Hi Dave I suppose that rural Ontario was far enough away - though it was the original Protestants who emigrated! Thanks for the info. Kathy -----Original Message----- From: Dave H via Sent: Sunday, March 8, 2015 9:24 AM To: fermanagh-gold@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: FERMANAGH-GOLD religion Most certainly... but they would have to move away from "home"... The bigger the mix in a mixed marriage the further they moved! DH

Probably not far enough for some parents.... Don't forget that even a First Presbyterian marrying a Second Pres was a mixed marriage... Dave. On 09/03/2015 01:40, Allan & Kathy Lowe wrote: > Hi Dave > > I suppose that rural Ontario was far enough away - though it was the > original Protestants who emigrated! > > Thanks for the info. > > Kathy

Hi Dave Well, you have given me an aha moment. We have a mysterious Gabriel Spence who is not mentioned in his father's 1840 will, but we know he existed because he is mentioned in his brother William's 1839 will as "my brother Gabriel". The will suggests that Gabriel doesn't live in Ontario with the rest of the family as it says that Gabriel's portion goes to others if he doesn't come to pick it up within a year. The two oldest sisters named their oldest sons Gabriel. I'd found some FMP newspaper articles about a Gabriel Spence running afoul of the law in Enniskillen in the 1820s and thought that might be the reason for his estrangement from the family. However, your comments have prompted me to think that perhaps he had changed religion due to a mixed marriage and that his parents were the type of parents that you mention. So I will have to look again at the available Gabriels in light of this new thought. Thanks for this insight! Kathy -----Original Message----- From: Dave H via Sent: Monday, March 9, 2015 1:39 AM To: fermanagh-gold@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: FERMANAGH-GOLD religion Probably not far enough for some parents.... Don't forget that even a First Presbyterian marrying a Second Pres was a mixed marriage... Dave.