Hi All; I have a little tidbit of info. on the "POWER" Surname transcribed from a Book entitled "Family Names Of The Island Of Newfoundland", written by E.R. Seary, but a corrected edition edited by "William Kirwin". POWER, a surname of England and Ireland, from Old French "Pohier"---the man from Poix {Picardy}, or from old French povre, poure-----poor, or ? from old French poer---{em} Power {ed} to do something, a hearld. Maclysaght notes that the de in the Irish form de paor should be le,---the poor man, con-be rare. {Reaney, Cottle, Maclysaght}. Guppy traced the variant poore in Hampshire; Spiegelhalter traced poore and Power in Devon; Maclysaght traced Power mainly in Waterford and adjacent Counties, among the fifty most numerous Irish names. In Newfoundland: Family traditions:-----, one of the first settlers of Conche in the early 1800's, was a guardian of the French Rooms there {Casey}.-----, from Co. Cork, settled at Robin Hood {now part of Port Rexton} about 1800 {MUN Folklore}. Richard Della de Poeur, from the north of France, settled at Portugal Cove South; the name was later changed to POWER {MUN Folklore}. Early instances: Maurice, John and Thomas, of little Placentia {now Argentia, was once a U.S.A.F. Base}, about 1730-5 {Co 194.9}; Thomas, from Waterford, thief of St.John's, 1751 {Co 194.13}; Robert of Freshwater Bay {un-specified},? 1753 {Co 194.13}; John, butcher of Bell Island, 1794-5, "40 years in Newfoundland", that is 1754--5 {census 1794--5}; Edward, of Port de Grave, 1760 (co 199. 18); Maurice, of Trinity Bay. There are many many other names written, but I hope this helps a little tidbit. Should you need more info. concerning different Communities where other POWER families resided in Newfoundland, feel free in emailing me. Have A Great Evening Evelyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vera Short" <short9647@rogers.com> To: <NFLD-LAB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 9:38 PM Subject: [NFLD-LAB] Fw: The source of the "Power" surname > forwarded on behalf of dmeaux@houston.rr.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Meaux" <dmeaux@houston.rr.com> > To: "Lloyd Rowsell" <lgrowsell@yahoo.com>; <NFLD-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> > Cc: <NFLD-LAB-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 5:59 PM > Subject: {not a subscriber} The source of the "Power" surname > > > > I've recently subscribed to this list as a result of my search for my > > Canadian/Irish ancestry. I hope my request here does not fall outside of > > the intent of this message board. > > > > I'm an American but my mother was a native of St.Johns (where I was in > fact, > > born but on an American military installation in the late 50's). Her > maiden > > name was Power. While this name appears quite common in Newfoundland and > > especially St.Johns, it is very uncommon here in the states. > > > > Anyway, I have a lot of work to do and don't expect to figure it all out > at > > once but my first question is, to anyone who might be able to answer.... > > > > What is the origin of the "Power" name and when did the first make their > way > > to Newfoundland? I have heard one story that it has its origins in the > name > > "Del la de Poure", which implies a Spanish origin. However, I have my > > doubts about that. > > > > any help would be appreciated > > > > thanks > > > > David Meaux > > > > Houston, Texas > > > > (grandson of Thomas Power, taxi driver/owner, died age 48 in 1960, of > Scott > > Street, St.Johns) > > > > > > > > > ==== NFLD-LAB Mailing List ==== > Co-List Admins of Nfld-Lab mail list: > Vera Short : short9647@rogers.com > Glynn Hewlett: glynn.hewlett@sympatico.ca > >

Conclusion of transcribed "Birth Announcements" for Saturday, August 16, 2003, courtesy of "The Telegram", St.John's, NL. HISCOCK/PUGH - Nancy and Dann announce the arrival of their precious daughter, MEAGHAN DANIELLE, who descended from heaven at 10:51 p.m. on July 23, 2003, weighing 5 lbs. 11 ozs. Meaghan is welcomed by proud grandparents Glenn and Elsie Hiscock and Brett and the Late Helen Pugh, delighted great-grandmothers Ruby Hiscock and Pearl Morgan, and her many aunts, uncles and cousins. Many thanks are extended to the nurses and staff of the Caseroom, 5NB, and the Prenatal Home Care Program. Special thanks to Drs. Roche, Pugh, Geuemi, Morgan, and Flood. August 15, 2003 KENNEDY - He is finally here! Jamie and Glynnis (Murphy) are very excited to announce the arrival of their first baby. Connor James was born on August 10, 2003 at 12:36 a.m., 7 lbs. 6 oz. Proud grandparents include John and Winnifred Kennedy of St. John`s and Nels and Rosemarie Murphy of Paradise. Much heartfelt thanks are extended to the wonderful caregivers that helped along the way including Dr. S. Furlong, Dr. C. Pugh, Dr. E. Bartellas and Dr. S. Laval; nurses Lavinia Madden, Paula Taylor and Carol Ann Walsh and all other nurses and staff at HSC caseroom and 5 North B. We would also like to extend thanks to all family and friends for their love and warm wishes. August 15, 2003 KERR - Greg and Wendy (nee Cook) are pleased to announce the birth of their first child, a boy, Geoffrey Douglas. Born in Halifax, N.S., July 12, 2003, weight 6 lbs. 9 oz. Proud grandparents are Doug and Nancy Cook of St. John`s and Geoff and Donna Kerr of Halifax. August 15, 2003 MCCARTHY - Michael, Robin (Fudge) and big brother Patrick are delighted to announce the birth of a darling daughter, Elizabeth Abigail, born July 8, 2003, weighing 7 lbs. 11 ozs., in Edmonton, Alberta. Baby Beth is the second grandchild for Mike and Loretta McCarthy, Marystown, and the fifth for Calvin and Laura Fudge, Lewisporte. A special welcome from great-grandparents Leslie and Mary Ginn, Mary Martin and Gladys McCarthy. Joining in the good wishes are Aunt Leanne, St. John`s; Uncle Glen, Edmonton; Uncle Paul and Aunt Leighanne and cousins Emma, Megan, and Sara, St. George, New Brunswick. August 15, 2003 MERCER - Hi everybody! It`s me, Cole. Just wanted to tell everyone that I am finally a big brother. My beautiful baby sister, LAUREN MARIE, rushed into the world during the early morning hours of July 22, 2003, at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton, AB, weighing 7 lbs. 4 ozs. She didn`t even wait for me to wake up, but I think I`ll share my ³blankie² with her anyway. Myself, mommy and daddy (Rita (nee King) and Barry) are delighted with the early, but safe arrival of our new bundle of joy. She`s just perfect. My grandma and grandpa (Jim and Lucy King) of Placentia and nanny and poppy (George and Hazel Mercer) of Buchans are just ecstatic and can`t wait to see Lauren. Thanks to Uncle Brian and Auntie Mary for taking care of me when mommy and daddy had to rush to the hospital. Lauren makes our family complete; filling our arms with love and our hearts with joy. Watching over us from heaven are my twin brothers, Gavin and Dane (resting in the Garden of Angels). August 15, 2003 O`ROURKE/WHELAN - Bonnie, Mike and big sister Sarah are thrilled to announce the birth of their wonderful baby boy, Connor Michael Patrick, weighing 8 lbs. 2 oz. Connor was born at the Womens Health Centre at 10:02 p.m. on July 5, 2003. Connor is welcomed by family and friends, especially proud grandparents Anne and Patrick O`Rourke of Outer Cove and Geraldine and Bernard Hawco of Chapel`s Cove. Many thanks to Dr. Tennant and his team, and to the caseroom and 5th floor nurses of the WHC. Special thanks to coach Carolyn, Dr. Michelle Suga and nurse Shannon for Connor`s safe delivery. August 15, 2003 PICCO - Big sister Katrina-Lynn is excited to announce the arrival of her handsome baby brother, Liam James, born at the WHC, July 12, 2003, at 5:15 p.m., weighing 8 lbs. 15 ozs. Proud parents are Jamie and Lisa. Proud grandparents Walter and Lucella Kennedy, Marie (Toni) Picco, and great-grandfather Larry Molloy. A big thank you to the wonderful staff of the Caseroom and 5NB. Special thanks to Dr. Kum and Lisa Daly, R.N., for helping bring Liam safely into the world. August 15, 2003 PIKE - Ken and Flora (Chiasson) are pleased to announce the birth of their third child, Tori Renee. Sister Megan and brother Kyle were overjoyed on July 17, 2003 when Tori arrived at 2:45 p.m., weighing 10 lbs. 81/2 oz. Proud grandmother Joan Pike, grandparents watching over Tori from heaven Margaret and Del Chiasson and Freeman Pike. Special thanks to Dr. Kravitz and the outstanding staff in the caseroom, also a heartfelt thank you to Tori`s Guardian Angel nurse Heather. August 15, 2003 RALPH - Hello, my name is McKenzie Jane Cavelle Ralph. I was born on July 2, 2003 and I weighed 7 lbs 4 oz. My Mom and Dad, Craig and Heather Ralph, are so proud of me and they want everyone to know they love me very much. My arrival was very pleasant thanks especially to Dr. Pat Roche and her wonderful team. I also have to say a special thank you to the Doctors and Nurses at the Janeway. I spent some time there and they really took care of me and now I am big and strong. My Nanny and Poppy, Harry and Lorraine Ralph, and my uncle Michael are so happy that I am doing well. Nanny and Poppy have been taking care of me. They can`t wait for me to get a little older so that they can spoil me. My other grandparents, Dorothy (Calgary), Maggie and Greg McMullin (Halifax), and my aunt Kelly and Uncle Ron (Toronto) are so happy I am doing well and I can`t wait to see them. Mom and Dad would like to say thanks to all our friends and family for their kind support. I`ll see you at the pla! yground. August 15, 2003 SHEAVES/VALLIS - Michelle, Chris and big sister Josie Elizabeth announce the arrival of Jake Ivan, born August 12, 2003. Proud grandparents: Shirley and Melvin Sheaves, St. John`s, Bertha and Tom Vallis, Lab City. Thank you to Dawn, Lisa and Dr. Kabisios of the Caseroom, also Dr. Crane and Dr. Britt Moore, Women`s Health Clinic. Special thank you to Daddy for all his love and support. August 15, 2003 THOMPSON/REARDON - Crystal and Kristian are proud to announce the birth of their first child, a beautiful baby girl. Kylie Nicole was born June 1, 2003, at WHC, weighing 6 lbs. 63/4 ozs. Proud grandparents are Patricia Thompson (Poppy Bill in heaven) and Julie and Joe Reardon. Great-grandparents are Florence Thompson, Margaret Simmons, Mary Reardon and Robert Morgan. Uncle Keith, Aunt Lisa and Elizabeth, Uncle Bill, Charles and Jessica, Uncle Jamie and JR and Aunt Ashley welcome Kylie to the family. Thanks to Drs. Kravitz and Bartellas, Caseroom staff and all doctors and nurses of NICU. August 15, 2003 WHIFFEN - Shawn and Diane (Foley) are thrilled to announce the arrival of their first child, a beautiful baby boy. Kyle James was born on June 22, 2003, weighing 7 lbs. 4 oz. Proud grandparents Jerome and Ann Foley, Maurice Whiffen and the late Gloria Whiffen. Special thanks to Dr. Kravitz, Dr. Mossman, caseroom and 5NB staff. Mommy and Kyle send special thanks to Daddy for all his love and support. August 15, 2003

