There is a Fire Hall on Lambton Avenue in Mount Dennis. My mother-in-law has a book with info on Mount Dennis, possibly pictures of the crew from the Fire Hall. Maybe she even knows him as she is 86 and her sister is 90. She still lives in Mount Dennis and their father also worked at that Fire Hall. What was his name? Janet --- On Fri, 5/7/10, Brian Gilchrist <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Brian Gilchrist <[email protected]> > Subject: [ONTARIO] What is the name of the Ontario Fireman > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, May 7, 2010, 1:27 AM > What is his name please? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Francesco Acciarito" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 3:39 AM > Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] Ontario Fireman > > > > He was born 1888 in Kent, Eng, and emigrated to Mt. > Dennis, York Cty in > > 1911, so I'm assuming he was a fireman in that area. > > Cheers, Robyn of Oz. > > > > > > On 07/05/2010, at 1:08 PM, Ellen Murray wrote: > > > >> Robyn, what exactly is it you want to find > out?  You would also need > >> to know where and what Firehouse he worked from > >> > >> Ellen > >> >

What is his name please? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Francesco Acciarito" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 3:39 AM Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] Ontario Fireman > He was born 1888 in Kent, Eng, and emigrated to Mt. Dennis, York Cty in > 1911, so I'm assuming he was a fireman in that area. > Cheers, Robyn of Oz. > > > On 07/05/2010, at 1:08 PM, Ellen Murray wrote: > >> Robyn, what exactly is it you want to find out? You would also need >> to know where and what Firehouse he worked from >> >> Ellen >> >> *********** >> Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy >> >> Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at >> http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> > > > *********** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > > Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at > http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ > ------------------------------- > 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.437 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2858 - Release Date: 05/06/10 18:26:00

Robyn, what exactly is it you want to find out? You would also need to know where and what Firehouse he worked from Ellen

Trying to locate a Frederick Nelson Stacey or his family if he is deceased. He was alive in 1973 living in the Brampton area and was a "Credit Manager" - I have no further details and any assistance would be gratefully received. Thanks! J. Brian Gilchrist - [email protected]

Gladys: You might like to check with the Durham Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society. There were Switzers at Oshawa - a street was named for them. Sher At 11:49 AM 06/05/2010 -0600, you wrote: >Hello List, > >I wonder if someone could give me their ideas on where to search for a >Richard Switzer, 1817-18 to 1899 who my grandmother believed was an uncle >or first cousin to her. > >The correct family is on the 1871 census: >Richard..53, wife Eliza; sons Andrew and John and I believe Richard's >mother, Emeline. > >They lived then in West Gwillimbury. Simcoe South. Family believe he >resided in Bond Head. >His mother Emeline probably died there. I cannot find a death registration >for her. > >I was told that Richard was a carpenter who built 'bank barns' around that >county. >I would like to find Richards father's name. > >The Ontario death index lists Richard as dying Mar 1, 1899 age 81 in York >where I believe he was living with John. Could any one tell me what papers >to search for Richard's and Emiline's obituaries which would probably hold >more clues? > >Thank you so much for your time and expertise. >Gladys in Alberta > >*********** >Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > >Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ >------------------------------- >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 >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 8.5.437 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2857 - Release Date: 05/06/10 >06:26:00

Hello List, I wonder if someone could give me their ideas on where to search for a Richard Switzer, 1817-18 to 1899 who my grandmother believed was an uncle or first cousin to her. The correct family is on the 1871 census: Richard..53, wife Eliza; sons Andrew and John and I believe Richard's mother, Emeline. They lived then in West Gwillimbury. Simcoe South. Family believe he resided in Bond Head. His mother Emeline probably died there. I cannot find a death registration for her. I was told that Richard was a carpenter who built 'bank barns' around that county. I would like to find Richards father's name. The Ontario death index lists Richard as dying Mar 1, 1899 age 81 in York where I believe he was living with John. Could any one tell me what papers to search for Richard's and Emiline's obituaries which would probably hold more clues? Thank you so much for your time and expertise. Gladys in Alberta

Hi Nancy, Thanks for the kind words. I have been at this for many years and it requires a lot of digging. A little luck doesn't hurt either. Regards, Bill Smith Date: Wed, 05 May 2010 16:36:09 -0400 From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] Bill How might a Rev War vet have come to live To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi, Bill. I was kidding on the comment below; it was just a joke:-) However, I'm NOT kidding about the amount of work you've apparently done on your family line! Wow, you have really discovered a lot, which means you must have done tons of research. I admire that. Maybe when you have a minute or two, you could point me in the direction of the data you've used. So far, I've found out information from three women who came at our family from different lines (I was SO lucky to get their help), the RW petition/application information, and local data bases such as taxes, church records, and etc. Oh, also the one name society. Haven't yet checked the DAR or SAR as some recommended. Thanks for your help. Nancy

