This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: deb511851 Surnames: Sutherland Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.novascotia.pictou/5490/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello, I found a Nova Scotia site several months ago that had cemetery listings, I believe it was in Pictou County. One had my third great grandparents, Alexander Sutherland and Anne (McKay) Sutherland who both died in 1882. I thought I had bookmarked it, but didn't and can't seem to find my way back. Any suggestions as to how I could find them other than wading through the long list of cemeteries individually? 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....in my files I have an Alexander Sutherland (1800-1863) and his wife Ann McKay (1803 - Oct 16 1885)....and they are buried at Blue Mountain Cemetery, Pictou County...is this the couple you're looking for? Marsha ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <CAN-NS-PICTOU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 4:46 AM Subject: [CAN-NS-PICTOU] Nova Scotia burials > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: deb511851 > Surnames: Sutherland > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.novascotia.pictou/5490/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Hello, I found a Nova Scotia site several months ago that had cemetery > listings, I believe it was in Pictou County. One had my third great > grandparents, Alexander Sutherland and Anne (McKay) Sutherland who both > died in 1882. I thought I had bookmarked it, but didn't and can't seem to > find my way back. Any suggestions as to how I could find them other than > wading through the long list of cemeteries individually? > > 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. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAN-NS-PICTOU-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: snellmcgill Surnames: McNutt Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.novascotia.pictou/3838.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have some McNutts in my history. I don't have any George's though. Could we compare? Thanks, Jan 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: bbffrrpp Surnames: Corkill, Corkhill, McNutt, Coffin, Lewis Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.novascotia.pictou/3552.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello, I was just reviewing my posting from 6 yrs. ago and realized I could offer a few more details. Julia's sister, Esther, became Mrs. George COFFIN originally from Nantucket, MA. They had married in Truro and came down to MA to join their older sister who had become Mrs. J. S. LEWIS in Stoneham, MA. According to some sources, George and Esther had 10 children, but only 2 daughters survived to adulthood. I have just recently found a descendant of theirs. John CORKILL married later in life and did not have children. He had married an older woman and then died before she did. They had lived in French River. His younger brother, Robert CORKILL, never married. In his last years he lived in Bellisle, NS, and lived to at least 60. They had arrived in Halifax at Ages 5 and 3. All 5 siblings went to different families in different towns. I also wanted to mention, in case you have not read of it yet, the government in Canada has declared: "2010, the Year of the British Home Child." And the millions of descendants are trying to find ways to "spread the word." "Over 100,000" unwanted children arrived in Canada between 1860's and 1930's. My great-grandmother, Mary CORKILL, married another "home child," "Stanley" LEWIS, in Truro in 1879. They came down to Massachusetts in 1881 and raised 13 children here. I have found 6 descendants of the family and sent out a report on the family 2 weeks ago. Next week I want to type up a report on the 6 CORKILL siblings, including their ancestors. The oldest brother had gone directly to Vancouver in 1873, and I found a descendant of his. By the way, I found out about the GeneJane web site 6-7 yrs. ago, and learned about Charles and Julia's family from that. But, I recently found out that one must now "subscribe" to GeneJane's web site, so it is no longer "free." If any descendant of Charles and Julia McNUTT would like information, please let me know. Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) (reports on Mary show both spellings: CORKILL and CORKHILL) 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: pthomas711 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.novascotia.pictou/3552.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: If you're trying to trace Mc Nutt clan -Check the archives in Truro for the book by Jane Wile The Mc Nutt Family. It does comfirn that Christina is the daughter of Duncun From Cape George Antigonish Co 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: pthomas711 Surnames: Elliot ? Kihg Classification: lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.novascotia.pictou/3838.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: re mary Elliot' I am researching my grandfather George M Mc Nutt who was raised by Mary King ( Elliot ) 1901 census show her birth date as 1863, therefore this isn't who you are looking for . But I did go back further and found her parents Thomas birth 1831 and wife Catherine birth 1829. 7 children 'annie born in 1856. these are not the dates you are looking for however I do feel they are related -maybe THOMAS and your Annie are brother and sister. As for location ,the Elliot's I located are at Hardwood Hill 5 minutes from where I presently live - use to be called Rodger's Hill Road ,now Stewart Road- which is 10 minutes south of Pictou .Westville is 20 minutes west of Pictou,with Four Mile Brook is southwest ,not far from Roder's Hill Rd . Drummond Mine was located in the town of Westville NS .The above reference is found in 1871 census under Hardwood Hill.Please respond to my E-mail address pthomas711@hotmail.com - I may never find this site again Ha-Ha '.Thanks 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: Aldene51 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.novascotia.pictou/5488.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Jean: My people are from Nova Scotia. Here is how it goes James McWhirter is my gggrandfather his daughter daughter Mary is my ggrandmother who married Joseph Patterson son of William Patterson and Elizabeth ? Joseph is my ggrandfather and his father is my gggrandfather and Joseph daughter Aldana is my grandmother,She married my grandfather John Hourihan and they had fourteen children.Any information on the McWhirter or Patterson families greatly appreciated as I am researching them.Thank You.I live in New Brunswick.E-mail me at aldenehourihan@rogers.com will share info. 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: jeanrosem Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.novascotia.pictou/5488.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hey you must be on the wrong board. Your people, the McWhirters and Pattersons/Pattesons were from VA and NC, not Nova Scotia! Jean 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.

> > > My grandfather, John A. Weatherbee spent most of his working life in Montreal, and while there his wife (Lillian May MacDonald) and daughter (Frances Muriel Weatherbee) died. They were buried in the Cote de Neiges Cemetery in Montreal. > > > > On his retirement in 1950, John A. returned to Pictou County, and my late mother (Dorothy Anderson of Green Hill) always said that her father had the remains of his wife and daughter moved to the Auburn Cemetery. There is also an amazing site for Cote de Neiges cemetery in Montreal that actually gives a surname search option as well as Goggle Map closeup. http://www.notredamedesneigescemetery.ca/en/research/locate.htm I searched for surname Weatherbee and received no matches which "might" suggest Dorothy's story as accurate ?? Just for info. Joan in Kentville

I am seeking information on how to determine if two of my ancestors are actually buried in the Auburn Cemetery in Westville. My grandfather, John A. Weatherbee spent most of his working life in Montreal, and while there his wife (Lillian May MacDonald) and daughter (Frances Muriel Weatherbee) died. They were buried in the Cote de Neiges Cemetery in Montreal. On his retirement in 1950, John A. returned to Pictou County, and my late mother (Dorothy Anderson of Green Hill) always said that her father had the remains of his wife and daughter moved to the Auburn Cemetery. However, John A`s surviving daughter does not recall any exhumation. Unfortunately, she is now in her 90`s, and of poor memory. Does anyone know if there are actual burial records for the Auburn Cemetery? The two people in question are on the grave marker, but that does not guarantee they are indeed there. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. I am in the area several times each year, and if pointed in the right direction I can do the research myself. Ralph Stopps Westcock, NB

I know Eagles Funeral home in Westville has an almost complete record for Auburn cemetery. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ralph G. Stopps" <etopprag@nbnet.nb.ca> To: <CAN-NS-PICTOU@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 9:15 PM Subject: [CAN-NS-PICTOU] Auburn Cemetery - burial records? >I am seeking information on how to determine if two of my ancestors are >actually buried in the Auburn Cemetery in Westville. > > > > My grandfather, John A. Weatherbee spent most of his working life in > Montreal, and while there his wife (Lillian May MacDonald) and daughter > (Frances Muriel Weatherbee) died. They were buried in the Cote de Neiges > Cemetery in Montreal. > > > > On his retirement in 1950, John A. returned to Pictou County, and my late > mother (Dorothy Anderson of Green Hill) always said that her father had > the remains of his wife and daughter moved to the Auburn Cemetery. > However, John A`s surviving daughter does not recall any exhumation. > Unfortunately, she is now in her 90`s, and of poor memory. > > > > Does anyone know if there are actual burial records for the Auburn > Cemetery? The two people in question are on the grave marker, but that > does not guarantee they are indeed there. > > > > Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. I am in the area several > times each year, and if pointed in the right direction I can do the > research myself. > > > > Ralph Stopps > Westcock, NB > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAN-NS-PICTOU-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: sbontege Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.novascotia.pictou/3309.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: what would you like to know? 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: MIKEPOTASKI Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.novascotia.pictou/5489.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks Jean! 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: Jean_Langille Surnames: Flemming/Taylor Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.novascotia.pictou/5489.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Page #24 Entry # 103 Year: 1868 Marriage date: 12 September; by License Place married: Glenelg Presbyterian Church Groom: David Flemming, age:23; Mar.stat.Bachelor Occupation:(can't make out) Place of Residence:Goldenville Place of Birth: New York Parents:David Flemming& Anne Riley Bride: Elizabeth Taylor Place of Birth: -- Mar. stat.:Spinster Place of Residence: Goldenville Place of Birth: -- Parents:Sam Taylor & Sarah Willison Father's Occupation: Miner Clergy: Rev.C.B Pitblado Witnesses: Sam Miller Amelia Miller Hope this is the information you are looking for? Jean Langille 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: MIKEPOTASKI Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.novascotia.pictou/5489/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for information about James Flem(m)ing and his wife Elizabeth Taylor who lived in Pictou during the mid to late 1800s. They had at least one daughter, Sarah, who married an u/i Gibson TIA 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- Need help identifying a distinctive 6-road intersection somewhere in NS- 6 roads converging in a small village- black & white, aerial shot- any help appreciated - will forward - thanks Thompson on PEI

*apologies for the cross-post* Hello listers, I'm wondering if any of you know anything about this William McDonald. This is what I know thus far. Father is Angus McDonald b. ca. 1808 mother unknown Sisters: Sarah b. 1843 Mary b. 1849 William married a woman named Ann b. 1850 (maiden name unknown) between 1871 and 1881 Had children: Angus McDonald b. 1885 Catherine McDonald b. 1886 Hugh McDonald b. 1890 C Donald McDonald b. 1892 I see them on the 1871 Census in district 200 on the Gulf Shore: Angus - widowed 63 yrs old Sarah - 27 William - 25 Mary - 22 Then in 1881 in district 20 on the Gulf Shore (Angus is not in the household so I am assuming he is deceased): William 36 married Annie 31 married Sarah 40 Mary 31 In 1891in Abercrombie Pictou (I'm not 100% if this is them or not, no sign of his sister Mary): William 49 Anne 42 Angus 6 Catherine 5 Hugh 1 Sarah 51 Then in 1901, back to the Gulf Shore and living in Bailey's Brook: William 60 Anne 52 Angus 16 Catherine 14 Hugh 11 C Donald 9 (not sure what happened to Sarah McDonald, but there is a Sarah living with cousins Alexander and John McEachern in Barney's River at this time, that could be her) And again in 1911 in Bailey's Brook: William A McDonald 69 Annie McDonald 60 Catherine McDonald 25 Hugh McDonald 21 Donald McDonald 19 Sorry this is so long, would love to know if anyone knows this family and could confirm that I am on the right path. Thanks all! - Cara

Wondering if anyone is researching Pottinger/ Potanger in Pictou or Pictou Co area- I have a copy of an old letter- 1823- that may be of interest- and am trying to figure out the connection to my Thomsons from Ponds, Pictou Co, originally from the "Queen of the Isles," Westray in Orkney. (one son of my emigrating ancestors Thomas & wife Elizabeth Burger, was David Pottinger Thomson) Also have copy of apprenticeship indenture of 1812 for John or James Muirhead orig from Dumfriesshire (?) who was apprenticed as a blacksmith by my 4x grgrf Thomas Thomson of Gulf Shore (Ponds). Muirhead may have wound up a prominent citizen in Summerside years later- not sure if he's the one mentioned in Alan Rankin's history of Summerside although it is mentioned there Muirhead was from "Merigomish". Of interest to me at least the apprenticeship was for " the term of three years and three months", and that any day missed for any reason "by day or night...under the penalty of serving two days for each days absence ." Should either party fail to meet the obligations of the agreement 20 pounds was to be paid to the other, quit a bit of cash in those days. Also mentioned in the indenture paper are John Ferguson and David Murray , Yoeman (sic) of Merigomish. cheers Thompson in PEI

