Hi Alan... I have a tie in with the FEE family in Emily. The sister of my great-grandmother married into the FEE family. Joseph FEE, (son of James FEE and Eliza Jane BEATTY) born 23 July 1846 married Annie WEBSTER (daughter of Abraham WEBSTER and Maria HENDERSON) born 3 March 1856. They married 25 June 1879. Their children: Arthur Webster FEE born 8 Sept 1881 died 31 Oct 1904 Abraham Bertram FEE born 20 Jan 1886 died 1978 married Emily Francesca BLAUMAN 1912. (My grandfather John Everett SMYTH's family was visited by "cousin Bertie" at Mt Pleasant, Brant County in the 1920s) Joesph Beatty FEE born 3 March 1889 died 1979 married Sarah Mabel CURTIS 1912. James FEE born 3 Nov 1891 died 1978 married Annie (Dot) SHIELD Frederick Newton FEE born 28 Aug 1895 married Jean Ester LEE Joseph & Annie FEE took over the WEBSTER farm at Mt Pleasant, Cavan Township after Abraham WEBSTER's death in 1895 & Maria's death in 1897. I think the family still owns the farm to this day. It had been originally granted to Thomas & Elizabeth WEBSTER from Wexford Ireland in 1822. There were numerous FEE relatives of Joseph (& James) FEE in Emily Township & Cavan Township. I saw a local history book for the area (the name of escapes me) that describes the ancestry of various families in Durham/Emily & the FEES trip from Ireland is recounted giving the names of the children & who they married etc. It mentions the family back to the 1700s. I made photocopies of the pages, but of course I can't find them! It seems that when you are looking for something you can never find it, but when you aren't its right there! I'll find it if you are interested or don't already have that info. Chris Bradshaw bradshawchris@home.com Searching for BRADSHAW in Paisley Scotland SMITH/COOPER in Rosedale North Riding Yorkshire HAY in Cruden Bay Aberdeenshire Scotland FORAN/WHITE Buffalo NY and Canada WEBSTER in Wexford Ireland MCDERMID/MCNEIL/TAYLOR IN Argyllshire Scotland TAYLOR/FINNIE in Aberdeenshire Irish HENDERSONs in Ontario Irish CAIRNS/CARNS/KEARNS in Norfolk Co. Ontario DOWSON/BARKER/HALTON in North Riding Yorkshire ----- Original Message ----- From: "alan richards" <alanr@netrover.com> To: <ONDURHAM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: January 26, 2000 12:00 AM Subject: Sylvester/Fee > Hello Carol: > I suspect your "Enniskillen Church Diary" is a publication of the > Bowmanville Museum. I recall reading the same article. > My grandfather (Alfred RICHARDS) was working at Sylvester's in > Enniskillen when he met my grandmother (Zilla PARKIN). They were married > in 1897, so that will give you a time frame. I grew up in Bowmanville, > and visited Enniskillen occasionally, but never knew about Sylvester's > until I started doing genealogy. I believe there is a picture (drawing) > of the place in the Tremaine atlas. > The main reason I'm writing is to say that I too am researching FEE. My > wife is descended from the immigrant FEE family who settled in Emily > Township in 1819. Can I help you with that family? > Alan E. Richards, London, Ont. > > > Subject: > Virtues & Sylvesters in Enniskillen > Date: > Mon, 24 Jan 2000 20:52:34 -0800 > From: > Carol Williams <CarolW@islandnet.com> > To: > ONDURHAM-L@rootsweb.com > > > I am researching Enniskillen, too and was sent a copy of an article > about the town. Unfortunately I do not know where it is from, but > it is entilted "Enniskillen Church Diary" and is written by Dr J N > Hutchison > of Winnipeg in May 1939. He mentions the founding families of the > Anglican Church (which I have seen referred to as the "English Church"). > John Virtue and family and Archy Virtue and family, just east of the > village > are amongst the listed. He also talks about a graveyard of pioneers > associated > with the church. > The family I am looking into the family of Henry Sylvester and his two > sons > Robert > & Richard Sylvester. They had an Agricultural machine works in > Enniskillen. > > > > > > At 13:58 24/01/00 -0400, you wrote: > >On 24 Jan 00, at 10:21, Leah Joys wrote: > > > >> My husband's gggrandfather, Robert Virtue (abt. 1771 - Sept. 16, > >> 1861) I had thought was born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, > >> in N. Ireland. But now there is a possibility that he was born in > > >Scotland. > > > > Carol Williams > carolw@islandnet.com > researching: Sylvester, Touchburn, Gillis, & Fee in Ontario, > Michie in London; Watkinson in Liverpool; MacKenzie in Edinburgh > >