Hello, Only slightly off-topic is a man I was just reminded of this week; I picked up an old photo of a large "plaque" which stands in the front of a farm in Winchester, MA (US). You can read his story on this web page, but Philemon WRIGHT was from a long-standing family in Winchester, but in 1800 - he convinced other residents to follow him to Canada. To make a long-story short, he was the man who started up - Hull, Prov. of Quebec: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philemon_Wright Philemon Wright (September 3, 1760 – June 3, 1839) was a farmer and entrepreneur who founded Wrightville, the first settlement in the National Capital Region of Canada. Wrightville later became Hull, Quebec. He was born in a Woburn, Massachusetts into a family that had been amongst the town’s founders 120 years before. Raised as a farmer in a reasonably prosperous family, and as a young man he served two years with the rebel forces in the first years of the American Revolution. Feeling the strain of overpopulation in Massachusetts, Wright led a group of 5 families and 33 labourers to the then isolated and unsettled area of the Ottawa Valley in March 1800. He came upon the intersection of the Gatineau and Ottawa rivers and found good soil there. Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) P.S. My ancestors had the bordering farm in Winchester, MA. The "Hill District" of the town had only 3-4 large farms, and the HUTCHINSON's had the whole top of the hill (1720's-present). In 1840's the farm was divided in 2; one farmhouse went out of the family in ~1910, and the other ~1960. (This family had the patriarch, George, arriving 1630, and they were not related to the religious activist, of the same years, "Anne Marbury HUTCHINSON.") (On the same family-tree is KIDDER, CROSBY, RICE, WILKINS, some of Maine / New Brunswick border.)

Looking for any info on Dorothy Marsh who married Thomas Chambers (deceased) and/or their 2 children James and Carol. Dorothy's mother Irene Dunbar married Oliver Marsh in Toronto in 1919. I would like to find out what happened to Irene after her and Oliver divorced, any lead appreciated. Clare Stoppa, [email protected]

Hi, Bill. I was kidding on the comment below; it was just a joke:-) However, I'm NOT kidding about the amount of work you've apparently done on your family line! Wow, you have really discovered a lot, which means you must have done tons of research. I admire that. Maybe when you have a minute or two, you could point me in the direction of the data you've used. So far, I've found out information from three women who came at our family from different lines (I was SO lucky to get their help), the RW petition/application information, and local data bases such as taxes, church records, and etc. Oh, also the one name society. Haven't yet checked the DAR or SAR as some recommended. Thanks for your help. Nancy -----Original Message----- From: Bill Smith <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, May 5, 2010 12:24 pm Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] How might a Rev War vet have come to live Hi, I never said they were dishonest or not hard working. Just that one branch of my family picked up a quick 2200 acres of land because they had 9 daughters and 1 son. Not a bad deal after serving with the other side. They did not leave New York until winter of 1793. In the US, my grandfather's brothers served on both sides. One even switched sides mid-stream and became a loyalist. The father, however, who was an avowed loyalist stayed in New York and they did not lose their land. Another of my 5th great grandfathers left New York and went to Sorel Quebec before the war ended. He landed in Adolphustown in Oct 1784. Now him I consider a loyalist. Bill

Hi, I never said they were dishonest or not hard working. Just that one branch of my family picked up a quick 2200 acres of land because they had 9 daughters and 1 son. Not a bad deal after serving with the other side. They did not leave New York until winter of 1793. In the US, my grandfather's brothers served on both sides. One even switched sides mid-stream and became a loyalist. The father, however, who was an avowed loyalist stayed in New York and they did not lose their land. Another of my 5th great grandfathers left New York and went to Sorel Quebec before the war ended. He landed in Adolphustown in Oct 1784. Now him I consider a loyalist. Bill Message: 1 Date: Tue, 04 May 2010 19:28:08 -0400 From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] Bill: How might a Rev War vet have come to live To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Bill, you're saying that my family might have been opportunists!? Shocking:-) I think most of them had to be opportunists from the get-go to come from where they were to here (US and Canada) in the first place! Not that they weren't hard-working, honest, good opportunists:-) Nancy

Thank you, Joyce. I'm gonna need it. Catching this guy is like trying to catch a greased pig! -----Original Message----- From: Joyce Stevens <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, May 4, 2010 6:51 pm Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] Joyce: How might a Rev War vet have come to live in Northumberland Co., Ontario? Good luck. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 7:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] Joyce: How might a Rev War vet have come to live in Northumberland Co., Ontario? And thanks, Joyce, for the recommendation about the DAR. I hadn't thought of that. -----Original Message----- From: Joyce Stevens <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, May 3, 2010 8:55 pm Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] How might a Rev War vet have come to live in Northumberland Co., Ontario? My Patriot came to Canada after the War to be with his Secord cousins and remained in Ontario until his death. Don't forget Laura Secord's Patriot father came to Canada when he became disillusioned with American politics after the Revolution ended. Suggest you check DAR records for Merrill. If listed, for a small fee they will look through his family tree for you and send what they find. It would be interesting to learn why he waited so long to apply for his pension. It might have been he had a young wife and would have liked to leave something for her after his death. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 9:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ONTARIO] How might a Rev War vet have come to live in Northumberland Co., Ontario? Hi, Fellow Listers. Long time no talk. I'm hoping that one of you might be able to tell me why my 3xggrandpa, Roger Merrill, would have gone to live in Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario. He got a pension from the Rev. War, filed the application in Onandaga Co., NY in about 1844? But he was living in Percy Twp. on 2nd and 3rd concession lots from 1797 onward. I'm trying to reconstruct old PAF files, and have the copy of the original RW pension app, as well as tax info and etc. on Roger and family. What I DON'T have is the why. I'd really appreciate any help. Thanks! Nancy Merrill Sayed *********** Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ ------------------------------- 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 *********** Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ ------------------------------- 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 *********** Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ ------------------------------- 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 *********** Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ ------------------------------- 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

Good luck. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 7:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] Joyce: How might a Rev War vet have come to live in Northumberland Co., Ontario? And thanks, Joyce, for the recommendation about the DAR. I hadn't thought of that. -----Original Message----- From: Joyce Stevens <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, May 3, 2010 8:55 pm Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] How might a Rev War vet have come to live in Northumberland Co., Ontario? My Patriot came to Canada after the War to be with his Secord cousins and remained in Ontario until his death. Don't forget Laura Secord's Patriot father came to Canada when he became disillusioned with American politics after the Revolution ended. Suggest you check DAR records for Merrill. If listed, for a small fee they will look through his family tree for you and send what they find. It would be interesting to learn why he waited so long to apply for his pension. It might have been he had a young wife and would have liked to leave something for her after his death. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 9:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ONTARIO] How might a Rev War vet have come to live in Northumberland Co., Ontario? Hi, Fellow Listers. Long time no talk. I'm hoping that one of you might be able to tell me why my 3xggrandpa, Roger Merrill, would have gone to live in Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario. He got a pension from the Rev. War, filed the application in Onandaga Co., NY in about 1844? But he was living in Percy Twp. on 2nd and 3rd concession lots from 1797 onward. I'm trying to reconstruct old PAF files, and have the copy of the original RW pension app, as well as tax info and etc. on Roger and family. What I DON'T have is the why. I'd really appreciate any help. Thanks! Nancy Merrill Sayed *********** Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ ------------------------------- 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 *********** Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ ------------------------------- 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 *********** Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ ------------------------------- 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

And thanks, Joyce, for the recommendation about the DAR. I hadn't thought of that. -----Original Message----- From: Joyce Stevens <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, May 3, 2010 8:55 pm Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] How might a Rev War vet have come to live in Northumberland Co., Ontario? My Patriot came to Canada after the War to be with his Secord cousins and remained in Ontario until his death. Don't forget Laura Secord's Patriot father came to Canada when he became disillusioned with American politics after the Revolution ended. Suggest you check DAR records for Merrill. If listed, for a small fee they will look through his family tree for you and send what they find. It would be interesting to learn why he waited so long to apply for his pension. It might have been he had a young wife and would have liked to leave something for her after his death. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 9:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ONTARIO] How might a Rev War vet have come to live in Northumberland Co., Ontario? Hi, Fellow Listers. Long time no talk. I'm hoping that one of you might be able to tell me why my 3xggrandpa, Roger Merrill, would have gone to live in Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario. He got a pension from the Rev. War, filed the application in Onandaga Co., NY in about 1844? But he was living in Percy Twp. on 2nd and 3rd concession lots from 1797 onward. I'm trying to reconstruct old PAF files, and have the copy of the original RW pension app, as well as tax info and etc. on Roger and family. What I DON'T have is the why. I'd really appreciate any help. Thanks! Nancy Merrill Sayed *********** Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ ------------------------------- 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 *********** Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ ------------------------------- 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

