Hi everyone, I have accumulated a lot of books over the years. Many of them I am through with and do not need to keep anymore so I am putting them up for sale. I am offering the books to the Antigonish List first - before pursuing other avenues. Most of the books are related to Antigonish or other counties in Nova Scotia, or the Maritimes in general. You can see the listing here: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nsantigo/booksavailable.html Best, Linda

Check in Rankin's book "History of the County of Antigonish" and also on the web for information about the Loddy MacDonalds. Loddy is a nickname for descendents of Ludovick MacDonald, and Lewis is the usual English equivalent of the name Loddy (or Ludovick). This forename is not common among the gaelic-speaking people, so when Lewis does show up, it usually means the person is a descendent of the Loddys. Check out the links below for more information. http://www.clandonald.org.uk/cdm08/cdm08a19.htm http://www.road-to-the-isles.org.uk/westword/march2002.html http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi? op=GET&db=windwalker32&id=I20154 http://www.oulton.org/cwa/newsns.nsf/a6040306c38ac84d85256588001c248a/ 0ba18380928b9f9c85256c2a0005faa6!OpenDocument Do check all the sources, as there may be errors in the above files. Good luck in your search. Marlene MacDonald Cheng On 18-Apr-07, at 1:57 AM, gc-gateway@rootsweb.com wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: Lana_Cathcart > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/ > localities.northam.canada.novascotia.antigonish/196.1.1.2/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > >> From the records now available for Nova Scotia I have found the >> death records for 2 of Lewis's daughters - > and that their mother was Anna BOYD MacDonald not Margaret. I also > found a marriage record for widower Lewis MacDonald & widow > Margaret Smith 1876. > This all fits well as the youngest child shown on the 1881 census > IS my great-grandmother, Flora, who married Alex Gillis. Also shows > Flora's sister, Margaret, who married Stephen MacKenzie. I found > their death information and both records show the parents as Lewis > MacDonald & Anna Boyd. The Hist of Antigonish County, page 81, > indicates that Ann Boyd married Lewis MacDonald. Unfortunately, > Rankin did not say which MacDonald family Lewis belonged to. Also, > I find Rankin's information on the various generations of Boyds > more than a little confusing. > > Was Ann the daughter of Alex Boyd? > > Does anyone know which MacDonalds Lewis belonged to? > > I DO know that there is a connection to the "blue" MacDonalds - > Angus Blue MacD, councillor in Glace Bay - but that doesn;t > necessarily mean that the connection is thru these MacD's. The > "blue" possible derived from "Gorm" of the Sleat branch?? > > Also posted to Pictou Board > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If > you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board > URL link above and respond on the board. > > > > -- > This mailing list is for Antigonish County, NS, genealogy. It is > gatewayed to the Antigonish County message board. More information: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/CAN-NS-ANTIGONISH.html > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nsantigo/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-NS- > ANTIGONISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Lana_Cathcart Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.novascotia.antigonish/196.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: >From the records now available for Nova Scotia I have found the death records for 2 of Lewis's daughters - and that their mother was Anna BOYD MacDonald not Margaret. I also found a marriage record for widower Lewis MacDonald & widow Margaret Smith 1876. This all fits well as the youngest child shown on the 1881 census IS my great-grandmother, Flora, who married Alex Gillis. Also shows Flora's sister, Margaret, who married Stephen MacKenzie. I found their death information and both records show the parents as Lewis MacDonald & Anna Boyd. The Hist of Antigonish County, page 81, indicates that Ann Boyd married Lewis MacDonald. Unfortunately, Rankin did not say which MacDonald family Lewis belonged to. Also, I find Rankin's information on the various generations of Boyds more than a little confusing. Was Ann the daughter of Alex Boyd? Does anyone know which MacDonalds Lewis belonged to? I DO know that there is a connection to the "blue" MacDonalds - Angus Blue MacD, councillor in Glace Bay - but that doesn;t necessarily mean that the connection is thru these MacD's. The "blue" possible derived from "Gorm" of the Sleat branch?? Also posted to Pictou Board Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Hi Everyone, Would anyone know much about the town of Vanceboro Maine? I have a copy of a ticket that my grandmother had to travel to the USA from Pictou Co. Canada. The ticket says Manifest class - E port of Vanceboro ME. I also have a paper with of a list or manifest of Alien passengers applying for admission to the states. From what I can find out Vanceboro is on land so it must have been by train. I guess it is confussing because of the words port of Vanceboro make it sound the ticket was for a ship or is this just a paper that she had to apply for to allow her to enter the USA. Any comment would be appreciated. Thanks Harriet

