-----Original Message----- From: Leah Joys <buffy1@telusplanet.net> To: CAN-MANITOBA-L-@rootsweb.com <CAN-MANITOBA-L-@rootsweb.com> Date: June 9, 2000 11:00 AM Subject: Robert Virtue (abt. 1863 - ?) > I am researching my husband's mother's Virtue family. My husband's >grandfather Robert Virtue was born just north of Bowmanville, married an >Elizabeth Strong of Bowmanville and their first child was born in 1897 in >Enniskillen. The next three children were born in Orillia in Simcoe County >but the youngest ones in Manitoba evidently for I find that the family must >have moved to Manitoba for I found Robert listed as postmaster at Viola Dale >in the federal electoral district of Marquette from early in 1898 to 1900 so >the family must have moved to Manitoba from Ontario in 1897 or early in >1898. Does Viola Dale still exist? But then I find that Robert Virtues had >dominion land grants at: SE35-6-9-W3, SE12-33-10-W2 and SW13 -33-10-W2. Are >any of these close to Viola Dale or are they farther south in say the Miami, >Carmen areas where I know later that there were members of Robert Virtue's >family? Can anybody help me? Also I am trying to find out when Robert >Virtue died. I know that this had to be before 1931 or so. > >Leah Joys >Medicine Hat, AB > >