Hi Listers, This is to let you know that we have just completed another upload to my website about  Orillia area families. There are now hundreds of people included with differing info about eac,h potentially including Ontario vital statistics, probate records, obituaries, newspaper news items, references to people who moved West from Orillia and other info. Some of the more recent surnames are: Walker, Archer, Kitchen, Raddall, McCuaig, Durnford, Litster, Harvie & Tudhope. Lately I've been reading the papers from 1914-1919 and they are full of WW1 service information. My thanks to Heather Bertram for her continued obit searching efforts and to all of you who help me with shared information and advice. I hope you'll check it out!   gwennyalogy.org Gwen Cunningham

WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHETHER THE BOOK, on The British Home Children, has been published, is available for sale, and where it can be obtained. AND HOW MUCH, to have one mailed directly to me ????? I contributed a story, of a home we once owned, purchased from the daughter of a Home Child, who came to Canada in 1905. Plus a picture, of the home, as restored. We currently have the trunk ( sea chest ) brought to Canada by MABEL STONE, addressed to Mabel Stone .. c/o Matron, OUR WESTERN HOME, NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, ONTARIO. Regret .. unable to attend ...... but interested .............. LOTS OF GOOD LUCK, Paul A. Robins, 37 The Boardwalk, WASAGA BEACH, Ontario, L9Z 3A8 -------------------------------------------------- From: "Janice Harris" <echarris@ican.net> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 3:29 PM To: <CAN-ONT-SIMCOE@rootsweb.com> Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] FEGAN & MARIA RYE HOME CHILD RECORDS > UPDATE > > > > Irene Fry, who holds the Fegan home child records, will be at > > the British Home Descendants' Reunion and Memory Quilt > > display at Smokey Hollow, 114-118 Powerline Road, Brantford > > on October 23 & 24. Her display will include a Fegan trunk, > > coin, movie, record books and photographs. > > > > Gail Collins, Maria Rye historian, will also be there with > > her records, trunk, books and photographs. > > > > Anyone with Fegan and Maria Rye home child ancestors > > should be sure to come and speak to Irene and Gail. > > > > For further information please contact Brant County OGS at > > brantogs@bellnet.ca or Janice Harris at echarris@ican.net. > > > > ***************** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > > Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml

UPDATE Irene Fry, who holds the Fegan home child records, will be at the British Home Descendants' Reunion and Memory Quilt display at Smokey Hollow, 114-118 Powerline Road, Brantford on October 23 & 24. Her display will include a Fegan trunk, coin, movie, record books and photographs. Gail Collins, Maria Rye historian, will also be there with her records, trunk, books and photographs. Anyone with Fegan and Maria Rye home child ancestors should be sure to come and speak to Irene and Gail. For further information please contact Brant County OGS at brantogs@bellnet.ca or Janice Harris at echarris@ican.net.

REMINDER The Brant County OGS will be having an open house on October 23 and 24 at Smokey Hollow Estates, 114-118 Powerline Road, Brantford ON to celebrate 2010 Canada's Year of the Home Child. Sat. 10-8, Sun. 1-8. Opening ceremonies at 11 on Sat. Meals available on site. Reduced accommodation rates at area hotel until October 8. Come see the MEMORY QUILT by Gail Collins. Chat with HC descendants. Home child pins, crests, and books for sale, including the quilt book. MARJ KOHLI, JOHN SAYERS and GAIL COLLINS will have HC records and will be available to answer questions. Let's make this a memorable weekend! Please pass this message along. For further information contact Janice Harris at echarris@ican.net or Brant County OGS at brantogs@bellnet.ca.

Thank you Doreen. I think Brigit died in York County, maybe at a child's home. Catt On Sat 02/10/10 1:40 AM , Doreen Conlin-Devaney conlin2004@hotmail.com sent: > Jeremiah K. Francisco > Birth Place: > > NY > Residence: > > Scarborough > Age: > > 22 > Estimated birth year: > > abt 1841 > > > > Father Name: > > John F. > Mother Name: > > Jane Bow > Spouse Name: > > Bridget McMorris > Spouse's Age: > > 24 > Spouse Birth Place: > > Ireland > Spouse residence: > > Scarborough > > > > Spouse Father Name: > > Joseph > Spouse Mother Name: > > Bridget Christy > Marriage Date: > > 8 Nov 1863 > Marriage County: > > Ontario > Archives of Ontario Microfilm: > > MS248_12 > Source: > > Indexed by: Genealogical Research Library > Name: Jeremiah K. Francisco > -Birth Place: NY / Residence: Scarborough > -Age: 22 / Estimated birth year: abt 1841 > -Father Name: John F. - Mother Name: Jane Bow > -Spouse Name: Bridget McMorris > -Spouse's Age: 24 / Spouse Birth Place: Ireland > -Spouse residence: Scarborough > -Spouse Father Name: Joseph - Spouse Mother Name: Bridget Christy > -Marriage Date: 8 Nov 1863 > -Marriage County: Ontario > -Archives of Ontario Microfilm: MS248_12 Source: Indexed by: Genealogical > Research Library > > 1891 Canada Census shows Jeremiah Francisco age 35 & Bridget Mary age 31 > living in Scarborough with the following children: > -Joseph - age 6 > -Jane Ann - age 5 > -Mary - age 3 > -Frederick - age 1 > > Death Registration in Ontario of Jeremiah K. Francisco in 1911 indicates > that he was a widower at the time of his death in Uxbridge, Ontario. > I did no locate a death registration for Bridget Mary. Doreen =========== > > > To: c > an-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com > > Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2010 23:31:19 -0400 > > > From: gullake@pri > mus.ca > > Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Jeremiah Francesco's Ancestry > > Jeremiah K.? Francisco was born in 1836 in Sodus Twp. > Wayne County, New York, USA. > > During or after the Civil War, Jeremiah Francisco was > in Ontario, married in > > Scarborough, York County, 1863 to Bridget McMorris or > Morrison from Ireland. > > Perhaps they were married in St. Joseph's Catholic > Church in Highland Creek. > > They lived in Stouffville, Ontario, where I think > Jeremiah was a carpenter. > > Hopefully some of the homes he built are still in use. > > > Jeremiah died in 1911, Ontario > > Bridget Mary McMorris died ? in York County, Ontario > somewhere. > > I lack the details. > > Catt

