Hi Trena, It was not just hearsay when I said that my ancestors were referred to as "Irishmen." There is a very large, history book about 2 areas in Canada, and I was able to borrow it from my local library. (This Library borrowed it from a university in VT.) So, I was able to read that for myself: History of the Counties of Argenteuil, Quebec and Prescott, Ontario: From the Earliest Settlement to the Present (1896) Thomas, Cyrus (Author) Patrick KERR and William HENDERSON are both mentioned in that book, and it says they were both "Irishmen." (I've been researching them for 5-6 yrs. on-line, and another descendant of their family-group probably started researching them 20 years ago.) Betty (near Lowell, MA) FYI: The family-group left Co. Sligo, Ireland, in 1823 and migrated to Canada; the group settled in Argenteuil Co., Province of Quebec (which is north of the St. Lawrence River). The group included: William and Mary (KERR) HENDERSON Samuel and Catherine (?) HENDERSON Patrick and Elizabeth (KERR?) KERR Miss Elizabeth KERR (married in Canada to Levi MILLER) John and Ann (HENDERSON) KERR (This group has been discussed on many Lists for ~7 years. They probably had 40+ children between them, and thus had many descendants; some came down to MA, including my gr-gr-grandparents, Robert and Elizabeth (HENDERSON) KERR, and her married sister (and husband) also came down.)