Transcribed "Birth Announcements" for Saturday, August 16, 2003, courtesy of "The Telegram", St.John's, NL. ABBOTT - Mike and Jennifer (Street) are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter. Rachel Lesley was born on July 26, 2003, at 10:54 a.m., weighing 8 lbs. 10.8 ozs. Rachel is the fifth grandchild for Dave and Ethel Street of Paradise and the first grandchild for Ed and Joan Abbott of Mount Pearl. Proud great-grandparents are James Street of Bay Roberts, Clem Abbott of Bonavista, and Arch Clarke of Paradise. Also thrilled with Rachel`s safe arrival are Aunt Tina and Uncle Tom Bennett, Aunt Kimberley and Uncle Robert Hemeon, Uncle David and Crystal, and Aunt Michelle and Jason. Rachel is looking forward to playing with her four cousins: Peter, Jacob, Clarke, and Luke. Special thanks goes to the Caseroom nurses: Cheyann, Darlene, Lisa, Shannon and Lavina and to Dr. Geoffrey White for all your care and support throughout the pregnancy and for Rachel`s safe arrival to Mom and Dad. We would also like to thank Rachel`s Aunt Kimberley for all her help as Mommy`s second coach. ! We could not have done it without your love and support. Special thanks goes to our Number 1 Coach... Daddy. Daddy was a great support for Mom and Rachel throughout the pregnancy and during the labour and delivery. August 15, 2003 BROCKLEHURST/ABBOTT - Jerome and Bernadette are overjoyed to announce the arrival of their beautiful baby daughter, Ani, born at 2:10 p.m. on Monday, June 2, 2003, at the Health Sciences Center. Ani weighed 7 lbs. 13 ozs. at birth and has brought countless smiles to the faces of family and friends alike. A special note of thanks to the Caseroom nurses who were an amazing support, as well as all the staff of 5 North B. August 15, 2003 BUTLER - Steve & Tracy (Fitzgerald) & big sister Rebecca Mae are thrilled to announce the arrival of their precious angel, Natalie Claire, born July 19, 2003 at 9:34 a.m., weighing 7 lbs. 9 ozs. at Rockyview Hospital in Calgary, Alberta. Natalie is the second grandchild for Frank & Barb Fitzgerald, Chamberlains & the sixth grandchild for Dave & Peg Butler, St. John`s. August 15, 2003 CARSON - THORNHILL - Cherilyn and Andrew announce the arrival of Olivia Grace on June 29, 2003 at 10:30 PM, wt 7 lbs. 13-1/2 oz. at Oakville Health Centre. Thrilled big sister, Madeline, proud 2nd time grandparents Alan and Jackie Carson of Abbottsford, BC; Cyril and Sylvia Thornhill of Clarkes Beach, NL. Also thrilled are Auntie Jodi, Vancouver, BC; Uncle Paul and Auntie Natasha of Kent. England. August 15, 2003 DRUKEN - Jason and Pam are thrilled to annouce the birth of their precious little boy, Caleb Alexander, born July 30th, 2003, weighing 8 lbs. 8 oz. at the Women`s Health Centre. Caleb was welcomed with open arms by the very proud first time grandparents Bob and Rita Druken and is the fourth great-grandson for Mrs. Rita Tucker. We thank Dr. Pike, Dr. Kum, Dr. Brit Moore, Dr. Ciganovic and caseroom nurses Marina and Vanda for utilizing all their skills to ensure Caleb`s safe arrival, as well the staff of 5 North B did a wonderful job in caring for Caleb after he was born. We would also like to thank all our family and friends for their love, support and gifts of the last few months and during our stay in hospital. Caleb and Mommy want to thank Daddy for all his support and coaching during labor and delivery. Upon arrival at home Caleb was greeted at the door by his four legged friends Woogie, Tia, Ralph and Hilary; and you never know maybe Caleb will become a third generation ! Tronto Maple Leafs fan. August 15, 2003 EDISON - Gary and Margo Edison (nee: Coady) of Gander are pleased to announce the arrival of their first son Aidan Michael, who was born at the James Paton Memorial Hospital on July 3, 2003 weighing 9 lbs 4 ozs. Proud Grandparents are Dermot and Margaret Coady and Cyril and Eleanor Edison of Gander. Very Special thanks to the Obstetrics staff at the JPMH, to Dr. K. Blundell, and Dr. A. Owadalla for their outstanding care and support. August 15, 2003 FRIZZELL - Steven, Carrie, & big brother James are pleased to announce the arrival of their latest bundle of joy, Alexander Steven. Alex was born June 28, 2003, weighing 7 lbs. 91/2 ozs. Proud grandparents are Mary & Paul Rickert, Judy & Jim Frizzell & great-grandparents Marie Rickert, Geraldine Hiscock & Phil McDonald. We would like to thank our family and friends for their love and support and thanks to all the doctors and nurses of the Women`s Health Centre for their great care. August 15, 2003 GAUCI - Born to Mark and Tammy Gauci (Power) on August 12, 2003 at 5:49 a.m., a handsome baby boy, Eric William Gauci, weighing 7 lbs. 2 oz. Proud grandparents Carmel and Bill Power, and Frank and Maureen Gauci. Proud aunt, Wanda Power and proud uncles, Matt and Jeff Gauci. Many thanks to God and caseroom staff, Dr. Tennent and nurses at the Janeway Hospital for his safe delivery. August 15, 2003 GRIFFIN - Tammy and Norbert are pleased to announce the birth of their first child, a precious baby boy. Ethan Norbert was born on July 14, 2003, at 8:46 a.m. at the Health Sciences Centre, weighing 7 lbs. 3 ozs. Proud grandparents Jim and Matilda Power and Norbert and Barbara Griffin. August 15, 2003

Transcribed Obituaries for Saturday, August 16, 2003, courtesy of "The Telegram", St.John's, NL. COLE, Roy Joseph - Passed peacefully away at the Health Sciences Centre on Friday, August 15, 2003, after a courageous battle with Cancer, age 68 years. Served with 2PPCLI and the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, retired salesman. Predeceased by his parents: Bruce and Genevieve; brothers: Francis and Gerald. Left to mourn his wife of 46 years Betty (nee Breen); five sons: Victor (Wanda), Derek (Paula), Wayne (Denise), Craig (Coraine) and Gary (Johanne); daughter: Karen (Geoff) Paddock; and his nine grandchildren: Nicholas, Chelsea, Meagan, Zachary, Amy, Jennifer, Laura, Shane and Jacob. Also leaving to mourn his brother Peter (Clarise) and sister Marie (Ed) of Scarborough, Ontario; his mother-in-law, Annie Breen and the Breen Family, most especially Bill and Mary; and a large number of relatives and friends. Special thanks to family physician, Dr. Noel Brown, and his office staff, to Dr. Greenland, nurse Susie Power, Dr. Roarke, the staff of the Cancer Clinic and the nurses from! the 4th and 5th floors of the Health Sciences Centre who looked after Roy. Resting at Caul`s Funeral Home, LeMarchant Road. Visitation Saturday from 1 p.m. - 10 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Funeral Mass on Monday, August 18, 2003, at 9:30 a.m. from the Basilica of St. John the Baptist. Interment to follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Flowers gratefully accepted or donations may be made in his memory to the Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Center. August 15, 2003 COSTELLO, Sister Mary Denise RSM - Entered into eternal life at McAuley Convent on Aug. 15, 2003, Sister Mary Denise Costello, age 79 years. Predeceased by her parents John and Margaret (Mansfield) Costello, her brothers, Timothy and William, and first cousin Sister Marie Costello RSM. Leaving to mourn her Congregation the Sisters of Mercy; her sister Johanna (Donald) McDonald, California, and brother Fred in Conception Harbour; nephews Ken (Eleanor) Costello, Bill (Betty Ann) Costello and David McDonald; nieces Debbie (Bill) Cole, Annette (Albert) Hillier and Denise (Dave) Wade, and a large circle of relatives and friends. Resting at McAuley Convent, 250 Waterford Bridge Road, St. John`s on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2003 from 7-9 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 17 until 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, Aug. 18, 9:30 a.m. at Corpus Christi Parish Church, Waterford Bridge Road with interment to follow at Belvedere Cemetery. May she rest in peace. August 15, 2003 DOHEY, John (Jack) - Passed peacefully away at Lions Manor Nursing Home, Placentia on Friday, Aug. 15, 2003, of St. Bride`s, Placentia Bay, age 70 years. Leaving to mourn with fond and loving memories his wife Irene and daughter Nora (Rupert O`Rourke); three precious grandchildren: Tara, Megan and Kathleen; one beautiful great-grandson, Davis; sisters: Maude, Ajax, Ont; Kit, Scarborough, Ont; and Mary at Mississauga, Ont. Resting at Sacred Heart Church, St. Brides. Funeral Mass to take place 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 18. Interment to follow in the Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Bride`s. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Coomb`s Funeral Home, Placentia. August 15, 2003 DURDLE, (nee Harris) Alice Joyce - Corner Brook, NL. Alice Joyce Durdle, born April 12, 1915 in Glovertown, NL. Passed away peacefully at Western Memorial Regional Hospital, Corner Brook, surrounded by her family on August 14, 2003. She is survived by sons: Melvin (Milton Vokey), St. John`s, Derek (Sharon), Pasadena; granddaughters: Jodi (Solomon Awa), Iqaluit; Ciara (Tom Pittman), Bird Cove, Janet (friend Adam Rowsell), Pasadena; daughter Beverly Lesuik (Partner Steward Law); grandson Adam Lesuik, Fall River, NS; sister, Major Beryl Harris (friend Brig. Ettie Pike), Toronto; brother Aubrey Harris (Phyllis), Springdale; sisters-in-law: Selina Ford, Bonavista, Ethel Mullins, Corner Brook; and a large circle of nephews, nieces, other relatives and friends. She was predeceased by her husband Joseph (1978); daughter Shirley Faye (1936); twin sons: Clifford Roy and Henry Maxwell (1940); brothers: Dorman, Eldon and Clifford Harris; sisters: Georgina Manuel and Doris Penney. The fa! mily will be receiving friends from Fillatre`s Funeral Home, 4 St. Mark`s Avenue on Friday 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. and Saturday 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will take place from First United Church on Sunday, August 17th at 2:00 p.m. Reverend John Adams officiating. Interment to follow at Mt. Patricia Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, in lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association, NL Chapter, Suite 103, 136 Crosbie Road, St. John`s, NL, A1B 3K3. Friends may sign the guest book or make a memorial donation through our website at www.fillatre.ca August 15, 2003 GLENDINNING, Ella M. - A service of remembrance and thanksgiving will take place on Saturday, August 23, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. at Carnell`s Funeral Home to celebrate the life of Ella Glendinning, February 4, 1902 - April 21, 2002. Ella was formerly from Mount Pearl. As a young woman she moved to New York where she entered the nursing profession, earning a Master`s Degree. Ella was a lifetime member of the Nursing Education Alumni Association, Teacher`s College, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. Interment to follow the service in the (old) General Protestant Cemetery. Family and friends are invited to attend a reception following interment. August 15, 2003 GOODYEAR, Dora Phyllis - of Lewisporte, NL. Passed peacefully away at the James Paton Memorial Hospital, Gander on Sunday, August 3, 2003 after a 5 month battle with cancer. Left to mourn are husband Alonzo; children: Dennis (Diane), Sheri (Gough) Wellon of Lewisporte and Shawn (Michelle) of Pasadena; also grandchildren Brandon and Emma; brothers: Albert (Loreen) Locke of Lewisporte and George (Gloria) Locke of Westport; also a wide circle of family and friends. JANES, Obadiah (Obie) - Corner Brook, NL. It is with great sadness that the family of the late Obadiah Janes announce his peaceful passing at the Western Memorial Regional Hospital on August 14, 2003, age 70 years, with his loving wife and family at his side. Left with many happy memories are his wife Ann; three daughters: Vicki Neal (Chris) of Corner Brook, Wendy Penney (Wayne) of Steady Brook, Carla (Ken Rich) of Corner Brook; son, Scott of Corner Brook; six grandchildren: Justin, Robyn, Marshall, Jennifer, Mitchel! l and Evan; three sisters: Myrtle Kean (Key) of St. John`s, Brenda Hearn (John) of Conception Bay South, Barbara Gill (Cator) of Mount Pearl; brother, Jack (Ingrid) of Appleton; mother-in-law, Naida Simmons of Edmonton; sisters-in-law: Lucy Parsons, Mildred Parsons and Lee Richardson; brothers-in-law: David Parsons and Jim Simmons; aunts: Maisie Green and Dorothy Noseworthy; special cousin Carl Noseworthy (Mona) of Bedford, N.S.; also many special nieces and nephews, and other relatives and a large circle of dear friends. Visitation will take place at Country Haven Funeral Home, 167 Country Road on Friday, August 15, 2003 from 7-9 p.m. and Saturday, August 16 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral services will take place on Sunday, August 17, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. from the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist with Rev. David Russell officiating. Interment at Mount Patricia Cemetery. Donations in his memory may be made to the Shriners` Children`s Hospital Travel Fund, 1529 Cedar Ave., Mo! ntreal, Quebec, H3G 1A6. The family gives great thanks to Drs. Rob Ennis and Mervyn Dean and the nurses of the palliative Care Unit for their extraordinary compassion and care. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Country Haven Funeral Home, 167 Country Road. Phone 634-2500. August 15, 2003 LOWE, Laura Mealine, RN (nee Tarrant) - Surrounded by her family and friends, Mealine died at Cambridge Memorial Hospital August 11. Devastated by her loss are her son The Reverend David Lowe; daughter Jean Morton (Robert); her beloved grandchildren: Laura, Andrew, James and Emily; and her special ³daughters²: Marjorie Lethbridge and Bonnie Hamil. Mealine is reunited in the communion circle with her parents: George and Mary Tarrant; her brothers: Norman, George, and John; and her sister Lillian Hahn. Born at Bell Island, in 1926, Mealine`s nursing career spanned five decades. She treated the victims of the Springhill mining disaster, worked at Women`s College Hospital, held various Public Health positions in Newfoundland and Ontario, and near the end of her career, served in several administrative appointments. Mealine enjoyed an active retirement as a doting Nana, and volunteering with the Cambridge Hospice Society and the Out of the Cold Program. In her final illness, Meal! ine was sustained by the love and care of her large extended family and many good friends, with whose help she danced. Funeral services were held at St. Paul`s Lutheran Church in Cambridge on August 15, 2003. Interment will be at Bell Island at a later date. As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Out of the Cold Program or the Lisaard House in Cambridge, Ontario, would be greatly appreciated by the family. August 15, 2003 WELLS, Jessie - Passed peacefully away on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2003 at the age of 89 years. beloved aunt of Ivy (nee Stanley), like a daughter, married to Glenn Ploughman. Much loved as grandmother of Craig, Tera (Jeff) Livingstone and Christopher, all of Ottawa. Lovingly remembers by sisters Blanche (John) Preston, Clarenville and Lillian (late Simeon) Goodyear, Bonavista; her sister-in-law, Bertha (late Raymond) Dyke, Bonavista; the Wells extended family, mostly of St. John`s and a large circle of nieces and nephews who loved her dearly. Predeceased by her husband, Olsen Wells (March 1975), her sister, Evelyn (late Lawrence) Stanley, Raymond and Wilson (late Verna) Dyke. ³Aunt Jessie², as she was known to most, was loved and admired by all who knew her for her kindness, love of life and determination. She is deeply cherished and she will be in our hearts and minds forever. Visitations: Strathie`s Funeral Home in Bonavista from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. daily. Funeral service will be h! eld Monday, August 18, 2003, the United Church, Bonavista at 2 p.m. Flowers appreciated, or in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Cancer Society or the Bonavista Hospital. we wish to express our deepest gratitude to the staff of the Bonavista Hospital for their committed care and attention as well as the staff of St. Clare`s Hospital during her illness, January-April 2002. August 15, 2003

FROM THE COMPASS - JULY 22, 2003 Province mourns Captain Morrissey Johnson ‘One of Newfoundland’s last folk heroes’ By STEPHANIE KINSELLA and BARBARA DEAN-SIMMONS Optipress News Captain Morrissey Johnson was laid to rest Friday afternoon in Catalina. The former MP and sealing captain died in a traffic accident Monday night, July 14, near the Lewisporte Junction. Capt. Johnson was a passenger in a car that collided with a moose and went off the road. He was pronounced dead at the hospital in Grand Falls-Windsor. A Catalina native, Capt. Johnson was a well-known figure in the province and had many interests. He was actively involved in the seal hunt from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s. During that time, he captained the Lady Johnson - one of the last large vessels involved in the seal hunt. Tina Fagan got to know Capt. Johnson when she became executive director of the Canadian Sealers Association. She remembers him as a knowledgeable and good-hearted person. “I made it my business to get to know him because Morrissey had a wealth of information,” she says. “He was extremely helpful to me and others in the industry.” In fact, when the seal hunt protest was gaining momentum in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Capt. Johnson was selected by Premier Frank Moores to be part of a delegation to Europe to inform the public there about the hunt and its importance to the province’s economy. Mr. Johnson stepped into the political arena in 1984 when he was elected MP for Bonavista-Trinity-Conception with the Progressive Conservative Party. Former Fisheries minister John Crosbie served with Capt. Johnson in Ottawa. Mr. Crosbie says Mr. Johnson’s experience as a sealing captain proved beneficial to him as a politician. “He was a great defender of the seal hunt and Newfoundland traditions... He was very helpful when we had to take a strong stand with reference to issues and Newfoundland,” Mr. Crosbie says. “He did a fine job for this province when he was member of Parliament.” Mr. Crosbie recalls Capt. Johnson as being highly respected by both his colleagues and constituents. “He was frank and open in discussion, had firm opinions which he didn’t hesitate to let you know...He was a very engaging person, friendly and open.” Mr. Johnson lost his seat in the 1988 election to Liberal Fred Mifflin. Following that he was appointed chairman of the Fish Prices Review Board in St. John’s. He returned to his first love, the sea, several years ago, operating a tour boat out of St. John’s. “The sea was always part of his life and always in his blood,” recalls Bonavista South MHA Roger Fitzgerald, who knew Capt. Johnson well, both as a political colleague and a friend. “Morrissey was a fellow who loved this province, loved its people and I know as a politician most of the decisions he made came not only with a great knowledge of our economics, but it came from the heart as well. “He was a very compassionate individual, and perhaps one of the last folk heroes of this province,” said Mr. Fitzgerald. Capt. Johnson is also remembered as a somewhat shy and reserved man, added Mr. Fitzgerald. “He was not the flamboyant type of politician who did everything for political reasons. In fact, I think he did things for the right reasons, not for political reasons. I thought he was a great representative...who did a great lot for the people of Bonavista-Trinity-Conception and Newfoundlanders in general.” Capt. Johnson is survived by his wife Betty and 12 children, 10 of whom are from a previous marriage. Funeral services for Mr. Johnson were held at St. John’s and Catalina last Friday. Mr. Johnson was laid to rest at the United Church cemetery in Catalina. Tina Fagan is sure many will miss him. “He’s going to be a big loss,” she says. “He was a fine individual and a good person.”

Had a major computer crash while I was on vacation. Lost everything including e-mail addresses. Luckily I had most of my Family Tree backed up to disc. Would my contacts on the list especially, Fred Pafford, Neville Squires, Mr. Babb and any others who I've corresponded with please send me your e-mail addresses. Thanks Sharon Oldford-Oram

Hi, I am still looking for a tidbit on WILLIAM MULLALLY. He was a lawyer who came to St. Johns for a big murder trial about 1860s. If anyone spots his name is court records will you let me know? He also worked for ARCHBISHOP MICHEAL HOWLEY at the St. Johns Basilica of St. Johns NFLD.

I am now using Outlook Express and am unable to open the Digests from the list. i get the following message: OE removed acess to the following unsafe attachements in your mail: etc... Can someone please advise me at this address. Thanks Sharon Oldford-Oram

forwarded on behalf of dmeaux@houston.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Meaux" <dmeaux@houston.rr.com> To: "Lloyd Rowsell" <lgrowsell@yahoo.com>; <NFLD-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Cc: <NFLD-LAB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 5:59 PM Subject: {not a subscriber} The source of the "Power" surname > I've recently subscribed to this list as a result of my search for my > Canadian/Irish ancestry. I hope my request here does not fall outside of > the intent of this message board. > > I'm an American but my mother was a native of St.Johns (where I was in fact, > born but on an American military installation in the late 50's). Her maiden > name was Power. While this name appears quite common in Newfoundland and > especially St.Johns, it is very uncommon here in the states. > > Anyway, I have a lot of work to do and don't expect to figure it all out at > once but my first question is, to anyone who might be able to answer.... > > What is the origin of the "Power" name and when did the first make their way > to Newfoundland? I have heard one story that it has its origins in the name > "Del la de Poure", which implies a Spanish origin. However, I have my > doubts about that. > > any help would be appreciated > > thanks > > David Meaux > > Houston, Texas > > (grandson of Thomas Power, taxi driver/owner, died age 48 in 1960, of Scott > Street, St.Johns) > > >

Hi Lloyd; I am really enjoying your contribution of "History" and other interesting topics. I have learned a great deal from reading your postings. Keep up the good work!! Cheers Evelyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lloyd Rowsell" <lgrowsell@yahoo.com> To: <NFLD-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Cc: <NFLD-LAB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 2:41 PM Subject: ngb_info 1600-1900 Irish Surnames in Newfoundland and earlier people... > 1600-1900 "Irish in Newfoundland" by Mike McCarthy ISBN > 1-894294-04-01 > > Recently I read the above named book which is mostly based on > early Newfoundland court records and other documents. > > Here are a few 'timeline' quotes: > > 1662...page 3..."The first reference to an Irish settler in > Newfoundland was a Mr. Russell, who was reported living in St. > Mary's. In 1662, a warrent was issued for his arrest for > non-payment of rent to Governor Pearce at Ferryland." > Question by lghr: What is the recorded evidence that Mr. Russell > was born in Ireland? Captain Edward Russell was Commodore of the > island of Newfoundland in the year 1676 and the earliest recorded > Russell property ownership in Bay Roberts dates back to before the > 1700 year birth of Grandmother Russell, of Edward Russell who > claimed #689 in the Plantation Book. Sir William Russell was a > joint Treasurer of the British Navy in the year 1630. > > 1767....page 25..."There were Irishmen serving in the fishery at > Greenspond by 1767, and James Hayward, a merchant of the > community, invoked the same scheme as Felix McCarthy of Harbour > Grace to avoid paying his servants.........Again the governor > intervened and ordered Hayward to pay the 13 crew members who > were: > > Lawrence Bryan > Pat Bryan > John Carey > William Calimon > Jermiah Daniel > John Daniel > Pat Ducey > John Higgins > Tom Kearich > Richard Maugher > Maurice Mulchey > Ed Pendergrass > Matt Power > > 1776...page 24...."In 1766 the first report of an Irish presence > on the Labrador coast came with the report of the murder of an > Irishman named Nugent at Forteau............An investigation into > the affair showed that the crews of both ships had been British > with the exception of Nugent and a man named DILLON. The crews > were arrested and brought to trial at St. John's." > > lghr notes: quote from the book titled "By Great Waters" > > page 40..."I went on board an Irish fishing shallop, which was > bound to the coast of Labrador. When we arrived on that coast, I > saw the Esquimaux for the first time, rowing about in their > kayaks, but not were permitted to approach us, being fired upon by > our boat's crew........I was even told that a resolution was > formed to kill all the Esquimaux............and brought me the > next day to Quirpoint. Here some people had arrived, who intended > to destroy the Esquimaux, and were holding council for that > purpose. I went boldly to them, shewed the Governor's > proclamation, found it difficult to divert them from their evil > designs, but succeeded at last. September 4th, 1764, was a > joyful day when I saw an Esquimaux arrive in the harbour. I ran > to meet him, and called to him in the most friendly manner, > addressing him in the Greenland language, which, to my > inexpressible joy, he understood." > > 1819...."6 Indians from Labrador were baptized Methodist Church > Bareneed" source: family and NL history notes of Isaac L.G.Sparkes > (1917-2003) > > 1789...page 93..."On July 20, 1789, the residents of St. John's > were alarmed by the appearance of a large number of men and women > who came overland by the path from Bay Bulls and Petty Harbour. > Later, the governor in a letter to W.W. Grenville dated September > 20, 1789 said that the peace of the island was disturbed by a > large number of male and female Irish convicts being landed on > July 15, 1789.......The contract was awarded to captain Robert > Coysh of the brig 'Elizabeth' and the final terms of the agreement > were that 74 men and 6 women were to be embarked for return to > England.............From the two lists it would appear that the > following persons either died or escaped from the camp on Signal > Hill before they boarded the 'Elizabeth'. > Borleigh, John > Carey, Darby > Cashell, James > Conway, Tim > Duncan, Tom > Farrell, John > Gibbons, Will > Grant, James > Hogg, David > Hurley, John > Kelly, Martin > Keough, John > Lacey, Francis > Lawlor, John > Lee, Pat > McLesse, Dan > Mooney, Bart > Murray, Bart > Neweham, Denis > O'Brien, Charles > Parker, Peter > Riley, James > Sheridan, Dan > Stewart, Dan > Vance, Lansht > Walee, Pat > Walsh, Tom > Whyler, James > > page...201...The names of those who embarked on the Elizabeth > were: > Bailey, James > Brosnahan, Con.....age 23....b. Tralee > Bryant, Charles > Burke, John > Butler, William....age 27...b. Limerick > Byrne, John.....age 22...b. Sargart > Byrne, Tim * Tim Byrne and James Riley both died on August 13, > 1789 at St. John's. Will Franklin escaped. > Cahill, Tom > Carew, Dan > Carpenter, Nick > Connors, Tom > Coyle, John.....age 21....b. Dublin > Crook, John > Delaney, Mick....age 22...b. Ballymore > Dempsey, Matt...age 21...b. Clonshee > Dunne, Pat & Tom > Ellis, Tom > Finn, Mick > Fisher, Robert....age 25...b. Dublin > Fling, Patrick > Foley, Joe > Gainford, John > Grant, John > Halfpenny, John...age 23...b. Drogheda > Hart, Patrick > Hagie, David....aka David Hogg...age 16...b. Edenacligh > Healey, Pat > Horley, John > Killan, John > Kelly, Mark & Tom > Lahey, Tom > Leigh, Pat.....aka Pat Lee...age 24...b. Drogheda > Leonard, Pat....age 40...b. Cornegal > Linehan, William > Linsay, Tom > Mahoney, John...age 44....b. Mitcheltown > Maney, Bart > Mansfield, John > McCarthy, Charles & John > McDornet, John > McElles, Dan > McGuire, John > Moore, James & John > Mulloney, Pat > Murphy, James & Mick > Neale, Pat .....aka Pat Neal...age 40...b. Kilkenny > Neal, John > Nugent, Pat and John > Pendergast, Nick > Pollate, Abraham > Robinson, Robert > Ryan, Mike & Tom > Sales, John > Shannon, Tom > Smith, John > Stirid, Dan > Sullivan, Nick & Pat > Taylor, Thomas > Thilson, Will > Trilly, John > Vinn, John > Young, Anthony > Warpole, Will...aka Will Walpole...age 20...b. Cashell > Welsh, John > > Sentence for all was 'Transportation' > > 1794...page 202....Irish Volunteers for the Local Militia at > Placentia in 1794: > > Barron, Lawrence > *Blackburn, Josiah > Blanch, Mike and Thomas (White??) > Breen, Thomas > Byran, James > Carroll, Owen > *Colbum, William (Colbourne, Coburn??) > Collins, Cornelius, John, Sam, Thomas and William > Cook, Charles > Couch, John > Devine, Pat > Downs, James > *Fitzpatrick, John > Foley, James > Gibbons, John > *Gorman, John > Grant, Thomas > *Green, Robert and John > Hearne, Philip > Hooper, William > Hunt, John > King, Mick > Lambe, John, John Jr. and William > Lee, Daniel > Linnard, Frank (Leonard??) > *Maclleroy, John > *Maddocke, James (Maddox??) > Masters, William > *McGrath, Jerry > Miller, Pat and William > *Mooney, Pat and Robert > *Mullowney, Tom (Maloney??) > *Murphey, Pat > *Newman, William > Nicolle, Clement > *Oakley, James > Parnell, Ambrose > Paul, Harry > Payne, Thomas > *Peddle, William > Power, Edmond > *Redmond, William > Rogers, William > Rose, William > *Squires, James F. > *St. Croix, Charles, John and Richard > Vicquers, John and Thomas (Vickers?) > Walker, James > Walsh, James and Edmund > > (* denotes non-Norman surnames, lghr) > > > > > > > > ===== > Researching Surnames/ancestors, in NL before 1835.....Batten *Beauchamp, *Beecham, *Bishop, *Buchan, *Bucham, Butler, Churchill, *Dawe (Daw, Dar, Dare, Dorr) Earle, Epps, Fitzpatrick, Foot, *French, *Lamb, Moran, Morgan, *Russell, *Rosewell, *Rosedale, Rosdell, Routh, *Rowswell, *Rowsell, Rowell, *Rousell, Roussell, Snow, *Sparks, *Sparkes, Tucker and their in-laws. (*Timeline Documents on file for these surnames, NL Primary Producers and NDBay History..all family history contributions are welcome) > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > http://sbc.yahoo.com > ************************************************************** > Going on vacation? Prefer the digest mode? > Manage your NGB Mailing List subscription > http://ngb.chebucto.org/ngb-mail.shtml > > >

Looking back abt. 137 years: Did the �Fear of Terrorism� contribute to passage of the BNA Act by the British Parliament and the creation of a nation called �The Dominion of Canada� in 1867? Webster�s def: Fenian...#1. One of a legendary bad of warriors defending Ireland in the 2nd and 3rd centuries A.D. #2. a member of a secret 19th century Irish and Irish-American organization dedicated to the overthrow of British rule in Ireland. Quotes from recent publications: 1865....�the Catholic population in the Port de Grave area had dropped to about fifty people. They were now fully convinced that their diminishing numbers and worsening situation was the result of unfair treatment from the larger Protestant population. They were prepared to go down fighting.............Intelligence reached Port de Grave that a vessel was being armed by the Irish �Up the Bay� to invade the settlement and revenge the treatment of their bretheren.� ..........�I trust the government will not go so far as to discharge the Port de Grave constable, and thereby make him a Fenian martyr for all time to come�.........� Suspicion flared again after the night of January 14, 1877, when John Ringwood, the Protestant constable at Port de Grave, who had replaced three decades of Catholic constables, leff to accompany Constable Forbes part way to Bay Roberts in a blinding snowstorm. John Ringwood had replaced Matthew Reily, the Irish Constable some people attempted to have removed from Port de Grave after the 1865 insurrection.� page 123-125 ......of the 1997 book titled �Heritage of a Newfoundland Outport� ISBN 0-921692-81-1 1865....�When in 1865 the British took decisive action against the Fenians in Ireland, the American Fenians went on the offensive and plotted to invade British North America from bases in the United States. They hoped, by carefully staged incidents, to spark a general Anglo-American war, and therby win Irish independence. This year reports travelled northwards that in San Francisco 40,000 Fenians were preparing to invade the British territories beyond the 49th parallel.........Fortunately the account of Fenian activity proved grossly exaggerated, and the gallant militiamen of British Columbia and Vancouver Island did not have to lay down their lives for the colonies...page 330-331 of the 1977 book titled �British Columbia 1847-1871 Chronicle� by Akrigg 1868... page 362...�March. There were renewed fears of a Fenian attack. Elsewhere, from American bases, the Fenians had launched a number of raids that had taken Canadian lives. Now reports were rife that a Fenian force was about to sail from San Francisco to attack British Columbia� 1868... page 368...� November.There was renewed fear of the Fenians this month. In October Rear-Admiral Hastings had received a coded message from London which, deciphered, read: �The Foreign Department have information, which may be correct, of Fenian Attack may be attempted on Vancouver Island.� One of the fears was that the Fenians, raiding Victoria, might abduct Governor Seymour and hold him as a hostage for release of their leaders held in prison in Ireland. Accordingly, this month for the first time a guard of Royal Marines was assigned to Government House.� .....Akrigg 1866...� . Among the wildest were the Fenians, a band of Irish-Americans fired by the novel idea of pressuring England into freeing Ireland by harassing British America. Already there had been Fenian incursions into Eastern Canada. In June 1866, a rabble of 1,000 men, most of them Civil War veterans, defeated a force of Canadain volunteers to capture Fort Erie, Ontario. Only when the United States government intervened did the invaders withdraw. It seemed entirely likely that a similar incident might occur farther west.� page 140 of the 1997 book titled �The Canadians� L of C # 76-26845 1865-1868....�Riel�s formal education ended abruptly in March 1865 when he walked out of the seminary shortly before the close of the term............insulted and dis-illusioned, he left Montreal in June 1866. It took him more than two years to reach Red River, an interlude filled with vague and not very productive occupations in Chicago and St. Paul. He reached home at the end of July 1868.� page 142 of �The Canadians� ===== Researching Surnames/ancestors, in NL before 1835.....Batten *Beauchamp, *Beecham, *Bishop, *Buchan, *Bucham, Butler, Churchill, *Dawe (Daw, Dar, Dare, Dorr) Earle, Epps, Fitzpatrick, Foot, *French, *Lamb, Moran, Morgan, *Russell, *Rosewell, *Rosedale, Rosdell, Routh, *Rowswell, *Rowsell, Rowell, *Rousell, Roussell, Snow, *Sparks, *Sparkes, Tucker and their in-laws. (*Timeline Documents on file for these surnames, NL Primary Producers and NDBay History..all family history contributions are welcome) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com

Hi Sue, Who are you trying to link? Matt > Dear Matt and Karen, > > I am also conducting research on the Janes of the Broad Cove area and would > love to exchange information. > > Sue Squires > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Mullaly [mailto:2matt@rogers.com] > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 6:47 AM > To: NFLD-LAB-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NFLD-LAB] JANES/JAMES/FUDGE > > > Karen, > > I also have a lot of JANES folks in my file - mainly from the Broad Cove and > the Grates Cove area but not your William. I also have some JAMES from > Carbonear. > > And I have some FUDGEs from Western Bay but not Obedience. What a WONDERFUL > name for a WIFE. <big grin> > > Do you have any other JANES/JAMES/FUDGE links? > > Matt > > > > > I am replying to your posted. I have Janes & Fudge's in family tree. > Plenty of Janes info. Hurting on the Fudge info. though. Been looking for > info on Obedience Fudge married William Janes May 1875. Some records show > name spelled "James" > > Thanks, Kayce McCoy reply to: evilleblonde@sigecom.net > > > > > > ==== NFLD-LAB Mailing List ==== > > For information on viruses please check the following: > > http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/virus.html > > > > > > > ==== NFLD-LAB Mailing List ==== > Roll Call Page for Nfld-Lab Mail List: > http://amoose4.tripod.com/ > >

Transcribed Obituaries for Friday, August 15, 2003, courtesy of "The Telegram", St.John's, NL. BREEN, Mary Elizabeth (Mollie) Murphy - The funeral arrangements for the late Mrs. Mary Breen have been changed. Visitation will take place from Carnell`s Funeral Home on Thursday, August 21 and Friday August 22, 2003. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. August 15, 2003 CHEESEMAN, Roy L. - Passed peacefully away at the Leonard A. Miller Centre Palliative Care Unit on Thursday, August 14, 2003. Roy Cheeseman, age 81 years. Predeceased by parents John T. and Mona (Ludlow) and daughter Elizabeth Jane. Left to cherish happy memories his wife Vicki; son Larry (Kathy); daughters: Lynn Roese, Australia, Vicki Stokes (Nelson), Christine Olsen, London, ON; grandchildren: Lauren and Michael Cheeseman, Jacqueline, Shawn, Karen and Douglas Roese and Jennifer, Andrew, Gillian and Andrea Stokes; brother E.W. (Ted) Cheeseman (Jean), Brantford, ON; aunt, Reeta Russell and a large circle of other relatives and friends. Roy`s family wish to extend heartfelt thanks to the staff at Palliative Care for their very special care during his stay with them. At Roy`s request, cremation has taken place. Relatives and friends may visit the family at Carnell`s Funeral Home, 329 Freshwater Road on Friday from 10 a.m. - 12 noon, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be he! ld on Saturday, August 16, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. from St. Mark`s Anglican Church, Logy Bay Road with interment to follow at the Anglican Cemetery, Forest Road. In lieu of flowers charitable donations in Roy`s memory may be made to the Leonard A. Miller Centre, Palliative Care Unit. August 15, 2003 DINGWALL, Alexander Rexford - Newfoundland Ranger Force Regimental #55. Passed peacefully away at St. Clare`s Mercy Hospital on Thursday, August 14, 2003, Alexander Rexford Dingwall, aged 89. He was born January 8, 1914 at Channel, NL. Predeceased by wife Netta, February 13, 1999 and brothers Rod and Arch, and sisters Gwen and Myrtle. Left with fond memories are his daughter Marilyn Ryan (Don); his son Robert Dingwall (Patti); grandchildren: Nancy Ryan (Dean Cooze), John Aaron Dingwall (Johanna), Jill Elias (Joey), Christian Dingwall (Nikki) and one adored great-grandson, Kyle Dingwall. Survived by his brother Murdoch and his sisters: Joanne, Sue, Blanche, Rosemary and sisters-in-law: Mabel and Lillian, also Hazel and Evelyn. Also many nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives. The family graciously thanks the caring staff at Chancellor Park where he lived for nearly two years. Thanks also to the many staff at St. Clare`s Mercy Hospital. Resting at Barrett`s Funeral Home,! 328 Hamilton Avenue. The family will be receiving visitors on Friday, August 15, 2003 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 16 at Barrett`s Chapel. Interment to follow at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Flowers gratefully declined. Those who wish may make donations in his memory to the Newfoundland Ranger Force Association Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 5151, St. John`s, NL, A1C 5V5. Please visit www.barretts.ca to sign the memorial guest book. ³Forever Remembered² August 15, 2003 PUGLISEVICH, Charles - Hon. Consul General of Malta and CEO Puglisevich group of companies, passed peacefully away at the Health Sciences Complex on Thursday, August 14, 2003. Left with fond and loving memories, his wife Margaret; son Val (Karen); daughters: Terry Borg (Tony), Frances Boland (Gordon); precious grandchildren: Amanda and Charles Borg, Hayley Puglisevich and Nicholas Boland; brother Lino (Fortunata), Edwin (Vicky); sister Josephine (Fred); also a large circle of relatives and friends in Canada and Malta. Resting at Carnell`s Funeral Home, 329 Freshwater Road on Friday, August 15 from 12-9 p.m. Funeral service to be held at 9:45 a.m. Saturday from St. Pius X. Interment to follow at Holy Sepulchre. Flowers gratefully accepted or donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. ³A treasured husband, father and grandfather Ever remembered, ever loved² August 15, 2003 ROWE, Wilfred - Of Whiteway. Passed peacefully away on Thursday, August 14, 2003 at the DVA Pavilion in the presence of his loving family, age 87 years. Predeceased by his beloved wife and sweetheart, Doris; adoring grandson Brucie; brothers: Clayton and Hedley; sister Annie. Leaving to mourn his three sons: Gordon (Medie), Edward (Sandra), Randolph (Rosaleen); three daughters: Marilyn (Bruce Hawkes), Brenda, Karen (Roy Parsons); grandchildren: Susan (Ted Walton), Christopher (Anne), Shawn, Tina Marie, Lee, Leslie, Morgan, Taylor, Brendan and Keegan; great-grandchildren: Blair, Ashley, Joseph and Anthony; a large number of other relatives and friends. Special thank you to Dr. Butler, Cathy, Joan and other staff at the L.A. Miller Centre. Resting at Warren`s Funeral Home, Dildo. Visitation Friday from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. and Saturday from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and from St. Andrew`s United Church, Whiteway on Saturday from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. The funeral service will be held on Sunda! y, August 17 from St. Andrew`s United Church, Whiteway at 11:00 a.m. Interment to follow in the United Church Cemetery. Flowers gracefully declined. Donations in his memory may be made to St. Andrew`s Memorial Fund or the Canadian Cancer Society. August 15, 2003 VILON, Ernest Boyd - Funeral Services and Interment for the late Ernest Boyd Vilon will take place at St. John the Evangelist Church in Topsail, 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 16th, 2003. Ernie, formerly of Chamberlains, CBS, died suddenly at his home in Peterborough, Ontario on April 29th, 2003 at the age of 44. He is predeceased by his mother Valda (nee Hiscock) Vilon/Pearce, step-father William Pearce and sister Donna Pearce of St. John`s. He leaves to mourn his beloved seven year old daughter, Victoria Hilliard and her mother Pauline Hilliard, Toronto; sisters: Patricia (Eric Hiscock), St. Phillips, Elizabeth Ann Pearce (Glen Hussey), St. John`s; brother William Pearce (Heather Martin), Edmonton and their families; special uncle Eugene Hiscock, Toronto; close cousin Aaron Butt and a large extended family and circle of friends. No flowers by request. Donations in Ernie`s memory may be made to the Old Church Fund of St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church, Topsail. ³May light ! perpetual shine upon Ernie and grant him eternal rest². August 15, 2003

Anyone out there know the status of the Gert Crosby CD that the Maritime History Archives in St John's is working on. Would appreciate an update on what is happening

Dear Matt and Karen, I am also conducting research on the Janes of the Broad Cove area and would love to exchange information. Sue Squires -----Original Message----- From: Matt Mullaly [mailto:2matt@rogers.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 6:47 AM To: NFLD-LAB-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NFLD-LAB] JANES/JAMES/FUDGE Karen, I also have a lot of JANES folks in my file - mainly from the Broad Cove and the Grates Cove area but not your William. I also have some JAMES from Carbonear. And I have some FUDGEs from Western Bay but not Obedience. What a WONDERFUL name for a WIFE. <big grin> Do you have any other JANES/JAMES/FUDGE links? Matt > > I am replying to your posted. I have Janes & Fudge's in family tree. Plenty of Janes info. Hurting on the Fudge info. though. Been looking for info on Obedience Fudge married William Janes May 1875. Some records show name spelled "James" > Thanks, Kayce McCoy reply to: evilleblonde@sigecom.net > > > ==== NFLD-LAB Mailing List ==== > For information on viruses please check the following: > http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/virus.html > > ==== NFLD-LAB Mailing List ==== Roll Call Page for Nfld-Lab Mail List: http://amoose4.tripod.com/

CB Post has been moving around of late and unavailable online at times. The new web site is: http://www.capebretonpost.com The obits are now online again, and one today applies to NFLD Jeri Carl Mills Cooper, Kempt Road, Richmond County - It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Carl Mills Cooper, 82, Kempt Road, Richmond County, Aug. 13, 2003. Born in Bluff Head Cove, Random Island, Trinity Bay, Nfld., he was a son of the late Daniel and Rachael (Mills) Cooper. He was a veteran of the Second World War, having served with the Canadian Armored Corps RCD in the United Kingdom, Central Mediterranean Area in Italy and North West Europe. Carl worked in the foundry department of Dosco for 27 years, retiring from there in 1963. He operated Coopers™ General Store in Cleveland, Richmond County, for four years. He worked at construction sites at the Heavy Water Plant and the Gulf Oil Refinery at Point Tupper, from there he worked as safety officer for Consolidated Maintenance. He served on the board of directors of Riverdale Credit Union for several terms and on the Port Hawkesbury Co-op board of directors. He was an avid reader and delighted especially in poetry. He was a great storyteller and a staunch union man who believed in the dignity and rights of people to better themselves. A man of strong faith he was a member of St. Joseph™s Parish, Port Hawkesbury. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 53 years, Mary Elizabeth (Mason); daughters, Bethalea Cooper Downing, Port Hawkesbury, and Rachael Cooper Neil (Danny), Norway; sons, Mark (Debra), Cape Jack, Jamie (Brenda), Port Hastings, Carl Owen (Catherine), Fall River, Brian (Sharon), Bedford, Michael (Laura), Tracadie, Donald, Toronto, Ont., Leo (Dorothy), Grand Anse, C.B., and Thomas, New York, U.S.A.; sister, Audrey Stephen, Victoria, B.C.; grandchildren, Samuel, Anastasia, Benedict Downing, Port Hawkesbury, Uriah and Oakley Cooper, Cape Jack, Matthew, Daniel, Port Hastings, C.B., Jesse, Clyde, Fall River, Maria Claire, Bedford, Katrina, Grand Anse, C.B., Jacob and Emily Mia, Norway. He will be sadly missed by several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by sisters, Lillian Peck, Irene Buttle, Annie Blanche, brothers, Loyal, Clarence, Clyde and Walter. Visitation will take place from 2-9 p.m. today, with Legion tribute service at 7 p.m. with vigil service at 8:30 p.m. in Dennis Haverstock Funeral Home, Port Hawkesbury. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Joseph™s Church, Port Hawkesbury, with Fr. Bill Crisp officiating. Burial will take place in St. Francis de Sales Cemetery, Lower River Inhabitants. Family flowers only please. Memorial donations may be made to St. Francis de Sales Cemetery Fund or Development and Peace St. Joseph™s Parish, Port Hawkesbury or Strait Richmond Hospital Palliative Care. Online condolences to info@haverstocks.com.

Greetings, here is an excerpt from the 1874 book titled "The Norman People" by H.S. King, London...page 368 POWER, Poher, or Poncaer, descended from the Lords of Poncaer, Bretagne, of whom Rivallon was living 846 (Morice, Hist. Bret. Preuves, i. xi.) From him descended the Viscount sof Poncaer or Poher, of whom Tanegui occurs c. 1100, and Rivallon previously. A branch settled 1066 in Devon, with Alured de Mayenne; and in 1165 Ranulph Poher held three fees of his barony (Lib.Niger). Bartholomew P. at the same time was Lord of Blackborough, Devon, and was father of Robert Poher (Pole, 165). This Robert Poher or Poer settled in Ireland, and was ancestor of the Lords Poer, Barons of Dunnoyle, and of Curraghmore. The family bore a chief indented, or per pale indented. The latter were the arms of Poher of Devon. Hence descended the Lords Poer, Earls of Tyrone (ancestors in the female line of the Marquises of Waterford, and Lords Decies), and the Baronets Power, and other families of importance. The name also remains in England. POWERS, for Power POWER, Robert Poher, Normandy 1180-95 (MRS); Richard, Robert Pohier, or Poher, 1198 (Ib.) --- David Meaux <dmeaux@houston.rr.com> wrote: > I've recently subscribed to this list as a result of my search > for my > Canadian/Irish ancestry. I hope my request here does not fall > outside of > the intent of this message board. > > I'm an American but my mother was a native of St.Johns (where I > was in fact, > born but on an American military installation in the late 50's). > Her maiden > name was Power. While this name appears quite common in > Newfoundland and > especially St.Johns, it is very uncommon here in the states. > > Anyway, I have a lot of work to do and don't expect to figure it > all out at > once but my first question is, to anyone who might be able to > answer.... > > What is the origin of the "Power" name and when did the first > make their way > to Newfoundland? I have heard one story that it has its origins > in the name > "Del la de Poure", which implies a Spanish origin. However, I > have my > doubts about that. > > any help would be appreciated > > thanks > > David Meaux > > Houston, Texas > > (grandson of Thomas Power, taxi driver/owner, died age 48 in > 1960, of Scott > Street, St.Johns) > > > ===== Researching Surnames/ancestors, in NL before 1835.....Batten *Beauchamp, *Beecham, *Bishop, *Buchan, *Bucham, Butler, Churchill, *Dawe (Daw, Dar, Dare, Dorr) Earle, Epps, Fitzpatrick, Foot, *French, *Lamb, Moran, Morgan, *Russell, *Rosewell, *Rosedale, Rosdell, Routh, *Rowswell, *Rowsell, Rowell, *Rousell, Roussell, Snow, *Sparks, *Sparkes, Tucker and their in-laws. (*Timeline Documents on file for these surnames, NL Primary Producers and NDBay History..all family history contributions are welcome) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com

Transcribed Obituaries for Thursday, August 14, 2003, courtesy of "The Telegram", St.John's, NL. HARTERY, Gertrude - Passed peacefully away at St. Clare`s Mercy Hospital on Wednesday, August 13, 2003, of Portugal Cove South, age 90 years. Predeceased by her parents, sister and brothers. Leaving to mourn her sister-in-law Eileen Hartery, St. John`s; nephew Joseph (Frances) Coombs and family, Portugal Cove South; niece Gertrude (Bill Drover) and family, Ft. McMurray, AB; many other nieces, nephews and friends, including the residents and staff of Oceanview Rest Home, Trepassey. Visitation at Fahey`s Funeral Home, Trepassey on Thursday, August 14 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Funeral Mass at 4:00 p.m. Thursday, August 14 from Holy Rosary Church, Portugal Cove South. Interment in Holy Rosary Cemetery, Portugal Cove South. August 14, 2003 KEARSEY, Francis Joseph - Passed away at home surrounded by his family, on Wednesday, August 13, 2003, Francis Joseph Kearsey in his 82nd year. Frank was a War Veteran, born and raised in St. John`s. Predeceased by his mother Ellen and father Thomas. Leaving to remember his devoted wife, Rosanna (Rose Fleming) and his two daughters: Fran Pugh and Sandra White. Fran and Jack Pugh with whom he resided, and their three sons: Ryan, Ash, Dr. Christian (wife Dr. Cheryl) and their two children: Evan and Megan, who kept Grand Nan and Grand Pop entertained through very difficult times. Sandra and Ron White and their two daughters: Andrea and Tania (husband Shannon Drover). Also leaving to remember him are his older brothers: James and Lawrence. A special thank you to Janet Miller and Sheila Dominix, kind and gentle people, who provided the best of care to him. Visitation for Family Only at Caul`s Funeral Home on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 from 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. Interment in the Field ! of Honor following Family Mass at Basilica of St. John the Baptist on Friday, August 15, 2003 at 9:30 a.m. No flowers by request. Donations in his memory may be made to the Newfoundland Lung Association. August 14, 2003 LYNCH, Bertha Jane (nee Green) - At her daughter`s residence, after a courageous battle with cancer, on Wednesday, August 13, 2003, in her 82nd year. Bertha Lynch, loving companion of Arthur Harper for the past 45 years; dear mother of Winston and his wife Pat of Ottawa and Margaret Kirch of Milton. Survived by her sister Sarah Pearl Mansfield of Toronto. Cherished grandmother of Cheryl, Glen, Diana, Darrin, Shawn and Mark and ten great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Rosar-Morrison Funeral Home and Chapel, 467 Sherbourne Street (South of Wellesley) on Friday, August 15 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral service in the Coach House Chapel of the funeral home on Saturday at 10 a.m. Interment at Pine Hills Cemetery. Parking adjacent to funeral home. August 14, 2003 FOWLER, Ethel - Passed peacefully away at the Health Sciences Centre on August 13, 2003, age 75 years, of Bell Island. Predeceased by husband Henry; three sons: Walter, Patrick and Henry Jr. Left to mourn with loving memories, children: Ray (Tish), ON, Bill (Eileen), Bell Island, Kevin, AB, Gerald at home, Sis (Lester), Bell Island, Mary Hammond (Wayne), AB, Shirley Costello (Rick), Cambridge, Val Gorman (Greg), Bell Island, Rick (Tina), Cambridge, Brian, Bell Island, Paul (Rhonda), Cambridge, Noel (Angel) at home, Shawn, ON, Brenda, Bell Island; one sister Ursula Mugford, Bell Island; 25 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; two sisters-in-law: Sheila Pynn, St. John`s and Kay Gosse, ON; as well as many other relatives and friends. Resting at Pendergast`s Funeral Home on Thursday and Friday from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Funeral Mass on Saturday, August 16, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. from St. Michael`s Church. Interment in the Roman Catholic Cemetery, Bell Island. August 14, 2003 TAYLOR, Eliza (nee Delaney) - Passed peacefully away, surrounded by her family, at the Health Sciences Centre, on Tuesday, August 12, 2003, Eliza Taylor of Foxtrap, age 74 years. Predeceased by her parents, Jacob and Annie; sons: Gregory David and Dennis; husband: Reginald; brother: Eddie Jim and daughter-in-law: Sharon. Leaving to mourn with fond and loving memories seven sons: Douglas (Diane), Harve, Reginald (Ruth), Boyd (Trixie), Des (Beverly), John (Elizabeth) and Jeff (Diane); three daughters: Joy (Reg), Renee (Gerry) and Pam (Derek); one sister: Mary Emma Greenslade. Remembered lovingly by her twenty-one grandchildren and one great-grandson as well as a large number of relatives and friends. Resting at the James J. Hickey Memorial Funeral Home, Kelligrews. Visitation on Thursday 4-9:30 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. Funeral service on Saturday, August 16, 2003, at 11:00 a.m. at All Saint`s Church, Foxtrap. Interment at the Anglican Cemetery, Dunn`s Hill, Foxtrap. Fl! owers gratefully accepted or donations may be made to All Saint`s Parish, Foxtrap. A saint has passed from our midst and is on her way to Heaven August 14, 2003