Jeremiah K.? Francisco was born in 1836 in Sodus Twp. Wayne County, New York, USA. During or after the Civil War, Jeremiah Francisco was in Ontario, married in Scarborough, York County, 1863 to Bridget McMorris or Morrison from Ireland. Perhaps they were married in St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Highland Creek. They lived in Stouffville, Ontario, where I think Jeremiah was a carpenter. Hopefully some of the homes he built are still in use. Jeremiah died in 1911, Ontario Bridget Mary McMorris died ? in York County, Ontario somewhere. I lack the details. Catt

Jeremiah K.? Francisco was born in 1836 in Sodus Twp. Wayne County, New York, USA. During or after the Civil War, Jeremiah Francisco was in Ontario, married in Scarborough, York County, 1863 to Bridget McMorris or Morrison from Ireland. Perhaps they were married in St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Highland Creek. They lived in Stouffville, Ontario, where I think Jeremiah was a carpenter. Hopefully some of the homes he built are still in use. Jeremiah died in 1911, Ontario Bridget Mary McMorris died ? in York County, Ontario somewhere. I lack the details. Catt

Jeremiah K. Francisco Birth Place: NY Residence: Scarborough Age: 22 Estimated birth year: abt 1841 Father Name: John F. Mother Name: Jane Bow Spouse Name: Bridget McMorris Spouse's Age: 24 Spouse Birth Place: Ireland Spouse residence: Scarborough Spouse Father Name: Joseph Spouse Mother Name: Bridget Christy Marriage Date: 8 Nov 1863 Marriage County: Ontario Archives of Ontario Microfilm: MS248_12 Source: Indexed by: Genealogical Research Library Name: Jeremiah K. Francisco -Birth Place: NY / Residence: Scarborough -Age: 22 / Estimated birth year: abt 1841 -Father Name: John F. - Mother Name: Jane Bow -Spouse Name: Bridget McMorris -Spouse's Age: 24 / Spouse Birth Place: Ireland -Spouse residence: Scarborough -Spouse Father Name: Joseph - Spouse Mother Name: Bridget Christy -Marriage Date: 8 Nov 1863 -Marriage County: Ontario -Archives of Ontario Microfilm: MS248_12 Source: Indexed by: Genealogical Research Library 1891 Canada Census shows Jeremiah Francisco age 35 & Bridget Mary age 31 living in Scarborough with the following children: -Joseph - age 6 -Jane Ann - age 5 -Mary - age 3 -Frederick - age 1 Death Registration in Ontario of Jeremiah K. Francisco in 1911 indicates that he was a widower at the time of his death in Uxbridge, Ontario. I did no locate a death registration for Bridget Mary. Doreen =========== > To: can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com > Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2010 23:31:19 -0400 > From: gullake@primus.ca > Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Jeremiah Francesco's Ancestry > > Jeremiah K.? Francisco was born in 1836 in Sodus Twp. Wayne County, New York, USA. > During or after the Civil War, Jeremiah Francisco was in Ontario, married in > Scarborough, York County, 1863 to Bridget McMorris or Morrison from Ireland. > Perhaps they were married in St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Highland Creek. > > They lived in Stouffville, Ontario, where I think Jeremiah was a carpenter. > Hopefully some of the homes he built are still in use. > Jeremiah died in 1911, Ontario > > Bridget Mary McMorris died ? in York County, Ontario somewhere. > I lack the details. > > Catt > > > > > ***************** > 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

********************************************* ************************************************* UPDATE NEWSLETTER Number Thirty One - 1 October 2010 ************************************************* * OBJECTIVES. ********* * 1. The objective of this *Update Newsletter* is to itemize and publish monthly additions and changes to The Canadian Gravemarker Gallery website. * 2. The Main Objective of the *Canadian Gravemarker Gallery* is to collect and process photographed grave markers of entire cemeteries from across Canada and place the photos online as a valuable free-access resource for Genealogists; and Descendants of those buried in the cemeteries. * * NEWS BULLETINS. ************* * 1. Considering the large size of St. Andrew's-St. James Cemetery in Orillia and St. Mary's (R.C.) Cemetery in North Bay, we decided to install an exclusive "trial search engine" on each of these cemetery webpages which will search these cemeteries only. Use the same search parameters you use on the Canadian Gravemarker Gallery search engine. Please note, despite the addition of these new exclusive search engines, the main search engine on The Canadian Gravemarker Gallery will continue to include St. Andrew's-St. James' and St. Marys (R.C.) Cemeteries in it's total website search engine index. We are interested in any feedback about these exclusive search engine trials...and may consider exclusive search engines for other cemeteries' webpages which also have over 5,000 photos onboard. * 2. Where did the RENFREW COUNTY webpage go...??? For years, folks from "The Frew" have been asking me to "move" the Renfrew County webpage to the EASTERN ONTARIO section...! So now you will find Renfrew County here: http://gravemarkers.ca/ontario/eastont/renfrew/index.htm Thanks kindly for your patience and persistence Diane. :-) * 3. Cosmetic and asthetic style changes have been made to most of the National and Provincial main pages to avert complacency.....! :-) No changes were made to the "workings" of the website....! * * NEED A CHALLENGE..? **************** * 1. If you "have camera and will travel" to your local Canadian cemeteries, then we, at the Canadian Gravemarker Gallery would welcome your assistance and publish your name giving you full credit for your work. Family Researchers from around the world will be eternally grateful to you. * 2. A recent visitor thought it would be interesting if avid researchers took their cameras with them during their summer holidays, they could consider photographing interesting cemeteries near their campsite, if they found themselves with an abundance of surplus time on their hands. * 3. If you feel you would like to help out with this huge, ongoing free project, please read the document located at: http://www.gravemarkers.ca/assist.htm for more details. * * COMPLETE CEMETERIES ADDED/UPDATED THIS MONTH ON THE CANADIAN GRAVEMARKER GALLERY. **************************************************************************** * * 1. British Columbia, Thompson-Okanagan Region, Municipal District of Kelowna, Gellatly Family Cemetery. * 2. Central Ontario, Hastings County, Madoc Twp, Madoc, Sacred Heart of Mary (New) Cemetery - Re-photographed. * 3. Eastern Ontario, Leeds and Grenville County, Rideau Lakes Twp, Westport, St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery. * 4. Eastern Ontario, Leeds and Grenville County, Merrickville-Wolford Twp, Merrickville Union Cemetery - West Side. * 5. Eastern Ontario, Leeds and Grenville County, Merrickville-Wolford Twp, Merrickville Union Cemetery - East Side. * 6. Northern Ontario, Cochrane District, Timmins, Memorial Cemetery - Section K. * 7. Northern Ontario, Muskoka District, McCauley Twp, Free Methodist Cemetery. * 8. Northern Ontario, Muskoka District, McCauley Twp, Moore's Pioneer Cemetery. * 9. Northern Ontario, Muskoka District, McCauley Twp, Stoneleigh Cemetery. * 10. Northern Ontario, Muskoka District, Monck Twp, Ziska Cemetery. * 11. Northern Ontario, Nipissing District, Hugel Twp, Kipling Baptist Church and Cemetery. * 12. Northern Ontario, Nipissing District, Hugel Twp, Westside Cemetery. * 13. Northern Ontario, Parry Sound District, Strong Twp, Sundridge (Old) Cemetery - North Block. * 14. Northern Ontario, Parry Sound District, Strong Twp, Sundridge (Old) Cemetery - South Block. * 15. Northern Ontario, Temiskaming District, Marquis Twp, Round Lake Cemetery. * * CEMETERIES IN PROGRESS OR EXPECTED AT THE CANADIAN GRAVEMARKER GALLERY. ********************************************************************** * 1. Alberta, Heartland Region, Innisfail Cemetery. * 2. 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Quebec, Saint Antoine sur Richelieu Cimetiere. * * OVERVIEW PROGRESS REPORT. ************************ * 1. Ontario, Renfrew County is completely online. * 2. Ontario, Nipissing District is completely online. * 3. Ontario, Parry Sound District is completely online. * 4. Ontario, Sudbury District. All 25 Greater Sudbury Cemeteries are online. * 4. Ontario, Timiskaming District. The Elk Lake and Gowganda cemeteries need to be photographed. * 5. Ontario, Kenora District. Kenora, Keewatin and Sioux Falls-Nestor Twp cemeteries are online. * 6. Ontario, Rainy River District. Volunteers are continuing work on Rainy River cemeteries. * 7. Ontario, Muskoka District. Good headway is being made on Muskoka District cemeteries. * 8. Ontario, Manitoulin District. Many cemeteries are online. * 9. Ontario, Cochrane District. Work continues on Timmins Memorial Cemetery and other cemeteries. * 10. Ontario, Hastings County. Work continues on Hasting County cemeteries. * 11. 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On 27 Sep 2010 at 9:02, paron@bendnet.com wrote: > > > first site is not working?? Sorry if my message wasn't clear - the first link is a 2 line URL so cannot be clicked on in many email programs. That's why you have to COPY and PASTE both lines into your web browser That's also why I provided a link to the blog http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com and suggested that would be an easier way to get to the photos on Brian's website. Sorry I should have written a better explanation! But the first link to Brian's site is working fine for me. And again, you can get to it from the link on my blog Enjoy! Lorine > > On Mon 09/27/10 5:53 AM , "Olive Tree Genealogy" > otg@csolve.net > sent: > Hi everyone > There are photos of 50 of the tombstones in the old St. > Michael's Catholic Cemetery online now at > http://ancestorsatrest.com/simcoe_county_ont/St_Michaels_Ce > metery_Orillia_old/ This is a 2 line URL (must be > copied and pasted into your browser window) so it might be > easier to use the highlighted link at > http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com [2] to get there > This Cemetery is not well maintained. Many stones are sadly > neglected and tossed into the bushes. There are 70 stones > in this cemetery. Photos of 25 gravestones are on > AncestorsAtRest website and the rest are on Olive Tree > Genealogy YouTube Channel as part of the Cemetery Walk > Series. http://www.youtube.com/user/OliveTreeGenealogy [3] > The last 20 tombstone photos are going online this week so > if you have an ancestor buried there you will want to check > back later. Lorine -- Lorine McGinnis Schulze * Follow me > on Twitter http://twitter.com/LorineMS [4] * Olive Tree > Genealogy http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ [5] * > Naturalization Records http://naturalizationrecords.com/ > [6] olivetreegenealogy@rogers.com [7] or > olivetreegenealogy@gmail.com [8] ***************** Ten > People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: > http://tr.im/hBAy [9] > Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml > [10] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from > the list, please send an email to > CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com [11] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the message > > > Links: > ------ > [1] > http://ancestorsatrest.com/simcoe_county_ont/St_Michaels_Cem > [2] http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com [3] > http://www.youtube.com/user/OliveTreeGenealogy [4] > http://twitter.com/LorineMS [5] > http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ [6] > http://naturalizationrecords.com/ [7] > mailto:olivetreegenealogy@rogers.com [8] > mailto:olivetreegenealogy@gmail.com [9] http://tr.im/hBAy > [10] http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml [11] > mailto:CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com ***************** > 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 > -- Lorine McGinnis Schulze * Follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/LorineMS * Olive Tree Genealogy http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ * Naturalization Records http://naturalizationrecords.com/ olivetreegenealogy@rogers.com or olivetreegenealogy@gmail.com

Absolutely Rosemary! I was going by most of what was reported being (supposedly) direct quotes of what the travellers said at the time, and consequently would have been in a contemporary, local, Canadian, dialect - which would have been based on English, but with the liberal addition of French, German, Gallic and numerous other middle European words added in. As the "quote" was spoken about "the indians" it may well have used a word from an Indian-Canadian dialect which would have inherited a greater density of old French from long association with Fur Traders, Voyagers, etc., etc. (Canada didn't become a multi-cultural society just recently because politicians decided it made good soap-box rhetoric. It started several hundreds of years ago.) The background is an essential factor in any research, particularly when the subject is detailed and involves the people of the time. I did point out it was a suggestion and we know that Gwen is an experienced researcher, able to separate the "grain from the dross." (She also knows better than to get "hung-up" on spelling.) Malcolm Archive CD Books Canada Inc. President: Malcolm Moody PO Box 11 Manotick Ontario, K4M 1A2 Canada. (613) 692-2667 WEB SITE: http://www.ArchiveCDBooks.ca FACEBOOK: http://tinyurl.com/ACDB-Can-on-Facebook On 27 Sep, 2010, at 2:57 AM, can-ont-simcoe-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 02:53:47 -0400 > From: "Rosemary Jorgenson" <rpj@shaw.ca> > Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Recollections of Henry Fraser's Son > To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <9919BF9A2D36440A9D3E0C6CD8FD662C@acerf441e6fc4f> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > You also need to know if he could spell the word he wanted to use and what > his penmanship was like. I believe you are back to a "best guess" based on > the content of the message itself and the sentence in particular. What makes > the most sense is what I would go with since there is no way to get a > definitive answer here. > Rosemary >

first site is not working?? BODY { font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px; } On Mon 09/27/10 5:53 AM , "Olive Tree Genealogy" otg@csolve.net sent: Hi everyone There are photos of 50 of the tombstones in the old St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery online now at http://ancestorsatrest.com/simcoe_county_ont/St_Michaels_Cem [1] etery_Orillia_old/ This is a 2 line URL (must be copied and pasted into your browser window) so it might be easier to use the highlighted link at http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com [2] to get there This Cemetery is not well maintained. Many stones are sadly neglected and tossed into the bushes. There are 70 stones in this cemetery. Photos of 25 gravestones are on AncestorsAtRest website and the rest are on Olive Tree Genealogy YouTube Channel as part of the Cemetery Walk Series. http://www.youtube.com/user/OliveTreeGenealogy [3] The last 20 tombstone photos are going online this week so if you have an ancestor buried there you will want to check back later. Lorine -- Lorine McGinnis Schulze * Follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/LorineMS [4] * Olive Tree Genealogy http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ [5] * Naturalization Records http://naturalizationrecords.com/ [6] olivetreegenealogy@rogers.com [7] or olivetreegenealogy@gmail.com [8] ***************** Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy [9] Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml [10] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com [11] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Links: ------ [1] http://ancestorsatrest.com/simcoe_county_ont/St_Michaels_Cem [2] http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com [3] http://www.youtube.com/user/OliveTreeGenealogy [4] http://twitter.com/LorineMS [5] http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ [6] http://naturalizationrecords.com/ [7] mailto:olivetreegenealogy@rogers.com [8] mailto:olivetreegenealogy@gmail.com [9] http://tr.im/hBAy [10] http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml [11] mailto:CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com

Hi everyone There are photos of 50 of the tombstones in the old St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery online now at http://ancestorsatrest.com/simcoe_county_ont/St_Michaels_Cem etery_Orillia_old/ This is a 2 line URL (must be copied and pasted into your browser window) so it might be easier to use the highlighted link at http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com to get there This Cemetery is not well maintained. Many stones are sadly neglected and tossed into the bushes. There are 70 stones in this cemetery. Photos of 25 gravestones are on AncestorsAtRest website and the rest are on Olive Tree Genealogy YouTube Channel as part of the Cemetery Walk Series. http://www.youtube.com/user/OliveTreeGenealogy The last 20 tombstone photos are going online this week so if you have an ancestor buried there you will want to check back later. Lorine -- Lorine McGinnis Schulze * Follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/LorineMS * Olive Tree Genealogy http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ * Naturalization Records http://naturalizationrecords.com/ olivetreegenealogy@rogers.com or olivetreegenealogy@gmail.com

You also need to know if he could spell the word he wanted to use and what his penmanship was like. I believe you are back to a "best guess" based on the content of the message itself and the sentence in particular. What makes the most sense is what I would go with since there is no way to get a definitive answer here. Rosemary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Conlin" <conlin2004@hotmail.com> To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 2:28 AM Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Recollections of Henry Fraser's Son When I read the English article that was originally posted, the word in question was spelled "deuced" which is an English word. Malcolm refers to "douce" which is a French word and Gwen refers to "doucing". The French word "douce" can mean softly, quietly or even sweetly. Whereas the English word "deuced" can mean confounded or fooled. To have an accurate answer one would have to know if the author of the article intended to use a French word or an English word. I'm inclined to think that Mr. Fraser from England would not have been using a French word. Cheers, Doreen ============= ***************** 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

