I think an Elizabeth Metcalfe is also a cousin of Sir Frederick Banting. I think Beth's son is an Anglican? Minister in Toronto area. Does anyone know the connections here? Catt On Sun 02/01/11 12:13 AM , Fraser Carr fraser.carr@ripnet.com sent: > > > Hi to the Simcoe List, > > Happy New Year - belatedly. > > Here are some of my ancestors on my father's side. > > Many of my father's seem to have come from Ireland. I would like to know > > the connection back to Ireland for the following: > > My father's mother: > > Alberta May Banting - 2nd cousin of Sir Frederick Banting b, Bet. 23 Aug > > 1879 - 1880 d Dec 1957 m Samuel James Carr b.21 Jun 1869 d. 1938 > > her mother > > Mary Ann Arnold b 1858 d 1950 m 02 Oct 1878 to Charles James > > Banting b 03 Jul 1850 d 21 Feb 1931 > > her mother > > Mary Island ?? Alexander Arnold ?? (her father George > > Island) I would be pleased with getting more information on these - > > and the connection - likely back to Ireland > > For my Grandfather - Samuel Carr - his mother Eliza Ann Kilgore b. Aug > > 1839 in Cookstown, ON m 21 Mar 1865 m William Carr b 1828 > > Eliza's mother > > Mary Currie b abt 1795 m?? m Samuel Kilgore Information I have is > > that Mary and Sam Kilgore (Kilgour) they are from Ireland. > > I would really like to know more about those who came from Ireland and > > settled in Simcoe Co. > > > > Cheers, > > Fraser Carr > > Note: I have a number of names in my Banting file. Much of the information > > was gathered by Edward Banting, that lived in the homestead of Sir > Frederick > Banting up to about the year 1990 or so. > > ***************** > > 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 > > > > >