Sheila . Just , on the off-chance .. about your ROBBINS-ROBINS ... Have a lot of good information on these Families . BUT .. only from MEDONTE, TINY and TAY. NO KNOWN CONNECTION WITH SIMILAR FAMILIES FROM SOUTH SIMCOE, or (old) ONTARIO COUNTY. Contact me, if of interest.. will share. Paul Robins Sheila Davidson, Orangeville, Ontario Researching: Proctor, Cole, Williams, Fish, Baxter, Sirr, Robbins, Rawn, Markle, Wilson, Culbert, Davidson, McDonald, Norton, Courtney, Hambly, Hubbard, Brown, Greenaway and all pioneer families of Dufferin County & area. Volunteer of Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at http://www.raogk.org/ Volunteer of Dufferin County GenWeb, Free Look-ups at http://www.rootsweb.com/~onduffer/dufferin.html Volunteer of Ontario Cemeteries Resources, for Dufferin County at http://www.wightman.ca/~dkaufman/

Your wonderfull Lynn!!! My e-mail is Wingrove@mnsi.net I am in Kent County. If you ever need any look-ups down here just let me know Thanks again Ron -----Original Message----- From: can-ont-simcoe-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:can-ont-simcoe-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Lynne Kemp Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 1:45 PM To: can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Land Records index of 7th Concession,Vespra Township Hi Ron: I got to the library yesterday afternoon and copied all the 7th concession information from the Land Records index. Also, I copied references to any John Dunn as not to miss anything. I have copies of both that I could scan and send to your personal e-mail address if you like. Hope this will be of interest to you. I see that John Dunn, who petitioned for land, was living outside of Simcoe County at the time. Regards, Lynne. > Message: 6> Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:13:59 -0500> From: "Ron Wingrove" <wingrove@mnsi.net>> Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] John Munro> To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com>> Message-ID: <NGEALMHHONLADCLICDIMAELEHFAA.wingrove@mnsi.net>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"> > Hi Lynn> > My Dunn family lived on the 7th concession in Vespra township. I would love> to see the military grant records that you have.> > Ron Wingrove _________________________________________________________________ Introducing the City @ Live! Take a tour! http://getyourliveid.ca/?icid=LIVEIDENCA006 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-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: ijlusty Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.ontario.simcoe/2570.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: From: ancestry.ca Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924 about Annie Graham Name: Annie Graham [Annie Latta] [Annie Hockley] Birth Place: Bellville, Ont Age: 55 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868 Father Name: Archibald Latta Mother Name: Elizabeth Wilson Spouse Name: Thomas Hockley Spouse's Age: 55 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868 Spouse Birth Place: Twp of Uxbridge Spouse Father Name: Ebenezer Hockley Spouse Mother Name: Annie Young Marriage Date: 12 Sep 1923 Marriage Place: Simcoe Marriage County: Simcoe Registration district: Crey Family History Library Microfilm: VRMCAN1923_102582 Registration #020016 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: arnell63 Surnames: Hockley, Graham Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.canada.ontario.simcoe/2570/mb.ashx Message Board Post: hi Im looking for Annie (Latta) Graham ,Hackley she was my G Grandmother died in Collingwood Ontario Canada Hospital between 1935 & 37 . We beleive she was married to Thomas Hockley in 1923 after my G Grandfather John Graham died. I am trying to find anything I can on were she might be duried and when she did. 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.