When I read the English article that was originally posted, the word in question was spelled "deuced" which is an English word. Malcolm refers to "douce" which is a French word and Gwen refers to "doucing". The French word "douce" can mean softly, quietly or even sweetly. Whereas the English word "deuced" can mean confounded or fooled. To have an accurate answer one would have to know if the author of the article intended to use a French word or an English word. I'm inclined to think that Mr. Fraser from England would not have been using a French word. Cheers, Doreen =============

Believe it or not, all the accented names in my family tree come from emails sent to me with them. I just copy and paste them into my family tree. I have always appreciated the people who take the trouble to use them if they have the knowledge as I do not. Annie in Minnesota In a message dated 9/26/2010 5:58:22 P.M. Central Daylight Time, malcolm@archivecdbooks.ca writes: (Please excuse my omission of accents in the "french" words but they never work when exchanging text between computers and would just add to the, already sufficient, confusion. :) Hope this might be of some help. Malcolm

Hi Gwen, No "magic bullet" solutions I'm afraid but: Searching online shows that "douce" is used as a french slang word with several different meanings depending on the application, so: In the description of a salmon (fish) it implies a fresh water species In the context of Douce Nuit it (obviously) is used for Silent e.g., Silent Night. >From a dictionary of French Colloquial and Popular expressions; "douce, adj. (fem of doux) 1. A la douce - e.g., Comment sa va? - Ca va toute la douce, How goes it? - So-so. 2. Endouceor En douce poilpoil, Quietly, cautiously, furtively, on the Q.T. - e.g., Vas-y en douce! Easy does it! Caltons en douce! Let us hop it quietly! .........." This last definition seems appropriate to the predicament describe in your story, implying that when the subject got into trouble on the ice, the indians "vanished" rather than trying a rescue. Just to make life even more interesting the search also revelled that the word could also so easily be a misspell of Deuce (slang for two) and so could imply a double cross - which again might be appropriate to circumstances of your story. (Please excuse my omission of accents in the "french" words but they never work when exchanging text between computers and would just add to the, already sufficient, confusion. :) Hope this might be of some help. Malcolm Archive CD Books Canada Inc. President: Malcolm Moody PO Box 11 Manotick Ontario, K4M 1A2 Canada. (613) 692-2667 WEB SITE: http://www.ArchiveCDBooks.ca FACEBOOK: http://tinyurl.com/ACDB-Can-on-Facebook On 26 Sep, 2010, at 4:08 PM, can-ont-simcoe-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2010 09:58:23 -0700 (PDT) > From: gwendolyn cunningham <gwenny@snet.net> > Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Recollections of Henry Fraser's Son > To: can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <197764.36207.qm@web81905.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > The following column I found recently upon my rereading of the paper. I hope some of you find it helpful and most of you find it interesting. I'm quite excited about the info contained in it! Does anyone know what Alexander means when he talks about the Indians "doucing" his grandfather and the rest of the group? I usually associate dousing with having water poured on one but I am not familiar with what exactly he means by the term! > Thanks, > Gwen Cunninghan > > The Orillia Packet, October 8, 1914- FIRST THINGS IN ORILLIA- Some Of Mr. Alexander Fraser?s Recollections- Mr. Alex. Fraser relinquished his post of His Majesty?s mail carrier on the 30th of September, after holding it, on and off, for more than a quarter of a century. Mr. Fraser leaves shortly to visit his daughter, Mrs. Grant, at Thedford, and from there intends to go to Cobalt, to reside with his youngest daughter, Mrs. Perry. > Mr. Fraser?s removal will break one of the few remaining links with the early pioneer days. Born at Price?s Corner, in 1836, he, with his parents, came to Orillia in 1838. His father, who was the son of a British soldier, and a native of London, England, had emigrated to the United States on his marriage, but after a short time spent at Geneva, New York, he came on to Canada, and settled in the bush near Rugby. A carpenter by trade, he assisted in the building of Brough?s mill, and also of the first mill erected by Captain Drinkwater, father of the Captain who died a year or two ago. On coming to Orillia, Mr. Henry Fraser?s first work was a contract for the erection of twelve houses for the Indians on the Rama Reserve, at the time of their removal from the present site of the town. After completing his first comtract, he built another six houses, making eighteen in all. He then worked as a carpenter on the Royal Hotel, built by Mr. George, on the > lake front, between Mississaga and Coldwater streets. When it was completed he rented the hotel from Mr. George and lived there for some time. > Mr. Alex. Fraser?s recollections go back to those early days. The only white men he