Hi listers, Thought I'd give this a try again, what with all the recent activity and all... Expecially since this most recent topic was a "Gilbert" Burns (even if it wasn't the "right" one for me). I'm trying to find ANY information on my grandfather, Gilbert Franklin Burns. My mother's parents divorced when she was only two, so not much information is available on him. We suspect that he may have had an alias (or maybe more than one), and we do know that he was in trouble with the law more than once. My grandmother, Grace Ella Follansbee, met him while he was at Fort Devins (Massachusetts) in April or May of 1919, when she visited there (for some unknown reason) with her uncle. Inside the front cover of one of her diaries is written "Serg. Gilbert Burns, Moter Transport Company, Containment, H.Q." and next to that is written "no 747". Inside the back cover is written "956-W, Gilbert Burns". We have four snapshots of him, including two pictures of him in some type of military uniform, one with hat and one without. [Military Records in St. Louis, however, tells us that they have no record of anyone by that name being there at that time. Someone has suggested that perhaps he could have been in the Canadian military, on detached service to the US...??] They were married on 10 October, 1919 in the Methodist Church in St. Lambert Parish, Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada, and a copy of their marriage license gives his name as "Gilbert Franklin Burns" of the city of Montreal, and his parents as "Thomas Arthur Burns" and Ella (Etta?) Bailey. We do know that they ran off to be married there as my gmother and family lived in Keene, NH and she was under age to be married there. My mother was born in 1920, and her birth certificate lists his age as 24, which would mean he was born about 1896. My aunt was born in 1921 and her birth certificate lists his age as 25, which follows. On both the father's name is given as "Gilbert F. Burns" of Sherbrooke, Canada. However, on my aunt's marriage record, 16 years later, her father's name is given as "Albert Burns", age 48 -- in 16 years he aged 23 years or he was born around 1889 -- or she was mistaken... We have, as yet, been unable to determine anything else about this man or his family. I have a niece who has done some digging on him, and also a cousin. The only immediate relative who could have shed any light on this subject, my grandmother's brother, passed away a few years ago, adamantly refusing to say anything about Gilbert or the marriage to my grandmother, which ended in divorce 16 May, 1923. We do know that while married, they resided for a time in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, and Keene, New Hampshire. ANY information on this Burns family would be greatly appreciated! TIA! Mike Haskins

Mike, Have you looked at Canadian genealogy site's. Type in "Canadian genealogy" or "Cyndis list" without parentheses. Blessings, Ellen ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 4:56 PM Subject: [BURNS-L] Re: BURNS-D Digest V00 #190 > Hi listers, > Thought I'd give this a try again, what with all the recent activity and > all... Expecially since this most recent topic was a "Gilbert" Burns (even > if it wasn't the "right" one for me). I'm trying to find ANY information on > my grandfather, Gilbert Franklin Burns. My mother's parents divorced when she > was only two, so not much information is available on him. We suspect that > he may have had an alias (or maybe more than one), and we do know that he was > in trouble with the law more than once. My grandmother, Grace Ella > Follansbee, met him while he was at Fort Devins (Massachusetts) in April or > May of 1919, when she visited there (for some unknown reason) with her uncle. > Inside the front cover of one of her diaries is written "Serg. Gilbert > Burns, Moter Transport Company, Containment, H.Q." and next to that is > written "no 747". Inside the back cover is written "956-W, Gilbert Burns". > We have four snapshots of him, including two pictures of him in some type of > military uniform, one with hat and one without. [Military Records in St. > Louis, however, tells us that they have no record of anyone by that name > being there at that time. Someone has suggested that perhaps he could have > been in the Canadian military, on detached service to the US...??] > They were married on 10 October, 1919 in the Methodist Church in St. Lambert > Parish, Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada, and a copy of their marriage > license gives his name as "Gilbert Franklin Burns" of the city of Montreal, > and his parents as "Thomas Arthur Burns" and Ella (Etta?) Bailey. We do know > that they ran off to be married there as my gmother and family lived in > Keene, NH and she was under age to be married there. > My mother was born in 1920, and her birth certificate lists his age as > 24, which would mean he was born about 1896. My aunt was born in 1921 and > her birth certificate lists his age as 25, which follows. On both the > father's name is given as "Gilbert F. Burns" of Sherbrooke, Canada. However, > on my aunt's marriage record, 16 years later, her father's name is given as > "Albert Burns", age 48 -- in 16 years he aged 23 years or he was born around > 1889 -- or she was mistaken... > We have, as yet, been unable to determine anything else about this man or > his family. I have a niece who has done some digging on him, and also a > cousin. The only immediate relative who could have shed any light on this > subject, my grandmother's brother, passed away a few years ago, adamantly > refusing to say anything about Gilbert or the marriage to my grandmother, > which ended in divorce 16 May, 1923. We do know that while married, they > resided for a time in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, and Keene, New Hampshire. > ANY information on this Burns family would be greatly appreciated! TIA! > Mike Haskins > > > ==== BURNS Mailing List ==== > Need list assistance? Please contact: [email protected] > List Adm for BURNS-L and BURNS-D > Now with over 400 subscribers! > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library >

Hi all, Canadian National Archives list all members of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces who enlisted 1914 to 1918. Only possible candidate I see is as follows. Names: BURNS , GEORGE GILBERT Regimental number: 187295 Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 1301 - 33 You can get to this site using the following link: http://www.archives.ca/exec/naweb.dll?fs&020106&e&top&0 At 16:56 02/11/2000 -0500, you wrote: >Hi listers, > Thought I'd give this a try again, what with all the recent activity and >all... Expecially since this most recent topic was a "Gilbert" Burns (even >if it wasn't the "right" one for me). I'm trying to find ANY information on >my grandfather, Gilbert Franklin Burns. My mother's parents divorced when she >was only two, so not much information is available on him. We suspect that >he may have had an alias (or maybe more than one), and we do know that he was >in trouble with the law more than once. My grandmother, Grace Ella >Follansbee, met him while he was at Fort Devins (Massachusetts) in April or >May of 1919, when she visited there (for some unknown reason) with her uncle. > Inside the front cover of one of her diaries is written "Serg. Gilbert >Burns, Moter Transport Company, Containment, H.Q." and next to that is >written "no 747". Inside the back cover is written "956-W, Gilbert Burns". >We have four snapshots of him, including two pictures of him in some type of >military uniform, one with hat and one without. [Military Records in St. >Louis, however, tells us that they have no record of anyone by that name >being there at that time. Someone has suggested that perhaps he could have >been in the Canadian military, on detached service to the US...??] >They were married on 10 October, 1919 in the Methodist Church in St. Lambert >Parish, Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada, and a copy of their marriage >license gives his name as "Gilbert Franklin Burns" of the city of Montreal, >and his parents as "Thomas Arthur Burns" and Ella (Etta?) Bailey. We do know >that they ran off to be married there as my gmother and family lived in >Keene, NH and she was under age to be married there. > My mother was born in 1920, and her birth certificate lists his age as >24, which would mean he was born about 1896. My aunt was born in 1921 and >her birth certificate lists his age as 25, which follows. On both the >father's name is given as "Gilbert F. Burns" of Sherbrooke, Canada. However, >on my aunt's marriage record, 16 years later, her father's name is given as >"Albert Burns", age 48 -- in 16 years he aged 23 years or he was born around >1889 -- or she was mistaken... > We have, as yet, been unable to determine anything else about this > man or >his family. I have a niece who has done some digging on him, and also a >cousin. The only immediate relative who could have shed any light on this >subject, my grandmother's brother, passed away a few years ago, adamantly >refusing to say anything about Gilbert or the marriage to my grandmother, >which ended in divorce 16 May, 1923. We do know that while married, they >resided for a time in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, and Keene, New Hampshire. > ANY information on this Burns family would be greatly appreciated! TIA! > Mike Haskins > > >==== BURNS Mailing List ==== > Need list assistance? Please contact: [email protected] > List Adm for BURNS-L and BURNS-D > Now with over 400 subscribers! > > >============================== >Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history >learning and how-to articles on the Internet. >http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library The Renshaw/Browns- Liam, Chris & Ken Ancaster, Ontario, Canada <[email protected]>