No, Marilyn, those are real names and real people in my history. Cousin Ben from North-central Maine where the leaves are falling.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn Otterson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 10:41 PM Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] Potatoes > Ben, did you make those names up? I got a kick out of Ms. Lovely and her > daughter marrying somebody named "Nimrod." > > Cousin Marilyn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ben Barr" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 10:36 PM > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] Potatoes > > >> This discussion about potatoes and who grows them would actually be part >> of >> the geneaological discussion, as the DeMerchant that I mention married an >> Armstrong. >> >> Elizabeth Armstrong, daughter of Stillman Armstrong and Maria Lovely, >> married Nimrod DeMerchant circa 1860 in Perth, New Brunswick. >> >> Cousin Ben in North-central Maine where the leaves have begun to fall >> upon >> the potatoe fields >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Robyn Leeds" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 9:30 PM >> Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] Potatoes >> >> >>> "I can remember my cousin (1st-once removed) bringing a 50-pound sack of >>> DeMerchant potatoes every time he came for a visit to our area." >>> >>> This is bringing back memories for me too. I remember my big brother >>> Joe, >>> oldest of 4 brothers, bringing me a bag of Tassie potatoes when he went >>> home to visit Mum and Dad. I couldn't bring myself to eat them all, or >>> to >>> waste them either, so I planted them and grew my own!! ;D >>> >>> Take care, >>> >>> Rob. >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >