On 3/7/2010 9:00 PM, Christy wrote: > Does someone know where/how I might find birth info on my ancestor who was > born in Halifax, NS in the year 1876 or 1880? I did not find her at the > online site that has vitals listed. What do you have for this woman's name and how did you look for her birth? Giving the info you have in your original query should save a lot of wasted correspondence. bob gillis

Christy, How about the on-line census records? At least you may be able to pin down the date of birth. 1881 - http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp 1891 - http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1891/001081-100.01-e.php 1901 - http://automatedgenealogy.com/ 1911 - http://automatedgenealogy.com/ John Christy wrote: > Does someone know where/how I might find birth info on my ancestor who was > born in Halifax, NS in the year 1876 or 1880? I did not find her at the > online site that has vitals listed. > > thanks, > christy > > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > [email protected] > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Thank you, Brian. That's very helpful and confirms some of my information. My particular interest is in Lewis Debol, the chairmaker, as I own a couple of chairs made by him, probably made sometime after 1822. I had hoped that learning more about his daughter, I could learn more about him. The 1838 census indicates that as well as Lewis, his wife Elizabeth and his daughter Elizabeth, there was a male born after 1824 in the household. Could be a son or a servant, although as Lewis is identified as a labourer, a child is more likely than a servant. Lewis married Elizabeth (--?--) Degant on 6 May 1823 in Halifax. She was probably the widow of Joseph Degant, chairmaker, who died 27 Nov 1822 in Halifax. David Reed ([email protected]) Toronto, Ontario, Canada On 07 Mar 2010 6:51 PM, Brian Smith wrote: > Hi David: > > I think the attached document should supply the information you need > (#1501). The page is from "The Nickerson Family, Part 4" published by the > Nickerson Family Association. Their website is at > http://www.nickersonassoc.org/ > > Regards, > > Brian > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Reed > Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 4:56 PM > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: [NS-L] Elizabeth Nickerson 1824 - 1907 > > I'm looking for information about Elizabeth Nickerson born ca 1824 > in Nova Scotia, widow of David Nickerson and possibly the daughter of > chairmaker Lewis Debol. In the 1871 census she is living in the > household of James Dixon in Sherbrooke, Guysborough Co along with > Elizabeth and Matilda Nickerson, age 26, James Nickerson age 22, Lewis > Nickerson, age 14 and Lewis Debol, age 88. In 1881 and 1891 she is > living in Halifax with her son James. In 1901 she is living with her son > Lewis Nickerson in Halifax. She died in Halifax on 17 May 1907 and was > buried in Camp Hill Cemetery. > > Would there be on obituary in one of the Halifax papers? > >

The school registers were turned over to the Archives from the Department of Education. In turn the archives decided they did not have room for them all. >From what I understand, the Archives kept the Halifax ones. The rest were turned over to various county museums. I'm not sure who got what. I do know that Annapolis County registers are at the MacDonald Museum in Middleton. Kings County is at Kings Historical in Kentville. And I suspect that Colchester would be at Colchester Historical in Truro. Where exectly the rest are, I suspect the Archives could tell one, where they are located. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wilf Morley" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 8:54 PM Subject: Re: [NS-L] Schools > Hi Beverly: > > I taught in a one room school (primary to Grade VI) for one year. At the > end of the year the registers had to be sent into the Department of > Education. Later on when I taught high school the registers were checked by > the principal and I assumed passed in to the department. They most likely > went to the public archives. The registers are a good genealogy tool. This > was one place that people could get proof of their age. > > Cheers, > Wilf > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: March-07-10 8:38 PM > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: [NS-L] Schools > > Hello everyone, > > Does anyone know if there is any books for any areas of Nova Scotia that > may make mention of some of the rural school for the different areas of > Nova > Scotia? I know New Brunswick has at least a couple that I have found so > far. If anyone is aware of any I would love to hear about them. > > My site is now up and is still in the beginning stages and can be found at > the following address. _www.AtlanticCanadaHistory.com_ > (http://www.atlanticcanadahistory.com/) . Feel free to check it out. > > > Beverly H > ......................................... > "You can have everything. You just can't have everything right now!" > h_ttps://sites.google.com/site/beingfitforlife/home_ > (https://sites.google.com/site/beingfitforlife/home) > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > [email protected] > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > [email protected] > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > [email protected] that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.560 / Virus Database: 270.12.26/2116 - Release Date: 5/15/2009 6:16 AM > >

Does someone know where/how I might find birth info on my ancestor who was born in Halifax, NS in the year 1876 or 1880? I did not find her at the online site that has vitals listed. thanks, christy

Hi Beverly: I taught in a one room school (primary to Grade VI) for one year. At the end of the year the registers had to be sent into the Department of Education. Later on when I taught high school the registers were checked by the principal and I assumed passed in to the department. They most likely went to the public archives. The registers are a good genealogy tool. This was one place that people could get proof of their age. Cheers, Wilf -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: March-07-10 8:38 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [NS-L] Schools Hello everyone, Does anyone know if there is any books for any areas of Nova Scotia that may make mention of some of the rural school for the different areas of Nova Scotia? I know New Brunswick has at least a couple that I have found so far. If anyone is aware of any I would love to hear about them. My site is now up and is still in the beginning stages and can be found at the following address. _www.AtlanticCanadaHistory.com_ (http://www.atlanticcanadahistory.com/) . Feel free to check it out. Beverly H ......................................... "You can have everything. You just can't have everything right now!" h_ttps://sites.google.com/site/beingfitforlife/home_ (https://sites.google.com/site/beingfitforlife/home) ---------------------------------------- Basic List Commands: 1. To post to the list Send a message to: [email protected] 2. How to unsubscribe a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- [email protected] that contains only the word unsubscribe b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- [email protected] that contains only the word unsubscribe 3. How to subscribe Send an email containing only the word subscribe to [email protected] 4. How to change to Digest mode a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) b. Subscribe to Digest mode Send an email containing only the word subscribe to [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Wasn't this discussed some years ago and I believe the school information was housed in the basement of the Halifax Records and was being put on microfilm or something??? I apologize in advance if this is not correct. My memory is getting old enough not to trust on its' own. LOL Take care Peggy O'Neal-Thurston Norman, OK ---- [email protected] wrote: > Hello everyone, Does anyone know if there is any books for any areas of Nova Scotia that may make mention of some of the rural school for the different areas of Nova Scotia? I know New Brunswick has at least a couple that I have found so far. If anyone is aware of any I would love to hear about them. My site is now up and is still in the beginning stages and can be found at the following address. _www.AtlanticCanadaHistory.com_ (http://www.atlanticcanadahistory.com/) . Feel free to check it out. Beverly H ......................................... "You can have everything. You just can’t have everything right now!" h_ttps://sites.google.com/site/beingfitforlife/home_ (https://sites.google.com/site/beingfitforlife/home) ---------------------------------------- Basic List Commands: 1. To post to the list Send a message to: [email protected] 2. How to unsubscribe a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- [email protected] that contains only the word unsubscribe b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- [email protected] that contains only the word unsubscribe 3. How to subscribe Send an email containing only the word subscribe to [email protected] 4. How to change to Digest mode a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) b. Subscribe to Digest mode Send an email containing only the word subscribe to [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello everyone, Does anyone know if there is any books for any areas of Nova Scotia that may make mention of some of the rural school for the different areas of Nova Scotia? I know New Brunswick has at least a couple that I have found so far. If anyone is aware of any I would love to hear about them. My site is now up and is still in the beginning stages and can be found at the following address. _www.AtlanticCanadaHistory.com_ (http://www.atlanticcanadahistory.com/) . Feel free to check it out. Beverly H ......................................... "You can have everything. You just can’t have everything right now!" h_ttps://sites.google.com/site/beingfitforlife/home_ (https://sites.google.com/site/beingfitforlife/home)

Hello, I have a copy of a ship list my ancestor is on going from Horton Nova Scotia to Boston on the Albatros. The year is about 1860. It says the country they belong to is NS and where they intend to inhabit is U.S. Does that mean for sure they were going there to live or still could just be a visit does anyone know? Thanks, Christy /listinfo/nsroots

I'm looking for information about Elizabeth Nickerson born ca 1824 in Nova Scotia, widow of David Nickerson and possibly the daughter of chairmaker Lewis Debol. In the 1871 census she is living in the household of James Dixon in Sherbrooke, Guysborough Co along with Elizabeth and Matilda Nickerson, age 26, James Nickerson age 22, Lewis Nickerson, age 14 and Lewis Debol, age 88. In 1881 and 1891 she is living in Halifax with her son James. In 1901 she is living with her son Lewis Nickerson in Halifax. She died in Halifax on 17 May 1907 and was buried in Camp Hill Cemetery. Would there be on obituary in one of the Halifax papers? -- David Reed ([email protected]) Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hi All, The complete transcription of the census for Annapolis County for 1861 is now available on my website, here: http://www.dwaynemeisner.com/censusnovascotia.php Click on "Annapolis" to see the menu choices of which census is available. The 1861 census covers all fifteen polling districts of Annapolis County, which were, in 1861, Wilmot, Middleton Corner, Clarence, Bridgetown, Belleisle, New Caledonia, Broad Cove, Clementsport, Hessian Line, Annapolis Royal, Carleton's Corner, Nictaux, Dalhousie, Maitland, and Morse Road. The 1861 census only lists heads of households, but I have also included the number of males and females in each household as well. If you are already a registered member of my site, you will be able to view the information immediately. New users will have to complete the free registration process. As always, please let me know if you spot any errors. I am sure there are a few... Feel free to check out the other areas of the map that I have completed earlier. Dwayne

About a week or more ago I offered a scan of an OK Service Boat to whoever wanted it. Since then I have had computer problems and needed a new hard drive. So if anyone who wanted one didn't get it, please contact me. Paul Paul Harmon 20 Covey Lane Petite Riviere NS B4V 6N1

Geoff, I cannot find any reference to William Dacier (seems to be also D'Acier, or D'acier) Baxter. Although there is considerable information on Dr. William Baxter who married (2) Swigo, I could find nothing about their children. I did come across several references that my be useful to you should you be able to prove the connection to this family. Ref: Eaton, Arthur Wentworth Hamilton; The History of Kings County (Nova Scotia); The Salem Press Company, Salem, Mass, 1910 Reprinted, Mika Studio, Bellevill, Ontario, 1972 p.p. 554, 555 THE BAXTER FAMILY " The Baxter family in Cornwallis was founded by William Baxter, M. D., M. P. P., son of Capt. Simon and Prudence (perhaps Fox) Baxter, Loyalists, who came from Alstead, New Hampshire, to Norton, New Brunswick, and settled there. Captain Simon's children were: Elija; Benjamin; Dr. William; Joseph; Dorothy; Abigail; Simon; Abram. William Baxter, M. D., b. in 1760, m. (1) Mar.13, 1783, Ruth, d/o Amos and Mary (Harrington) Sheffield, b. in Cornwallis, April April 22, 1762; (2) Julia Swigo. He d. Nov.22, 1832." Children by second marriage not given. http://www.nbgs.ca/firstfamilies/FAMILY-B-2006.pdf http://www.nbgs.ca/firstfamilies/FAMILY-B-2006.pdf Trust this is helpful, John, John D. Wilson Windsor, NS Geoff Baxter wrote: > Hi everyone, > > As far as I can tell my Gt Gt Gt grandafther ,William Dacier Baxter, was born in Nova Scotia, probably Cornwallis. He certainly gives NS as his place of birth in all UK cenuses. There is also a William Baxter, born in 1760, who has a son William Dacier, born 1796, by his second wife Julia Swigo.It seems a reasonable assumption considering Dacier is an unusual Christian name > > I would like some advice on how to gather any documentary evidence, bearing in mind that we live in the UK. Also, does anyone have an idea why a family should start using a French surname as a family middle name? > > Regards > > Geoff Baxter >

I received the following response from Susan Globemsky regarding my gripe yesterday about trying to find people in the 1866 Hutchinosn's Directory: Dear Mr. Underwood, Thanks very much for your email concerning our Canadian Directories website. I'm sorry you've encountered problems while searching the database. You've identified an important synchronization problem in our Directories database, which we will pursue with our technical team. Luckily, it seems to be limited to only one directory, which is (unfortunately for you) the Hutchinson's Directory of Nova Scotia (1866/67); we are spot-checking other directories in the database as well. Thanks very much for identifying this problem and bringing it to our attention. Corrections to this directory may take us a few weeks, as we re-generate the images, run optical character recognition over the images, and then re-index these into the entire database - so we ask for your patience as we make the corrections. This problem no doubt compounded the difficulties you encountered when searching and viewing all the results for "Myra" and "Gray, Lewis". Even without the synchronization problem, we recognize that the database search functionality is less than ideal. Because of the variety of formats in our directory collection, as well as complexities in digitizing these volumes, we do offer an extensive "Search help" which offers detailed guidelines in using the database (http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/canadiandirectories/001075-130-e.html). I hope that this, combined with the correcting the sync problem, will provide an improved experience as you pursue your research. Jay Underwood Elmsdale >From Jay Underwood and Railfare*DC Books "Ghost Tracks": http://www.railfare.net/Ghost%20Tracks.html "From Folly to Fortune": http://www.railfare.net/FromFollyToFortune.html "Built for War": http://www.railfare.net/builtforwar.html

Give to the NS the sources and dates for the information you have given below. bob gillis On 3/5/2010 5:19 AM, Geoff Baxter wrote: > > > Hi everyone, > > As far as I can tell my Gt Gt Gt grandafther ,William Dacier Baxter, > was born in Nova Scotia, probably Cornwallis. He certainly gives NS > as his place of birth in all UK cenuses. There is also a William > Baxter, born in 1760, who has a son William Dacier, born 1796, by > his second wife Julia Swigo.It seems a reasonable assumption > considering Dacier is an unusual Christian name > > I would like some advice on how to gather any documentary evidence, > bearing in mind that we live in the UK. Also, does anyone have an > idea why a family should start using a French surname as a family > middle name? > > Regards > > Geoff Baxter ---------------------------------------- Basic List > Commands: > > 1. To post to the list Send a message to: [email protected] > > 2. How to unsubscribe a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > [email protected] that contains only the word unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > [email protected] that contains only the word unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe Send an email containing only the word subscribe > to [email protected] > > 4. How to change to Digest mode a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. > above) b. Subscribe to Digest mode Send an email containing only the > word subscribe to [email protected] > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please > send an email to [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message >

Hi everyone, As far as I can tell my Gt Gt Gt grandafther ,William Dacier Baxter, was born in Nova Scotia, probably Cornwallis. He certainly gives NS as his place of birth in all UK cenuses. There is also a William Baxter, born in 1760, who has a son William Dacier, born 1796, by his second wife Julia Swigo.It seems a reasonable assumption considering Dacier is an unusual Christian name I would like some advice on how to gather any documentary evidence, bearing in mind that we live in the UK. Also, does anyone have an idea why a family should start using a French surname as a family middle name? Regards Geoff Baxter

The CAPE BRETON GENEALOGY & HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION is pleased to advise that CBGHA member Thom McCabe has completed the digitizing of the CAPE BRETON COUNTY MARRIAGE RECORDS for the 1890's. A great deal of time and effort were required to produce such a project and we offer our thanks to Thom for a job well done. Most records contain information on the bride and groom; where they lived, where they were born, how they were employed; there may also be information on the parents of the bride and groom. Marriage records can be a great source of information. The records contain several types of documents such as: slips, bonds, licenses, banns or affidavits. A number of the original records were incorrectly filed by year and incorrectly named; we have corrected these problems where possible. Some of the original records have incomplete dates and we filed them in what we considered to be the most appropriate area. We did not change any of the actual records. We have separated the records in files by years and then sorted them alphabetically. These records are copies of the original records and some are in poor condition and difficult to read. We found a few records from counties already completed and have placed them in a Strays file. We do not wish to convey the idea that there were no other marriages performed in Cape Breton County at this time; these are the records that were recorded with the Nova Scotia Government. Every reasonable effort was made to make these records as accurate as possible but there is a possibility of human error in all projects. Our file names on the records are: Last name of groom, last names of bride, date of document. . As with our previous DVDs, this new material can be searched by husband's surname or wife's maiden name or date with the Windows search function or you may choose to simply scroll through the records. You can choose to search by year by year or the whole DVD. We also recommend scrolling slowing through the records, you may find many interesting facts you were not expecting. We are confident that people using these records will find them informative and helpful in their genealogy research of Cape Breton County The Cape Breton County Marriage 1890's DVD contains 3335 entries; by comparison Inverness County Marriages DVD, 1862 to 1908 contains 2269 entries - Richmond County Marriages, DVD, 1849 to 1918 contains 2674 entries - Victoria County Marriages DVD, 1864 to 1918 contains 2120 entries. As you can see there were many more marriages in this one decade of the 1890's than occurred in the other counties for a much longer period of time. This DVD is priced at $25.00 including postage & handling. The DVD can be ordered by snail mail by sending your order to CBGHA, 120 Braemar Dr, Sydney, Nova Scotia, B1R 1V9 BE SURE TO INDICATE WHICH DVD YOU ARE ORDERING ORDERS ARE MAILED WITHIN 24 HOURS

Hi, For some reason I am not able to send you an email.. I found it. I tried sending it to you, but since it was too large, wasn't able to. However I was able to send part of the letter to roots web, if you care to read that Carrie Cartile

Unfortunately the attachment wasn't included, so here is the contents of a letter written by Wm J Cartile in 1976: In case some of you may be interested, I noticed on the copies of birth certificates that were sent me by St. Mary's Basilica the various names of sponsors at the baptism of my father and some of his sisters and brothers. The certificate of Anna Maria Agnes Cartile, born Dec0 4, 1861, was sponsored by Agnes Honora Hutchinson and GubeLino Cartile. I never heard of him before, was he Samuel's brother o the son of Samuel's father's brother. This being in 1861 there should be records on him somewhere. **(I have found out that Gubelino is the Italian name for William) Again, I find Robert Cartile as sponsor with Margaret Piercey at the baptism of my father, William Robert Cartile Jan0 22, 1866. Margaret Piercey also sponsored at the baptism of Thomas Henry Cartile Aug. 30, 1877. The sponsors for Charles Richard Cartile on July 25, 1881 was Patrick Sullivan and Catherine Sullivan. On. this certificate the family name was spelled (CARTYLE) and the priest that copied it from the records made a note at the bottom of the sheet about it. >From the marriage of Margaret and Samuel there were 23 males and 17 females sired by the Cartile men. If we include all children produced by both sons and daughters we get a total of 75 This is over a span of 115 years, 4 or 5generations. There may be many more that are descended from the two mentioned in the records of baptism certificates. So I bring this to a close and those of you who are or will be inclined to add to it, will, at least have some basic information to go on,, As I am the oldest of the Cartile clan still. living I thought it well to get the facts together while there's still wind in my sails. The following facts were received from my mother and father as well as my Uncle Charles Cartile who lived ir Halifax all his life. More recent dates and names of cousins and second cousins was received from Robie Cartile, now living in Cobourg, Ontario. Birth dates were also supplied by St. Mary's Basilica in Halifax, Nova Scotia. I begin with my father's grandmother who was born in Donegall, Ireland year 1811. Her family name was "Casey11 her given name may have been either Anna, Maria or Margaret0 She married a Fitzharris and as far as I know has only one daughter to him, that was "Margaret" my father's mother, she was born in Tipperary Ireland year 1837. The Fitzharris family must have migrated to Canada about the time of the Great Famine from 1845 to 1849 caused by a blight of the potato crop. Nearly one mi1lion came to America, using anything that floated, many did not make it and their bodied were buried at sea. However, the Fitzharris family settled in Nova Scotia, near Halifax. The story I have heard from my mother goes this way. Fitzharris was in the British army in Nova Scotia and so was William Piercey, they became great friends, Fitzharris became quite ill and knowing that he would die he asked his friend Piercey to marry his widow and look after his daughter. He did this and they had three children who were half brothers and sister to Margaret, my father's mother. I'm sure if church records were looked up the dates covering these events could be had. However, Margaret's mother died in Halifax in 1897, I don't have a record of Piercey's death. They lived in Percil's Cove, near Halifax. Margaret met and married Samuel Cartile, this marriage must have taken place abut the year 1859 as their first child was born in 1861. As far as I know Samuel Cartile was born at Percil's Cove in the year 1827. As there was no church in this community at that time, a priest from Halifax used to come by boat once a month and record marriages, births and deaths, this information is no doubt recorded in the church's records. Samuel was the son of Samuel who with a brother came to Canada from France, they were Frenchmen and must have been stone quarry men. I visited Percil's Cove in 1970 and located the original property owned by the Cartile brothers. I spoke to the present owner who told me the deeds had to be cleared in Spain. He also showed me the granite hill and workings which could be seen from his home which was located on a hill overlooking the body of water known as "The Northwest Arm". He said the brothers first lived in a cave they made under the cliff on which his house stood and one could also see the remains of the old wooden dock which was used to lower the cut stone from the hill above. He told me they had contracts with the government to supply granite blocks for building the Halifax docks. At the time I wasn't too interested, but am now sorry I didn't get his name and address, also inquired as to the name of his notary. However, it would be no problem for member of the family living in Halifax to locate this party in Percil's Cove and inquire further. Also, if any were interested, research of church records would no doubt reveal the birth date of my grand father Samuel as well as the name of his mother and father.

There is more to this letter if anyone is interested