1600-1900 �Irish in Newfoundland� by Mike McCarthy ISBN 1-894294-04-01 Recently I read the above named book which is mostly based on early Newfoundland court records and other documents. Here are a few �timeline� quotes: 1662...page 3...�The first reference to an Irish settler in Newfoundland was a Mr. Russell, who was reported living in St. Mary�s. In 1662, a warrent was issued for his arrest for non-payment of rent to Governor Pearce at Ferryland.� Question by lghr: What is the recorded evidence that Mr. Russell was born in Ireland? Captain Edward Russell was Commodore of the island of Newfoundland in the year 1676 and the earliest recorded Russell property ownership in Bay Roberts dates back to before the 1700 year birth of Grandmother Russell, of Edward Russell who claimed #689 in the Plantation Book. Sir William Russell was a joint Treasurer of the British Navy in the year 1630. 1767....page 25...�There were Irishmen serving in the fishery at Greenspond by 1767, and James Hayward, a merchant of the community, invoked the same scheme as Felix McCarthy of Harbour Grace to avoid paying his servants.........Again the governor intervened and ordered Hayward to pay the 13 crew members who were: Lawrence Bryan Pat Bryan John Carey William Calimon Jermiah Daniel John Daniel Pat Ducey John Higgins Tom Kearich Richard Maugher Maurice Mulchey Ed Pendergrass Matt Power 1776...page 24....�In 1766 the first report of an Irish presence on the Labrador coast came with the report of the murder of an Irishman named Nugent at Forteau............An investigation into the affair showed that the crews of both ships had been British with the exception of Nugent and a man named DILLON. The crews were arrested and brought to trial at St. John�s.� lghr notes: quote from the book titled "By Great Waters" page 40..."I went on board an Irish fishing shallop, which was bound to the coast of Labrador. When we arrived on that coast, I saw the Esquimaux for the first time, rowing about in their kayaks, but not were permitted to approach us, being fired upon by our boat's crew........I was even told that a resolution was formed to kill all the Esquimaux............and brought me the next day to Quirpoint. Here some people had arrived, who intended to destroy the Esquimaux, and were holding council for that purpose. I went boldly to them, shewed the Governor's proclamation, found it difficult to divert them from their evil designs, but succeeded at last. September 4th, 1764, was a joyful day when I saw an Esquimaux arrive in the harbour. I ran to meet him, and called to him in the most friendly manner, addressing him in the Greenland language, which, to my inexpressible joy, he understood." 1819...."6 Indians from Labrador were baptized Methodist Church Bareneed" source: family and NL history notes of Isaac L.G.Sparkes (1917-2003) 1789...page 93...�On July 20, 1789, the residents of St. John�s were alarmed by the appearance of a large number of men and women who came overland by the path from Bay Bulls and Petty Harbour. Later, the governor in a letter to W.W. Grenville dated September 20, 1789 said that the peace of the island was disturbed by a large number of male and female Irish convicts being landed on July 15, 1789.......The contract was awarded to captain Robert Coysh of the brig �Elizabeth� and the final terms of the agreement were that 74 men and 6 women were to be embarked for return to England.............From the two lists it would appear that the following persons either died or escaped from the camp on Signal Hill before they boarded the �Elizabeth�. Borleigh, John Carey, Darby Cashell, James Conway, Tim Duncan, Tom Farrell, John Gibbons, Will Grant, James Hogg, David Hurley, John Kelly, Martin Keough, John Lacey, Francis Lawlor, John Lee, Pat McLesse, Dan Mooney, Bart Murray, Bart Neweham, Denis O�Brien, Charles Parker, Peter Riley, James Sheridan, Dan Stewart, Dan Vance, Lansht Walee, Pat Walsh, Tom Whyler, James page...201...The names of those who embarked on the Elizabeth were: Bailey, James Brosnahan, Con.....age 23....b. Tralee Bryant, Charles Burke, John Butler, William....age 27...b. Limerick Byrne, John.....age 22...b. Sargart Byrne, Tim * Tim Byrne and James Riley both died on August 13, 1789 at St. John�s. Will Franklin escaped. Cahill, Tom Carew, Dan Carpenter, Nick Connors, Tom Coyle, John.....age 21....b. Dublin Crook, John Delaney, Mick....age 22...b. Ballymore Dempsey, Matt...age 21...b. Clonshee Dunne, Pat & Tom Ellis, Tom Finn, Mick Fisher, Robert....age 25...b. Dublin Fling, Patrick Foley, Joe Gainford, John Grant, John Halfpenny, John...age 23...b. Drogheda Hart, Patrick Hagie, David....aka David Hogg...age 16...b. Edenacligh Healey, Pat Horley, John Killan, John Kelly, Mark & Tom Lahey, Tom Leigh, Pat.....aka Pat Lee...age 24...b. Drogheda Leonard, Pat....age 40...b. Cornegal Linehan, William Linsay, Tom Mahoney, John...age 44....b. Mitcheltown Maney, Bart Mansfield, John McCarthy, Charles & John McDornet, John McElles, Dan McGuire, John Moore, James & John Mulloney, Pat Murphy, James & Mick Neale, Pat .....aka Pat Neal...age 40...b. Kilkenny Neal, John Nugent, Pat and John Pendergast, Nick Pollate, Abraham Robinson, Robert Ryan, Mike & Tom Sales, John Shannon, Tom Smith, John Stirid, Dan Sullivan, Nick & Pat Taylor, Thomas Thilson, Will Trilly, John Vinn, John Young, Anthony Warpole, Will...aka Will Walpole...age 20...b. Cashell Welsh, John Sentence for all was �Transportation� 1794...page 202....Irish Volunteers for the Local Militia at Placentia in 1794: Barron, Lawrence *Blackburn, Josiah Blanch, Mike and Thomas (White??) Breen, Thomas Byran, James Carroll, Owen *Colbum, William (Colbourne, Coburn??) Collins, Cornelius, John, Sam, Thomas and William Cook, Charles Couch, John Devine, Pat Downs, James *Fitzpatrick, John Foley, James Gibbons, John *Gorman, John Grant, Thomas *Green, Robert and John Hearne, Philip Hooper, William Hunt, John King, Mick Lambe, John, John Jr. and William Lee, Daniel Linnard, Frank (Leonard??) *Maclleroy, John *Maddocke, James (Maddox??) Masters, William *McGrath, Jerry Miller, Pat and William *Mooney, Pat and Robert *Mullowney, Tom (Maloney??) *Murphey, Pat *Newman, William Nicolle, Clement *Oakley, James Parnell, Ambrose Paul, Harry Payne, Thomas *Peddle, William Power, Edmond *Redmond, William Rogers, William Rose, William *Squires, James F. *St. Croix, Charles, John and Richard Vicquers, John and Thomas (Vickers?) Walker, James Walsh, James and Edmund (* denotes non-Norman surnames, lghr) ===== Researching Surnames/ancestors, in NL before 1835.....Batten *Beauchamp, *Beecham, *Bishop, *Buchan, *Bucham, Butler, Churchill, *Dawe (Daw, Dar, Dare, Dorr) Earle, Epps, Fitzpatrick, Foot, *French, *Lamb, Moran, Morgan, *Russell, *Rosewell, *Rosedale, Rosdell, Routh, *Rowswell, *Rowsell, Rowell, *Rousell, Roussell, Snow, *Sparks, *Sparkes, Tucker and their in-laws. (*Timeline Documents on file for these surnames, NL Primary Producers and NDBay History..all family history contributions are welcome) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com

Must cut in after a long break. The story goes on and on but the jist is: Buddy away to mainland for years and years. Returns to his isolated community and on the front (?the gunnel)of the boat, coming into the cove, out of the fog. Old timer sees him and says "Lard, Jaysus! Tis you!" We all knows it was not Jesus the devine one! -----Original Message----- From: Matt Mullaly [mailto:2matt@rogers.com] Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 7:52 PM To: NFLD-LAB-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NFLD-LAB] NFLD RANT > > > Welcome to Planet Newfoundland; 4th Rock from the Sun. > > > > I AM A NEWFOUNDLANDER > > > > First off, WE INVENTED RANTING long before there was MOLSON CANADIAN, > > or even the MONTREAL CANADIENS. > > > > I am not unemployed, but I know people who are. Some of them may be > > related through marriage, but they WEREN'T RELATED BEFORE THEN. > > > > I HATE THE SMELL, TASTE, TEXTURE AND SIGHT OF FISH. I don't fish, my > > father didn't fish, my grandfather probably did, and I KNOW HIS father > > DEFINITELY DID....BUT ONLY BECAUSE YOU CAN'T FARM A ROCK. If > > I do happen to eat fish, it's going to be bloody well COOKED. None of > > this raw stuff they serve in restaurants. We call that BAIT !!! > > > > Our best export is our PEOPLE. Newfoundlanders are the only people who > > use the name "JESUS" as an Adjective. As in, "LOOK BYE, HAND ME THAT > > "JESUS HAMMER WILL YA'?" > > > > Our weather embraces DIVERSITY. It is the only place where you can both > > swim, and ice-fish all within the same day, in the same body of water. > > > > I have running water. I don't go to the bathroom outdoors except when the > > Mainlanders come from away and want to go out in the woods as if > > its pleasurable. Drinking fine wine and finer RUM is pleasurable. Sex is > > pleasurable. Getting eaten alive by "Vampire" mosquitoes that have NTSB > > numbers on their sides is not. > > > > Newfoundland is a PROVINCE. It is not a Town, Village, City, Parish or > > Hamlet. I don't know everybody who was born, reared, schooled, > > stayed,left, or died there. Some I'm sure were nice and I'm sorry for > > not having met them. Some I'm sure were SOB's AND FOR NOT > > HAVING CROSSED PATHS, WE'RE ALL BETTER OFF > > > > Its "St. John's", not Saint John. That's in New Brunswick and they rant > > differently there. Its their accent. > > > > Its pronounced "New-fin- LAND", NOT "New- FOUND -land". Do you > > pronounce it "ONTA-rio, or KWEE-BECK? > > > > I don't drink much coffee. I drink TEA for Breakfast, TEA for Dinner > > and TEA for Supper. Oh, by the way, Lunch we don't "Do." We EAT DINNER > > in the middle of the day and supper...well, at SUPPERTIME. > > > > We don't have skunks or snakes....at least not in the woods. Plenty of > > them in government though, and most come from away. > > > > An Expert is always some outsider that came through the Narrows. That's > > the gap in the north and south side of St. John's Harbour that leads to > > and from the North Atlantic...the most inhospitable place on the "Jesus" > > planet outside of Ottawa. > > > > We drink Blue Star Ale, Dominion Ale, India Pale Ale, Black Horse Beer, > > and RUM. Any kind, as long as its DARK. See, we traded OUR salted FISH > > to Jamaica for THEIR RUM...who says Newfoundlanders aren't very smart? > > > > We were Britain's Oldest Colony and are Canada's Newest Province. Our > > GDP hasn't changed a bit. > > > > We don't have "Cottages on the Lake". We have "CABINS on the POND". A > > pond is a body of water...a lake is a "hole in yer boot." > > > > We have a wonderful sense of humour...until we feel we're being made > > fun of. Then we have a wonderful sense of revenge. > > > > A Newfoundlander as a friend, is a friend for life. Have one as an > > enemy...and you'll start cursing your own mother for having given you > > birth.. > > > > We have more sex than anyone....at least thats what we tell Mainlanders > > who survey such stuff. We have to...everyone gets told there's only two > > things to do in Newfoundland, FISH or MAKE LOVE, and as I said, I don't Fish. > > > > Soap comes in "CAKES", not Bars. Chocolate comes in BARS & so does the > > occasional Blonde. > > > > Speaking of Bars, we call them PUBS and we've got lots. More than > > anywhere else in Canada. All of them serve RUM. They have to. Its law. > > Besides, they have to Screech in the Mainlanders, who in order to gain > > honorary citizenship in Newfoundland, down a jigger (thats a shot glass) > > of Famous Newfoundland Screech (thats a dark RUM), then kiss a codfish > > on the lips (thats in the front of its face). Many line up to do > > this...all Mainlanders of course. Thats 'cause no self respecting > > Newfoundlander would dare kiss a codfish....in some outports, he'd have > > to marry it! > > > > Townies are from St. John's. Everyone else is a Bayman. > > ...that's yer NEIGHBOUR! Oh yeah, > > did I tell you I don't > > fish? ....but I know what FISH is...its COD. Anytime a Newfoundlander > > refers to "fish" he means "Cod". If he's referring to salmon, or > > herring, or halibut...HE CALLS THE BLOODY THING "SALMON, OR HERRING, > > OR HALIBUT". > > > > We like music...as long as you can dance to it. Except the Pentecostals > > on the Central Coast. They don't dance or drink....but they have lots of > > youngsters...you see they don't fish either. That wraps it up. > > > > So, now you know. Newfoundland has gotten a bad rap over the centuries. > > > > But there are only two types of people in the world....people who > > aren't from Newfoundland, and those FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE. > > > > AS FOR THE REST OF CANADA, HOPE IT HAS BEEN AS MUCH FUN HAVING US AS IT > > WAS BEING HAD! ==== NFLD-LAB Mailing List ==== For information on viruses please check the following: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/virus.html