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ABSTRACTED BIRTHS FROM NEWSPAPERS NAME: DABELL, - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: BASIN - BIRTHDATE: 01/01 PL OF EVENT: HELENA - DATE OF PAPER: 1944/01/08- FATHER: DABELL, LLOYD G.- NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DABELL, - RESIDENCE: EAST HELENA - BIRTHDATE: 01/20 - PL OF EVENT: HELENA - DATE OF PAPER: 1947/01/25 - FATHER: DABELL, LOYD - MOTHER: MISOCIC, LAURA - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR - COMMENT: MATERNAL GRNDMA: J. NORDSTROM, BSN **************************************************************** NAME: DAHL, - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: CLANCY- BIRTHDATE: 01/31 - PL OF EVENT: HELENA - DATE OF PAPER: 1957/02/09 - FATHER: DAHL, SAMUEL E. - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DAHL, - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: CLANCY - BIRTHDATE: 09/18 - PL OF EVENT: HELENA - DATE OF PAPER: 1961/09/23 - FATHER: DAHL, SAMUEL A. - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DAHL, - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: CLANCY - BIRTHDATE: - PL OF EVENT: HELENA - DATE OF PAPER: 1958/06/14 - FATHER: DAHL, SAMUEL E. - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DAHL, - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: CLANCY - BIRTHDATE: 07/12 - PL OF EVENT: HELENA - DATE OF PAPER: 1959/07/18 - FATHER: DAHL, SAMUEL - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DAHL, - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: FROID - BIRTHDATE: 02/26 - PL OF EVENT: WILLISTON, ND - DATE OF PAPER: 1961/03/04 - FATHER: DAHL, W. B. (REV.) - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DAHLE, DANIEL FRED - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: GREAT FALLS - BIRTHDATE: 10/11 - PL OF EVENT: GREAT FALLS - DATE OF PAPER: 1984/10/18 - FATHER: DAHLE, BOB - MOTHER: HAGADONE, JAN - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR - COMMENT: TWIN TO STEFANIE MARIE. **************************************************************** NAME: DAHLE, STEPHANIE MARIE - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: GREAT FALLS - BIRTHDATE: 10/11 - PL OF EVENT: GREAT FALLS - DATE OF PAPER: 1984/10/18 - FATHER: DAHLE, BOB - MOTHER: HAGADONE, JAN - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR - COMMENT: TWIN TO DANIEL FRED. **************************************************************** NAME: DAILEY, - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: WICKES - BIRTHDATE: 05/27 - PL OF EVENT: BOULDER - DATE OF PAPER: 1908/05/28 - FATHER: DAILEY, CHARLES - NAME OF PAPER: AGE-SENTINEL **************************************************************** NAME: DAILY, - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: WICKES - BIRTHDATE: 04/16 - PL OF EVENT: WICKES - DATE OF PAPER: 1904/04/21 - FATHER: DAILY, WILL - NAME OF PAPER: SENTINEL **************************************************************** NAME: DAILY, - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: WICKES - BIRTHDATE: 06/07 - PL OF EVENT: WICKES - DATE OF PAPER: 1897/06/10 - FATHER: DAILY, WILLIAM - NAME OF PAPER: SENTINEL **************************************************************** NAME: DALBEC, - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: BOULDER - BIRTHDATE: 07/10 - PL OF EVENT: HELENA - DATE OF PAPER: 1933/07/15 - FATHER: DALBEC, FRED - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DALBEC, - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: BASIN - BIRTHDATE: 05/22 - PL OF EVENT: HELENA - DATE OF PAPER: 1938/05/21 - FATHER: DALBEC, VERNON - MOTHER: COLLINS, ELAINE - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DALBEC, - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: BASIN - BIRTHDATE: - PL OF EVENT: BUTTE - DATE OF PAPER: 1939/08/19 - FATHER: DALBEC, VERNON - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DANIELS, - SEX: - RESIDENCE: F - BIRTHDATE: CAVERN - PL OF EVENT: 03/01 - DATE OF PAPER: CAVERN - FATHER: 1913/03/01 - MOTHER: DANIELS, SAMUEL - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DANIELS, - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: WILLOW CREEK - BIRTHDATE: 02/20 - PL OF EVENT: WILLOW CREEK - DATE OF PAPER: 1915/03/13 - FATHER: DANIELS, JAMES - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DANIELS, - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: BASIN - BIRTHDATE: - PL OF EVENT: - DATE OF PAPER: 1897/10/23 - FATHER: DANIELS, GUS - NAME OF PAPER: BASIN **************************************************************** NAME: DARBY, - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: GREAT FALLS - BIRTHDATE: 12/04 - PL OF EVENT: GREAT FALLS - DATE OF PAPER: 1942/12/26 - FATHER: DARBY, JOE - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR - COMMENT: GRANDMA: MRS. J. K. TAYLOR, BLDR **************************************************************** NAME: DARBY, - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: GREAT FALLS - BIRTHDATE: 06/12 - PL OF EVENT: - DATE OF PAPER: 1945/06/23 - FATHER: DARBY, JOE - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DARRELL, - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: BOULDER - BIRTHDATE: - PL OF EVENT: BUTTE - DATE OF PAPER: 1966/01/29 - FATHER: DARRELL, DENNIS - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DAUGHERTY, - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: CLANCY - BIRTHDATE: - PL OF EVENT: CLANCY - DATE OF PAPER: 1920/05/15 - FATHER: DAUGHERTY, J. - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DAVEY, - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - BIRTHDATE: 01/31 - PL OF EVENT: MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - DATE OF PAPER: 1957/02/09 - FATHER: DAVEY, JOE - MOTHER: RYAN, MARIAN - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DAVEY, - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: SOUTH DAKOTA - BIRTHDATE: - PL OF EVENT: SOUTH DAKOTA - DATE OF PAPER: 1943/01/09 - FATHER: DAVEY, CLARENCE - MOTHER: ROWE, DOROTHY - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DAVIDSON, - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: BASIN - BIRTHDATE: - PL OF EVENT: - DATE OF PAPER: 1898/04/16 - FATHER: DAVIDSON, MARTON - NAME OF PAPER: BASIN **************************************************************** NAME: DAVIDSON, - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: - BIRTHDATE: - PL OF EVENT: - DATE OF PAPER: 1907/03/16 - FATHER: DAVIDSON, MARTIN - NAME OF PAPER: BASIN **************************************************************** NAME: DAVIDSON, - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: COLD SPRINGS - BIRTHDATE: 09/03 - PL OF EVENT: - DATE OF PAPER: 1901/09/05 - FATHER: DAVIDSON, W. N. - NAME OF PAPER: SENTINEL **************************************************************** NAME: DAVIS, - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: BIGFOOT MINE - BIRTHDATE: 07/22 - PL OF EVENT: BIGFOOT MINE - DATE OF PAPER: 1891/07/29 - FATHER: DAVIS, FRANK - NAME OF PAPER: AGE **************************************************************** NAME: DAVIS, - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: BIG FOOT MINE - BIRTHDATE: - PL OF EVENT: - DATE OF PAPER: 1891/07/30 - FATHER: DAVIS, FRANK - NAME OF PAPER: SENTINEL **************************************************************** NAME: DAVIS, - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: CLANCY - BIRTHDATE: 01/19 - PL OF EVENT: HELENA - DATE OF PAPER: 1945/01/27 - FATHER: DAVIS, LESTER - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DAVIS, DANELLE KRISTIN - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: WHITEHALL - BIRTHDATE: 12/21/1975 - PL OF EVENT: BUTTE - DATE OF PAPER: 1976/01/01 - FATHER: DAVIS, JO - MOTHER: MC GLYNN, - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR - COMMENT: GRT GRANDPAR: M/M ALEX KISSOCK **************************************************************** NAME: DAVIS, TAMARA NOEL - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: WHITEHALL - BIRTHDATE: 09/12 - PL OF EVENT: BUTTE - DATE OF PAPER: 1983/09/22 - FATHER: DAVIS, DALE - MOTHER: FLUM, ANGIE - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DAVIS, ZANE PAULL - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: AUBREY, TX - BIRTHDATE: 02/20 - PL OF EVENT: AUBREY, TX - DATE OF PAPER: 1971/03/04 - FATHER: DAVIS, SHAWN - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR - COMMENT: MAT GRNPAR: C. ROBERTS, WY **************************************************************** NAME: DAVISON, - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: CLANCY - BIRTHDATE: 05/25 - PL OF EVENT: HELENA - DATE OF PAPER: 1962/06/02 - FATHER: DAVISON, RONALD - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DAWSON, - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: BOULDER VALLEY - BIRTHDATE: 12/19 - PL OF EVENT: HELENA - DATE OF PAPER : 1966/12/24 - FATHER: DAWSON, TOM - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DAWSON, - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: BOULDER - BIRTHDATE: 04/28 - PL OF EVENT: HELENA - DATE OF PAPER: 1969/05/02 - FATHER: DAWSON, THOMAS - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DAWSON, - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: BOZEMAN - BIRTHDATE: - PL OF EVENT: BOZEMAN - DATE OF PAPER: 1979/10/25 - FATHER: DAWSON, DAVE - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DAWSON, - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: BOULDER VALLEY - BIRTHDATE: 07/01 - PL OF EVENT: BOULDER VALLEY - DATE OF PAPER: 1916/07/15 - FATHER: DAWSON, J. - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DAWSON, - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: BOULDER VALLEY - BIRTHDATE: 02/07 - PL OF EVENT: BOULDER - DATE OF PAPER: 1922/02/11 - FATHER: DAWSON, PETER - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DAWSON, - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: BOULDER VALLEY - BIRTHDATE: 03/14 - PL OF EVENT: BOULDER VALLEY - DATE OF PAPER: 1896/03/18 - FATHER: DAWSON, JACK W. - NAME OF PAPER: AGE **************************************************************** NAME: DAWSON, - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: - BIRTHDATE: - PL OF EVENT: HELENA - DATE OF PAPER: 1933/02/11 - FATHER: DAWSON, DEWEY L. - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DAWSON, - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: MILES CITY - BIRTHDATE: - PL OF EVENT: MILES CITY - DATE OF PAPER: 1934/08/18 - FATHER: DAWSON, P. T. - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DAWSON, - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: BOULDER - BIRTHDATE: 01/29 - PL OF EVENT: HELENA - DATE OF PAPER: 1935/01/19 - FATHER: DAWSON, CLIFFORD - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR - COMMENT: THIS ART SAID TWIN BOYS. 2ND ART: 01/29: SAID A JOKE **************************************************************** NAME: DAWSON, - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: BOULDER - BIRTHDATE: 09/20 - PL OF EVENT: HELENA - DATE OF PAPER: 1947/09/27 - FATHER: DAWSON, W. L. - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DAWSON, BRIAN THOMAS - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: BOULDER - BIRTHDATE: 06/28 - PL OF EVENT: HELENA - DATE OF PAPER: 1982/07/08 - FATHER: DAWSON, TOM - MOTHER: FORD, - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DAWSON, JENNY ANN - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: BOULDER VALLEY - BIRTHDATE: 01/23 - PL OF EVENT: BOZEMAN - DATE OF PAPER: 1981/02/12 - FATHER: DAWSON, DAVE - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DAWSON, JOHN DAVID - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: BOULDER VALLEY - BIRTHDATE: 09/28 - PL OF EVENT: BOZEMAN - DATE OF PAPER: 1983/10/06 - FATHER: DAWSON, DAVE - MOTHER: ?, ANN MARIE - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DAWSON, MATHEW GEORGE - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: BOULDER VALLEY - BIRTHDATE: 11/01 - PL OF EVENT: - DATE OF PAPER: 1978/11/23 - FATHER: DAWSON, JACK - MOTHER: STRASSER, RAECILLE - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DAWSON, MEAGAN - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: BOULDER - BIRTHDATE: 07/14 - PL OF EVENT: HELENA - DATE OF PAPER: 1975/07/17 - FATHER: DAWSON, TOM - MOTHER: FORD, - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DAWSON, PATRICIA LOUISE - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: - BIRTHDATE: - PL OF EVENT: TACOMA, WA - DATE OF PAPER: 1943/11/20 - FATHER: DAWSON, THEODORE - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DAWSON, PHYLIS MARIE - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: TACOMA, WA - BIRTHDATE: 09/29 - PL OF EVENT: TACOMA, WA - DATE OF PAPER: 1946/10/12 - FATHER: DAWSON, TED - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DAWSON, RUTH LESLIE - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: BOULDER - BIRTHDATE: 12/03 - PL OF EVENT: ANACONDA - DATE OF PAPER: 1938/12/10 - FATHER: DAWSON, W. L. - MOTHER: KUNKLE, MARGARET - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DAWSON, THOMAS WILLIAM - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: - BIRTHDATE: - PL OF EVENT: ANACONDA - DATE OF PAPER: 1941/10/03 - FATHER: DAWSON, W. L. - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DAWSON, WILLIAM FORD - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: BOULDER - BIRTHDATE: 09/04 - PL OF EVENT: HELENA - DATE OF PAPER: 1977/09/08 - FATHER: DAWSON, TOM - MOTHER: FORD, - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DE CELLES, - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: BOULDER - BIRTHDATE: 10/04 - PL OF EVENT: BOULDER - DATE OF PAPER: 1913/10/11 - FATHER: DE CELLES, ED L. - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DE LAAT, - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: SPOKANE, WA - BIRTHDATE: - PL OF EVENT: SPOKANE, WA - DATE OF PAPER: 1953/10/17 - FATHER: DE LAAT, DICK - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DE LEO, TYLER MICHAEL - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: BOISE, ID - BIRTHDATE: 10/31 - PL OF EVENT: BOISE, ID - DATE OF PAPER: 1988/11/10 - FATHER: DE LEO, MITCH - MOTHER: DILWORTH, CHRISTIE - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DEAN, - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: EAST HELENA - BIRTHDATE: - PL OF EVENT: HELENA - DATE OF PAPER: 1975/11/27 - FATHER: DEAN, DAVE - MOTHER: SASEK, TERESA - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR - COMMENT: TWIN GIRLS. MAT GRT GRNDMA: CORA CLOUD **************************************************************** NAME: DEENEY, - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: BUTTE - BIRTHDATE: - PL OF EVENT: BUTTE - DATE OF PAPER: 1894/12/15 - FATHER: DEENEY, BILL - NAME OF PAPER: BASIN **************************************************************** NAME: DEFENBAUGH, - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: SANDPOINT, ID - BIRTHDATE: 11/24 - PL OF EVENT: SANDPOINT, ID - DATE OF PAPER: 1914/12/12 - FATHER: DEFENBAUGH, R. B. - MOTHER: TINDALL, ROBBIN - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DEIBERT, - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: BASIN - BIRTHDATE: - PL OF EVENT: - DATE OF PAPER: 1908/05/30 - FATHER: DEIBERT, ? - NAME OF PAPER: BASIN **************************************************************** NAME: DELLINGER, SHAWN LAMAR - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: BITTEBURG, GERMANY - BIRTHDATE: 06/01 - PL OF EVENT: BITTEBURG, GERMANY - DATE OF PAPER: 1976/06/17 - FATHER: DELLINGER, DAN - MOTHER: SUMNER, - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR - COMMENT: GRT GRNPAR: M/M GOODLET ROGERS **************************************************************** NAME: DEMERS, - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: BOULDER - BIRTHDATE: 08/05 - PL OF EVENT: HELENA - DATE OF PAPER: 1954/08/14 - FATHER: DEMERS, PHILIP - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DEMERS, - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: BOULDER - BIRTHDATE: 10/30 - PL OF EVENT: HELENA - DATE OF PAPER: 1957/11/09 - FATHER: DEMERS, HAROLD R. - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DEMERS, - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: BOULDER - PL OF EVENT: HELENA - DATE OF PAPER: 1959/11/21 - FATHER: DEMERS, HAROLD - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR - COMMENT: TWIN GIRLS. PAT GRNDMA: LOUISE KUBELER, WICKES **************************************************************** NAME: DEMERS, - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: BOULDER - BIRTHDATE: 07/23 - PL OF EVENT: HELENA - DATE OF PAPER: 1967/07/29 - FATHER: DEMERS, MONTY - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DEMERS, - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: BASIN - BIRTHDATE: - DATE OF PAPER: 1968/03/30 - FATHER: DEMERS, DENNIS - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DEMERS, - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: BOULDER - BIRTHDATE: 05/29 - PL OF EVENT: HELENA - DATE OF PAPER: 1971/06/03 - FATHER: DEMERS, MONTY - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DEMERS, - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: WICKES - BIRTHDATE: 08/29 - PL OF EVENT: HELENA - DATE OF PAPER: 1960/09/03 - FATHER: DEMERS, PHILIP - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DEMERS, - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: BOULDER - BIRTHDATE: 07/01 - PL OF EVENT: HELENA - DATE OF PAPER: 1964/07/11 - FATHER: DEMERS, MONTY - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DEMERS, - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: BOULDER - BIRTHDATE: 02/05 - DATE OF PAPER: 1946/02/09 - FATHER: DEMERS, HAROLD - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DEMERS, CODY JOE - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: BOULDER - BIRTHDATE: 04/17 - PL OF EVENT: HELENA - DATE OF PAPER: 1979/04/26 - FATHER: DEMERS, JOE - MOTHER: ?, MARILYN - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DEMERS, TIZER LUCAS - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: JEFFERSON CITY - BIRTHDATE: 07/04 - PL OF EVENT: HELENA - DATE OF PAPER: 1980/07/17 - FATHER: DEMERS, GEORGE - MOTHER: SIMS, MARY KAY - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DENNY, - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: BOULDER - BIRTHDATE: - RESIDENCE: BOULDER - DATE OF PAPER: 1902/02/05 - FATHER: DENNY, J. - NAME OF PAPER: AGE **************************************************************** NAME: DENNY, - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: BERKLEY, CA - BIRTHDATE: 11/28 - PL OF EVENT: BERKLEY, CA - DATE OF PAPER: 1947/12/06 - FATHER: DENNY, R. H. - NAME OF PAPER: MONITOR **************************************************************** NAME: DENNY, - SEX: M - RESIDENCE: BOULDER - BIRTHDATE: 12/28/1901 - PL OF EVENT: BOULDER - DATE OF PAPER: 1902/01/30 - FATHER: DENNY, JOHN - NAME OF PAPER: SENTINEL **************************************************************** NAME: DEVINE, - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: WHITEHALL - BIRTHDATE: 12/13 - PL OF EVENT: WHITEHALL - DATE OF PAPER: 1906/12/27 - FATHER: DEVINE, WILLIAM - NAME OF PAPER: AGE-SENTINEL **************************************************************** NAME: DEWIRE, - SEX: F - RESIDENCE: BASIN - DATE OF PAPER: 1897/10/02 - FATHER: DEWIRE, JAMES - NAME OF PAPER: BASIN ****************************************************************