Good Morning, A 97 year old woman from Kansas, who states she is the oldest living relative of Jane McCrea, wishes to have Jane's bones disinterred in Union Cemetery in Ft. Edward, Washington Co., NY. Her reason for this action is to perform a DNA on the bones is to definitely determine if they are Jane McCrea's and pursue the return of bones that have been removed during an earlier disinterment which are in the possesion of a a SUNY college and an owner of the Jane McCrea house. Since the death of this Revolutionary War heroine, who died 27 Jul 1777 in Ft. Edward, her remains have been buried on three occasions in the past 225 years. Many documents, including eyewitness accounts, clergy and physicians statements, newspaper articles and books, clearly indentify Jane McCrea as the young woman buried in Union Cemetery. Her grave is clearly marked with a headstone and surrounded by an iron fence. The Village of Ft. Edward board went on record 04 Nov 2002 as opposing the proposed exhumation of the body. An action was filed in Supreme Court, County of Washington, NY on 22 Oct 2002 and advertised in The Post Star on 24 Oct 2002 and awaits a judge's decision on the exhumation. This brings up a question I would like to ask of this list. Where do we draw the line on such things and will it lead to the disinterment of others, especially notable people? Will we start digging up people of history such as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and others to satisfy our curiosity? DNA is opening exciting new doors but for some, many cans of worms. People are proving their ancestal ties but some are discovering that they are not who they think they are. I can see someone using this as a money making scheme down the road but at the expense of the deceased and others. Does anyone know of any other similar situations and what has happened in those cases? I find this unnecessary since there is so much documentation on Jane McCrea. God Bless Ruth Ann Messick [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask]