Kathy, From the little reading I have done in the last few days (who has had time?), there were a number of men with the surname McDonnell in the Red River - Miles among them. Probably a family. Most seem to have had a connection to the HBC. The author of the section of the book (Pioneer Papers) in which Michael MacDonnell is mentioned as the gentleman buried in St. Ann's and "the private secretary to Lord Selkirk" made a serious error in the next sentence referring to MacDonnell's sister. This, of course, throws doubt on everything else he states in the article. If he is in error, then there are numerous other books out there that have copied this error. So far I can find nothing to connect the two Michael MacDonnells. Fortunately, McDonnell left a will in 1845 and this may help shed some light on his pre-Penetang history. According to the author, Michael had a sister named Catherine. She married a man named Frederick Frazer, not Edward as stated by the author. She is buried beside Michael in St. Ann's and her sons are buried in St. James-on-the-Lines Cemetery. If there are Frazers descendants out there, possibly still in Simcoe County, they may know more about the family. Pam

Happy New Year to everyone. My mother's maternal line is Swedish but her mother was privately adopted and was never told who her birth parents were. So here is my father's maternal line: His mother was Dora Lovell MEIKLE, b. 22 Aug, 1880 in New Hamburg, ON Her mother was Jean (Jennie) MILNE, b. 20 Feb., 1854 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland Her mother was Isabella INGLIS, b. 28 May, 1812 in Morayshire, Scotland Her mother was Elspet LOGIE, b. Sept., 1789 in Scotland Cheers, Charlie Dobie

My father's maternal line Margaret Alice ABRAHAM b. 1878 Banks, Collingwood Twp. Grey co. ON Ann Jane TOMLINSON b. Banks, Lancashire, England Sarah TOMLINSON b. 1829 St. Cuthbert's, Lancashire, England Alice RYMER b. Lancashire, England Isabel CADWELL b. Banks, Lancashire, England Isabel SUTTON b. 1743 Tarleton, Lancashire, England The English part of this ancestry was all born within a few miles, in a tight area of Lancashire. Most were born, married and died in the same parish church. The registries are quite good back to the 1500's. some records reach the 1200's. What a find. Virtually 25% of my ancestry back to the ultimate brick wall. This line is basically complete. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colleen Andrews" <andrews.colleen@gmail.com> To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 8:53 PM Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] father's maternal line > Here is my father's maternal line, which does have a Simcoe Co. > connection: > > Edith Elizabeth Thompson, 1920-1983 (Toronto, Ontario)--grandmother > Annie Elizabeth Waring, 1903-1979 (Toronto, Ontario)--great-grandmother > Elizabeth Monckton, 1879-1953 (Bradford, Ontario)--great-great-grandmother > Margaret Jane Holley, 1855-1936 (Toronto Twp., Peel Co., Canada > West)--great-great-great-grandmother > Margaret Devall, 1830-1913 (Upper > Canada)--great-great-great-great-grandmother > Alice Smart, 18??-c1844 (Upper > Canada?)--great-great-great-great-great-grandmother > > ***************** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > > Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Dorothy Short, Canadian, Ontario Mabel Crandall, Canadian, Ontario Ann ? Parker, not sure if she was born in USA later to Ontario. Ann Crandall, Ireland to Pennysylvania to New York, to Ontario. Wm. John Crandall, USA to Ontario. John Crandall, Monmouthshire, England, to Rhode Island where Connecticut's wounded him and he died there. Catt

Husband's Side: Matilda Piggott, England to Toronto Florence Piggott, Oshawa to Midland to Toronto Salome Mae Horne. Oshawa, Ontario ? Yeo Catt

This was for your edification. My mother's mother's line was Eleanor ANDERSON b. 1913 Newcastle, ON Canadian born of Irish heritage Wilhelmina BARRETT b. 1876, Port Rowan, ON Canadian born of Irish heritage Eleanor NESBITT b. 1848, Norwich, ON Canadian born of Irish heritage Eleanor NESBITT b. 1821 Tyrone, Ireland Irish born, Canadian died. Jessie BROWN b. likely Scotland. Appears to be of Scottish heritage. Her husband was Scottish but returned to Ireland where his line originated. His father was Irish but his mother was Scottish. Malcolm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Catt" <gullake@primus.ca> To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 10:21 PM Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Grannies- Digest, Vol 5, Issue 300 > Hi Malcolm: > > It might help you, if you had listed some last names to your Grannies. > Are they > on the Campbell side? > > Were they French, German or Scottish? > > Catt > > On Fri 31/12/10 7:01 PM , Malcolm Campbell malcolmr.campbell@sympatico.ca > sent: >> My mother's mother's line: >> >> >> >> Eleanor 1913 >> >> Wilhelmina 1876 >> >> Eleanor 1848 >> >> Eleanor 1821 >> >> Jessie yet to be discovered. >> >> >> >> In other lines I'm back 1000 years, but not here. >> >> >> >> Malcolm >> >> >> >> > ***************** >> >> > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: >> http://tr.im/hBAy >> > >> >> > Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > ------------------------------- >> >> > 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 >> >> > >> >> >> >> ***************** >> >> Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy >> >> >> Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> > > > > ***************** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > > Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Perhaps post this under William Walker on CAN-ONT-York@rootsweb as there may be a Wm. Walker reading there who may know a link to your William Walker. I think of Agents as also Salesmen. Catt On Thu 30/12/10 6:47 AM , Deborah Crawford deborahc8@gmail.com sent: Good question - "Agent" does seem to be a rather generic term, used to describe anyone selling farming implements, an agent of a railroad, an advertising agent.......and maybe even a secret agent! Since the subject of this post wasn't named Maxwell Smart, we may be safe in assuming he wasn't a spy. Unfortunately, there's not much of a clue from the wording of the transaction. William WALKER (agent) and his wife Louise , James H. CARD (travelling salesman) and Dave F. JAMIESON (wife Agnes), mechanic - all of Barrie - purchased a piece of property from Joseph Napoleon LEFAIVE (LEFEBVRE), butcher and his wife Bertha - on the 11th Concession of Tiny Township. Date of the record detailing the transaction was 21 July 1922. So perhaps if someone has a directory of Barrie for that year, there may be a clue as to what type of agent our Mr. Walker was. I think we'll find he was an advertising agent as I suspect William J. WALKER of Barrie and William M. WALKER of Barrie are the same person - Mr. Hewson sometimes was quite artistic in his letters, and it isn't always easy to read individual ones, such as the "J" or the "M". Combine that with the fact that these documents are pretty old, it's easy for me to inadvertently read it incorrectly. If a Walker descendant out there recognizes this man, I'll make a point of adding a note to the transcription. I realized yesterday that I left off a page, jumping from blacksmith implement agent to contractor. So for today, here are the other "b" and "c" entries: Builder Alfred DESROCHERS December 1921 Builder and Contractor Wenceslas BLANCHARD December 1922 Business Manager Ernest Arthur COPELAND March 1922 Business Owner George DONALDSON July 1921, Elijah LEFAIVE July 1921 and April 1922 (both Penetang Bottling) Butcher and Meat Purveyor Napoleon LEFEBVRE numerous entries October 1921 - August 1922; Michael Joseph McMURRAY February and August 1922; Harvey W. SMITH October 1921, February 1922 Carpenter: Joseph DESROCHES October 1921, John Joseph HURLEY June 1922, Ambrose LABATTE May 1921, Alfred LAURIAULT (Windsor) August 1921, Frank PAYETTE October 1922; John J. ROEBUCK (Midland) May 1921 Carpenter and Builder John L. HURLEY November 1922 Carriage Factory Hand Fabien FOURNIER september 1921 Constable John WATSON February 1922, April 1922, May 1922 (note - Mr. Watson was the town constable for many years , his constable's ledger is another treasure trove of information - but that's another post for another time) And finally - those noted as Esquire. There are many so I won't type the > dates - they're all between 1921 and 1922 - George Edward COPELAND, Patrick > CREAU (Toronto), Robert ELLIOTT, John Brown JENNINGS (former mayor of > Penetanguishene), George KITCHING, Napoleon PAYETTE, Daniel QUINLAN > (Barrie), John ROBB, George STOTT, Charles Ernest WRIGHT, and James WYNNE. That's it for this morning. Thanks for the reply Malcolm. Afraid we're > > probably no further ahead in our definition of "agent".......but maybe > > someone out there will recognize the fellow and provide another clue.

Hi Malcolm: It might help you, if you had listed some last names to your Grannies. Are they on the Campbell side? Were they French, German or Scottish? Catt On Fri 31/12/10 7:01 PM , Malcolm Campbell malcolmr.campbell@sympatico.ca sent: > My mother's mother's line: > > > > Eleanor 1913 > > Wilhelmina 1876 > > Eleanor 1848 > > Eleanor 1821 > > Jessie yet to be discovered. > > > > In other lines I'm back 1000 years, but not here. > > > > Malcolm > > > > > ***************** > > > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: > http://tr.im/hBAy > > > > > Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > 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 > > > > > > > ***************** > > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > > > Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > >

My mother's maternal line in Simcoe County Ruth Mary Fenner 1911 Toronto 2007 Toronto Charlotte Clementine Chiccony 1881 Newton Robinson 1961 Toronto Mary Anne Monckton 1853 Bradford ON 1899 Newton Robinson Ontario Mary Law 1834 Upper Canada 1865 Bradford ON Ken Rose ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colleen Andrews" <andrews.colleen@gmail.com> To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 8:53 PM Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] father's maternal line > Here is my father's maternal line, which does have a Simcoe Co. > connection: > > Edith Elizabeth Thompson, 1920-1983 (Toronto, Ontario)--grandmother > Annie Elizabeth Waring, 1903-1979 (Toronto, Ontario)--great-grandmother > Elizabeth Monckton, 1879-1953 (Bradford, Ontario)--great-great-grandmother > Margaret Jane Holley, 1855-1936 (Toronto Twp., Peel Co., Canada > West)--great-great-great-grandmother > Margaret Devall, 1830-1913 (Upper > Canada)--great-great-great-great-grandmother > Alice Smart, 18??-c1844 (Upper > Canada?)--great-great-great-great-great-grandmother > > ***************** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > > Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Heard on the CBC news today that the Sir Galahad Stature at the top of Metcalfe St. in Ottawa, was put there by Prime Minister William Lyon McKenzie King in memory of his friend ? Harper, who was attending a party on I think the Ottawa River when a young woman maybe named Miss Beatty, fell through the ice and Mr. Harper jumped in after her,to try to save her but both drowned. Sorry I do not have all the particulars. Catt On Fri 31/12/10 1:37 PM , Nicki Harper ndharper@hotmail.com sent: I don't have it all at hand, but mother's mother's mother's line and mother's mother's father's line converged after several generations in the 1690's. Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2010 07:23:37 -0800 > > > From: vonia68@yah > oo.com > > To: c > an-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Genealogical exercise I too love this idea.. I spent all day yesterday > looking up information on my > > grandmothers I have long neglected!! thank you for the suggestion!! ________________________________ > > > From: "Robertson, Scott (Toronto - Finance)" > > > Scott.A.Robertson@mtsallstream.com> > > To: c > an-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Fri, December 31, 2010 9:28:26 AM > > > Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Genealogical exercise > What a great exercise. > > Here is my line. > > Scott Robertson 1965 Ontario Joan Allin 1943 Ontario Elizabeth Carter 1918 Ontario Emma Guy 1888 Ontario Jane Thorne 1851 England Jane Burman 1825 England Scott Robertson In a warm Toronto ***************** > > > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: > http://tr.im/hBAy Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml

Here is my father's maternal line, which does have a Simcoe Co. connection: Edith Elizabeth Thompson, 1920-1983 (Toronto, Ontario)--grandmother Annie Elizabeth Waring, 1903-1979 (Toronto, Ontario)--great-grandmother Elizabeth Monckton, 1879-1953 (Bradford, Ontario)--great-great-grandmother Margaret Jane Holley, 1855-1936 (Toronto Twp., Peel Co., Canada West)--great-great-great-grandmother Margaret Devall, 1830-1913 (Upper Canada)--great-great-great-great-grandmother Alice Smart, 18??-c1844 (Upper Canada?)--great-great-great-great-great-grandmother

Your Emma Yeo daughter of Benjamin is likely a cousin of my Husband's. Catt On Fri 31/12/10 2:41 PM , "Heather Bertram" aaron@bmts.com sent: > I decided to take up Pam's challenge > My mother - Helen Margaret Jean Millard - (1937 - 1995) born Midland > Ontario Evelyn Hope Sneyd (1905 - 2006) born Lundy's Lane Nellie Florence Simpson (1875 - 1960) born Drumbo Emma Yeo (1850 - 1905) born South Dumfries Patty B. Ashton (1810? - 1870) born Devonshire England > > All I know about Patty is that her husband was Benjamin Yeo (1809? - 1863) > > also from Devonshire England, came to Canada in 1842, according to my > > Grandmother. > > > > At least 3 children were born there. > > > > > > Happy New Year everyone. > > > > > > Heather Bertram > > > > > > > > ***************** > > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > > > Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > >

My mother's mother's line: Eleanor 1913 Wilhelmina 1876 Eleanor 1848 Eleanor 1821 Jessie yet to be discovered. In other lines I'm back 1000 years, but not here. Malcolm > ***************** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > > Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Here is my maternal line: Mom Hazel HENSHAW, b. 1905 Gravenhurst, Ont; d. 1957 Gravenhurst, Ont. Margery Ellen McGLINN, b. 1880 Gravenhurst, Ont.; d. 1966 Bracebridge, Ont. Rebecca Ann McDIVITT, b. 1842 North Robbins, Que.; d. 1895 Gravenhurst, Ont. Jane SMITH, b. 1822 County Antrim, Ireland; d. Morrison Twp., Ont. Elizabeth WEIR (or WARE), b. abt 1803 County Antrim, Ireland; d. 1877 Frampton, Que. And that's as far as I've gotten! My fathers's maternial line has much more to do with Simcoe. It's as follows: Euphemia ZEGGIL, b 1908 Singhampton, Ont.; d. 1990 Gravenhurst, Ont. Mary Elizabeth McCUTCHEON, b. 1878 Ont,; d. 1921 Collingwood, Ont. Isabella McQUEEN, b. 1847 Ont.; d. 1893 Nottawasaga, Ont. Margaret PATTERSON, b. Islay, Scotland Would love to share and compare info with anyone tied to these lines. Shelley (Bowes) Hilton British Columbia -----Original Message----- From: can-ont-simcoe-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:can-ont-simcoe-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Pam Tessier Sent: December 31, 2010 5:16 AM To: Simcoe List Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] genealgocial exercise Annie, How great to have made a family connection and it certainly proved the worth of investigating maternal lines. However, if the exercise is done correctly, it will take you far, far away from your main families. Picture a pedigree chart that has run amok. By the time you get to the 12th generation, working ''womb to womb", you will have a greatly expanded family tree. This is not investigating maternal lines as we usually do it - wife of father and her extended family, wife of grandfather and her lines etc. etc. It is a whole new way of investigating a family for most of us. The likelihood that it will break down brickwalls in your main families is very small but it is a barrel of fun and will introduce you to names, families and history you never imagined were in your family tree. And as an exercise in researching other areas it can't be beat! Here's mine: Georgette Anderson 1921, Quebec Florida Tremblay 1885 Alphonsine Audet 1861 Emilie Hebert 1815 (born at the end of the War of 1812) Catherine Fournier 1792 Veronique Robert 1759 (where was she when Wolfe beat the hell out of Montcalm and changed history?) Veronique Gauthier 1737 Veronique Laporte 1719 Madeleine Viger 1679 Catherine Moitie 1649, France (the surprise person in my family tree, had a child by a man who wasn't her husband, oops) Francoise Langevin 1626 I'd bet some of the listers have even more interesting names and places! Pam ***************** Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml ------------------------------- 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 decided to take up Pam's challenge My mother - Helen Margaret Jean Millard - (1937 - 1995) born Midland Ontario Evelyn Hope Sneyd (1905 - 2006) born Lundy's Lane Nellie Florence Simpson (1875 - 1960) born Drumbo Emma Yeo (1850 - 1905) born South Dumfries Patty B. Ashton (1810? - 1870) born Devonshire England All I know about Patty is that her husband was Benjamin Yeo (1809? - 1863) also from Devonshire England, came to Canada in 1842, according to my Grandmother. At least 3 children were born there. Happy New Year everyone. Heather Bertram

My maternal line is not connected to Simcoe Co., but here it is: Pearl Lorraine Dayes, 1945 (Bowmanville, Ontario)--mother Mabel Pearl Elford, 1909-2002 (Cartwright Twp., Durham Co., Ontario)--grandmother Susannah Armstrong, 1866-1936 (Cartwright Twp., Durham Co., Canada West)--great-grandmother Sarah Evans, 1838-1929 (Magheraculmoney, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland)--great-great-grandmother Christiana Johnston, c1811-c1868 (Co. Fermanagh, Ireland)--great-great-great-grandmother Christiana ?, c1782-bet. 1861-1871 (Ireland)--great-great-great-great-grandmother Unfortunately, due to the nature of Irish records/research, this is as far as I have been able to go. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Tessier" <pamtessier@sympatico.ca> To: "Simcoe List" <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 8:15 AM Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] genealgocial exercise > Annie, > > How great to have made a family connection and it certainly proved the > worth of investigating maternal lines. > > However, if the exercise is done correctly, it will take you far, far > away from your main families. Picture a pedigree chart that has run > amok. By the time you get to the 12th generation, working ''womb to > womb", you will have a greatly expanded family tree. This is not > investigating maternal lines as we usually do it - wife of father and > her extended family, wife of grandfather and her lines etc. etc. It is a > whole new way of investigating a family for most of us. > The likelihood that it will break down brickwalls in your main families > is very small but it is a barrel of fun and will introduce you to names, > families and history you never imagined were in your family tree. > And as an exercise in researching other areas it can't be beat! > > Here's mine: > Georgette Anderson 1921, Quebec > Florida Tremblay 1885 > Alphonsine Audet 1861 > Emilie Hebert 1815 (born at the end of the War of 1812) > Catherine Fournier 1792 > Veronique Robert 1759 (where was she when Wolfe beat the hell out of > Montcalm and changed history?) > Veronique Gauthier 1737 > Veronique Laporte 1719 > Madeleine Viger 1679 > Catherine Moitie 1649, France (the surprise person in my family tree, > had a child by a man who wasn't her husband, oops) > Francoise Langevin 1626 > > I'd bet some of the listers have even more interesting names and places! > > Pam > ***************** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > > Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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