from The Eastern Chronicle 1924 : MERIGOMISH Part 2 "Recollections of Earlier Days: " A mischievous youth, whose spititual welfare deeply concerned the good relatives, had his finger passed through the flame of the candle in order to more fully impress on his mind what was in store for him in the next world if he didn't mend his ways. Some time later, bidding a silent good-bye to Merigomish, he arrived footsore and almost penniless in Pictou where he boarded a schooner bound for Boston. On the way the ship got becalmed and he could not resisit the temptation to throw a dipperful of cold water on the naked breast of a sailor who was snoozing on deck- just to see results. The results came with surprising suddenness. The sailor got up in arage and promptly threw him overboard. THis boy's photo and biography as an author, and that of Holland the designer of the first practical American submarine, were given equal prominence in the same issue of an American magazine some years later. The principal newspaper at that time , as at present, was The Eastern Chronicle. The Halifax Citizen and the Presbyterian Witness had one or two subscribers each. The Eastern Chrinicle had two distributing offices-one at the regular post office kept by Edward Finlayson and the other at the store of R S Copeland. California was the great objective point of the young men and as soon as grown up many of them left for that distant state to seek their fortunes. A number of "forty-niners" who had previously returned from the gold diggings and settled down, infused new life and good citizenship into Church and State. The "old swimmin' hole" previously referred to beneath the highway bridge was anywhere from 20 to 25 feet deep, and in summer time was inhabited practically night and day. The test of full-fledged boyhood was that of being able to dive to the bottom and return with a fistful of mud. Strange to say, no one ever failed to return. Of the many frequenters of this public bathing place and public nuisance to the Magistrates, a few may still be located. One was not not long since heard of as an official of the NY, NH, & H. Ry (note: New York, New Haven and Hartford Railway) and he runs the train out of Fresno, Cal. One "reached" the schoolmaster's ribs as he passed through the school house, stopped when he arrived at Oregon and never returned. Another dared the perils of Death Valley and returned safely to his farm, passing away only a few days ago, the last of the name, a name that had been familar to Merigomish for more than a 100 years (McEwen) . A Sask. farmer, a buyer for a dept. store in San Francisco, a retired building contractor of the same place, and the manager, for many years, of a hardware store in a city in Mass., account for four others. Five more are residents of the neighbouring towns, three of whom are managing their own lines of business, having snug bank balances, and no time to spare for the use of either liquor or tobacco." -30- (end of article ) cheers Thompson in PEI

from The Eastern Chronicle 1924 : MERIGOMISH "Recollections of Earlier Days: In the early days of Merigomish liquor was sold just as freely as were tea in (sic) sugar in later years. The entries in an old ledger show that seldom was a purchase of household necessities made in which rum was not included. Even the minister, the Rev Mr Patrick, was charged up with the minimum sale, a pint of rum. But as noted in Dr Patterson's history, ' pure West India rum then drunk did not produce such injurious consequences as the liquor now in use'. Green hide mocassins, apparently , were also in great demand. Chopping axes were sold at about the same price as at present: $2 each. About this time there appears to have been quite an exodus from Merigomish as many of the names appearing in the old ledger have been foreign to that locality for fifty years or more. The many old cellars that dotted the fields seem to bear this out. It was claimed , however, by some of the older residents that these were but the marks of what was the French settlement from which French River derives its name. Shipbuilding was then carried on at Finlayson's Brook and not at the mouth of French River until some time later. One of the spring time sights was a large band of Indians trekking westward from the back woods of Bailey's Brook to Pine Tree. They carried all their belongings on their backs, birch bark pots and papooses, with which to build their camps, and at this time they retained much of the fierce expression of their full-blooded ancestors, so that the smaller boys got to a safe point of vantage and gave them a clear right of way as they passed through the settlement. The Free Masons took their annual drive occasionally through this beautiful section of the country. In the first carriage was the flag, and the occupants of each were roundly cheered by the apprentice boys and others as they passed along, which they in turn , duly acknowledged. The people were deeply religious. On entering a home on Sunday, one would invariably find the Bible as the open book. Barn work and chores were generally reduced to a minimum. As an instance of the feeling in regard to the due observance of the Sabbath, the writer has seen a lady give her favourite boy relative the finest whipping he ever got in his life because he had committed the awful sin of having picked and eaten a handful of wild strawberries on the Sabbath day." end part one. Will send along rest of article another time. cheers Thompson in PEI