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From: "MEB" <>
Subject: Re: New England
Date: Sun, 2 May 1999 20:11:25 -0400


Soooo very true

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From: Norris <>
To:
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Date: Sunday, May 02, 1999 3:27 PM
Subject: Re: New England

>On Sun, 2 May 1999 13:22:10 -0400, you wrote:
>
>>Oooooooo CT people I appologise....
>>
>>Acc to Websters: New England is comprised of the
states
>>Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
>>Rhode Island and Vermont, so names by John Smith when
>>he explored it (1614)
>
>I guess the "definition" would be "defined" by what
purpose you are
>using the term.
>
>For genealogical purposes, Long Island, New York
genealogy is
>intricately interwoven with New England genealogy,
from the beginning,
>as well as later on, parts of Western New York and New
Jersey.
>
>I'm not suggesting that one consider these regions as
part of New
>England, just that the boundary lines get kind of
fuzzy back in the
>1600's and 1700's when folks are moving around.
>
>
>Norris
>
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