I wonder if there is someone who has (or has easy access to) the full books of
the Grafton and Upton Vital Records, not just the Whitney extracts. The
reason is:

The Whitny12 database gives the birthplace of David Forbush, husband of Anna-6
Whitney (Nathaniel-5, Nathaniel-4, Nathaniel-3, John-2, John-1) as being in
Grafton, Worcester, MA. OTOH, the Westborough VR's show him to be "of Upton"
in the entry for the marriage there 4 May 1749, AND, the entry for the
"intent" published in the Upton VR's on 3 Feb 1748/9 shows Anna as "of
Westborough" but says nothing about him, which by the convention used in these
books means that he was of that town.

I realize that this does not preclude David Forbush having been born in
Grafton. OTOH (again - I've got three, evidently) another bit of evidence
that points a birthplace other than to Grafton, however, is the reference in
the Upton VR's to the marriage of Oliver Whitney, Anna's older brother, to
Dorcas Forbu(i)sh "of Westborough". A quick glance at the Upton and Grafton
(and maybe even the Westborough) VR's may clear up this point.

A minor point, I realize, but deserving of at least one try to get it right.

Happy Hunting:-)

Allan E. Green

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