Hi, Susan,

Thanks for YOUR quick reply! I live in WA State on the Olympic Peninsula. I am descended from Permelia, Frederick's youngest daughter. She married Lemuel Howe (who died young and whose line I've never been able to trace) and their daughter, Samantha, married Dorance Austin. Dorance and Samantha had 12 children, their fifth, Frederick Eugene, became my grandfather. He is the one who upped and moved to Washington, leaving all ties to NY behind him. My dad was his son, Frederic (they dropped the 'k'). My brother, nephew, and gr. nephew are all Frederic's. I am newly 57, a retired R.N., and loving it! I think you can look at my site on Ancestry.com, but if you have trouble, e-mail me and I'll send you an official invitation. But I would need your e-mail addy to do that. I am just getting started on the Hauber line, so there is still a lot of info to add. So, are we now cousins?

Mary