This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Delorey Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QOC.2ACE/145.1 Message Board Post: My great-grandfather lived in E. Braintree, right next to Weymouth. He and his wife (also a DeLorey, third cousins) came from Tracadie in the 1880's, and had numerous relatives in the Weymouth/Quincy area. He worked at the shipyard in Weymouth. During this time period, the two main occupations in the Tracadie area were farmer and/or sailor/fisherman. The land is better suited to pastureland than crops. And fishing is a dangerous business. With the industrial revolution in full swing, more money could be made by going down to the "Boston States" and getting a job in a factory, shipyard, etc. Naturally, word got back to the relatives at home, and there was a large exodus during that period. Also, these people were very family oriented, so it made sense to settle close to other relatives who had come down. Great-grandfather had 2 sisters and 4 brothers. From my genealogy research I found that they all ended up in MA.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: D'hooge, Dewey, Petitpas, Pitts, Perrault, Perrow Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QOC.2ACE/145 Message Board Post: Does anyone know the connections between these 2 areas. As I research a number of families from Tracadie (D'hooge, Petitpas, Perrault) I find that many re-located from these towns. I also find numerous other Tracadie natives in this area not related to these names (Breen, DeLorey, Bennett, etc.). I know some of my relatives were working at the shipyard. Any insights anyone can offer on the migration to Quincy and Weymouth from Tracadie would be helpful. Thanks!

The Casket, Wednesday, August 18, 2004 Raymond Howard FOUGERE [photo] Funeral services for the late Raymond Howard FOUGERE, 83, Cape Jack, Antigonish County, were held August 15 in St. Paul’s Church, Havre Boucher, with Father Angus MacGillivary officiating, assisted by Father Bill CRISPO. Burial was in the parish cemetery. Mr. FOUGERE died August 13, 2004, in St. Martha's Regional Hospital, Antigonish. Readers at the funeral Mass were Michelle MELONG and Denise ANDERSON. Katelyn FOUGERE, Lindsey McLAREN and Brett FOUGERE presented the offertory gifts. Music was provided by St. Paul’s Parish Choir, Jennifer FOUGERE and Andrea FOUGERE. Pallbearers were Barry FOUGERE, Jonathon FOUGERE, Brian FOUGERE, Shawn FOUGERE, Darren FOUGERE and Neil FOUGERE. Born in Cape Jack, he was a son of the late John and Mary (CRISPO) FOUGERE. He was a farmer and fisherman for most of his life and worked with the Department of Highways for 28 years. He is survived by his wife, Catherine (BENOIT); eight sons, Douglas (Andrea), Creignish; Donnie (Caroline), North Grant; Carl (Helen), Havre Boucher; Gerard (Theresa), Fort McMurray; Stephen (Daisy), Brooks, Alberta; Charles (Susan), Edmonton; Sherman (Jennifer), Calgary; Michael (Denise), Cape Jack; daughter, Marion (Steve) McLAREN, Antigonish; 19 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; sister, Teresa (Kenneth) FOUGERE, Havre Boucher; several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by granddaughter, Kimberley Dawn; four brothers, Willard, Gerald, James and one in infancy; four sisters, Eleanor, Beatrice, Carrie, Martha "Dolly". On-line condolences: www.clcurry.com.

The Casket, Wednesday, August 18, 2004 Mary NATALE Funeral services for the late Mary V. NATALE, 94, Weymouth, Massachusetts, were held in Immaculate Conception Church, East Weymouth. Burial was in St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Weymouth. Mrs. NATALE died July 22, 2004, in South Shore Hospital, South Weymouth. Born in Tracadie, Antigonish County, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Sarah (DELOREY) DADEAU. In her earlier years she enjoyed being in minstrel shows and won beauty contests. She lived in Weymouth for more than 77 years. She is survived by two daughters, Barbara A. FALVEY, Hingham, MA; Sheila U. ROSSETTI, North Kingstown, Rhode Island; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; sister, Ethelrede CHISHOLM, Bridgewater; many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband of 61 years, George J. NATALE; three sisters, Anna Matilda MacDONALD PHELAN, Margaret PITTS, Beatrice DELOREY; two brothers, Vincent DADEAU, Harry DADEAU.

Hi All, Here are the obits from The Casket, August 18, 2004. As always, complete obits sent upon request. Happy Holidays! Linda ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DELANEY, Constance Marie - 55, Springhill, died August 10, 2004. Born in Antigonish, she was a daughter of Isabel (MOORE) MacEACHERN and the late J. Morrison MacEachern. [photo] FOUGERE, Raymond Howard - 83, Cape Jack, died August 13, 2004. Born in Cape Jack, he was a son of the late John and Mary (CRISPO) Fougere. Wife Catherine (BENOIT) [photo] ENGLAND, Florence Agnes - 87, Antigonish, died August 9, 2004. Born in Pleasant Valley, she was a daughter of the late Ronald and Catherine (MacDONALD) SMITH. BOND, Margaret Elizabeth - 89, Upper Tantallon, died August 9, 2004. Born in Port Felix, she was a daughter of the late Louis and Martha (RICHARD) DeCOSTE. NATALE, Mary - 94, Weymouth, Massachusetts, died July 22, 2004. Born in Tracadie, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Sarah (DELOREY) DADEAU. CARTER, John Jacob - 84, Phillips Harbour, Guysborough County, died August 9, 2004. Born in Phillips Harbour, he was a son of the late Frank and Cordelia (RUDOLPH) Carter. IN MEMORIAMs Mary MYETTE who passed away August 23, 2000 [photo] Mae VINTEN May 1, 1916 ~ August 20, 2003 [photo]

In the spirit of the season I have the following resources and will do lookups for anyone who wants them. I know there are probably many new member since I last made this offer. Please be as specific as possible and remember it is the holiday season so have patience & I will get to you, EVENTUALLY! British Vital Records Index Second Edition-Births/Christenings & Marriages from about 1530 to 1906- PARTIAL listings only and NO DEATHS! 1881 Canadian Census 1881 British Census-including Scotland, which the LDS site DOES NOT HAVE! St. Margaret's Roman Catholic Church, Arisaig, Antigonish County- Baptisms from Sept 1845 to about January of 1862(someday I am going to get back to the Archives in N.S. to finish those!) and Marriages from Nov 1845 to Jan 1876 (those are completed). Hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy holiday season. Pat Marshall Stirling, Ontario, Canada

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: macdonald Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QOC.2ACE/110.1 Message Board Post: i think angus and mary are my husbans GG garand parents.dan macdonald we think was his son ,he came to boston . i donnot know to much, but i would like to. thanks lee macdonald

----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon A. Watts" <[email protected]> To: "Canada Census Campaign" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 2:53 AM Subject: Post 1901 Census - New column now online Greetings all. My latest column on Post 1901 Census issues is now online and accessible at http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/gazce/gazce109.htm Topics in this issue include reaction to Bill S-18; Latter Day Saints support Bill S-18; Canadian Historical Association supports S-18; John English on secrecy vs. openness; U.S. Surgeon General declares National Family History Day; and British WW I service records going online. Happy Hunting. Gordon A. Watts [email protected] Co-chair Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census en francais http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f Permission to forward without notice is granted