Just in case there are any distant cousins peeking in on the Simcoe List (from my maternal side), as Pam had mentioned before, from the Quebec list exercise / challenge of an unbroken line from mom to mom, here's mine (I won't post the name of my mom - she'll just be called.......Mom) My two sisters and I Mom Marie Marguerite Somiers 29 May 1918 - 15 July 1984 (great grandmother) Marie Julie LaRiviere 2 March 1900 - 10 August 1985 (great great grandmother) Marie Rose De Lima Moreau 7 March 1870 - 27 May 1935 (3x great) Marie Appoline Moreau 13 February 1838 - 24 April 1895 (Batiscan QC) (4x great) Marguerite Hamelin 4 November 1797 - ? (Champlain QC) (5x great) Marie Anne Lamy/lemire 7 July 1760 Yamachiche QC - 2 April 1810 La Visitation, QC (6 x great) Marie Anne Heroux Bourguinville 9 March 1734 Yamachiche QC - 8 March 1762 Yamachiche QC (7x great) Marie Anne Lemaitre Auger 27 July 1712 Trois Rivieres QC - 10 November 1740 Yamachiche QC (8x great) Marie Madeleine Crevier Bellerive (about) 1670 - 26 June 1746 Riviere du Loup, QC (9x great) Marie Louise Lecoutre (about) 1648 France - landed at Trois Rivieres QC in 1665 - filles du Roi I'm pretty proud of that line of lovely ladies; as I am of all my ancestors. The French research is probably the one I enjoy the most. Happy New Year one & all. Deborah Crawford .......

Here is my line Jos. A Patton Sault Ste Marie MI 1899 Robt Patrick Patton Adjala Twp, Simcoe Co ON, March 17, 1864 James Patton Kilmacrennan, Co. Donegal IRE 1822 Stuck Here Jim Patton

Barbara Heloise Dunlop, 1911-1994, Cole Camp, Missouri Emilie Maria Wilhelmine Hetzler, 1885- 1957, Canton, Missouri Barbara Brosi, , 1849-1902, Galena, IL Catharina Werli, 1823- 1906, Davos-Glaris, Switzerland Barbla Accola, 1799-?, Davos-Glaris, Switzerland Anna Wildener, 1772-1832, Davos-Glaris, Switzerland Barbla Ambuel, 1739-1800, Davos-Platz, Switzerland Anna Kunzi, 1705- 1741, Davos-Frauenkirch, Switzerland Greta Bikhel, 1667- 1729, Davos Frauenkirch, Switzerland Anneli Nierin, ?- 1712, Married 15 Feb 1666- Died Davos, Graubuenden That's my maternal line. I have one Swiss line that goes back in that area to 1559. The area is a skiing resort now and is very near Austria. They came over in 1846. Catharina Werli's husband Joseph Brosi seved on the Union side in the Civil War. Gwen Cunningham

Besides politics, Religion played a part. People were told to Breed so there were more parishioners to pay for the Big Churches, and to keep the Clergy in luxury, while the pioneers suffered in their shacks. The English and the Scots brought Education, Schools, Roads, Trains to the New Lands. Catt On Fri 31/12/10 11:11 AM , Hcounter@aol.com sent: > And they married younger! Mine averaged 25-30 at marriages or at least > > first births. I was 29 for first child, my mother was 28, her mother 27, > > although her mother married at 16 she was 38 when she was born, her mother > > married at 21 but was 37 when she was born, her mother was 19 when married > > but 4 years older at her birth, her mother 21 and 24 at her birth. So > until > the really early 1800s, my women married late and then were one of the > > youngest children > > > > Makes a big difference in the number of possible generations. > > > > Annie in Minnesota > > > > > > In a message dated 12/31/2010 9:10:19 A.M. Central Standard Time, > > pamte > ssier@sympatico.ca writes: > > > Zowee! Lots of fun yet to be found in your trees! > > > > The only reason I have more grannies is that they were all French and we > > know how prolific they were. They had to populate a country.....and do > > it in a hurry before the English arrived! > > > > Pam > > > > ***************** > > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > > > Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > >