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Name:   Jean Suplick Matuson
Email:   michael@onramp.net
Date:   09 Apr 1997
Subject:   Re: Robert Hoge/Hogge/Hogg In Reply to: Robert Hoge/Hogge/Hogg posted by kristy miller on 08 Apr 1997:

Body: > How do I find birth, marriage, or any records that far back???????
> He purchased a land patent in Harrison County OH in 1819 where
> he lists his nativity as Wash. Co., PA

Ah, the challenges of genealogical research. Unfortunately,
few vital records were kept back in those days, and those that
were, were usually associated with religous institutions, which
of course were makeshift at best on the frontier of Penna.
in that timeframe.

Based on what you know already, chances are he was born on the frontier,
and if there was any record kept of his birth it would have
been by his parents in the family bible. The best you may
be able to do for a death date is to track down the cemetery
where he was buried and look for a headstone. That could also
be the source of a birth date.

Have a look at the "Vital Records" page at this site
http://www.chartiers.com/pages/vital.html. It may give
you some ideas on how to piece together his birth &
death date. You've already made an excellent start by narrowing
birth down based on census records. For some of us, that's
all we ever know.



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