The following is not actually genealogy history of Simcoe, but it might give you an idea of why some of the Red River Settlers of Manitoba, moved to the east. If you want some interesting, and entertaining reading about The Manitoba Red River Settlement, try, Alfred Siliver's book - "The Red River Story." This one is in novel form, but the people actually lived, and is about the Clearances in Scotland by the Duchess of Sutherland, and the subsequent founding of the western Red River Settlement. Later, some of the settlers did move east, some stayed put, due to the troubles with the Metis, who were already there, and did not like the influx of settlers. " Quote from the cover of the book - "The people in this story all lived - The settlers dreamed of a home of their own and land to farm - The half-Indian buffalo hunters dreamed of a land kept open for their wild, free way of life. - And the great fur companies, there in the wilderness of the northern Great Plains where the Assiniboine River joined the Red, cared only for Profit.....- A Novel based on the life of Kate MacPherson and settling of a new land. End Quote There are two other following books, by Alfred Silver - "Where the Ghost Horse Runs". - The story of Marie McGillis Grant, Her legendary husband, and his dreams. Quote from cover of the book - This is the true story of the Metis Nation and the vision of one man, Cuthbert Grant. Known as the "Chief of the Half'-Breed"s," Grant saw civilization threatening the old ways of his half- Indian people and dreamed of creating an Eden for them on the Northern Great Plains. End quote. Also there is another book set in the time of Louis Riel. "Lord of the Plains". Quote: Lord of the Plains is a true story- The men and women in it actually lived and fought- and many died -for freedom. In 1885 the winds of war were rising over the western plains. The Indians were starving to death on their reservations. The mixed-blood peoples were being swindled out of their ancestral lands. In the eye of the storm stood Gabriel Dumon and his wife, Madelaine. With them also stood Louis Riel, the mad visionary whose dreams for the future compounded the coming tragedy. End quote: I hope I am not out of place in mentioning these, on this site, but they are interesting and entertaining reading, and a part of our Canadian history. Georgiana