Hi List, A new book has just hit the shelves and is available from the Antigonish Heritage Museum for $22. 95 plus shipping. "Beyond the Braes: The Gaelic Songs of Allan the Ridge MacDonald 1794-1868" by Effie Rankin is a wonderful read. Effie, a professor at St. FX, looks at the life of Allan the Ridge from his youthful milieu in Scotland to his coming of age as a poet in Nova Scotia. His poetry is written in Gaelic with full translations into English. A wonderful read and valuable to "The Ridge" descendants. Contact Jocelyn at [email protected] Happy Holidays! Marleen (MacDonald) Hubley http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/u/b/Marleen-M-Hubley/ -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marleen & Jim Hubley Rose & Thistle B & B 4143 South River Road Antigonish, NS B2G 2L4 Phone: 902-735-2225 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Halifax Herald December 10, 2004 BENOIT, Donald Joseph - 59, Pomquet, Antigonish Co., passed away on December 9, 2004, in St. Martha's Regional Hospital, Antigonish. Born in Pomquet, he was a son of Mary Haley. Donald was a self-employed carpenter. He was a member of the Carpenters Union. He is survived by his wife, the former Sarah Chiasson; daughters, Anne Marie Kaiser, Edmonton; Margaret Rose and Cheryl, Edmonton; sons, Joseph (Glenda), Brampton, Ont.; John, Edmonton; grandchildren, Bryden, Justin, Katlin, Jessica, Mary, and Melinda; brothers, David, John and George, Amherst; sisters, Susan, Moncton; Donna, Ontario; Kathleen, New Brunswick; Lisa, Amherst. He was predeceased by brothers, Allan and Robert; sister, Anne. Visitation will be in C.L. Curry Funeral Home, 135 College St., Antigonish on Saturday from 2-4, 7-9 p.m. Funeral mass will be in Ste. Croix Church, Pomquet, on Sunday at 2 p.m., Rev. P.J. Baccardax presiding. Memorial donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, Antigonish or Antigonish Red Cross, c/o St. Martha's Hospital. On-line condolences: www.clcurry.com