Hello Ron: I have used Pages of the Past extensively and it does take some getting used to. I would suggest that you take a few minutes to use the free one for 1945 to try all the tabs etc to get a feel for how it works. You are paying for a prescribed period and if you are losing that because you can't get it working right, then be sure to email them. I did that a couple of years ago and they gave me some extra time on my subscription. It is often difficult to find the yellow highlighted name, but once you increase the page size it is easier to find. Some names though can be tricky as you'll get many similar results, ie: surname Berry - or Wall - or Hunter, etc When searching try to click the tabs for Social Notices to get the b.m.d.'s and also who poured tea at what function and who wore what at a wedding. Good luck. Doreen ================= > From: wingrove@mnsi.net > To: can-ont-simcoe-l@rootsweb.com > Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 17:38:55 -0500 > Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Toronto Star Pages of the Past > > I just subscribed to this feature offered by The Star. So far I haven’t been > able to do any searches. > > Has anyone had any experiences with, “Pages of the Past”. > > Ron Wingrove > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Read what Santa`s been up to! For all the latest, Visit on the North Pole visit asksantaclaus.spaces.live.com! http://asksantaclaus.spaces.live.com/

Hi Ron, I have paid for subscriptions to Pages of the Past for two separate weeks while working on projects and I'm pretty sure the access was immediate. I did have problems on a few occasions with the search engine not working, or being slow, but it eventually corrected itself. However, emails I sent regarding these problems were never answered, so it is not likely that you'll get any help from them. Sheila Davidson, Orangeville, Ontario Researching: Proctor, Cole, Williams, Fish, Baxter, Sirr, Robbins, Rawn, Markle, Wilson, Culbert, Davidson, McDonald, Norton, Courtney, Hambly, Hubbard, Brown, Greenaway and all pioneer families of Dufferin County & area. Volunteer of Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at http://www.raogk.org/ Volunteer of Dufferin County GenWeb, Free Look-ups at http://www.rootsweb.com/~onduffer/dufferin.html Volunteer of Ontario Cemeteries Resources, for Dufferin County at http://www.wightman.ca/~dkaufman/ -----Original Message----- From: can-ont-simcoe-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:can-ont-simcoe-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ron Wingrove Sent: December 2, 2007 5:39 PM To: can-ont-simcoe-l@rootsweb.com Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Toronto Star Pages of the Past I just subscribed to this feature offered by The Star. So far I haven't been able to do any searches. Has anyone had any experiences with, "Pages of the Past". Ron Wingrove ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Ron I access Pages of the Past through my library website. Heather -----Original Message----- From: can-ont-simcoe-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:can-ont-simcoe-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ron Wingrove Sent: December 2, 2007 5:39 PM To: can-ont-simcoe-l@rootsweb.com Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Toronto Star Pages of the Past I just subscribed to this feature offered by The Star. So far I haven't been able to do any searches. Has anyone had any experiences with, "Pages of the Past". Ron Wingrove ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I just subscribed to this feature offered by The Star. So far I haven’t been able to do any searches. Has anyone had any experiences with, “Pages of the Past”. Ron Wingrove

My apologies if this message gets posted twice. When sent Friday from my hotel in Ottawa it seems that it did not go through. GAW Greetings All. FYI. The latest issue of 'Gordon Watts Reports' is now online at http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/gazgw/gazgw-0104.htm Topics include: * Time for a Canada-wide Genealogy Association? * Revised hours of service at Library and Archives Canada (LAC) * Grave marker photos on line * Welcome to small and special Gordon A. Watts gordon_watts@telus.net Co-chair, Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC Permission to forward without notice is granted

Would there be any chance that anyone out there would possibly have info or pictures of the MCLAUGHLIN'S or BARR'S from the Medonte Township area. I have a couple of my dad's school photo's (1937), I believe the picture was of Medonte S.S. # 4. I am hoping to find a school picture of my mother Wilda Barr. She would have gone to school in Medonte Township area as well. Any help with this would be so very much appreciated. Thanks Teresa (McLaughlin )Jones

