Hi Betty I have Irish ancestors, but have no idea where in Ireland they came from. It was late 1700's or early 1800's. My great great grandfather's death certificate only says Ireland. Who was born in 1889? What month? My father was born in May 1889. He told me about the molasses flood in Boston. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 8:55 AM Subject: [SPAM?] [CAN-USA-MIG] Which Ancestor Would You Invite to Dinner ? > Hi again, > > Speaking of Thanksgiving, some List Administrators bring up a subject > around this time: "Which ancestor would you invite to your Thanksgiving > dinner - if you could ? > > Since Thanksgiving in the US is about a month away, we have lots of time > to > think about who we would invite. > > Immediately I would invite all my "brick wall" and "concrete block wall" > ancestors, most of whom are involved with my maternal grandmother's > "long, > complicated story." I want to find out who her birth-mother was in > 1889, > and that would be the first thing I would bring up for discussion. > > Another "concrete block wall" involves families in late 1700's Ireland. > And, I'll guess a great many people have ancestors from that time in > Ireland > they can't trace. > > That's all I'll mention for now. > > Have a pleasant week ! > > Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) > > List Administrator > > > > P.S. I would also invite Evan CORKILL who lived during the 1800's on > the Isle of Man and England. I would very much like to find out if he > remained in contact with his 6 children who were "shipped to Canada" > between > 1873 -1875. Or, did he just continue being a "Master Mariner" - > traveling > around the world - until his retirement years - forgetting that he was a > father ? (And I want to know if he knew that he had over ~30 > grandchildren in Canada and the U.S.) > > > > > > > Remember to check the archives of all the Lists and Boards for your > surnames > and place-names. > And, please remember to check the on-line auctions for for your surnames > and > place-names. > > > > > > > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I > find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the > SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there > is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > To search the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > The information page is: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] 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. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.8.0/1718 - Release Date: 10/10/2008 > 7:07 AM > >