>From: "Carolyn Wallace" <[email protected]> >To: "ns roots" <[email protected]> >Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 20:39:51 -0400 >Subject: [nsroots] Antigonish and Sherbrooke News Items-1934 > >Eastern Chronicle, New Glasgow, N.S., Thursday 31 May 1934; > > ANTIGONISH > >Rev. J.L. McDonald went to Toronto last week to see His Grace, Archbishop >McNeil, who is seriously ill. > >Miss Eileen Boyd, Halifax, spent the week end in Antigonish. > >Mr. H.B. Leonard, of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, has received word that >he will be placed on the relieving staff of the bank during the summer >months. He will be replaced by S.D. McClellard of St. John, N.B. > >Mrs. S. Phelan, North Sydney, was in town on Tuesday to be present at the >graduation of her son, Maurice. > >Sir D.C. Macdonald, Park Hood, visited Antigonish during the week. His >son, Stewart MacDonald, was graduated from St. Francis Xavier University. >(*Is there a Park Hood? or should it be Port Hood?) > >Mr. W.P. Reynolds, manager of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, attended the >K.of C. Convention at Yarmouth this week. > >Mrs. W.P. Cunningham arrived in Antigonish on Monday. She spent the winter >in California, and on her way home visited her daughter, Mrs. Clifford >Murphy in Boston. > >Mrs. D.F. Nolan, of Sydney, was in town commencement week. Her daughter, >Austen, was one of the graduates from St. Francis Xavier's. > >Dr. Allen Johnston, Ottawa, was in Antigonish during the week. He was >honored by the University by the conferring on him of Doctor of Law. > >Mrs.(Dr.) H.T. Sullivan, Halifax, was among the week's visitors to town. > >Judge and Mrs. W.F. Carroll, Halifax, were in town on Wednesday. The Judge >delivered the address to the graduates of St. Francis Xavier College. > >Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Walker, of Halifax, were in town attending the closing >exercises on Wednesday. > >Judge A.D. Campbell, J.A. McIntyre and A.A. McIntyre, all of Sydney, >passed through town on Saturday en route to Yarmouth to attend the Knights >of Columbus convention. > >Rev. D.R. Chisholm, of New Glasgow, brought his mystery play,"Black >Griffen" to Antigonish on Monday evening. The caste came down and >returned by car. The show, which was staged at Immaculata Hall, is >reported as having been very good. We understand the receipts were good too. > >On Tuesday evening, May 22, a debate was held at Lochaber Hall, between >the pupils of Dunmore School and those of Cross Roads, Ohio, in which the >pupils of Dunmore were declared the winners. The Dunmore pupils are now >entitled to meet the Clydesdale pupils for the championship of the >county.The judges of the debate were Rev. R.K. McIntyre, Mr. R.H. Pethick >and Mr. G.E. Connelly >xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > SHERBROOKE >Sherbrooke, May 21- On Saturday, May 19, the Teachers' Study Group of this >district met at Marie Joseph. The president, Miss Teasdale, occupied the >chair. The two sessions were profitably and enjoyably spent with lessons >taught by Mr. G.F. Cameron and Miss Teasdale, a discussion of the History >Curriculum led by Inspector Caldwell, and bookbinding under the >instruction of Mrs. B.C. Harris, helping teacher. > Those attending were: R.L. Caldwell, Inspector for Guysboro County; > Mrs. B.C. Harris, helping teacher; Miss Teasdale, president, Ecum Secum; > Miss Elinor Ross, secretary, Sherbrooke; Miss Lucile Kinley, Sherbrooke; > G.F. Cameron, Sherbrooke; Miss Mary McLean, Wine Harbor; Miss Fay Hemlow, > Sonora; Miss Rae Cameron, St. Mary's River; Miss Elsie Hattie, > Goldenville; Miss Sangster, Little Liscomb; Miss Hay, New Chester; Mrs. > Carrigan, Liscomb Mills; Aldon Carter, Liscomb; Miss Catherine Logan, > Spanish Ship Bay; Mrs. Mason, Marie Joseph. > >Sherbrooke, May 22- The activities of the Badminton Club were brought to a >close for this season on Monday night, after a most enthusiastic first >season's play. On this occasion , the club members entertained at a dance >in the I.O.O.F. hall. The hall was artistically decorated in blue and >white and this, with a program which included several novelty dances and >the excellent music furnished by the Antigonish Orchestra, combined to >make this a dance thoroughly enjoyed by all of the large number who attended. > >T.R. Harrington, manager of the Royal Bank of Canada, and Mrs. Harrington >, motored to St. John on Thursday, called there by the illness and >subsequent death of Mr. Harrington's father, Mr. F.E. Harrington. > >Mrs. J.H. McLean spent several days this week in Sackville, N.B.where she >attended the graduation exercises at Mount Allison , when her daughter, >Miss Winnifred, received her B.A. degree. > >Mrs. Alfred Morrell, of Barrington,, and Miss Grace Cameron, of Lockeport, >have returned there after a two week visit in Sherbrooke, guests of Mrs. >G.R. Cameron and Mr. and Mrs. H.R. Cameron. > >Mrs. Allen Griffen, of Hingham, Mass., spent last week-end with relatives >in Waternish, coming there from Sackville, where she was in attendance at >the graduation of her daughter, Miss Margaret Giffen. >xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Carolyn Wallace >___________________________________________ >nsroots mailing list >[email protected] >http://mailman.ednet.ns.ca/cgi-bin/listinfo/nsroots

Mapquest seems to love the Great Slave Lake! Or maybe they just want to move it to NS. Today I did a search for Pubnico, NS and it came up with that lake floating offshore SW. Regards, Eileen In a message dated 12/9/04 12:28:35 PM, [email protected] writes: > Well Joe, as you are aware, much of the west was explored by cousins of our > Scottish forbearers.  This is probably just a homage to the linkage. > > Merry Christmas to all. > > Regards, > Don MacFarlane > > See MacFarlane and related genealogies here: > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maritime/Maritime_Mosaic/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joe Makowiec [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 1:55 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Antigonish] OT: Map oddity > > OK - here's the setup.  I read a newsgroup post from somebody in > Lorneville, Nova Scotia.  As you might guess, my ears perk up when NS is > mentioned; I didn't, however, recognize the placename.  So, what's a > rational geek to do?  Right - http://www.mapquest.com/ > > Lorneville didn't show up.  So, off to my bookmarks to see if we can't run > it down using a tourism site.  It worked; I found it and figured out that > it's on the North Shore.  So back to Mapquest to try a few nearby > names.  Nothing showed up until I got to Pugwash.  No surprise; half of the > North Shore didn't show up[1].  So I get to Pugwash, the map comes in, and > it turns out that Nova Scotia has relocated to the NorthWest Territories! > > Go to Mapquest, plug in Pugwash, NS, look at the results directly above the > star, and tell me I'm not going nuts. > > Obligatory Antigonish County reference: if you plug in Antigonish, you also > see this artifact, so it seems to be a north-shore-wide phenomenon. > > Regards > > > Joe > > [1] So you're asking by this point - why didn't I just reach under the desk > I was at, pull out a dead-tree-edition map, and look in the index? > A) If you have to ask... > B) If I had, I wouldn't have found this particular artifact. > > -- > Joe Makowiec can be reached at: > http://makowiec.org/contact/?Joe > http://makowiec.org/  >

Well Joe, as you are aware, much of the west was explored by cousins of our Scottish forbearers. This is probably just a homage to the linkage. Merry Christmas to all. Regards, Don MacFarlane See MacFarlane and related genealogies here: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maritime/Maritime_Mosaic/ -----Original Message----- From: Joe Makowiec [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 1:55 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Antigonish] OT: Map oddity OK - here's the setup. I read a newsgroup post from somebody in Lorneville, Nova Scotia. As you might guess, my ears perk up when NS is mentioned; I didn't, however, recognize the placename. So, what's a rational geek to do? Right - http://www.mapquest.com/ Lorneville didn't show up. So, off to my bookmarks to see if we can't run it down using a tourism site. It worked; I found it and figured out that it's on the North Shore. So back to Mapquest to try a few nearby names. Nothing showed up until I got to Pugwash. No surprise; half of the North Shore didn't show up[1]. So I get to Pugwash, the map comes in, and it turns out that Nova Scotia has relocated to the NorthWest Territories! Go to Mapquest, plug in Pugwash, NS, look at the results directly above the star, and tell me I'm not going nuts. Obligatory Antigonish County reference: if you plug in Antigonish, you also see this artifact, so it seems to be a north-shore-wide phenomenon. Regards Joe [1] So you're asking by this point - why didn't I just reach under the desk I was at, pull out a dead-tree-edition map, and look in the index? A) If you have to ask... B) If I had, I wouldn't have found this particular artifact. -- Joe Makowiec can be reached at: http://makowiec.org/contact/?Joe http://makowiec.org/ ==== CAN-NS-ANTIGONISH Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe: Send to: [email protected] (to unsubscribe from the -L, individual email mode) Subject Line: UNSUBSCRIBE Body: UNSUBSCRIBE (NOTE: Substitute letter D for L if you are subscribed in Digest Mode.)

