Do you have any information on a William M. Parker with a wife Elizabeth Hird who lived in Saskathewan? Have their children and info coming forward and Elizabeth's ancestory back to 1776 (Scotland), but nothing on William M Parker or his parentage. Eliz. was a sister to my g. grandfather David Thomson Hird. Lauraine > > From: Garth Hamilton <[email protected]> > Date: 2008/12/01 Mon PM 11:23:23 CST > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] : Re: CAN-USA - Parker > > I have Parkers in my line. From Eastern Townships of Quebec near > Sherbrooke to Boston, Bernardston Ma and across line into VT and NH. > There are present day Parkers in AB SK and BC plus the Ma, VT and NH. > > regards > Garth > > > > At 10:55 PM 12/1/2008, you wrote: > >Hi Paulette: > > > >Talk about a weird coincidence! My cousin who is also tracing the > >Sibley line that landed in Halifax aboard the Beauforte in 1749, > >just sent me an email with all sorts of sites for the Parker > >name. Most of these Parkers were in the U.S. I saved the email and > >still haven't had time to examine the sites carefully - she said it > >might take 6 hours to do them. Please contact me off-line and I > >will sent you a copy of the email from her. Contact me at [email protected] > > > >My G. Aunt Elizabeth Hird married a chap called William Parker, but > >no idea where he came from. They were early settlers in > >Saskatchewan but may have came from Chapman Township in Ontario, > >Canada as the Hird family spent some time in that area after leaving > >Scotland. You are so lucky to have some of your grandfather's > >carved works and must cherish them. I have a photo of an old chair > >that one of my ancestors made from driftwood picked up on the shores > >of Shetland. It is in the possession of a cousin living in > >Scalloway, Shetland. > > > > > >Lauraine > > > > > > From: Paulette Eframson <[email protected]> > > > Date: 2008/12/01 Mon PM 09:13:52 CST > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] CAN-USA-FOODS - Saurkraut > > > > > > Hello Lauraine, > > > My quest is that I have been looking for John H. Parker, b. 1793 in Nova > > > Scotia. At some point he came to Cayuga County, NY and was one of our > > > early settlers...he was the forefather of statesmen, congressmen, > > > lawyers and doctors, my grandfather being among them. John married > > > Esther Ann Locke. He was a carriage maker here. I have a "nursing > > > rocker" that he carved and a few other pieces, one was actually dated > > > 1853. He died 1873. > > > Thanks, > > > Paulette > > > > > > Paulette > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > 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 >