can recall in the town when he first remembers it were a carpenter named Brown, a carpenter named Alex. Latimer, and ?Squire? Alley. In 1842, his parents left Orillia for Holland Landing. They took three teams to carry their household effects, one of them in charge of the late Andrew Harvie. Near the mouth of the Holland river the party was overtaken by a heavy snowstorm. His grandfather started across the ice to where he saw lights, but when he called out, the Indian?s ?deuced? them and he was nearly lost, the other men stretching out in a string to recover touch with him. They had to spend the night on the ice. Mr. Fraser?s brother was only six weeks old at the time. They were protected from the storm by boughs on the sleigh, and were heavily covered over with blankets. The horses also were covered up as well as could be, but the men had a bad night of it. > After about two years at the Landing, Mr. Henry Fraser returned to Orillia. He resided for a few months in Mr. Gill?s house near the junction of the Atherley-road and Front street; then for a few months longer in an Indian house on the site of Church?s livery stable. He built a house for himself at the foot of Coldwater street, but lived there only a short time, when he began the construction of what was long well known as Fraser?s hotel, on what is now Couchiching Beach Park. Mr. Alex. Fraser can remember the construction of the wharf of which the remains were only recently removed. It was at this wharf the steamers used to land. His father also built and operated a chair factory and a bowling alley. > About this time Mr. Henry Fraser made the Atherley road. It was of corduroy, and he rafted the logs down from Washago to the bay behind Cedar Island. Up to that time there had been no bridge across the Narrows. Cattle had to be swum across, and people crossed in boats. Mr. Alex Fraser recalls the first regatta held at Orillia. Colin Harris built a boat for his father for the occasion, and it was manned by seven Gaudaurs and Gills, six rowing. They won, of course. On that day there was the biggest fight he ever saw in Orillia. Twenty-five men were engaged, and the fight lasted over half an hour. Some of the combatants were badly mauled. > Another of Mr. Fraser?s early recollections is of the first court in Orillia, which was held in the dining room of his father?s hotel, by Judge Gowan, who rode over from Barrie for the purpose. He also recalls the advent of the first clock pedlar, a man named Newton, who went all through this district, remaining here about three years. ?Peddling? was then a very common way of selling goods. He remembers also when the first one horse waggon came to town. For a long time, Mr. Gill and his father owned the only one horse waggons in town, the latter bringing his from Roche?s Point. Mr. Fraser never saw a buggy till he went to Barrie to reside, the county town being then comparatively quite a metropolis. > In those days the Indians used to come to Orillia to get their annuity money. They wore their native dress- leggings instead of trousers and nothing on their feet in the summer, and blankets tied with sashes and drawn up over their heads in the winter. They were very picturesque. In the summer they crossed the lake in canoes, and in the winter on showshoes, drawing sleds after them. Mr. Fraser has seen 20 canoes drawn up on the shore beside his father?s hotel. > The first doctor whom Mr. Fraser can remember in Orillia was Dr. Caddy, who lived on the site of the house long occupied by Mr. T.H. World, at the corner of Neywash and Laclie streets. Mr. Fraser can remember being tended by Dr. Caddy. He can also remember the cutting out of Laclie street, from Tecumseh to Neywash streets. Near the same spot, Mr. George Hunter, father of Mr. J.F. Hunter,had a tinsmith shop. Dr. Robbins lived down the lake shore, near Ardtrea. There was then no road to his home, simply a track through the bush. Communication was chiefly by lake, both winter and summer. > In 1852, Mr. Fraser?s father bought Moffatt?s store, at the foot of Coldwater street, and converted it into a hotel, erecting a wharf and bowling alley there. Some years later on he removed to Barrie, and went into hotel keeping there. Mr. Alex Fraser accompanied his parents, and was away from Orillia until 1886. In the interval, he was for some years engaged in the mail stage business between Cookstown and Gilford and between Cookstown and Rosemount. He had eight horses on the road, and covered 75 miles a day. The advent of the railway killed this flourishing business. Mr. Fraser afterwards bought out his father?s hotel business at Gravenhurst, and carried it on for three years just previous to coming to Orillia. Here he first engaged in the livery business. But for the last 26 years he has been the faithful royal mail carrier, out early and late, to meet the numerous trains. At 78 he lays down the burden to enjoy a period of well earned rest. Of > the friends and acquaintances of his early days, very few now remain, Mr. John Regan, still off to the bush at 80, and Mr. Jacob Wilson, being two of the few. The PACKET joins many friends in wishing Mr. Fraser health and happiness in his new surroundings.