Halifax Herald December 9, 2004 MacFARLANE, Marie Anne - 93, Highland Drive, Antigonish, passed away peacefully in St. Martha's Regional Hospital, Antigonish, December 7, 2004. Born in West Pubnico, she was a daughter of the late Henri and Therese (D'Eon) LeBlanc. Marie graduated in 1933 from St. Martha's Hospital School of Nursing, Antigonish, where she nursed until the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939. She nursed at Camphill Hospital, Halifax, enlisted in the army in 1940 and served overseas with Number 7 Canadian General Hospital RCAMAC until 1945. She married Colin Francis MacFarlane May 13, 1946. In 1965, she and her late husband began a travel agency that she was actively involved in until 2000. She was a member of the Arras Branch 59 Royal Canadian Legion, Antigonish and a 50 year member of St. Ninian's CWL. Surviving are son, Colin (Ellen), Antigonish; daughters, Roseline (Tom) Anderson, Saint John, N.B.; Charlene (Steve) Konchalski, Antigonish; grandchildren, David Murphy, Graeme, Charlene, Jane Anderson, Christopher, Julianne, Maria Konchalski; great-grandson, Reese Murphy; sister, Dorothy (John) d'Entremont, Halifax. She was predeceased by her husband, Colin F.; brothers, Henri, Charles LeBlanc; sisters, Sister Marguerite LeBlanc, Sister Colette LeBlanc, Therese d'Entremont. Visitation 2-4, 7-9 p.m. Friday in MacIsaac Funeral Home, Antigonish. Liturgy of Christian Burial 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Ninian's Cathedral, Antigonish, Rev. Andrew Boyd presiding. Burial in the parish cemetery. Family flowers only please. Memorial donations to the St. Martha's Hospital, Antigonish Food Bank or a charity of choice. www.MacIsaacs.ca

This message may be forwarded -- we WANT the 1911 census Muriel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul, Jeff: SEN" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 2:25 PM Subject: [CCC] Notes to Minister Emerson Hello there everyone: Further to our ongoing campaign to pass bill S-18, I would like to ask each and every one of you to write to Minister Emerson to urge him to take whatever steps are necessary to have the bill get through the Senate as soon as possible. You may want to word it as a Christmas wish, or however you like. However he should be made aware of the significant interest that there is across Canada to have this bill passed as soon as possible. Minister Emerson's email addresses are: [email protected] Or [email protected] I would hope that as many letters as possible could get to Minister Emerson very quickly. Jeff Paul Policy Advisor Office of the Hon. Lorna Milne Ph: (613) 947-9744 Cell: (613) 715-2965

OK - here's the setup. I read a newsgroup post from somebody in Lorneville, Nova Scotia. As you might guess, my ears perk up when NS is mentioned; I didn't, however, recognize the placename. So, what's a rational geek to do? Right - http://www.mapquest.com/ Lorneville didn't show up. So, off to my bookmarks to see if we can't run it down using a tourism site. It worked; I found it and figured out that it's on the North Shore. So back to Mapquest to try a few nearby names. Nothing showed up until I got to Pugwash. No surprise; half of the North Shore didn't show up[1]. So I get to Pugwash, the map comes in, and it turns out that Nova Scotia has relocated to the NorthWest Territories! Go to Mapquest, plug in Pugwash, NS, look at the results directly above the star, and tell me I'm not going nuts. Obligatory Antigonish County reference: if you plug in Antigonish, you also see this artifact, so it seems to be a north-shore-wide phenomenon. Regards Joe [1] So you're asking by this point - why didn't I just reach under the desk I was at, pull out a dead-tree-edition map, and look in the index? A) If you have to ask... B) If I had, I wouldn't have found this particular artifact. -- Joe Makowiec can be reached at: http://makowiec.org/contact/?Joe http://makowiec.org/

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QOC.2ACE/137.1.2 Message Board Post: Hello again Lloyd. The search continues. Stephen White notes the marriage of Benoni Leblanc and Emilie Chiasson at Cheticamp on Jan. 26, 1835 (search benoni leblanc family pitre bourg). Felix was of course born on 23 Nov. 1843, giving us a possible fit. Is it possible that the Melanie listed as Felix's mother at his wedding could actually be Emilie? I think it perhaps unlike ly that in the late 1830's in the area of Cheticamp a Benoni Leblanc married a Melanie Chiasson, and a different Benoni Leblanc married an Emilie Chiasson. What do you think?

