Charlotte-I don't have the parents of Ellen McKenzie. Myrtle Thanks to Vangie Way for sharing the information:EasternChronicle dated l4 July l898 - "At West River Station, June30, after a long illness borne with christian patience, Ellen McKanzie, beloved wife of Donald Campbell, aged 79 years. She was a kind and affectionate wife and mother . " ----- Original Message ----- From: <can-ns-pictou-request@rootsweb.com> To: <can-ns-pictou@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 4:00 AM Subject: CAN-NS-PICTOU Digest, Vol 5, Issue 74 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re Family of MITCHELL .... Edna Mitchell (nee MacLeod), > Westville (Dave Mitchell) > 2. Urquhart Genealogy (Myrtle Conrad) > 3. Campbell -MacKenzie Genealogy (Myrtle Conrad) > 4. Re: Rev. Waldo Emerson Murray (David A SIMPSON) > 5. Ellen MacKenzie Campbell (Charlotte Wood) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 09:49:04 +0200 > From: "Dave Mitchell" <mitch@pixie.co.za> > Subject: [CAN-NS-PICTOU] Re Family of MITCHELL .... Edna Mitchell (nee > MacLeod), Westville > To: <bdkmosher@eastlink.ca>, "CAN-NS-PICTOU" > <CAN-NS-PICTOU@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <DED5FD0421944B49AE2094893D5B236E@DaveLaptop> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi Desarai > > Regret nothing in my files. > > I'm researching MITCHELL in Cumberland County, who were also at Merigomish > and New Glasgow, in Pictou County -- family of Dr John Mitchell (1803 - > 1877) and Dr William Mitchell (1835 - 1896). > > It seems however that your enquiry relates to a different family. > > Kind regards > > > Dave Mitchell > Cape Town > South Africa > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 05 May 2010 22:31:43 -0300 > From: Brad & Desarai Mosher <bdkmosher@eastlink.ca> > Subject: [CAN-NS-PICTOU] Edna Mitchell (nee MacLeod), Westville > resident obituary, 1970-1975, > To: can-ns-pictou@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <AD64D4823FB645F78D0FFBF6415AAB2A@home300c40d981> > Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII > > Hi All, > > > > Is there any chance anyone might be able to assist me to locate an > obituary > from Pictou County for a resident of Westville? The woman's name was Edna > Mitchell (nee MacLeod), and she would have passed away somewhere between > 1970-1975, likely around 1972 to be more specific. She would have been > younger at the time of her death, perhaps in her forties. She either was, > or > had been, married to a Joseph Mitchell. > > > > -D. Mosher > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 13:34:11 -0300 > From: "Myrtle Conrad" <fraserm.conrad@ns.sympatico.ca> > Subject: [CAN-NS-PICTOU] Urquhart Genealogy > To: <can-ns-obits@rootsweb.com>, <can-ns-pictou@rootsweb.com>, > <can-ns-capebreton-request@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <82910C606C9E4BC7A6429939478C0C74@MyrtlePC> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Would anyone on the list be able to share an obituary for Otis Osgood > Urquhart died Jan .3 ,1950 Sydney NS,His wife was the late Frances > Harriet (Burton)Urquhart .Otis's parents are Alexander &Annie > (Russell)Urquhart residence Stellarton,NS. > Thanks,Myrtle > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 13:46:09 -0300 > From: "Myrtle Conrad" <fraserm.conrad@ns.sympatico.ca> > Subject: [CAN-NS-PICTOU] Campbell -MacKenzie Genealogy > To: <can-ns-pictou@rootsweb.com>, <can-ns-obits@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <0D41988294354EA8950E6AD9D3E44390@MyrtlePC> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Would anyone on the list be able to share an obituary /death announcement > for Donald Campbell 1809-1901 and his wife Ellen (MacKenzie) Campbell abt > 1819-June 30,1898?They resided in Watervale ,Pictou County,NS.I would like > to know where they are interred...The Hill ,Watervale ?West River Station > ? > > Thank you,Myrtle > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 06 May 2010 20:45:34 -0300 > From: David A SIMPSON <dasimpson@eastlink.ca> > Subject: Re: [CAN-NS-PICTOU] Rev. Waldo Emerson Murray > To: can-ns-pictou@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <B810C424-103D-4E5E-8733-297902CFD71D@eastlink.ca> > Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII > > Hello Bill: > I remember running into a similar problem with one of my Merigomish > SIMPSON's , an ordained minister who preached both in Canada and at > various locations in the U.S. and who finally died and was buried in the > States. I just couldn't find much info on him or his family until I > started to wonder whether or not his employer kept any records. In my > case, the Rev. Isaac SIMPSON was a Presbyterian and so I contacted a local > Presbyterian minister with my problem. He, in turn, put me in touch gave > me an address for the Presbyterian Church of Canada who gave me a contact > with their archival unit - based at their divinity school on the > University of Toronto campus. Turns out the church archives kept complete > biographical sketches on all their ministers and I was **freely** given > far more information on Rev. SIMPSON than I had ever thought possible. > Could it be the Lutheran Church in Canada and the United States might be > in a position to help you with regards your Rev. MURRAY?? If my experience > suggests anything, it would certainly seem worth a try. > Best of luck. > > Regards, > David Simpson > > > On 2010-05-02, at 3:56 PM, William Dunbar wrote: > >> >> Hi: Still trying to find out the possible family tie to Rev. Waldo >> Emerson Murray born 26 Nov 1862 in Dedham Mass. Now believe his parents >> were Walter and Jane (Huggan) Murray and think they were from Avondale in >> Pictou County. There are Murray's and Huggan's on Barney's River and >> Merigomish. So far I can't find a Walter Murray in our family that quite >> fits and thought I'd post this in case there are any Huggan researchers >> that might have a clue. Waldo attended Pictou Academy 1882-83 and >> graduated from Thiel College in Pennsylvania in 1890. Mostly he was a >> Lutheran Minister in Rochester, New York but from 1906-1909 was at Mahone >> Bay parish, Nova Scotia. He died 22 Jan 1922 in Verona, New York leaving >> wife Clara (Diralla) and daughter Grace Murray. Thanks for any clues. >> Bill in Montana >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 21:52:33 -0300 > From: "Charlotte Wood" <woody@ns.sympatico.ca> > Subject: [CAN-NS-PICTOU] Ellen MacKenzie Campbell > To: "Pictou Roots" <can-ns-pictou@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <C70F20B023344EB9B5AB7DA75478CECB@CharlotteWooPC> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Do you know who ellen MacKenzie's parents were? I am wondering if she > might be one of my MacKenzie's. Charlotte Wood > > From: "Myrtle Conrad" <fraserm.conrad@ns.sympatico.ca> > To: <can-ns-pictou@rootsweb.com>; <can-ns-obits@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 1:46 PM > Subject: [CAN-NS-PICTOU] Campbell -MacKenzie Genealogy > > >> Would anyone on the list be able to share an obituary /death announcement >> for Donald Campbell 1809-1901 and his wife Ellen (MacKenzie) Campbell >> abt > >> 1819-June 30,1898?They resided in Watervale ,Pictou County,NS.I would >> like > >> to know where they are interred...The Hill ,Watervale ?West River Station >> ? >> >> Thank you,Myrtle > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the CAN-NS-PICTOU list administrator, send an email to > CAN-NS-PICTOU-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the CAN-NS-PICTOU mailing list, send an email to > CAN-NS-PICTOU@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > 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 > email with no additional text. > > > End of CAN-NS-PICTOU Digest, Vol 5, Issue 74 > ******************************************** >