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/SOC.2ACE/929.1 Message Board Post: Hi John, I read with great interest your post on the Specht origins, as this family has been part of my recent discussions with other researchers .Specht and Thurber research shows the following : Christopher Anthony Specht,(b.1796), married Margaret Sophia Thurber(1808-1846),at Weymouth N.S., in 1828. They had 10 children. Margaret Sophia was the daughter of Samuel Thurber and Mary "Polly" Lewis.I have been trying to confirm the name Margaret Sophia, as some Thurber researchers have her listed as two persons - Margaret and Sophia. Also I have been trying to confirm the marriage and dates with a primary source -- nothing yet, unfortunately. There are 3 marriages, of the children of Anthony Specht, in the Digby History, page 362 : (1) - Elizabeth C. Specht to James Licet, on 3 Nov. 1802. (2) - William Specht to Hannah Licet, on 5 Jan 1807. (3) - Hannah Specht to William Licet, on 6 Jan 1807. A daughter of Hannah and William Licet, Fanny, married James Thurber, a brother of Margaret Sophia (above). I have a map of the early grants at St. Mary's Bay (Brighton/Barton area) - Index Sheet # 13, which shows the lots owned by Christopher Specht ( I suspect son of Anthony), at Specht Cove (Lots 44 and 45), in Barton. (The brook that ran through his lot, is also called Specht Brook). Anthony Specht's lot is not far away, at lot # 49. I will send a copy to you , off -list, if you are interested. Also I would like to discuss another of the Hessians, Christian Klingshoer, who may turn out to be my gggg-grandfather. But more on that later. Best Regards, John Thurber

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SPECHT, SPEICHT, SPULIT. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SOC.2ACE/929 Message Board Post: While visiting Digby some years back, I bought a 1:50 000 topographical map and found marked on it Spechts Cove, situated in the St.Marys Bay near the village of Barton, appr, 8 miles east of Digby, N.S. I take it that it got its name from an early settler of the area, and checking my military files of Hessian soldiers, I found that an Ensign with the Brunswick troops, Johann Julius Anton SPECHT did come to Digby in 1783 and brought with him a wife and a child over 10 years. In the book by Isaiah Wilson, published by Mika Publishing, titled "County of Digby, Nova Scotia", he lists on page 74: Muster Roll for Digby County, discharged officers and privates, 18.July 1784: Anthony SPEICHT. The Public Archives (PANS) in file RG1, Vol.376, page 17, has this: SPULIT, Anton, Hessian officer,, mustered at Digby, N.S. in 1784, with a wife and a child.- Having done my research for this Nova Scotia settler, I found his name in the Brunswick files as originally stated as Julius SPECHT, born in Braunschweig/Germany, the name Spulit is not found, and has been misread by previous researchers. After having found Spechts Cove, I am sure that was the name he was known by. I posted this to this Message Board, because I could not find any reference to this early settler, but noticed the name in an obituary in the late 1800's. I am sure there are many descendants around. John Helmut Merz, http://www.cgocable.net/~hessian

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/SOC.2ACE/928 Message Board Post: Florence Morton, b.ca.1864, daughter of William Charles Morton (1826-1902,Brighton, Digby County) and Eliza Begg (1828 - 1899), married _____ ? COATES, sometime after 1881. Would like to find name of Florence's husband, and family, if any. Thanks in advance for any help. John Thurber

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/SOC.2ACE/927 Message Board Post: I am in search of info regarding William Whipple. William was born in Manchester, Mass. in 1766. He died in Digby and was buried in Digby in 1810. In 1792 he married Margaret Byrne, also of Mass, in Shelburne Nova Scotia. William and Margaret had 11 children. I am interested in finding out if William was a Loyalist and any other info on him and his family. All help is greatly appreciated.

Many of our Dakin family in Digby & Pierre Arsenault one of my direct ancestor d-1794 in Digby,most of the Arsenaults from Inverness county tho & my Cormiers from Memramcook N.B. --posting my family page hoping for feedback ? & any "cousins" ?? Phyl & Ernie Dakin (Florida) http://community.webtv.net/PhyllisDakin/CyberMommyHomePage/index.html Click on URL to go to my Genealogy Website!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Smalle/Fanning Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SOC.2ACE/924 Message Board Post: I am descended from Eliza Jane Fanning and Daniel Smalle. They had 11 children, one of which was Bland Smalle born June 5, 1858 in Digby, Nova Scotia. I am looking for any family information. Bland married Delitha Higgins my g-grandmother. Few details are known about Delitha's beginnings. She supposedly was a Cherokee Indian. Her parents were killed when she was small and she was adopted by a preacher on the reservation. His name was Higgins. We don't have a first name for him or what his wife's name was. I am hoping that possibly one of Bland's siblings descendants knows information about Delitha.

Hi everyone, I have added 55 new pages which makes our new total 494 on site: 1827 Clare Township Census Alpha Indexed 1838 Clare & Digby County Township Census Alpha Indexed transcribed by Kim Stevens I also placed the 1838 census in original order by township, on the web site, in case you need to see who lived next to whom. These are large pages and very slow to load. Happy Hunting CathyLee Digby Genweb Coordinator [email protected] http://www.rootsweb.com/~nsdigby/ [email protected] http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.ca nada.novascotia.digby

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Buckman Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SOC.2ACE/845.1 Message Board Post: Have you ever found out any info on Samuel Buckman Luella - I am descended from Sam and I see Samuel Buckman was a very common name in the U.S.A. I am descended from Samuel's son James and grandson Ephraim. 10:15 p.m and just completed research on Sam's wifes ancestory.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CROCKER and related Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SOC.2ACE/923 Message Board Post: THis year is Aug 17, 2002 Manchester, Maine for more info email direct please. [email protected] Last year Andrea Leonars (Crocker Gen books) attended and is this year) also Ben came. Hope to see a lot new faces and cousins.

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/SOC.2ACE/238.240.259.1 Message Board Post: Any chance a Mary Crocker married an Elijah Clark? Searching Clark, Hamilton, Rice, Jones, Morse, Kitchen, Beam. A John Clark could have been a brother of Jonah and Samuel Clark. NS about 1801-2 Louisville, KY

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: crocker Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SOC.2ACE/238.240.259 Message Board Post: Derek, Any chance that I could get from you a copy of the Crocker ancestry. Thanks Ron

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: crocker Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SOC.2ACE/238.240.258 Message Board Post: Derek, Any chance that I could get from you a copy of the Crocker ancestry. Thanks Ron

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/SOC.2ACE/238.240.257 Message Board Post: Derek, Any chance that I could get from you a copy of the Crocker ancestry. Thanks Ron

May be forwarded to groups, friends and other lists To all readers and especially genealogical societies:- Signatures on Petitions are needed NOW -- we all want the release of the Post-1901 Canadian Census Records -- I know I do! The following figures are only for this week, ending March 15, 2002 -- hopefully next week's total will be reversed! Petitions are accepted from those with Canadian roots living outside of Canada -- and this week -- TOTAL NON-RESIDENT ==== 215 --------------------------------------- SASKATCHEWAN:- Heather Canevaro, Viscount, Saskatchewan>>>>>>>>>>>16 ONTARIO:- Sharon Kiewiel, London, Ontario>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 5 Global Genealogy - store customers Rick Roberts, Milton, Ontario>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. 31 NOVA SCOTIA:- P. B. Huddleston, Shelburne, Nova Scotia>>>>>>>>>>>>>28 Dyan Matheson, Oxford, Nova Scotia>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 34 TOTAL CANADIAN SIGNATURES === 114 Very possibly the above numbers speak louder and say it better than I could -- attachments are available -- just contact me at [email protected] Also, Gordon Watts has just sent petition updates for loading. Petitions are downloadable from http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Petition.htm Hopefully the day will soon come when my mailman complains about the TONS of mail I am receiving -- he is already very interested and keeps both petitions available -- but not while working -- Canada Post might not like it! Muriel M. Davidson [email protected] Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Brampton, Ontario -- formerly Liverpool, Nova Scotia --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.330 / Virus Database: 184 - Release Date: 2/28/02

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cook/Burton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SOC.2ACE/107.1.2.1 Message Board Post: Can you give me some dates so that I can compare time periods. In looking at the list of children of Timothy Burton, I do not find a Leslie, but I do have a Lester. Timothy had John, Lester, Charles, Roswell and Angeline Phebe. Perhaps your Burton is one of his grandsons, so dates would help. Sami