----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon A. Watts" <[email protected]> To: "Canada Census Campaign" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 3:52 PM Subject: Post 1901 Census - Legal action by Information Commissioner Greetings All My thanks to Norma Brown for forwarding to me her letter, dated 3 December 2004, from the Information Commissioner's office advising that his legal action on our behalf is under way. The pertinent sections of that letter state: "I write this letter to inform you that on November 9, 2004 the Information Commissioner of Canada filed an application for review under the Federal Court Rules. This application, filed in the Federal Court as T-1996-04, relates to the refusal by the head of Statistics Canada (the Minister of Industry) to disclose the records you requested unde the Access to Information Act." "On November 29, 2004, the Federal Court directed that this notice of application be amended to include the matter of the refusal to disclose the 1911 census records to 95 other individuals who had complained to the Information Commissioner of Canada between July 7, 2003 and October 5, 2004." It is expected that the other 95 complainants will be receiving similar letters although as I write this I have not yet received my own. The letter also advises that complainants may appear as a party in the case but anyone choosing to do so would be required to pay their own expenses. A form letter was included for complainants to advise whether or not they wished to participate in the Application. Those receiving such letters should complete and return them as soon as possible. The letter also indicates that on the website of the Information Commissioner (www.infocom.gc.ca) there will soon be a folder added entitled "Litigation" which will contain information concerning the various stages of the proceeding, including the Information Commissioner's representations and affidavit and documentary evidence. As I write this I have been unable to find this new folder but I will be checking often for it and will advise when it appears. Happy Hunting Gordon A. Watts [email protected] Co-chair Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census en francais http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f Permission to forward without notice is granted

Hi Jim, Thank you for your well-reasoned answer! Your theory is a good one and seems quite possible. So, I've been trying to think of what evidence might be available to prove or disprove your theory. One thing that goes against your theory is that in her 1866 civil death record Anne is listed as a widow [I sure wish it mentioned her deceased husband's name]. But, in my notes I have it that Luc GIROUARD/GERRIOR didn't die until 2 years later in Apr 1868. I do not have his civil death record, so I don't know if he was a widower at the time of his death. Next, I took a look at the birthplaces for children of Luc GIROUARD & Anne DESLAURIERS. Like everything else there are contradictions. Pierre Girouard's website has children 7, 8, 10, and 11 born in Guysborough Co. Lloyd Boucher, on the other hand, has these children born at Tracadie. http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET& db=antigonish&id=I262 And, in the 1866 marriage record for Isidore GIROUARD, child 8, his residence is listed as Tor Bay, but his birth place is listed as Tracadie. I checked the Tracadie Old Burials, hoping for a tombstone with dates, but I don't find either Luc or his wife among those listed, so at this point I don't know where they are buried: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/2516/Tracadie.htm Anyone have anything that might prove Jim's theory? Thanks in advance! Eileen In a message dated 11/20/04, [email protected] writes: > I believe this is Anne Jacquet dit DesLauriers, daughter of > Jean-Baptiste Jacquet dit DesLauriers and Anne Coste, who married Luc > Girouard (Girror or other spellings).  See Mary Ferguson's site at > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mjfergus&id=I120 > > Looking at Pierre Girouard's site at > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=pierregirouard& > id=I5276 > > we see that roughly the first half of their children were born in the > Tracadie area and the second half in the Tor bay area. > > So how do I account for the mother given as Mary BENOIT versus Anne > Coste? Well, the person supplying the information appears to be Charles Pelerine, to > whom I cannot find a connection to Anne Jacquet dit DesLauriers, so I'm > presuming even if he is a relative, he is fairly distantly removed and could > easily have made a mistake. Here is all the info from the Tor Bay site: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Enslsatb/torbay/deaths/d.htm > > Deaths Registered in Guysborough County NUMBER: 16522-007-021 > Anna DesLaurier > SEX: F > AGE: 79 > CONDITION W > OCCUPATION > WHERE_BORN Tracadie > FATHER: John B. DesLaurier > MOTHER: Mary Benoit > FATHER_OCCUPATION: > DATE OF DEATH:  February 06, 1866 > PLACE OF DEATH: Torbay > CAUSE OF DEATH: : Old Age > INFORMANT: Ch. Pelerine > DATE_REGISTERED: 2/6/1866 > REG_PLACE: > NOTES: > > Jim Delorey > > [email protected] wrote: > > >Hello all, > > > >I came across this death record and I'm unable to connect this family. Can > >anyone clarify the parents of John B. DesLAURIER and Mary BENOIT? > > > >Anna DesLAURIER d. 6 Feb 1866 Tor Bay, Guysborough Co, listed as age 79 > >[implies b. 1787], born Tracadie, Antigonish Co., widow, dau. of John B. > DesLAURIER > >& Mary BENOIT. Reference: Deaths Registered in Guysborough County NUMBER: > >16522-007-021Source TorBay website: > >      http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Enslsatb/torbay/index.htm > > > >Thanks in advance! > >Eileen Avery

>From: "Carolyn Wallace" <[email protected]> >To: "ns roots" <[email protected]> >Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 21:31:16 -0400 > >Eastern Chronicle, New Glasgow, N.S., Thursday, 24 May 1934; > >Romantic Days Of the Stage Coach > Part Two > The stage barn was torn down in the 70's and a new one built at the > north end of Court Street. T.S. Lindsay, when he moved to Halifax, in > 1834, as Hiram Hyde's manager, purchased the house on the south-east > corner of Main and Court Streets, formerly owned by Alexander Campbell, > later he built a residence near the new stage barn on the north side of > St. Mary's St., and built a large brick veneered commercial building on > the site of his former residence. > In December, 1843, and January and February 1844, an account of the > number of letters the province , has been kept, which delivered by each > post office it showed that at Antigonish, in the week ending Dec. 16, > 1843, there were 88 letters delivered with a revenue from postage of two > pounds, eight shillings and seven pence half-penny, in the week ending > Jan.13, 1844, 135 letters delivered, postage two > pounds----------------and- pence, and for the week ending Feb.10,1844, 81 > letters, postage two pounds, nineteen shillings and a half penny. > Comparing the results at Antigonish with that at Truro, there were 307 > letters at Antigonish with postage of seven pounds, seventeen shillings > and fourpence and at Truro, 136 letters with postage of four pounds six > and one-half pence. > January 5, 1852, there were in the province, 39 post offices and 106 > way offices in which keepers of 87 received two pounds per annum and 19 > for four pounds. The Postmaster General recommended that the salary of > the Antigonish postmaster be raised from forty to fifty pounds per annum, > a note being made that "this office corresponds with more way offices > than any other office in the province." > The postage on a letter weighing a half ounce between Antigonish and > Halifax, from 1845 to 1851, was nine pence. In 1851, the general rate for > the Maritime Provinces and Canada became three pence per half ounce. On > newspapers there had been for some time an annual tax of two shillings > and sixpence, which was enjoyed as a perquisite by the Deputy Postmaster > General; this was removed and the uniform rate of a half penny was > charged on each newspaper, this going into effect january 3, 1843. > Postage stamps were first sold to the public of London, England, May 3, > 1849, but Nova Scotia did not have stamps until 1851, when four > denominations were issued. The one penny stamp had a small portrait of > Queen Victoria set in a rectangle, with a fleur-de lis background, and > was reddish-brown in colour; the other three had fleur-de lis, with the > rose, thistle. sahmrock and leaf in the corners; the three pence stamp > was in two shades of blue, the sixpence in yellow green and blue green, > and the shilling in two shades of violet. > In 1860 Nova Scotia issued new postage stamps to meet the new monetary > system, the issue comprising six values, one cent, > two------------------------and 12 1-2 cents and these were in use until > the confederation of the provinces took place. >xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Carolyn Wallace ___________________________________________ >nsroots mailing list >[email protected] >http://mailman.ednet.ns.ca/cgi-bin/listinfo/nsroots