Chronicle Herald April 13, 2007 LANDRY, Lucy Anne - 87, Halifax, passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2007, in Parkstone Enhanced Care, Halifax. Born in Mattie Settlement, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Mary Jane (DeWolfe) Mattie. She was a faithful member of the Roman Catholic Church all of her life. Surviving are her son, Leonard (Pat), Dartmouth; daughter, Yvonne, Halifax; grandchildren, Dean (Brenda), Tanya; great-granddaughters, Kayleigh and Kamryn; brothers, Clifford, Afton; Clarence and Michael, Ontario; Harold, Halifax; sister, Rose Boyle, Antigonish. She was predeceased by her husband of 57 years, Fred; three infant sisters; sister, Mae; brothers, Leonard, Eugene, and Arthur. Visitation was held 7-9 p.m. Thursday, April 12, in Atlantic Funeral Home, 6552 Bayers Rd., Halifax. Lucy Anne was then transferred to C.L. Curry Funeral Home, 135 College St., Antigonish, where visitation will be 7-9 p.m. today. Funeral mass will be celebrated 11 a.m. Saturday, April 14, in Ste. Croix Roman Catholic Church, Pomquet, Father Peter Baccardax officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery at a later date. Special thanks to the staff of Melville Lodge and Parkstone Enhanced Care for their care and concern. Thanks also to the Sisters of Charity living at Parkstone Enhanced Care for their continued prayers and compassion.

Chronicle Herald April 12, 2007 EULOTH, James Joseph "Jay Doyle" - 38, Halifax, formerly of Post Road, Antigonish, died on Tuesday, April 10, 2007, in QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax. Born in Antigonish, he was the foster son of Jack and Ruth (Murphy) Doyle. He was a member of St. Lukes Church Choir, Halifax. He graduated from Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School in 1986. He was an avid hockey fan having served as assistant coach for Ste. Croix Rural League Hockey Team. He also was a devoted fan of the Antigonish Junior A Bulldogs. He was a member of Arras Branch No. 59 Royal Canadian Legion and enjoyed playing in their dart league. He worked in security at the Antigonish Arena for a number of years where he developed a deep friendship and admiration for Kevin Layes Danny Berry. Jay's highlight each year was driving a vehicle for Eastern Auto in the Highland Games Parade. He is survived by his foster parents, Jack and Ruth (Murphy) Doyle; half-sisters, Cathy (Albert) Young, Pomquet; Shelly and Lisa Fairn, Halifax; foster sisters, Eileen (Tracey Nickerson) MacDonald, Somers Road; Brenda (Kevin) Vigneau, West Side Ohio, Antigonish Co.; Lorraine (Clem) Murphy, Lethbridge, Alta.; foster brothers, Jackie (Lauraine) Doyle, Cape George; Vaughn Doyle, Halifax; David Doyle, Brierly Brook; Ricky (Millie) Moore, Stewiacke; Sandy MacFarling, Addington Forks; Daniel Pellerine, New Glasgow; goddaughter, Gina MacDonald, Swan Hills, Alta.; several nieces and nephews; great-niece, J'Lynne Doyle, Antigonish; his main caregiver at Lynden Rest Home, Margaret Simpson. He was predeceased by his birth parents, Lloyd Jolotta and Patsy Euloth; stepfather, Don Fairn; paternal grandparents, Sheldon and Margaret Jolotta; maternal grandparents, William and Elizabeth Euloth. Visitation in C.L. Curry Funeral Home, 135 College St., Antigonish on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral will be held on Saturday at 3 p.m. in St. Ninian's Cathedral with Rev. Ray Huntley presiding. Burial in St. Ninian's Cemetery at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to the Heart Transplant Unit at QEII Health Sciences Centre in gratitude for the care he received over the past 11 years. On-line condolences: www.clcurry.com

Would anyone have anything on Alexander b: Nov 1837 Nova Scotia and died06 Apr 1914 New Glasgow, a death notice or how many children he had? He was married to Mary M. MacGillivray which I know nothing else about, trying to piece my Fraser line together one family at a time. Know they had a daughter Elizabeth (Bessie) b: 1860 give or take a year. She married in Boston MA to George L. Revaleon born Boston, they had no children or any that I could find. Alexander David is the son of David Fraser and Elizabeth Fraser (needless to say Elizabeth could not have died as early as Clan Fraser stated since some of her children were born after her death date. Thank you Wanda -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.4.0/762 - Release Date: 4/15/2007 4:22 PM -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.4.0/762 - Release Date: 4/15/2007 4:22 PM

Thanks Joe! Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Makowiec" <makowiec@nycap.rr.com> To: <can-ns-antigonish@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 10:21 AM Subject: Re: [Antigonish] Free Credits at Scotlandspeople > At 4-16-2007 10:07 AM, Pat Marshall wrote: >>What is the voucher code one needs to enter? > > "sundaymail" (without the quotes) > > Joe > -- > Joe Makowiec can be reached at: > http://makowiec.org/contact/?Joe > http://makowiec.org/ > > -- > This mailing list is for Antigonish County, NS, genealogy. It is > gatewayed to the Antigonish County message board. More information: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/CAN-NS-ANTIGONISH.html > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nsantigo/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAN-NS-ANTIGONISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.4.0/762 - Release Date: 4/15/2007 > 4:22 PM > >

At 4-16-2007 10:07 AM, Pat Marshall wrote: >What is the voucher code one needs to enter? "sundaymail" (without the quotes) Joe -- Joe Makowiec can be reached at: http://makowiec.org/contact/?Joe http://makowiec.org/

Joe, What is the voucher code one needs to enter? Pat Marshall ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Makowiec" <makowiec@nycap.rr.com> To: <CAN-NS-ANTIGONISH@rootsweb.com>; <CAN-NS-HANTS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 8:27 AM Subject: [Antigonish] Free Credits at Scotlandspeople For those of us researching Scottish ancestors, this might be of interest: HOW TO CLAIM FREE SEARCHES WORTH £4 1. Go to www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk and click on the register button if you're a new user, or log in using your username and password if you already have an account. 2. New users will be required to complete a registration form before they can access the ScotlandsPeople site. 3. Once logged in, click on NEED MORE? on the top right hand side of the page. 4. You will be taken to a page where you should enter the voucher code sundaymail to access our great genealogy giveaway. 5. You will then be allocated your 20 FREE credits worth £4. 6. It costs five credits to view an image and one credit to view a page of search results. 7. Your 20 FREE credits voucher must be redeemed before 1pm on Wednesday, April 18, 2007. Your 20 FREE credits will then be valid for 90 days after you redeem the voucher. Joe -- Joe Makowiec can be reached at: http://makowiec.org/contact/?Joe http://makowiec.org/ -- This mailing list is for Antigonish County, NS, genealogy. It is gatewayed to the Antigonish County message board. More information: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/CAN-NS-ANTIGONISH.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~nsantigo/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-NS-ANTIGONISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.4.0/762 - Release Date: 4/15/2007 4:22 PM

For those of us researching Scottish ancestors, this might be of interest: HOW TO CLAIM FREE SEARCHES WORTH £4 1. Go to www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk and click on the register button if you're a new user, or log in using your username and password if you already have an account. 2. New users will be required to complete a registration form before they can access the ScotlandsPeople site. 3. Once logged in, click on NEED MORE? on the top right hand side of the page. 4. You will be taken to a page where you should enter the voucher code sundaymail to access our great genealogy giveaway. 5. You will then be allocated your 20 FREE credits worth £4. 6. It costs five credits to view an image and one credit to view a page of search results. 7. Your 20 FREE credits voucher must be redeemed before 1pm on Wednesday, April 18, 2007. Your 20 FREE credits will then be valid for 90 days after you redeem the voucher. Joe -- 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. Author: cargor61 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.novascotia.antigonish/568.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you. I had Hugh's fathers name spelled differently. Do you happen to know if Randolf and Sarah had any other children and what part of Antigonish they lived? Thank you again. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: VincentMacNeil Surnames: Gillis Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.novascotia.antigonish/568.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello there, I hope this helps. Vince MacNeil Name: Hugh R. Gillis ---------------------------------------- Birth: abt 1859 Antigonish, Nova Scotia Death: 24 Mar 1899 Father: Randolf Gillis Mother: Sarah Spouse: Mary MacKinnon ---------------------------------------- Birth: abt 1845 Grand Narrows, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia Father: John MacKinnon (~1816-) Mother: Mary MacDougall (~1818-) Children: ---------------------------------------- 1 F: Sarah "Sadie' Gillis ---------------------------------------- 2 F: Margaret Gillis Birth: abt 1886 Death: 1946 Spouse: Lawrence Whitmer ---------------------------------------- 3 F: Catherine Gillis Spouse: William F Ganley ---------------------------------------- Last Modified: 27 Feb 2007 Created: 14 Apr 2007 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: cargor61 Surnames: Gillis/MacKinnon Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.novascotia.antigonish/568/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Would anyone have any information on Hugh Richard Gillis born approx. 1850 in Antigonish to parents Randolph and Sarah Gillis? He married Mary MacKinnon from Christmas Island and had three daughters Sarah(Sadie), Margaret and Catherine. They moved to Boston, Massachusetts whereby he died March 24,1899. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Chronicle Herald April 14, 2007 MATTIE, Mary Florence - 73, William's Point, Antigonish Co., passed away on Thursday, April 12, 2007, in St. Martha's Regional Hospital, Antigonish. Born in Pomquet Lake, she was a daughter of the late Louis and Jane (Melanson) Durant. Florence was employed in food services at St. F.X. for over 26 years. She was a member of St. Ninian's Parish CWL. She is survived by children, Margie, Calgary; Terri (Pat Gorman), Halifax; Catherine, Calgary; Bernie (Sheila Poirier), Calgary; Francis, Deep River, Ont.; Sharon (Guy MacGillivary), William's Point; Louie, at home; grandchildren, Todd, Bobby (Joanne), Melissa, Christopher, Jeffrey, Ryan, Donovan, Cassie and Jacob; great-granddaughter, Josie; brother, Francis Durant, Pomquet Lake, and sister, Sister Maria Goretti, Holland. She was predeceased by her husband, Aloysius, and brother, Bernard. Visitation will be held in C.L. Curry Funeral Home, 135 College St., Antigonish, this evening from 7-9 p.m. and Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral mass will be held in St. Ninian's Cathedral on Monday at 11 a.m. with Rev. Andrew Gillies presiding. Burial in the parish cemetery at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or Canadian Diabetes Association. On-line condolences may be made at: www.clcurry.com

Hi All, THE CAPE BRETON GENEALOGY & HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION monthly meeting is April 14, 2007 at 2PM at the Family History Centre and our presenter is Janice Fralic-Brown a member of both GANS and the CBGHA, she lives in the Halifax area. Topic of the presentation is organizing a Family Reunion. This should be a very interesting talk. Directions to The Family History Centre turn right at the first set of traffic lights after you pass Cape Breton University if traveling from Sydney. The doors open at 1:00 PM if you would like to socialize and exchange information. Visitors are always welcome at the CBGHA meetings, come and bring a friend. Bye, Russell

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JDelorey Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.novascotia.antigonish/567.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Because I have no information about Abraham, other than he is a son of Augustus/Augustin Roger/Rogers the info you provided does not help establish a definite connection. Sure hope it does eventually! That's why I asked about where you got the information on William's parents (marriage record?) Maybe we shoud get off the list and correspond directly. Click on my name and you should find my e-mail. Jim Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mrmkirsch Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.novascotia.antigonish/567.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Silly mistake on my part: the earliest ancestor I have IS Abraham, but with no dates. Here's a tree (I have more depth but will cut it here): 1 Abraham Rogers, M & Virginia Benoit, F 2 William Abraham Rogers, M (1834 - 1922) bur. 18 Mar 1922, Mtountain View Cemetary & Therese Collins, F (1840 - ) 3 William Augustus Rogers, M (1863 - 1933) & Rachael Hannah Albee, F (1865 - 1939) m. 12 Mar 1890, Eureka, California1 7 Ruth T Rogers, F (1891 - 1974) 4 Ida Rogers, F (1866 - 1954) & Andrew J Nesman, M (1867 - 1953) im. 1888, age: 20 m. 1882 8 Dorothy Nesman, F (1898 - 1989) 9 Hazel Nesman, F (1895 - 1978) 5 Freeman H Rogers, M (1869 - 1915) & Anna L Caywood, F (1875 - ) 10 Lucille V Rogers, F (1901 - 1980) & Pestana, M 11 John W C Rogers, M (1908 - 1985) bur. 17 Dec 1985, Woodlawn Memorial Park, Colma, California & Katherine M Damon, F (1910 - 2003) 6 Edwin F Rogers, M (1871 - 1941) & Catharine Frances O'Keefe, F (1866 - 1910) m. 1891, New York 12 William J Rogers*, M (1892 - 1969) & Laura Hyde, F (1898 - 1974) 12 William J Rogers*, M (1892 - 1969) & Virginia B UNKNOWN, F (1902 - ) 13 Veronica Mary Rogers, F (1893 - 1983) 14 Howard Henry Rogers, M (1897 - 1955) & Hazel Marie Rivera, F (1900 - 1993) bur. 28 Jun 1993, San Bruno, San Mateo, California m. 1922 15 Francis H. Rogers, M (1898 - 1968) & Frances Antonia Marquering, F (1915 - 1997) 16 Freeman J Rogers, M (1900 - 1906) bur. 1906, Colma, San Mateo, California 17 Theodore R Rogers, M (1903 - 1962) & Ruth L Kyne, F (1905 - 1983) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JDelorey Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.novascotia.antigonish/567.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Well, I'm not from Pomquet, but do have many Roger/Rogers relatives from there. I have an Abraham, but no birth or death information, other than his father is Augustus, son of Francois. In fact, is it possible that the dates you gave for William Abraham (1834-1922) were for his father, Abraham? Abraham's wife, Virgnia Benoit also makes sense as three of Francois's sons married Benoit women, all from the same fammily, so the families were obviously close. I know there are Rogers farmers in the Marin county area, but I've assumed that they were of Scotch or English ancestory. Maybe you can tell me how you know William's father and mother. By the way the name Freeman (anglized version of the French Fermin) reoccurs in the Rogers family I know. I think we have a little work ahead of us to figure this out for sure. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mrmkirsch Surnames: Rogers Benoit Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.novascotia.antigonish/567/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for ancestry information on William Abraham Rogers (1834-1922) of Pomquet. William was born to Abraham Rogers and Virginia Benoit. He immigrated to the United States (New York) where he married Therese (or Theresa or Thirza) Collins and had four children: William Augustus, Ida, Freeman H, and Edwin F. All of William's children relocated to the San Francisco, California area. William Abraham and Therese disappear from the census records after the children left home. William Abraham reappears as a widower living with his son, William Augustus, in California prior to his death. In one of the New York censuses, William Abraham is listed as having two nephews living with him, both with the Rogers surname. From this fact and stories of a 3rd generation William's visit to Nova Scotia where he supposedly met a relative, I believe that William Abraham had at least one brother. I would appreciate hearing from anyone in the Pomquet area who has an information about this family. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.