Thanks Irene, and sorry about the misdirection on my reply, I thought I had clicked on Neil's for Feb 6, but that's okay because I had thought to reply to you first, then I changed my mind...
so, then, if you agree about Albert Eli not matching our Albert in NJ, do you think that Albert Edward "Sep 71" could be Eli & Elizabeth's son or is this the wrong family? The other children's birthdates & census ages match so I would think Papa Eli got Albert's right also, "1876", which would mean that this is the wrong family... that's why I decided to first ask Neil if he was certain about the "Edward" part.
I'll email Neil what I wrote to you & we'll see where to go from there...
Thanks for all your help & kindness,
Valerie