SIMCOE COUNTY BRANCH, ONTARIO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY P.O. Box 892, Barrie, Ontario L4M 4Y6 Phone (705) 435-3071 E-mail: chair@simcoebogs.com Website: www.simcoebogs.com We are now officially into winter with all the snow that is flying lately. This is our last meeting of 2007 and it will take place on Saturday, December 1st, at 2 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at 79 Ferris Lane (east of Bayfield Street, south of Cundles Road) in Barrie. This is our Annual General Meeting along with Show and Tell from our audience. We welcome the sharing of a favourite genealogy story or a new resource that you have come across. During the meeting, door prizes will be given out. After the meeting, there will be cold drinks and Christmas goodies as we gather and wish each other the best of the season. Preview for 2008 for Simcoe County branch January 5th – Ellen Millar from the Simcoe County Archives February 2nd – Keith Butler from Extreme Imaging – restoring old photographs March 1st – Jane MacNamara – Manorial Records April 12th – Rick Roberts from Global Genealogy – Canadian Military Records We have been advised that OGS is now set up for online membership renewal. Remember to indicate the branches to which you wish to belong. If you wish to renew your membership in this way, please go to www.ogs.on.ca/membership.php Please NOTE the new email address in the letterhead above if you have any questions or comments. The January Toronto branch meeting will feature Halvor Moorshead, the editor of “Internet Genealogy”. For futher information, see their website at www.torontofamilyhistory.org “Service is the lifeblood of any organization. Everything flows from it, and is nourished by it. Customer service is not a department, it is an attitude.” I wish you a safe and happy holiday season and the best of all things in 2008. Linda Mitchell Chair, Simcoe Branch of OGS

