Just out of curiosity: Where is or was "Cape Breton Settlement" in New Brunswick? This is the first I have heard of it. John Wilson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Cook" <bscccook@rogers.com> To: <NS-CAPE-BRETON-L@rootsweb.com>; "Nova Scotia Obits Mail List" <can-ns-obits-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 1:33 PM Subject: [NS-CB] Obituary - MacQuarrie, Harry > The Toronto Star, July 26, 2008 > > MacQUARRIE, Harry ''Ivan'' > HARRY ''IVAN'' MacQUARRIE Of Etobicoke, Ontario, passed gracefully at St. > Joseph's Health Centre, Toronto on Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Born February > 14, 1929 in Cape Breton Settlement, New Brunswick, he was the youngest of > the late Henry and Catherine (Hanington) MacQuarrie. Ivan leaves behind > his second wife, H. Rosemary Mowat, his brothers Earle of Moncton, Ronald > of Saint John and sister, Kathleen Skidd (Ralph) of Moncton. Predeceased > by his treasured wife Edith Isabel (MacRae) MacQuarrie, brother John and > sisters Gladys MacQuarrie, Mildred Kelly, Thelma Christensen, Beulah > Cassidy and Eileen Eagles. His many nieces and nephews from his and Edie's > families will remember Ivan fondly; as will his extended families of > Michael Culver and Laura Durant. Ivan spent his entire career with > Canadian Oil (White Rose) that was taken over by Shell Canada. From the > 40's to the 80's he started as office clerk, then to the auditing team; > oh, what memorable stories he had of those days. N! > ext he was a sales representative, and not long after the sales manager. > Some of his best times were in Halifax working on the conversion from > White Rose to Shell. He ended his career as advertising manager with > travels to the Orient to source products for customer loyalty programs. In > retirement he joined Al Kush & Associates, working on many successful > direct mail marketing projects with Eaton's and American Express. During > his life, he enjoyed golfing, curling, squash, boating and his > partnerships in standard bred horses. He also loved his many winters in > Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, Florida. One of his most difficult times was being > a Juror on the Bernardo trial. Come to Ivan's last Directors' meeting at > the Valhalla Inn, Etobicoke, on Friday, August 1st from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 > p.m. to say goodbye. After cremation, Ivan and dog Sandy will join Edie at > St. Stephen's United Church, Black River Bridge, NB on Wednesday, August > 13th at noon. In lieu of flowers, please consider a co! > ntribution in Ivan's memory to a charity of your choice. Arrangements > entrusted to Turner & Porter, Butler Chapel , Etobicoke, 416-231-2283 and > Adams Funeral Home Ltd., Miramichi, 506-773-3492. > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.5.9/1583 - Release Date: 7/31/2008 > 6:17 AM > > >
Hello, At 02:02 PM 7/31/2008, johnacwilson1@pei.sympatico.ca wrote: >Just out of curiosity: Where is or was "Cape Breton Settlement" in New >Brunswick? This is the first I have heard of it. >John Wilson It was about 15-20 miles north of Moncton, to the east of the Irishtown area. I doubt an actual settlement exists, but there probably still is a rural road called the Cape Breton Road. I haven't been up that way in years. Jim