I believe it is saying that the Indians doused the fires (with water) or in some fashion turned off the "lights". Douse the lights was a common old expression even when the lights were not flames, likely as a carry over from the days that all lights meant flames of some description. So when they said "deuced them" (below) the "them" they are referring to are the lights not the people. Rosemary ----- Original Message ----- From: "gwendolyn cunningham" <gwenny@snet.net> To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 12:58 PM Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Recollections of Henry Fraser's Son The following column I found recently upon my rereading of the paper. I hope some of you find it helpful and most of you find it interesting. I'm quite excited about the info contained in it! Does anyone know what Alexander means when he talks about the Indians "doucing" his grandfather and the rest of the group? I usually associate dousing with having water poured on one but I am not familiar with what exactly he means by the term! Thanks, Gwen Cunninghan The Orillia Packet, October 8, 1914- FIRST THINGS IN ORILLIA- Some Of Mr. Alexander Fraser’s Recollections- Mr. Alex. Fraser relinquished his post of His Majesty’s mail carrier on the 30th of September, after holding it, on and off, for more than a quarter of a century. Mr. Fraser leaves shortly to visit his daughter, Mrs. Grant, at Thedford, and from there intends to go to Cobalt, to reside with his youngest daughter, Mrs. Perry. Mr. Fraser’s removal will break one of the few remaining links with the early pioneer days. Born at Price’s Corner, in 1836, he, with his parents, came to Orillia in 1838. His father, who was the son of a British soldier, and a native of London, England, had emigrated to the United States on his marriage, but after a short time spent at Geneva, New York, he came on to Canada, and settled in the bush near Rugby. A carpenter by trade, he assisted in the building of Brough’s mill, and also of the first mill erected by Captain Drinkwater, father of the Captain who died a year or two ago. On coming to Orillia, Mr. Henry Fraser’s first work was a contract for the erection of twelve houses for the Indians on the Rama Reserve, at the time of their removal from the present site of the town. After completing his first comtract, he built another six houses, making eighteen in all. He then worked as a carpenter on the Royal Hotel, built by Mr. George, on the lake front, between Mississaga and Coldwater streets. When it was completed he rented the hotel from Mr. George and lived there for some time. Mr. Alex. Fraser’s recollections go back to those early days. The only white men he can recall in the town when he first remembers it were a carpenter named Brown, a carpenter named Alex. Latimer, and “Squire” Alley. In 1842, his parents left Orillia for Holland Landing. They took three teams to carry their household effects, one of them in charge of the late Andrew Harvie. Near the mouth of the Holland river the party was overtaken by a heavy snowstorm. His grandfather started across the ice to where he saw lights, but when he called out, the Indian’s “deuced” them and he was nearly lost, the other men stretching out in a string to recover touch with him. They had to spend the night on the ice. Mr. Fraser’s brother was only six weeks old at the time. They were protected from the storm by boughs on the sleigh, and were heavily covered over with blankets. The horses also were covered up as well as could be, but the men had a bad night of it. After about two years at the Landing, Mr. Henry Fraser returned to Orillia. He resided for a few months in Mr. Gill’s house near the junction of the Atherley-road and Front street; then for a few months longer in an Indian house on the site of Church’s livery stable. He built a house for himself at the foot of Coldwater street, but lived there only a short time, when he began the construction of what was long well known as Fraser’s hotel, on what is now Couchiching Beach Park. Mr. Alex. Fraser can remember the construction of the wharf of which the remains were only recently removed. It was at this wharf the steamers used to land. His father also built and operated a chair factory and a bowling alley. About this time Mr. Henry Fraser made the Atherley road. It was of corduroy, and he rafted the logs down from Washago to the bay behind Cedar Island. Up to that time there had been no bridge across the Narrows. Cattle had to be swum across, and people crossed in boats. Mr. Alex Fraser recalls the first regatta held at Orillia. Colin Harris built a boat for his father for the occasion, and it was manned by seven Gaudaurs and Gills, six rowing. They won, of course. On that day there was the biggest fight he ever saw in Orillia. Twenty-five men were engaged, and the fight lasted over half an hour. Some of the combatants were badly mauled. Another of Mr. Fraser’s early recollections is of the first court in Orillia, which was held in the dining room of his father’s hotel, by Judge Gowan, who rode over from Barrie for the purpose. He also recalls the advent of the first clock pedlar, a man named Newton, who went all through this district, remaining here about three years. “Peddling” was then a very common way of selling goods. He remembers also when the first one horse waggon came to town. For a long time, Mr. Gill and his father owned the only one horse waggons in town, the latter bringing his from Roche’s Point. Mr. Fraser never saw a buggy till he went to Barrie to reside, the county town being then comparatively quite a metropolis. In those days the Indians used to come to Orillia to get their annuity money. They wore their native dress- leggings instead of trousers and nothing on their feet in the summer, and blankets tied with sashes and drawn up over their heads in the winter. They were very picturesque. In the summer they crossed the lake in canoes, and in the winter on showshoes, drawing sleds after them. Mr. Fraser has seen 20 canoes drawn up on the shore beside his father’s hotel. The first doctor whom Mr. Fraser can remember in Orillia was Dr. Caddy, who lived on the site of the house long occupied by Mr. T.H. World, at the corner of Neywash and Laclie streets. Mr. Fraser can remember being tended by Dr. Caddy. He can also remember the cutting out of Laclie street, from Tecumseh to Neywash streets. Near the same spot, Mr. George Hunter, father of Mr. J.F. Hunter,had a tinsmith shop. Dr. Robbins lived down the lake shore, near Ardtrea. There was then no road to his home, simply a track through the bush. Communication was chiefly by lake, both winter and summer. In 1852, Mr. Fraser’s father bought Moffatt’s store, at the foot of Coldwater street, and converted it into a hotel, erecting a wharf and bowling alley there. Some years later on he removed to Barrie, and went into hotel keeping there. Mr. Alex Fraser accompanied his parents, and was away from Orillia until 1886. In the interval, he was for some years engaged in the mail stage business between Cookstown and Gilford and between Cookstown and Rosemount. He had eight horses on the road, and covered 75 miles a day. The advent of the railway killed this flourishing business. Mr. Fraser afterwards bought out his father’s hotel business at Gravenhurst, and carried it on for three years just previous to coming to Orillia. Here he first engaged in the livery business. But for the last 26 years he has been the faithful royal mail carrier, out early and late, to meet the numerous trains. At 78 he lays down the burden to enjoy a period of well earned rest. Of the friends and acquaintances of his early days, very few now remain, Mr. John Regan, still off to the bush at 80, and Mr. Jacob Wilson, being two of the few. The PACKET joins many friends in wishing Mr. Fraser health and happiness in his new surroundings. ***************** 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

