Hi John, Thank you SO MUCH! My Mom's middle name (which she hates) is Almira, so this Henry and Almira must be the ones she's wondering about. I wonder how I research when/whether Henry was really lost at sea? Thanks again. I'll try to find those references you cited. John Martina --- John & Kathy Thurber <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi John, > I remembered seeing that name, so thought I'd > see what I could find. > Henry Stenderson not in the 1861 census at Freeport. > In 1871, there is a > William Stenderson, age 23, seaman, single, living > with the Augustus Haines > family. In the Freeport Baptist Church records > (about 1882), members - Henry > Stenderson, Almira Stenderson. In the Birth Records > : Ada Bell Stenderson, > b. 16 Aug 1873, to Henry Stenderson and Almira > Plumb, married 1873, at > Freeport. From book " Glimpes of the Past from Long > and Brier Islands " by > Donald Outhouse (1998), this ( from newspaper " > Yarmouth Light ") : Dec. 2, > 1890 - " Miss Nellie Thurber and Mrs. Henry > Stenderson came home on the > 21st. by S. S. Alpha, from Lynn, Mass." In 1861 > Census at Freeport : John > C. Plumb, total family of six, 2 males, 4 females. > In 1871 Census at > Freeport : John Plumb, age 50, b. N.S., Farmer ; > Elizabeth Plumb (wife), age > 51; Almira Plumb, age 22, Millner ; Alice Plumb, age > 20, going to school ; > Whitman Plumb, age 10. Hope this helps, > > John Thurber > -----Original Message----- > From: john martina <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, November 15, 2001 12:05 PM > Subject: [CAN-NS-DIGBY] Stenderson, Henry, of > Freeport, N.S. > > > >I am researching the origins and end of my great > >grandfather, Henry Stenderson, a fisherman who > >immigrated to Freeport in the mid-to-late 1800's. > He > >is the father of my grandfather Harry Stenderson, > born > >in Freeport in 1881 (or '83). Henry was supposedly > >lost at sea. > > > >I am new to this sort of research, and will much > >appreciate any help that anyone is willing to offer > >me. > >Thank you. > > > >John G. Martina > >12 William Avenue > >Larkspur, CA, 94939 > >(415) 927-4749 > >[email protected] > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals > >http://personals.yahoo.com > > > > > >============================== > >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and > enjoy access to the #1 > >Source for Family History Online. Go to: > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy > access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals http://personals.yahoo.com