To all:- We MUST, at present, follow requests as received -- write to our own MP or Senator -- above all help both Murray Calder and Senator Lorna Milne with many signatures on petitions. Muriel M. Davidson [email protected] http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Petition.htm ----------------------------------------------------- Greetings All. Our past efforts in encouraging all to write letters and email to all MPs and Senators have been tremendously successful, and we thank all that done so. We have had indications that in the offices of many of our elected and appointed representatives, messages regarding support for access to Historic Census Records far outnumber messages received on any other subject. From this we can safely assume that all Members of Parliament and Senators are now most certainly aware of our feelings on this subject. We have also had indications that, with a new Minister of Industry, some things are once again happening behind the scenes. As such it is perhaps time now for a slight change in tactics to allow those working on our behalf the opportunity to see some results from their efforts. We still encourage all to write letters to their own Member of Parliament, to those Senators that represent the area in which they live, and of course the applicable Ministers. We would ask, however, for the time being at least, you restrict your letters to your own representatives, and do not send blanket letters and email to all of them. A few word about your letters and email. We have been advised that in some cases, messages to our representatives have crossed the boundary from encouraging them to support our point of view, to harassment and demands that they do so. This kind of message only serves to get their back up and even if they were inclined to see things our way, they get angry and say "To h*** with them!" I have been copied on some letters, that had they been directed to me, would have caused this reaction from myself. Our purpose in writing is to get our representatives to join in our effort, not to antagonize or annoy them. In that regard we should keep the following in mind: * Be polite and respectful in your comments. * If your purpose in writing is to inform, keep your comments factual. * If your purpose is to request their support -- request it -- don't demand it. * Above all, do not let your message be a personal attack on any individual because they might have a different point of view than you do. I repeat -- be polite and respectful. In this age of electronic communication it is easy to zip off an email and send it to many people at the same time. I confess to being guilty of frequently doing this myself. We have been reminded lately, however, that many of our representatives would put more stock in, and more readily pay attention to, an individual letter from a constituent (particularly a hand written one) than they would to 100 email from non-constituents. With this in mind we suggest for the time being, rather than using email you send personal letters via Canada Post. If mailed in Canada there is no postage required to send a letter or parcel to any Member of Parliament or Senator. If your handwriting is legible (mine isn't) use pen and ink to write it. If your handwriting is not legible by all means use your typewriter or word processor to print it out before mailing - [add signature in handwriting, please - MMD]. If you receive a response that shows a different position than those shown on the MP or Senator Scoreboards, please forward a copy to me so that their position can be brought up to date. Thank you all for your support. Happy Hunting. Gordon A. Watts [email protected] Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC http://globalgenealogy.com/Census en français http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm Permission to forward without notice is granted. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.330 / Virus Database: 184 - Release Date: 2/28/02

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Goodwin Robinson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SOC.2ACE/396.1 Message Board Post: Hello Arthur I have information on two of your surnames (Goodwin and Robinson) on our site at http://www.hayward-logan.com/index.htm Bruce

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Tidd, Kelson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SOC.2ACE/921 Message Board Post: Hello, I am looking for info on the family of Wealthy A, Weltha Anne Tidd-Teed, I have that she is born in Tiverton digby Co abt 1853, and she married Nelson Kelson (where?). Children that I have are as follows William 1871 Maine? Oscar Lewis St.John NB 1883 Everest 1890 Canada Linnie 1891 Can Annie 1896 Can Walter Leonard 1897 St.MArtin St.John NB I see that St.Martin is across from Digby. Wealthy and some children went to MA. If anyone has any suggestions or clues I would apprecite it. Thank you Diane

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Theriault Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SOC.2ACE/920 Message Board Post: Hello, I need some advice on finding the family of Madeleine Theriault, born 1902 in Belliveaus Cove. I am new to Canadian genealogy and it appears that the last census available was 1901. Also it is unclear whether marriage and birth records exist for this period. I read the CanGenweb introduction and list of records. Can anyone help set me on the right path? I'd like to find out about her family and background. Her great granddaughter is named after her and will appreciate the information. Thank you