My gr grandmother was Margaret "Jean" Simpson who was born 1855 in Edinborough Scotland. She came to Canada with her brother, Robert, and Mother in 1866. Margaret 'Jean' married Edward Cosford Garbutt. They farmed at Glenallen. Do you have a connection to this family? Judy -----Original Message----- From: can-ont-simcoe-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:can-ont-simcoe-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Lynne Kemp Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 11:35 AM To: can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Simpson Family Hi Paul: I found these Methodist records for Simpson that I thought you might find of interest. Robert of Barrie and Frederick of Oro were two of the men who I thought might be possible brothers of Ezra (and sons of William and Ann). This eliminates Thomas, born 1844 as your Thomas. I found their burials in the Barrie Union Cemetery records. Robert 1817 - 1891 was born in Salton, Yorkshire, England. His first wife was Sarah Ann 1816 - 1874 and his second wife was Margaret who died in 1891 at the age of 45 years. Robert's son, Thomas was born in 1844 and died in 1900 and was single. Baptismal records: 1 392 Simcoe Barrie, town Eli Simpson Robert Sarah Innisfil Innisfil 1843-05-06 1843-05-21 Barrie Brownell, Rev. S. 1 394 Simcoe Innisfil Twp. Thomas Simpson Robert Sarah A. Innisfil Innisfil 1844-09-16 1848-01-04 Innisfil Lever, Rev. John This is the same family on the 1881 census as Robert, age 44 on the 1861 census in Barrie with a new wife. Robert SIMPSON M Male English 64 England Brewer Church of England Margaret SIMPSON M Female Scottish 35 Scotland Church of England Thomas W. SIMPSON Male English 36 Ontario Brewer Church of England George R. SIMPSON Male English 2 Ontario Church of England Mary ELLIS M Female English 23 England Servant Church of England Source Information: Census Place Barrie, Simcoe North, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375887 NA Film Number C-13251 District 139 Sub-district F Division 2 Page Number 56 Household Number 266 Hope this adds to your records. Sometimes eliminating possibilities is the only way to get to the information you need. Lynne. From: robins0379@rogers.comTo: can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.comCC: software@yellowknife.com; dent_48@hotmail.comSubject: RE: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Simpson FamilyDate: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:26:53 -0500 Patricia, and Lynne ……… Thanks for the input ! The thought of illegitimacy crossed my mind, and I put it forward as a distinct possibility. It seems strange , that a young man getting married, would not know his fathers first name !!! Another possibility is that the Church, where they were married, did not want a record on their books, of a (base-born child – as the English described it) being given sacraments in their faith. Thomas Simpson gives his birth date as August 22, 1854, on the 1901 Census. He should be shown as 6 years old on the 1861 census .. which makes him too young for either of the two possibilities that turn up in Flos Township Census of 1861 .. working with Mother SARAH and son Thomas. Birth certificates in ONTARIO, as recently as 1940, bore the words ILLEGITIMATE , if such was the case. I know of one fellow who only found out , of his status, WHEN HE APPLIED FOR A BIRTH CERTIFICATE UPON JOINING THE ARMY …. Probably to prove his age. He received it as a hard blow, not knowing the truth up until that point. We have a case, within our family tree, of two children, dying as teenagers, buried with their parents, but the parents are referred to on the tombstone with the parents MIDDLE NAMES. We were a long time sorting this one out .. until it was discovered that the parents were not legally married, until several years after the children’s births. The later born children were buried under the parents FIRST NAMES. The CHURCH OF ENGLAND COMMUNITY, of which the family was part, probably assumed that the older children were a niece and nephew !!!!! But, I digress ……… thank Goodness that enlightenment has come to this Corner of Simcoe County ! Paul Robins -----Original Message-----From: can-ont-simcoe-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:can-ont-simcoe-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of software@yellowknife.comSent: November-26-07 4:45 AMTo: can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.comSubject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Simpson Family Lynne Kemp wrote: > ... Do you know who Thomas' (who married Sarah > Archibald in King in 1873) father is? It just > gives his mother, Sarah's, name on their > marriage registration. ... Just weighing in here, but I've noticed that generally when only the mother's name is given on a vital statistics registration, that the father is "unknown." Although he evidently knew the mother, she bore the child illegitimately, and the father chose not to acknowledge it. That may not be the case in this instance, but it's a possibility that should be considered. Patricia (in Yellowknife) _________________________________________________________________ Send a smile, make someone laugh, have some fun! Start now! http://www.freemessengeremoticons.ca/?icid=EMENCA122 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-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: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.8/1154 - Release Date: 11/27/2007 11:40 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. 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I am looking at her marriage registration to William Smith right now on Ancestry.ca! Deb _____ From: c sands [mailto:vonia68@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 6:59 PM To: deborahwilbur@rogers.com; can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] The name NETTIE jumps out !!!!!!!! My great grandmother's name was Aranetta (Nettie and sometimes Etta) Stephens. Deborah Wilbur <deborahwilbur@rogers.com> wrote: Hi Paul, According to a google search - Nettie can be a diminutive of Annette, Antoinette, Jeannette, Janet and Henrietta. Debbie Wilbur -----Original Message----- From: can-ont-simcoe-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:can-ont-simcoe-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Paul and Ruth Robins Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 5:52 PM To: can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] The name NETTIE jumps out !!!!!!!! John Shadrach's brother. I have John Shadrach Stephens married to Annie McKay, 2 May 1871, I have only one son listed, Frederick b. 1874 m. Nettie Taylor in 190- thanks for the rest. Thank you for sharing. Carolyn I have NO CONNECTION to any of the above . BUT .. The name NETTIE jumps off the page at me. My question is: Is NETTIE a diminutive of a given name, or is it a given name itself. A young girl was taken into my Great Grandfather, JOSEPH BROWNs household, in Coldwater, Ontario, at some point in the 1880s. She appears as about 12, or so, in one photo. I have an 1892 photo of her, as my Grandmothers bridesmaid, where she is in her early 20s. All we know her as is NETTIE MADDEN. Checking the censi, 1881, and on, I have established a couple of possibles .. Cousins of Grandmothers.. One is too old .. BORN 1860+ .. The other appears as LETTIE, which I think is probably a mis-transcription. Her signature on Grandmothers marriage certificate is NETTIE MADDEN. The Maddens, in our family connection, come out of PEEL COUNTY, Grimsby area, and THORNBURY, Grey County. Thanks, for the opportunity to ask ! Paul Robins I Love those old Biblical Names .. so much easier to trace than Bill, Charlie, and Joe .. Remember SHADRACH, MESCHAK, and ABENDIGO . which, as kids in school, we corrupted to SHADRACK, ME-SHACK, and TO-BED-WE-GO !!!!!!!! ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _____ Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make Yahoo! <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51443/*http:/www.yahoo.com/r/hs> your homepage.

Hi Paul, According to a google search - Nettie can be a diminutive of Annette, Antoinette, Jeannette, Janet and Henrietta. Debbie Wilbur -----Original Message----- From: can-ont-simcoe-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:can-ont-simcoe-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Paul and Ruth Robins Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 5:52 PM To: can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] The name NETTIE jumps out !!!!!!!! John Shadrach's brother. I have John Shadrach Stephens married to Annie McKay, 2 May 1871, I have only one son listed, Frederick b. 1874 m. Nettie Taylor in 190- thanks for the rest. Thank you for sharing. Carolyn I have NO CONNECTION to any of the above . BUT .. The name NETTIE jumps off the page at me. My question is: Is NETTIE a diminutive of a given name, or is it a given name itself. A young girl was taken into my Great Grandfather, JOSEPH BROWNs household, in Coldwater, Ontario, at some point in the 1880s. She appears as about 12, or so, in one photo. I have an 1892 photo of her, as my Grandmothers bridesmaid, where she is in her early 20s. All we know her as is NETTIE MADDEN. Checking the censi, 1881, and on, I have established a couple of possibles .. Cousins of Grandmothers.. One is too old .. BORN 1860+ .. The other appears as LETTIE, which I think is probably a mis-transcription. Her signature on Grandmothers marriage certificate is NETTIE MADDEN. The Maddens, in our family connection, come out of PEEL COUNTY, Grimsby area, and THORNBURY, Grey County. Thanks, for the opportunity to ask ! Paul Robins I Love those old Biblical Names .. so much easier to trace than Bill, Charlie, and Joe .. Remember SHADRACH, MESCHAK, and ABENDIGO . which, as kids in school, we corrupted to SHADRACK, ME-SHACK, and TO-BED-WE-GO !!!!!!!! ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

John Shadrach's brother. I have John Shadrach Stephens married to Annie McKay, 2 May 1871, I have only one son listed, Frederick b. 1874 m. Nettie Taylor in 190- thanks for the rest. Thank you for sharing. Carolyn I have NO CONNECTION to any of the above . BUT .. The name NETTIE jumps off the page at me. My question is: Is NETTIE a diminutive of a given name, or is it a given name itself. A young girl was taken into my Great Grandfather, JOSEPH BROWNs household, in Coldwater, Ontario, at some point in the 1880s. She appears as about 12, or so, in one photo. I have an 1892 photo of her, as my Grandmothers bridesmaid, where she is in her early 20s. All we know her as is NETTIE MADDEN. Checking the censi, 1881, and on, I have established a couple of possibles .. Cousins of Grandmothers.. One is too old .. BORN 1860+ .. The other appears as LETTIE, which I think is probably a mis-transcription. Her signature on Grandmothers marriage certificate is NETTIE MADDEN. The Maddens, in our family connection, come out of PEEL COUNTY, Grimsby area, and THORNBURY, Grey County. Thanks, for the opportunity to ask ! Paul Robins I Love those old Biblical Names .. so much easier to trace than Bill, Charlie, and Joe .. Remember SHADRACH, MESCHAK, and ABENDIGO . which, as kids in school, we corrupted to SHADRACK, ME-SHACK, and TO-BED-WE-GO !!!!!!!!

Hi Ardis: I will send the death registrations to your personal e-mail address as attachments. It isn't necessary to make a donation but if you would like to do so, Mary Lou Miller and Mary Lou Raftery (from the Simcoe List) left donations with me, after their visit this year, to give to the genealogy department (Carole Stuart is the new genealogist) at the Collingwood Library in memory of Jopie Loughead. They requested that a memorial fund be set-up for her. Hopefully, I will get to the library this weekend to check the index for your possible military grant in Vespra for John Munro. It is possible to do both name and location checks so I will look for him both ways. Regards, Lynne. >> Message: 7> Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:11:10 -0700> From: Ardis Kamra <akamra@shaw.ca>> > Hi Lynn:> > Yes, please. I would most appreciate copies of Robert John and Harriet's > death registrations.> > Thank you for those and all your help.> > Would you like me to send the donation to the Collingwood Library or > somewhere else.> > Ardis _________________________________________________________________ Send a smile, make someone laugh, have some fun! Start now! http://www.freemessengeremoticons.ca/?icid=EMENCA122

Hi Ron: I didn't write down the details from the index for all the families on the 7th concession but just the ones I have a connection to. I have a connection to Margaret Dunn through marriage to Robert Ennis/Innis. I believe the family you may be interested in would be the John Dunn family. Is that correct? If so, I did note that one of the military grants on the 7th concession was to John Dunn. If you would like the details from the index, I will copy them when I check the records for Ardis. I did, however, write down a few details when I checked assessment rolls at the Simcoe Archives. In 1859, John Dunn, age 55, was on Concession 7, Lot 18. In 1860, Thomas Dunn, age 24, was on Concession 7, Lot 17 and I think it said 40 acres but it was hard to read. Regards, Lynne Kemp. > My Dunn family lived on the 7th concession in Vespra township. I would love> to see the military grant records that you have.> > Ron Wingrove> _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself with free Messenger emoticons. Get them today! http://www.freemessengeremoticons.ca/?icid=EMENCA122

My great grandmother's name was Aranetta (Nettie and sometimes Etta) Stephens. Deborah Wilbur <deborahwilbur@rogers.com> wrote: Hi Paul, According to a google search - Nettie can be a diminutive of Annette, Antoinette, Jeannette, Janet and Henrietta. Debbie Wilbur -----Original Message----- From: can-ont-simcoe-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:can-ont-simcoe-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Paul and Ruth Robins Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 5:52 PM To: can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] The name NETTIE jumps out !!!!!!!! John Shadrach's brother. I have John Shadrach Stephens married to Annie McKay, 2 May 1871, I have only one son listed, Frederick b. 1874 m. Nettie Taylor in 190- thanks for the rest. Thank you for sharing. Carolyn I have NO CONNECTION to any of the above . BUT .. The name NETTIE jumps off the page at me. My question is: Is NETTIE a diminutive of a given name, or is it a given name itself. A young girl was taken into my Great Grandfather, JOSEPH BROWNs household, in Coldwater, Ontario, at some point in the 1880s. She appears as about 12, or so, in one photo. I have an 1892 photo of her, as my Grandmothers bridesmaid, where she is in her early 20s. All we know her as is NETTIE MADDEN. Checking the censi, 1881, and on, I have established a couple of possibles .. Cousins of Grandmothers.. One is too old .. BORN 1860+ .. The other appears as LETTIE, which I think is probably a mis-transcription. Her signature on Grandmothers marriage certificate is NETTIE MADDEN. The Maddens, in our family connection, come out of PEEL COUNTY, Grimsby area, and THORNBURY, Grey County. Thanks, for the opportunity to ask ! Paul Robins I Love those old Biblical Names .. so much easier to trace than Bill, Charlie, and Joe .. Remember SHADRACH, MESCHAK, and ABENDIGO . which, as kids in school, we corrupted to SHADRACK, ME-SHACK, and TO-BED-WE-GO !!!!!!!! ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make Yahoo! your homepage.

Hi Darlene, They do, but we just don't know how yet. Contact me off list and we can discuss this further. Pam > >

I have all the Family background of Elie Dault & Zoe Dubeau who had their Family at Lafontaine. I don't know if these tie in or not. Darlene T. Holling **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001)