On 26/09/2010 12:58 PM, gwendolyn cunningham wrote: > The following column I found recently upon my rereading of the paper. I hope some of you find it helpful and most of you find it interesting. I'm quite excited about the info contained in it! Does anyone know what Alexander means when he talks about the Indians "doucing" his grandfather and the rest of the group? I usually associate dousing with having water poured on one but I am not familiar with what exactly he means by the term! > Thanks, > Gwen Cunninghan > Hi Gwen; I think he meant that the Indians doused the lights. In other words, put out the lanterns so the white men wouldn't be able to see them. The Indians may have feared the white men -no doubt with good reason. Pat Smith

The word in the text was spelled "deuced" - which means confounded or fooled. Perhaps when he called out in the dark he heard voices from other directions and became confused. Cheers! Doreen ========== > Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2010 09:58:23 -0700 > From: gwenny@snet.net > To: can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com > Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Recollections of Henry Fraser's Son > > The following column I found recently upon my rereading of the paper. I hope some of you find it helpful and most of you find it interesting. I'm quite excited about the info contained in it! Does anyone know what Alexander means when he talks about the Indians "doucing" his grandfather and the rest of the group? I usually associate dousing with having water poured on one but I am not familiar with what exactly he means by the term! > Thanks, > Gwen Cunninghan > > The Orillia Packet, October 8, 1914- FIRST THINGS IN ORILLIA- Some Of Mr. Alexander Fraser’s Recollections- Mr. Alex. Fraser relinquished his post of His Majesty’s mail carrier on the 30th of September, after holding it, on and off, for more than a quarter of a century. Mr. Fraser leaves shortly to visit his daughter, Mrs. Grant, at Thedford, and from there intends to go to Cobalt, to reside with his youngest daughter, Mrs. Perry. > Mr. Fraser’s removal will break one of the few remaining links with the early pioneer days. Born at Price’s Corner, in 1836, he, with his parents, came to Orillia in 1838. His father, who was the son of a British soldier, and a native of London, England, had emigrated to the United States on his marriage, but after a short time spent at Geneva, New York, he came on to Canada, and settled in the bush near Rugby. A carpenter by trade, he assisted in the building of Brough’s mill, and also of the first mill erected by Captain Drinkwater, father of the Captain who died a year or two ago. On coming to Orillia, Mr. Henry Fraser’s first work was a contract for the erection of twelve houses for the Indians on the Rama Reserve, at the time of their removal from the present site of the town. After completing his first comtract, he built another six houses, making eighteen in all. He then worked as a carpenter on the Royal Hotel, built by Mr. George, on the > lake front, between Mississaga and Coldwater streets. When it was completed he rented the hotel from Mr. George and lived there for some time. > Mr. Alex. Fraser’s recollections go back to those early days. The only white men he can recall in the town when he first remembers it were a carpenter named Brown, a carpenter named Alex. Latimer, and “Squire” Alley. In 1842, his parents left Orillia for Holland Landing. They took three teams to carry their household effects, one of them in charge of the late Andrew Harvie. Near the mouth of the Holland river the party was overtaken by a heavy snowstorm. His grandfather started across the ice to where he saw lights, but when he called out, the Indian’s “deuced” them and he was nearly lost, the other men stretching out in a string to recover touch with him. They had to spend the night on the ice. Mr. Fraser’s brother was only six weeks old at the time. They were protected from the storm by boughs on the sleigh, and were heavily covered over with blankets. The horses also were covered up as well as could be, but the men had a bad night of it. > After about two years at the Landing, Mr. Henry Fraser returned to Orillia. He resided for a few months in Mr. Gill’s house near the junction of the Atherley-road and Front street; then for a few months longer in an Indian house on the site of Church’s livery stable. He built a house for himself at the foot of Coldwater street, but lived there only a short time, when he began the construction of what was long well known as Fraser’s hotel, on what is now Couchiching Beach Park. Mr. Alex. Fraser can remember the construction of the wharf of which the remains were only recently removed. It was at this wharf the steamers used to land. His father also built and operated a chair factory and a bowling alley. > About this time Mr. Henry Fraser made the Atherley road. It was of corduroy, and he rafted the logs down from Washago to the bay behind Cedar Island. Up to that time there had been no bridge across the Narrows. Cattle had to be swum across, and people crossed in boats. Mr. Alex Fraser recalls the first regatta held at Orillia. Colin Harris built a boat for his father for the occasion, and it was manned by seven Gaudaurs and Gills, six rowing. They won, of course. On that day there was the biggest fight he ever saw in Orillia. Twenty-five men were engaged, and the fight lasted over half an hour. Some of the combatants were badly mauled. > Another of Mr. Fraser’s early recollections is of the first court in Orillia, which was held in the dining room of his father’s hotel, by Judge Gowan, who rode over from Barrie for the purpose. He also recalls the advent of the first clock pedlar, a man named Newton, who went all through this district, remaining here about three years. “Peddling” was then a very common way of selling goods. He remembers also when the first one horse waggon came to town. For a long time, Mr. Gill and his father owned the only one horse waggons in town, the latter bringing his from Roche’s Point. Mr. Fraser never saw a buggy till he went to Barrie to reside, the county town being then comparatively quite a metropolis. > In those days the Indians used to come to Orillia to get their annuity money. They wore their native dress- leggings instead of trousers and nothing on their feet in the summer, and blankets tied with sashes and drawn up over their heads in the winter. They were very picturesque. In the summer they crossed the lake in canoes, and in the winter on showshoes, drawing sleds after them. Mr. Fraser has seen 20 canoes drawn up on the shore beside his father’s hotel. > The first doctor whom Mr. Fraser can remember in Orillia was Dr. Caddy, who lived on the site of the house long occupied by Mr. T.H. World, at the corner of Neywash and Laclie streets. Mr. Fraser can remember being tended by Dr. Caddy. He can also remember the cutting out of Laclie street, from Tecumseh to Neywash streets. Near the same spot, Mr. George Hunter, father of Mr. J.F. Hunter,had a tinsmith shop. Dr. Robbins lived down the lake shore, near Ardtrea. There was then no road to his home, simply a track through the bush. Communication was chiefly by lake, both winter and summer. > In 1852, Mr. Fraser’s father bought Moffatt’s store, at the foot of Coldwater street, and converted it into a hotel, erecting a wharf and bowling alley there. Some years later on he removed to Barrie, and went into hotel keeping there. Mr. Alex Fraser accompanied his parents, and was away from Orillia until 1886. In the interval, he was for some years engaged in the mail stage business between Cookstown and Gilford and between Cookstown and Rosemount. He had eight horses on the road, and covered 75 miles a day. The advent of the railway killed this flourishing business. Mr. Fraser afterwards bought out his father’s hotel business at Gravenhurst, and carried it on for three years just previous to coming to Orillia. Here he first engaged in the livery business. But for the last 26 years he has been the faithful royal mail carrier, out early and late, to meet the numerous trains. At 78 he lays down the burden to enjoy a period of well earned rest. Of > the friends and acquaintances of his early days, very few now remain, Mr. John Regan, still off to the bush at 80, and Mr. Jacob Wilson, being two of the few. The PACKET joins many friends in wishing Mr. Fraser health and happiness in his new surroundings. > ***************** > 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