John, anyone info re: William Samuel Lee b 1830, England....travelled to the California Gold Rush at 18, ( circa 1848) then lived in Ohio before travelling to Canada ( British North America ) in 1867 - present day Alberta - site of Pincher Creek. Included in the Rangeman Book - owned 10,000 acres of land. Horses, cattle. Lots of local newspaper stories of him, but no information re place of birth, family etc. described by locals as a gentleman...hmmmm on another note: found this plaque on the net...thought it might be interesting to someone..regards jcs http://www.waynecook.com/achatham-kent.html PLAQUE #5 Location: Civic Square Park, Wallaceburg JAMES PARIS LEE 1831 - 1904 One of the foremost 19th century arms inventors, Lee was born in Scotland. In 1836 his family came to Canada and settled at Galt. Lee was trained in his father's profession of watchmaker and jeweller, before moving to Wisconsin about 1858, where he began his career as an inventor. His greatest contribution to firearms design was made in 1878 when he completed the development of the "box magazine". Tradition holds that this occurred at Wallaceburg while Lee was visiting his brother John, a local foundry owner. The magazine was first incorporated in his U.S. Navy rifle of 1879. Eight years later his rifle was adopted by the British Army and, with modifications, it became, in 1895, the Lee-Enfield, which remained a standard British weapon for over sixty years. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Erected by the Ontario Heritage Foundation, Ministry of Culture and Recreation At 9:05 am -0500 29/6/04, John Philip Adams wrote: >I'll send it to you later today. It will be a gedcom, but I loads of back up >info I can either scan and send or mail, if you want it. I have always >wanted to get the Cobbs Hall branch a little recognition and research. >Thanks. > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 8:52 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [LEE] LEE Descendants > > >In a message dated 6/28/04 11:13:11 PM, [email protected] writes: > ><< Would you want my family connection from John and >Elizabeth's children. >May I send you my info directly? >Thanks >John Philip Adams >> >___________ >John, >Please send direct. >Thank you for the offer. >Best regards, >Hugh > > >==== LEE Mailing List ==== >Please contact me at [email protected] with any comments, >questions or problems you may have regarding your subscription. >Thanks, Manager, LEE Mailing List >List Info Page: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/l/lee.html > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > >==== LEE Mailing List ==== >When responding to a 'gatewayed' post from the LEE message board, >be sure to use the board addy provided in the message. >Since the poster might not be a member of our LEE mailing list, >they may only see your response when it is made through the board. > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 CONFIDENTIAL This email, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and contains confidential information, and is subject to intellectual property law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any saving, printing, copying, forwarding or other distribution of this email, including any attachments, is prohibited. Please notify sender of the error by return email , delete this email, including any attachments, and remove any and all copies from your computer system(s). Thank you. mailto:[email protected] What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.Chief Crowfoot, Blackfoot Orator web page http://www.canuck.com/~cardinal/Art.html/jcsa_index.html