Hi. I'm hoping someone out there can help me or at least point me in the right direction. My 2nd great grandfather (does that mean gr-gr grandf.?) is Michael Laramie. He was born bet. 1836-1842 in Canada, and died 25 Mar 1922 in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. His wife's name was Harriet Plant. Here is my problem: Some of the documents/sources I've seen say he was born in "Upper Canada", some say "Lower Canada", and one even says "French Canada". I cannot find him anytime before 1870. I know he lived most of his life at the Soo, but I don't know if he came over from SSM, Ontario, Sarnia, Ontario, or Windsor, Ontario. The 1870 Census says he's 28, which would mean he was born abt. 1842, but his burial record says 1836. The 1900 census says his arrival was 1858. Now, I know there are various spellings of this name; Laramie, Laramee, Laramey, Laramy. I've tried them all. My mom says they pronounced it "Lar-mee", so I've even tried variations of that. I've even looked into dit names (which I really don't understand). Nothing! It's like he doesn't exist before 1870. I found his obit online, and it says he was from "Mustaw" Canada. I can't even find that! Someone please help me before I am totally bald! Thanks in advance, Jeanette Wineland