I posted the following message as I left the house, expecting that my mailbox would would full on my return. There wasn't one reply! I hope that means people, especially Bev, were waiting until I returned home, and will now make contact... Karen > >I don't remember seeing this message from Bev about the DRAPER family. As >luck would have it, I just checked my mail before we go out the door for 2 >weeks, and found this response. Now I'll be wondering all the while I ski >down the slopes if there are several messages waiting... ;-) > >I think I may have some information about one of the daughters, Ruana. >Ruana DRAPER was the 3rd wife of Henry Lill RINCH. At the time of this >marriage, 19 May 1876 in Bowmanville, she was said to be the daughter of >James DRAPER and Malind. She was 60 and a spinster. She died 25 Jun 1890 >Bowmanville. (Henry was 78 at the time of this marriage!) > >I have other information for Benedict DRAPER who married Mildred RINCH (the >daughter of Henry, in the above paragraph). Benedict and Mildred married >26 Dec 1842 Newcastle District. Benedict was the son of James DRAPER and >Molenda McNALL. > >I have wondered if Benedict and Ruana were brother and sister, but because >these were not direct ancestors, the importance of discovering the details >wasn't so high on the list. > >I will be interested in comparing notes when I return... > >Karen in Abbotsford BC > > >>On 14 Feb 00, at 5:36, B. H. Davis wrote: >> >>> My family is JAMES DRAPER 1786-1864 who moved to Bowmanville with >>> his 2nd wife OLIVE TUCKER 1800-1864 from Lachute area Quebec. >>> His children were: >>> JAMES, HENRY, LANSING, BENEDICT, HARVEY, ROWENA, JOHN, >>> STEPHEN TUCKER, CYRUS, JOHN LUTHER, CLARA, ADELAIDE, >>> CLOSING, MARY J. >> >>Hi Bev; >> >>Sorry about the delay in my replay, but, busy as usual! >> >>In the Durham County Marriage Registers - 1858 - 1869, I found the >>following: >> >>Franklin SOPER, 22, of Cornwall, born CW, s/o Harvey and Jane, >>married Aug 1, 1865 to Mary Jane DRAPER, 19, of Bowmanville, born, >>CE, d/o James and Olivia >> >>In the Surrogate Court Index for Northumberland and Durham Counties - >>1859-1900, I found: >> >>DRAPER, James of Darlington - #243, 1864 >> >>> Harvey was my ggrandfather---I have some data on some of the other >>> sons but very little on the daughters. Have you run across any >>>material in >>> your search? >> >>There are quite a few listings in the Durham County Newspaper Index - >>regarding Harvey: >> >>DRAPER, Harvey of Bowmanville - daughter Maggie died on Feb 10, >>1906 in Brandon, Manitoba, aged 47 years >> >>DRAPER, Harvey - sold his house in Bowmanville, Sep 17, 1868 >> >>Hope that this might be of some help to you. >> >>Kind regards >>Kathy Witheridge >>Sarnia, Ontario, Canada >> >>-------------------------------- > >--------------------------------