Hi Maureen, you are right. Her name was actually Emily Myers. Eric was my grandmother Frances brother and from what I read below, he died on my grandfathers birth day. Wow... I wasn't expecting this or such close family still living in CapeBreton! Thank you Maureen, I'll share this with the family. Suzanne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maureen McNeil" <ed.mcneil@ns.sympatico.ca> To: "Suzanne's Mail" <suzannemcdonald@cogeco.ca> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:02 PM Subject: Re: [NS-CB] John Durant Obit > Are you sure Emily name was Mars? There was an obit in the newspaper in > Oct. of the death of Wilfred Eric Durant of Glace Bay who was the son of > John Durant and Emily Myers? Any connection. This Wilfred had a sister > Frances. Check it out. Maureen > http://www.vjmcgillivray.net/obituaries/39840 > > Wilfred Eric Durant > 97,Glace Bay > > Wilfred Eric Durant age 97 of Gannon Street,Glace Bay passed away > peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on Saturday,October 18th,2008 > at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital,Sydney. > > Born in Hunters River,P.E.I. , Eric was the son of the late John And Emily > (Myers) Durant. > > He was a member of St.Mary's Anglican Church,Glace Bay.Eric was a former > member of St.Mary's Senior Men's Club and loved partcipating in their > singing sessions. > Eric served in the Canadian Military from 1939 to 1945 and was a Veteran > of World WarTwo, serving overseas in France,England,Belgium,Germany and > was involved in the Liberation of Holland.A painter by trade, he worked > for over 51 years in the business.He was employed with Burke & Chiasson > Painting Contractors and later was hired as a painting foreman with > Northern Affairs at the Fortress of Louisbourg.Eric loved to travel even > if it was just to go on his evening drives in his car with his best friend > and wife, Ella. Eric wll be remembered as a loving and compassionate > father who was always proud of his family. > > He is survived by his wife of over 75 years, the former Ella Thoms and > their four children. They include his daughter Leone (Albert) Blois,Glace > Bay,grand daughter Charlene (Gerard) Blois,great grand daughter,Erica > Stevens,great grand son Devin and great great grand daughter Fallyn. > Eric's next daughter is Alma (William) Walker,Sydney > River,grandson,Wilfred (Mariam) Walker,grand daughter Lisa (David) > MacLellan,great grand daughter Courtney Walker,grandson Derek (Shirin) > Walker and great grandson Ryan Walker. > Eric is survived by his two sons who also followed in their father's > footsteps as a painter, they are Edison 'Ed'(Sandra) Durant,Lingan and > Carvle, (Chermaine ''Sis'' (Boone) Durant who passed away in 1987),Glace > Bay,grandson Eric(Diane),great grand daughter Jenna,grandson Blair > (Kathy),grandson Glen(Vickie) and grand daughters Wanda Durant, Donna > (Allen) MacLean as well as several nieces and nephews. Left to mourn > Eric's passing are siblings Hilda and Clifford both in Ontario. > > Eric was predeceased by five sisters,Muriel,Elsie,Frances,Dorothy,Vera and > one brother Michael. > > Visitation will be held on Monday,October 20th from (2-4) (7-9) p.m. in > the V.J.McGillivray Funeral Home ,16 Reserve Street,Glace Bay. The funeral > service officiated by Rev.Vernon Reid is Tuesday at 11 a.m. in St.Mary's > Anglican Church followed by interment in the parish cemetery which is > located on Maple Avenue,Glace Bay. Veterans will gather in front of the > church to form an honor guard for their departed comrade. > All are invited to join the family for a reception at St.Mary's Parish > Hall. As an expression of sympathy for Eric donations in his memory may be > made to a charity of one's choice. > > Condolences to the family can be expressed through the V.J.McGillivray > Funeral Home Website: www.vjmcgillivray.net > > The Durant Family would like to express a sincere thank you to the New > Waterford Homemakers, Breton Caregivers and the V.O.N. > Condolences > The greatest Grandfather a person could ever have. I will always love you > and miss you dearly. Charlene and family > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Suzanne's Mail" <suzannemcdonald@cogeco.ca> > To: <NS-CAPE-BRETON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:23 PM > Subject: [NS-CB] John Durant Obit > > >> I'm trying to locate the obituary or any information on my great >> grandfather John Durant and/or his wife Emily Mars. This couple came from >> Rustico, PEI and later settled in Bridgeport. >> >> I do not know his exact date of death but do know that he was living at >> 44 Main St. GlaceBay in 1948 with my Grandparents Murdock MacDonald and >> Rita "Frances" (Durant) MacDonald. >> Some family say John Durant moved to Halifax >> >> I know they did attend The Imaculate Conception as my grandmother Rita >> "Frances" was baptised there approx 1925 but later dates show family >> marriages at St.Anthonys Glace Bay >> >> Any help would be greatly appreciated >> >> Suzanne McDonald >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NS-CAPE-BRETON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > >

Fanny Cohen touched many lives in nearly five decades of teaching LEROY PEACH The Cape Breton Post November 03, 2008 The remarkable Fanny Cohen had a connection in 1929 with the Port Morien area. When her one-year teaching assignment west of Antigonish ended she obtained a position teaching in a one-room school in Homeville, three miles from Morien, near the Ferguson homestead. In that area, she boarded with a brother and sister, Allan and Sarah Ferguson. The food was exemplary, her treatment superb. "I ate lobster, quahogs, halibut, wild duck," she said. Of her students, she recalled in particular the Shepards, the Fergusons and the Spencers. "My, the Spencer's were bright," she said. She mentioned Aubrey Ferguson, a pilot shot down in 1942 over Germany. He spent three years in Stalag Luft 3, the setting for the movie "The Great Escape." He later married an English girl and eventually went to England to live. Aubrey said after the war that Fanny was the best teacher he ever had. Every Friday John Ferguson rowed her across the bay to Port Morien and her father came in his horse and wagon and took her home. On Sunday morning early, they set out from Glace Bay for the boarding house. To the delight of her father she sang the hits of the 1930s all the way to Homeville. "They were songs, then," she said. "I don't know what they are singing today." She recalled a visit to Homeville by the inspector of schools, a Dr. Creelman. He came in horse and buggy and sat in her room all day. At the end of the day, his first question to her was, "What are you doing here? You should be teaching in a town or a city school." She was taken aback. "You know, LeRoy," she said, "if he could have done anything to make me so angry he couldn't have said anything worse." She explained to him that she had no choice. But she went on to chastise him by saying, "What makes you think that the children here don't need a teacher like me?" She went on to say, "Don't you realize how isolated their lives are? If they have a Bible and T. Eaton's catalogue in their homes they are luckyŠ I will give these children everything I have." She added, "Oh, was I angry at him." For the next two years, she had to substitute in Glace Bay because only her sister could teach in the system. When her sister left for New York to live, Fanny secured a position in New Aberdeen teaching a double grade of 56 students. "You had to be young," she said. "They were in their early teens." Discipline was her first concen. She had to keep control and unfortunately she had to use the strap quite frequently to do so. During the war years, she supplemented her income by working in a department store as a cashier. One night a miner came in, his face blackened, his piece can under his arm. He said to her gratefully, "Miss Cohen, you taught me how to read and write." Up to Grade 6 he couldn't read. There were so many kids in those days that they had to place them in the next grade. Fanny taught for 47 years. Her legacy lives on in all the lives that she touched in that span. LeRoy Peach lives in Port Morien and may be reached at leroy_peach@yahoo.ca. His column appears every week in the Cape Breton Post 03/11/08

Centenarian has a head full of history, capacity to articulate LEROY PEACH The Cape Breton Post October 27, 2008 At 100, retired teacher Fanny Cohen has a head full of history and the capacity to articulate it. Her first teaching job was west of Antigonish. To get there she hitched a ride with the local mail driver and traveled through miles and miles of forest to a rural farmhouse, her lodging for the year. The farm's occupants were a couple and their son. "I'm sitting down in the kitchen," she said with a laugh, "and they are all sitting down on chairs like mice in a row." The landlady looked at Fanny and asked, "And what religion are you?" Before Fanny had a chance to respond, she said, "If you're Presbyterian, this side of the river says you can't stay; if United, the opposite is the case." It was shortly after the union of denominations which formed the United Church. "I told her what I was," Fanny said, "and there was silence." The lady jumped up, went to another room, cranked the party-line telephone and yelled to a neighbour, "Guess what she is!" That night Fanny never saw so many wagons in her life, so many people eager to get a glimpse of the new teacher. "They cluttered up the farm yard," she said. "I couldn't wait to get out of that place and they couldn't wait to get rid of me," she added with a laugh. For one thing, the daily menu was problematic. There was an unavailability of certain staples. For example, at breakfast there was no butter. The butter was bartered for other goods. "I ate so much molasses that I never ate it for 20 years," she laughed. As well, there were no sweets. "When my parents sent me a box of sweets, I wasn't about to share them," she said. The lady kept a clean house, but she wasn't nice. "She ruled the roost," Fanny said. The father and son were her subordinates, the son frequently threatened with loss of inheritance. Two experiences stand out for her. Neighbours invited her to view a bull moose that was trapped for shipment to Cape Breton in order to start a herd. The moose was on a truck at another farm. Out of curiosity, a crowd gathered. "I went right up to the wooden bars of the truck," Fanny said, "and I met two of the largest black eyes I ever saw. The moose, with its big rack, was reclining. The game warden, proud of his catch, was prancing up and down." Fanny took one look at the moose and shouted, "He's dead!" She then looked at me and threw her head back and laughed. "You'd think that I was a veterinarian," she said. She didn't get over the threshold of her lodging that night before the whole community knew about the dead moose. "They're probably still talking about it to this day," she added with relish. On another occasion, she had to cross the river and take her school register to the trustee. "He sat behind a desk and he didn't rise to greet me," she said. He said he wasn't about to pay her the yearly salary of $500 because she started in mid-September. She insisted; he relented. Then he made her read the entire back of the register. She later found out from the landlady that the trustee made everyone read the register because he was illiterate. Fanny's story continues next week. LeRoy Peach lives in Port Morien and may be reached at leroy_peach@yahoo.ca. His column appears every week in the Cape Breton Post 27/10/08

Cape Breton Post October 19, 2008 Century-old immigrant tells of how her family first arrived in Glace Bay LEROY PEACH The Cape Breton Post "You look terrific," I said to retired teacher Ms. Fanny Cohen, of Glace Bay, 100 years young, as I sat in her living room on South Street last week. Given the way she looked, it was not hard to believe she had reached the century mark. Sitting comfortably in her favourite chair, she looked out on the world through luminous brown eyes. She spoke to me in a strong, clear and confident voice. She was forthright, feisty. What I received from her was precise answers and an unbelievable power to embellish her stories with telling, thoughtful detail. Fanny was 100 years old on July 16. "Yes, I was born in 19 zero 8," she said to me emphatically. She has therefore been witness to the changes and chances of Cape Breton history. Her father came to Glace Bay from the border region between Russia and Poland in 1901, when Glace Bay was incorporated as a town and did what many Jewish immigrants did in order to feed his family: he became a pedlar. He carried a pack filled with men's clothing, mostly, to such areas as Wadden's Cove and False Bay Beach. Eventually, he bought a horse and wagon. Later he opened a store on Pitt Street in Caledonia where he sold clothing and groceries. The family lived on the premises. The store was heated by a pot-bellied stove, and Fanny recalls the huge calendars hanging on the wall featuring fat men with their clay pipes. They sold such things as women's black boots, corsets, Stanfield's underwear and overalls with bibs. In 1942, her father passed on at the age of 65. He had only collected his 40-dollar old age pension for four months. "He thought he was a millionaire," she laughed. Her mother had to fight hard to get her pension because she could not locate her Russian passport. She lived until she was 88. Fanny graduated from Glace Bay High School in 1926. "I was a fair student," she says, "but I was good in algebra." At the age of 19, in 1928, she completed her studies at the Normal College in Truro. Job prospects were bleak. Her sister taught in Glace Bay, but there was a rule that two people from the same family could not teach in the urban system. Fanny was therefore compelled to teach for two years in a rural school. September arrived. Two weeks into the first term she noticed an advertisement for a teacher to serve in a remote area west of Antigonish. She wouldn't name the location. She applied; she was accepted. But her father wanted to know where she was going. When she told him, he said, "Fanny, they shoot moose there." She said to her father, "I don't care as long as they don't shoot me." Her mother asked in broken English, "Vas is moose?" She took the train to Antigonish and stayed in a hotel for the first time in her life. The next day, the mail driver, with his four-horse team, picked her up at the hotel and they drove for miles and miles through forest. "I wanted to push the forest out of the way. I realized that I missed the ocean," she said. Next week I shall describe Fanny's first teaching experience. LeRoy Peach lives in Port Morien and may be reached at leroy_peach@yahoo.ca. His column appears every week in the Cape Breton Post

Cape Breton Deaths November 19, 2008 Wednesday Mary Freda Young North Sydney - Mary Freda Young, 81, of North Sydney, who passed away Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008, was also predeceased by a brother, John Robinson. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jaret Johnson Eskasoni - Funeral mass for the late Jaret Johnson will be celebrated on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008, at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Family Church, Eskasoni. ******************************************************************************* Cape Breton Deaths courtesy of CBGHA http://www.cbgha.org

I'm trying to locate the obituary or any information on my great grandfather John Durant and/or his wife Emily Mars. This couple came from Rustico, PEI and later settled in Bridgeport. I do not know his exact date of death but do know that he was living at 44 Main St. GlaceBay in 1948 with my Grandparents Murdock MacDonald and Rita "Frances" (Durant) MacDonald. Some family say John Durant moved to Halifax I know they did attend The Imaculate Conception as my grandmother Rita "Frances" was baptised there approx 1925 but later dates show family marriages at St.Anthonys Glace Bay Any help would be greatly appreciated Suzanne McDonald

Descendants of Archibald "Gilleasbuig" MacDonald Generation No. 1 1. ARCHIBALD "GILLEASBUIG"1 MACDONALD was born in Ruaidh, Lochaber, Scotland, and died in Ruaidh, Lochaber, Scotland. He married UNKNOWN. Child of ARCHIBALD MACDONALD and UNKNOWN is: 2. i. ANGUS "AONGHAS MAC 'ILLEASBUIG"2 MACDONALD, b. Ruaidh, Lochaber, Scotland. Generation No. 2 2. ANGUS "AONGHAS MAC 'ILLEASBUIG"2 MACDONALD (ARCHIBALD "GILLEASBUIG"1)1 was born in Ruaidh, Lochaber, Scotland. He married MARGARET MACDONALD. Notes for ANGUS "AONGHAS MAC 'ILLEASBUIG" MACDONALD: 10 July 2000 - Angus emigrated with his family about 1822 and first settled near South West Mabou but later moved to Glencoe where they took up land near Glencoe Chapel. Children of ANGUS MACDONALD and MARGARET MACDONALD are: i. ALEXANDER OR JOHN3 MACDONALD, b. Ruaidh, Lochaber, Scotland; d. Ruaidh, Lochaber, Scotland. Notes for ALEXANDER OR JOHN MACDONALD: 10 July 2000 - Alexander/John died in Scotland before the family moved to Nova Scotia. 3. ii. CATHERINE MACDONALD, b. Ruaidh, Lochaber, Scotland. 4. iii. CHRISTINA MACDONALD, b. Ruaidh, Lochaber, Scotland. iv. FLORA MACDONALD, b. Ruaidh, Lochaber, Scotland. Notes for FLORA MACDONALD: 11 July 2000 - Flora died unmarried. v. MARGARET MACDONALD, b. Ruaidh, Lochaber, Scotland. Notes for MARGARET MACDONALD: 11 July 2000 - Margaret died unmarried. 5. vi. ARCHIBALD "GILLEASBUIG MOR" MACDONALD, b. Ruaidh, Lochaber, Scotland; d. Bef. 1881, Glencoe, Inverness County. 6. vii. ANGUS "AONGHAS OG" MACDONALD, b. Ruaidh, Lochaber, Scotland. 7. viii. MARY MACDONALD, b. Ruaidh, Lochaber, Scotland; d. Glencoe, Inverness County. 8. ix. HUGH MACDONALD, b. Ruaidh, Lochaber, Scotland. Generation 3 5. ARCHIBALD "GILLEASBUIG MOR"3 MACDONALD (ANGUS "AONGHAS MAC 'ILLEASBUIG"2, ARCHIBALD "GILLEASBUIG"1) was born in Ruaidh, Lochaber, Scotland, and died Bef. 1881 in Glencoe, Inverness County. He married MARY CAMPBELL, daughter of JOHN CAMPBELL and MARY CAMPBELL. She was born Abt. 1821 in Lochaber, Scotland, and died in Glencoe, Inverness County. Notes for ARCHIBALD "GILLEASBUIG MOR" MACDONALD: 10 July 2000 - Archibald moved with his family to Black River. Children of ARCHIBALD MACDONALD and MARY CAMPBELL are: 12. i. ANGUS "AONGHAS 'ILLEASBUIG MHOIR"4 MACDONALD, b. Glencoe, Inverness County. ii. JOHN "IAIN ILLEASBUIG MHOIR" MACDONALD, b. Glencoe, Inverness County. Notes for JOHN "IAIN ILLEASBUIG MHOIR" MACDONALD: 10 July 2000 - John was not married. iii. ANGUS MACDONALD, b. Glencoe, Inverness County. Notes for ANGUS MACDONALD: 10 July 2000 - Angus(Jr.) was not married. iv. JANET MACDONALD, b. Glencoe, Inverness County. Notes for JANET MACDONALD: 10 July 2000 - Janet was not married. 13. v. MARGARET MACDONALD, b. Glencoe, Inverness County. vi. ARCHIBALD MACDONALD, b. Glencoe, Inverness County. Notes for ARCHIBALD MACDONALD: 10 July 2000 - Archibald was not married. 14. vii. DONALD "BLACKSMITH" MACDONALD, b. Glencoe, Inverness County; Stepchild. 15. viii. DOUGALD "DUGHALL 'ILLEASBUIG MHOIR" MACDONALD, b. Abt. 1854, Glencoe, Inverness County. Generation 4 15. DOUGALD "DUGHALL 'ILLEASBUIG MHOIR"4 MACDONALD (ARCHIBALD "GILLEASBUIG MOR"3, ANGUS "AONGHAS MAC 'ILLEASBUIG"2, ARCHIBALD "GILLEASBUIG"1)7 was born Abt. 1854 in Glencoe, Inverness County. He married SARAH MACISAAC8, daughter of NEIL MACISAAC and SARAH BEATON. She was born 02 Nov 1861 in CB. Notes for DOUGALD "DUGHALL 'ILLEASBUIG MHOIR" MACDONALD: 04 June 2006 - In 1901 Dougald and his family were living in Black River; by 1911 they were in Inverness. Children of DOUGALD MACDONALD and SARAH MACISAAC are: 38. i. NEIL5 MACDONALD, b. 04 Feb 1886, Black River, Inverness County. 39. ii. MARGARET "MAGGIE" MACDONALD, b. 08 May 1887, Black River, Inverness County. iii. ANGUS ARCHIBALD "ARCHIE" MACDONALD, b. 04 May 1888, Black River, Inverness County. 40. iv. MARY JANE MACDONALD, b. 10 Apr 1890, Black River, Inverness County; d. 1975. 41. v. SARAH MACDONALD, b. 02 Oct 1893, Black River, Inverness County. 42. vi. ANNE A. "ANNIE" MACDONALD, b. 30 Nov 1894, Black River, Inverness County. 43. vii. CATHERINE "KATE" MACDONALD, b. 30 Nov 1894, Black River, Inverness County. viii. ARCHIBALD "ARCHIE" MACDONALD, b. 01 Jun 1896, Black River, Inverness County. Notes for ARCHIBALD "ARCHIE" MACDONALD: 10 July 2000 - Archie was killed in New Waterford and was not married. ix. ALEXANDER MACDONALD, b. 29 Oct 1897, Black River, Inverness County. Notes for ALEXANDER MACDONALD: 10 July 2000 - Alexander died in infancy. x. ALEXANDER RANALD MACDONALD, b. 04 May 1899, Black River, Inverness County; m. STACIE ROBINSON; b. Glace Bay, Cape Breton. Notes for ALEXANDER RANALD MACDONALD: 10 July 2000 - They had a family of three. Alexander was a twin of Annie Mae. 44. xi. MARY ANNE "ANNIE MAE" MACDONALD, b. 04 May 1899, Black River, Inverness County. xii. LUCY (?) MACDONALD, b. Apr 1905, Black River, Inverness County. Generation 5 38. NEIL5 MACDONALD (DOUGALD "DUGHALL 'ILLEASBUIG MHOIR"4, ARCHIBALD "GILLEASBUIG MOR"3, ANGUS "AONGHAS MAC 'ILLEASBUIG"2, ARCHIBALD "GILLEASBUIG"1) was born 04 Feb 1886 in Black River, Inverness County.d Feb 1958 GlaceBay m. ANNIE BOUTILIER d Fri, July 10, 1942 s/o ANGUS BOUTILIER & JESSIE MCKINNON Apr27,1920. Children of NEIL MACDONALD and ANNE BOUTILIER are: i. JANET "JENNIE"6 MACDONALD. ii. SARAH "SADIE" MACDONALD. Notes for SARAH "SADIE" MACDONALD: 10 July 2000 - Sadie died young. iii. Cleophas MACDONALD iv. ARCHIBALD "ARCHIE" MACDONALD. d. St.Catherines Ontario v. MURDOCK JOSEPH MACDONALD was born 18 Oct 1924 GlaceBay,NS died 1971 Welland, Ontario Generation 6 39. MUDOCK MCDONALD (NEIL 5,DOUGALD "DUGHALL 'ILLEASBUIG MHOIR"4, ARCHIBALD "GILLEASBUIG MOR"3, ANGUS "AONGHAS MAC 'ILLEASBUIG"2, ARCHIBALD "GILLEASBUIG"1) was born 18 Oct 1924. Glace Bay Nova Scotia d.1971 Welland, Ontario He married Rita "Frances" Durant daughter of John Durant and Emily Mars. She was born in Bridgeport, Cape Breton 25 June 1926 Notes: Murdock and Frances moved from Glace Bay Nova Scotia to Welland, Ontario in 1956 with their oldest son Ronald. Children of MURDOCK MACDONALD and RITA "FRANCES" DURANT are: i. LIVING MCDONALD was born 12 Oct 1946 ii. LIVING MCDONALD was born 11 Oct 1953 iii. MARIE MCDONALD died approx 6 months of age of Spinal Bifida 40. CLEOPHAS MACDONLAD (NEIL5, DOUGALD "DUGHALL 'ILLEASBUIG MHOIR"4, ARCHIBALD "GILLEASBUIG MOR"3, ANGUS "AONGHAS MAC "ILLEASBUIG"2 ARCHIBALD "GILLEASBUIG"1) born Jan 9 1927. d Jan 1988. M John James Dunn (1916-1994) Child of CLEOPHAS MACDONALD and JOHN JAMES DUNN CATHERINE DUNN b Feb 20 1950 d Jan 8 1952 Notes: Catherine buried at St.Anthony's Catholic Cemetery No.11 area of Glace Bay Generation 7 40. LIVING MCDONALD (MURDOCK6,NEIL5,,DOUGALD "DUGHALL 'ILLEASBUIG MHOIR"4, ARCHIBALD "GILLEASBUIG MOR"3, ANGUS "AONGHAS MAC 'ILLEASBUIG"2, ARCHIBALD "GILLEASBUIG"1) was born 12 Oct 1946 in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. He was first married LIVING Tetroe born 29June 1949 in Welland, Ontario. The daughter of Edith Mary St. Pierre and Edward Tetroe. He later married LIVING Palarmo Children of LIVING MCDONALD and LIVING TETROE are: i. LIVING MACDONALD b. 21 Jan 1967, Welland, Ontario ii. LIVING MCDONALD b. 16 June 1969, Welland, Ontario iii. LIVING MCDONALD b. 17 June 1974, Welland, Ontario Children of LIVING MCDONALD and LIVING PALARMO i. LIVING MCDONALD b. 11 July 1993 41.LIVING MACDONALD (MURDOCK6, NEIL5, DOUGALD "DUGHALL 'ILLEASBUIG MHOIR"4, ARCHIBALD "GILLEASBUIG MOR"3, ANGUS "AONGHAS MAC 'ILLEASBUIG"2, ARCHIBALD "GILLEASBUIG"1) was born 11 Oct 1953, in Welland Ontario. He was first married LINDA SUSAN FOWLER having one child. LINDA SUSAN FOWLER was born January 11 1953 in Welland, ON and died January 18 1985 in Hamilton, ON. After her battle with cancer. STANLY later married LIVING FOWLER without issue but a loving mother to Rhonda. LIVING FOWLER was born April 02 1964 in Welland, ON Children of LIVING MCDONALD and LINDA SUSAN FOWLER are i. LIVING MCDONALD born August 18 1973 in Welland, ON Generation 8 41. LIVING MACDONALD (RONALD7, MURDOCK6, NEIL5, DOUGALD "DUGHALL 'ILLEASBUIG MHOIR"4, ARCHIBALD "GILLEASBUIG MOR"3, ANGUS "AONGHAS MAC 'ILLEASBUIG"2, ARCHIBALD "GILLEASBUIG"1) was born 21 Jan 1967 in Welland, Ontario. He lives common-law with LIVING Kafun. Children of LIVING MACDONALD and LIVING KAFUN are, i. LIVING KAFUN DAVID JOSEPH MCDONALD (RONALD7, MURDOCK6, NEIL5, DOUGALD "DUGHALL 'ILLEASBUIG MHOIR"4, ARCHIBALD "GILLEASBUIG MOR"3, ANGUS "AONGHAS MAC 'ILLEASBUIG"2, ARCHIBALD "GILLEASBUIG"1) was born 16 July 1969 in Welland, Ontario. Children of LIVING MCDONALD and LIVING LARAMEE DAVID JOSEPH MACDONALD Children of LIVING MCDONALD and LIVING BARRICK i. LIVING BARRICK ii. LIVING BARRICK LIVING MCDONALD (RONALD7, MURDOCK6, NEIL5, DOUGALD "DUGHALL 'ILLEASBUIG MHOIR"4, ARCHIBALD "GILLEASBUIG MOR"3, ANGUS "AONGHAS MAC 'ILLEASBUIG"2, ARCHIBALD "GILLEASBUIG"1) was born 17 June 1974 in Welland,Ontario. Having issue with LIVING MAUDE born October 31 1972 Port Colborne ON, son of LIVING ALLISON and JOHN GUY PERE d 2007. Children of LIVING MCDONALD and LIVING MAUDE i. LIVING MAUDE born 11 Nov 1992 in Welland Ontario ii. LIVING MCDONALD-MAUDE born 16 October 1999 Note: The name Maude is the name LIVING Allison kept from her first marriage. LIVING Maude did not take the name of his father Jean Guy PERE. In reality,the children above are of the MACDONALD-PERE line. 42. LIVING MCDONALD (STANLEY"JIM"7, MURDOCK6, NEIL5, DOUGALD "DUGHALL 'ILLEASBUIG MHOIR"4, ARCHIBALD "GILLEASBUIG MOR"3, ANGUS "AONGHAS MAC 'ILLEASBUIG"2, ARCHIBALD GILLEASBUIG"1) was born August 18 1973 in Welland, Ontario. She married LIVING LITTLE October 21 2000 in Welland, ON. LIVING LITTLE, son of LIVING Little and LIVING MacIntosh, was born March 07 1974 in Welland, ON Children of LIVING MCDONALD and LIVING LITTLE are, i. LIVING LITTLE born 28 May 2003 in Calgary, Alberta II. LIVING LITTLE, Timmins,ON

Hi, I saw the death announcement for Mrs Angus MacDonald died June 28 1915 posted on this site age 31, 3 surviving children. I have a Mary Ann McDonald nee Currie married to Angus Ronald McDonald on my family tree born Feb 1885 she died before 1816 but after 1913. Angus remarried in 1916, he had 3 daughters by Mary Ann, the last one born in 1913. On the Cape Breton Genealogy site I have found a Mrs Mary MacDonald born 1889 died June 28 1915 in St Margarets of Nyphritis. I can't find any of these people on the Nova Scotia Genealogy site under McDonald or MacDonald. Would it be safe to presume the St Margaret's records are not recorded on the Nova Scotia Genealogy and these would be all the same lady, and her birth date is wrong on the St Margaret's site? Is there anyway to get more information on the listed one on the St Margaret's site? Many thanks for any ideas Sandi -- Researching, Akins, Atherton, Burgener, Cumming, Deans, Johnston, Mathews, Matthews,Mcdonald, McKenzie, Tedd, Taylor,Weston, Zieman, Ziemann My homepage http://theakins.net -- Researching, Akins, Atherton, Burgener, Cumming, Deans, Johnston, Mathews, Matthews,Mcdonald, McKenzie, Tedd, Taylor,Weston, Zieman, Ziemann My homepage http://theakins.net

Hi, I saw the death announcement for Mrs Angus MacDonald died June 28 1915 posted on this site age 31, 3 surviving children. I have a Mary Ann McDonald nee Currie married to Angus Ronald McDonald on my family tree born Feb 1885 she died before 1816 but after 1913. Angus remarried in 1916, he had 3 daughters by Mary Ann, the last one born in 1913. On the Cape Breton Genealogy site I have found a Mrs Mary MacDonald born 1889 died June 28 1915 in St Margarets of Nyphritis. I can't find any of these people on the Nova Scotia Genealogy site under McDonald or MacDonald. Would it be safe to presume the St Margaret's records are not recorded on the Nova Scotia Genealogy and these would be all the same lady, and her birth date is wrong on the St Margaret's site? Is there anyway to get more information on the listed one on the St Margaret's site? Many thanks for any ideas Sandi -- Researching, Akins, Atherton, Burgener, Cumming, Deans, Johnston, Mathews, Matthews,Mcdonald, McKenzie, Tedd, Taylor,Weston, Zieman, Ziemann My homepage http://theakins.net

Cape Breton Deaths November 18, 2008 Tuesday Simon Earl Gracie April 20, 1934-Nov. 16, 2008 Sydney Mines - It is with great sadness and beautiful memories that we announce the sudden passing of our loved one Simon Earl Gracie, 74, on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008. Born in Alder Point, Earl was the son of the late Benjamin and Ida (Devoe) Gracie. He was a member of Carman United Church, Sydney Mines. He worked as a miner and later in the construction industry. Earl gave freely to all and asked nothing in return. Earl is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Joan (White) Gracie and his sons, Daryl (Karen) and Paul (Mary Lou). He is also survived by his wonderful grandchildren, Brendon, Patty-Joann, Emily and Paul Martin; great-granddaughter, Marisa; brother, Stanley; many nieces and nephews and two special nieces, Shannon Roland and Marlene Cantwell. Besides his parents, Earl was predeceased by his sisters, Mary, Ida, Helen, Hazel, Adele, Gladie, Lillian and Laura and his brothers, Hubert, Vincent, Theodore, Harold, James, Charlie and Billy. Visitation for Earl Gracie will be held in the J.M. Jobes Funeral Home, 635 Main St., Sydney Mines, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A funeral service celebrating his life will take place Thursday at 2 p.m. in Carman United Church, Clyde Avenue, Sydney Mines, with Rev. Sean Handcock officiating. The burial will be in Brookside Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations in Earl's memory may be made to a charity of one's choice. Online condolences may be sent to the family at jmjobesfuneralhome@ns.aliantzinc.ca. God makes no mistakes ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Olga Ann Howard Formerly of Sydney N.S. - Passed away peacefully at Lakeridge Health, Bowmanville, on Friday, Nov. 14, 2008, at 84 years of age. Dear wife of the late Bill Howard. Dear daughter of the late Alex and Elizabeth MacDougall. She will be sadly missed by her sisters and brothers, Jenny (late Lionel), Mady (Gene), Leo (Agnes), John (Ailsa), Theresa (Ted), Rita (late Paul) and sister-in-law, Mona. Predeceased by siblings, Alex, Mary, Betty, Billy, Jim and Eric. She will be fondly remembered by her many nieces and nephews. Many thanks to the caregivers who assisted Olga at home and the staff at Lakeridge Health Bowmanville. A memorial mass will be held at St. Mary of the People Catholic Church, 570 Marion Ave., Oshawa, at a later date. Memorial donations to St. Mary of the People Catholic Church would be appreciated and may be made through Oshawa Funeral Home, 847 King St. W., 905-721-1234. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mary Ida (Kane) Mulcahy Jan. 23, 1924-Nov. 12, 2008 - Sometimes a spirit is just too big, too full of life and laughter for containment within a tired body and the need to break free wins. Such is the case for our mother, Mary Ida Mulcahy (nee Kane), who passed peacefully on Nov. 12, 2008, while a patient at the VG Hospital in Halifax. Molly, as she was known for most of her life, had battled heart disease for the past eight years. As matriarch of the Kane clan from Morell, P.E.I., she taught us all about strength, humour, laughter, integrity, perseverance and tenacity, as well as the need to live in the moment with an ever hopeful eye to the future and an understanding of the extreme importance of the past. Molly was predeceased by her husband, Gerald Joseph Mulcahy and two siblings, Imelda and James, as well as her parents, Elva and Leonard Kane. We know they are all preparing a lobster supper for her, with a dance to follow. She will love that! She leaves behind a family that mourns her, comprised of siblings, Teresa Kane, Sr. Rosalia Kane, CSM, Norman Kane, all of Charlottetown, Joan (Gordon) Golding, Hamilton, Fr. Joseph Kane and Gemma (Terry) O'Sullivan, Ottawa, as well as nieces and nephews, whom she loved and who celebrated her spirit and love of laughter and a good joke. She also leaves behind three children, Maureen Hickey, her partner Paul Bruce, son Daniel (Tracey) and Kathleen (Richard) Jardine, as well as grandchildren, Timothy, Kyle, Nathan, Matthew, Scott, Molly Marie and the newest Who in Whoville, Joseph who also carries the Kane name forward. We, the family would like to extend thanks and condolences to Mom's friends, who share our loss and grief. You all played such a pivotal role in her life and afforded her so much kindness during the past years. We would like to thank the doctors and nurses on Unit 8 at the QE Hospital and Unit 4-B at the VG Hospital whose kindness is so appreciated. There will be visitation at Snow's Funeral Home on 2666 Windsor St., Halifax, Monday, Nov. 17 from 1-3 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral mass will be celebrated Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 10 a.m. at St. Lawrence Church in Fairview. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Muriel Frances 'Duke' Barton (nee White) - Peacefully at her residence in London, Ont., Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008, in her 74th year. Beloved wife of Roy Barton. Loving mother of Mary Barton, David Barton and his wife Sharon, Heather Barton, John Barton and his wife Helene, Brenda Mosher and her husband Mitch, Debbie Barton, Rose Mitchell and her husband Wayne. Proud grandmother of 10 grandchildren. Dear sister of Minnie, Tellie and Johnny. Best friend of Millie Hawkins. A private family service will be conducted at the James A. Harris Funeral Home, 220 St. James St., at Richmond, London, Wednesday, Nov. 19. Cremation with interment in Cape Breton, N.S. ******************************************************************************* Cape Breton Deaths courtesy of CBGHA http://www.cbgha.org

THE SYDNEY RECORD, SEPTEMBER 8, 1915 DIED AT SPRINGHILL. The death of Murdock B. McLeod, an old and respected resident of Springhill, occurred on August 28th. He was aged 72 and a native of Baddeck, taking up his residence in the Cumberland county mining town forty years ago. submitted by es718 <es718@freenet.carleton.ca>

THE SYDNEY RECORD, SEPTEMBER 11, 1915 CAPT. CAMPBELL DEAD. A Canadian Press despatch from Collingwood, Ont., today says: One of Colingwood's oldest and most popular mariners, Captain P. M. Campbell, passed away yesterday at the age of 69 years. He was a native of one of the maritime provinces, and for many years was commodore of the Great Northern Transit Company's fleet. He was one of the founders of the Georgian Bay Navigation Company. Capt. Campbell was also one of the original directors of the Colingwood Drydock Company, which ultimately became the Collingwood Shipbuilding Company. He was a director up to the time of his death. He was a life member of Maniton? Lodge, A. F. and A. M. A wife and five children survive. (Please note the variation in spelling of 'Colingwood' as published. I couldn't make out last two letters of the name of the Lodge hence ? after 'Maniton'). submitted by es718 <es718@freenet.carleton.ca>

THE SYDNEY RECORD, JULY 12, 1915 FUNERAL YESTERDAY The funeral of the late Roderick Fraser took place yesterday from his residence to Sacred Heart church where service was conducted by Rev. Fr., Macadam. Interment was at Holy Cross cemetery, Rev. Fr. Patten officiating. submitted by es718 <es718@freenet.carleton.ca>

THE SYDNEY RECORD, JULY 15, 1915 DEATH OF MRS. GAUDET A telegram received in the city yesterday announced the death of Mrs. (Dr.) F. Gaudet in Moncton, N. B. Mrs. Gaudet was a sister of the late James McVey of this city. submitted by es718 <es718@freenet.carleton.ca>

THE SYDNEY RECORD, JULY 14, 1915 CAPT. JAMES FRASER, EDWARDSVILLE, DEAD Capt. James Fraser, Edwardsville, who had been confined to his room for the past six weeks, died at ten o'clock last night, the immediate cause of death being an affection of the heart. He was 74 years of age and leaves a wife, five sons and three daughters, viz., William, George (pilot), James, John E. and Ernest; Mrs. L. Corbett (Westmount), Mrs. John Fraser (Point Edward), and Gertie. For twenty-three consecutive years the late Capt. Fraser served as pilot in Sydney harbor. About three years ago he retired from active duty with a continuous clean record and enjoyed a superannuation from the government in recognition of his long and creditable servitude. The remains will be interred at Hardwood Hill cemetery on Friday afternoon. Services will be conducted at the home at Edwardsville and at the graveside. The funeral will leave the home at two o'clock for Coxheath church, and from there to Hardwood Hill cemetery. ("affection of the heart" is as published.) THE SYDNEY RECORD, JULY 17, 1915 REMAINS CAPT. FRASER INTERRED IN SYDNEY The funeral of the late Capt. James Fraser of Edwardsville took place yesterday afternoon. Services at the home were conducted by Rev. Mr. Watson, the cortege leaving at two o'clock for St. Mark's church, Coxheath where the services were continued, thence to Hardwood Hill cemetery, Sydney, for interment. A very large number of relatives and acquaintances were present to pay their last respects to the dead. The pawl bearers, life-long friends of the deceased were Henry Battersby, Thos. Rudderham, Wm. Lewis, James Lewis, Robt. Fraser and Allan Matheson. Undertaker Beaton had charge of the funeral arrangements. (Please note, the word "pawl bearer" is typed as was published.) submitted by es718 <es718@freenet.carleton.ca>

THE SYDNEY RECORD, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 15, 1915 KICKED BY HORSE Austin Gallivan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Gallivan, South Bar, who was kicked by a horse on Monday, died at Waterford hospital yesterday. The lad was 15 years old. submitted by es718 <es718@freenet.carleton.ca>

THE SYDNEY RECORD, MONDAY EVENING JULY 12, 1915 DEATH OF MRS. LAYTON The funeral of the late Mrs. Charles Layton, Townsend street, took place this afternoon to Hardwood Hill cemetery. Mrs. Layton passed way on Saturday and is survived by a husband and nine children. The youngest of whom is only a few months old. (Please note the word "street" is published as above.) submitted by es718 <es718@freenet.carleton.ca>

THE SYDNEY RECORD, JULY 19, 1915 FUNERAL OF J.A. DILLON. The funeral of the late Joseph A. Dillon of Glace Bay was held yesterday from his home to the Anglican church, services being conducted by the rector, Rev. Mr. Spurr. At the conclusion of the anglican service Tyrian Lodge A.F. and A.M. took charge of the remains and interment made by Masonic rites. submitted by es718 <es718@freenet.carleton.ca>

THE SYDNEY RECORD, JULY 20, 1915 KILLED AT WATERFORD John Alex Fraser, aged 17 was run over by a car at New Waterford on Saturday and instantly killed. An inquest is being held there today. submitted by es718 <es718@freenet.carleton.ca>

THE SYDNEY RECORD, JULY 19, 1915 FUNERAL OF A. McQUARRIE The funeral of the late Archibald McQuarrie took place yesterday at Glace Bay, services being by Rev. L.M. Gillies, pastor of St. Paul's Presbyterian church, and the Masonic order, and the members of Tyrian Youth Lodge A.F. and A.M. attending. The pall bearers carried the casket from the house to the church where a short service was held by the pastor and the service at the grave was read by the offices of Tyrian Youth Lodge. The funeral was one of the largest which had been held at Glace Bay. submitted by es718 <es718@freenet.carleton.ca>