I've wondered about that.... Nancy -----Original Message----- From: Kate Taggart <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, May 3, 2010 11:37 pm Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] How might a Rev War vet have come to live in Northumberland Co., Ontario? double agent? > To: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 3 May 2010 23:53:26 -0400 > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] How might a Rev War vet have come to live in Northumberland Co., Ontario? > > > Okay, Sher. THAT'S my question. How could a US citizen get free/cheap Canadian land if they fought on the US side of the RW? I'm going to have to do some more reading on this. Thanks so much for your help. > > Nancy > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sher Leetooze <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Mon, May 3, 2010 9:07 pm > Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] How might a Rev War vet have come to live in Northumberland Co., Ontario? > > > Nancy: > We had a couple here at Bowmanville who did the same thing. They married > after the RW and came here - she collected his pension as a widow of a > Vet. They came because of the free/cheap land and he wanted to "be his own > man" and I guess the only way he could do that was to get out from under > Papa's thumb - fathers were often known to be very harsh in those > days. Her son brought her to NY to make application for the > pension. Living across the border didn't seem to matter then - the pension > was for "service" during the RW, not for living on US soil. > Sher > > > At 09:45 PM 03/05/2010 -0400, you wrote: > > > Hi, Fellow Listers. Long time no talk. I'm hoping that one of you > > might be able to tell me why my 3xggrandpa, Roger Merrill, would have > > gone to live in Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario. He got a > > pension from the Rev. War, filed the application in Onandaga Co., NY in > > about 1844? But he was living in Percy Twp. on 2nd and 3rd concession > > lots from 1797 onward. > > > >I'm trying to reconstruct old PAF files, and have the copy of the original > >RW pension app, as well as tax info and etc. on Roger and family. What I > >DON'T have is the why. I'd really appreciate any help. Thanks! > > > >Nancy Merrill Sayed > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >*********** > >Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > > > >Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ > >------------------------------- > >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 > >No virus found in this incoming message. > >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >Version: 8.5.437 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2851 - Release Date: 05/03/10 > >06:27:00 > > > *********** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > > Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > > *********** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > > Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ > ------------------------------- > 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 _________________________________________________________________ Got a phone? Get Hotmail & Messenger for mobile! http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9724464 *********** Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ ------------------------------- 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

Bill, you're saying that my family might have been opportunists!? Shocking:-) I think most of them had to be opportunists from the get-go to come from where they were to here (US and Canada) in the first place! Not that they weren't hard-working, honest, good opportunists:-) Nancy -----Original Message----- From: Bill Smith <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, May 4, 2010 9:43 am Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] How might a Rev War vet have come to live Hello, A little bit of research often shows that the "so called" Loyalists were anything but. My 5th great grandfather, Baltus Harris, came to Northumberland after serving in the Patriot forces. Yet he is in "Loyalists in Ontario"? A good indicator to me is when they came, right after the war or ten or more years later. Simcoe very openly recruited settlers prior to 1800 and I think that is the key. Many were opportunists, plain and simple. I have many more instances of my families whose members served on opposing sides. Bill Smith Sarnia, Ont *********** Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ ------------------------------- 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

Now that's something I didn't know! Thanks, Sheila. It gives me something more to research. Nancy -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, May 4, 2010 9:51 am Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] How might a Rev War vet have come to live It is my understanding that the Simcoe Proclaimation was specifically targeting "disgruntled" Americans (particulalrly in the Northeast states) who were unhappy with the newly established Federal government with an offer of "cheap land" for settlers to Canada who were willing to improve the land they were given. Sheila > [Original Message] > From: Bill Smith <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 5/4/2010 10:43:45 AM > Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] How might a Rev War vet have come to live > > Hello, > A little bit of research often shows that the "so called" Loyalists were > anything but. My 5th great grandfather, Baltus Harris, came to > Northumberland after serving in the Patriot forces. Yet he is in > "Loyalists in Ontario"? A good indicator to me is when they came, right > after the war or ten or more years later. Simcoe very openly recruited > settlers prior to 1800 and I think that is the key. Many were > opportunists, plain and simple. I have many more instances of my > families whose members served on opposing sides. > > Bill Smith > Sarnia, Ont > > *********** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > > Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ > ------------------------------- > 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 *********** Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ ------------------------------- 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

I think you're right about that. I often saw on pension apps where people were befuddled and confused about things because they happened so "long ago". Papers were lost, people died, etc. And I'm pretty sure you're right about the government hoping they'd just go away and die someplace quietly and not ask for any money... Nancy -----Original Message----- From: Sher Leetooze <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, May 4, 2010 9:51 am Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] How might a Rev War vet have come to live in Northumberland Co., Ontario? Hello Joyce and all: I have a feeling, from the various families I've found who were receiving that pension here in Ontario, that the US authorities of the day didn't put up a pension offer until just about that time. Much like our own government didn't put up a pension or bounty offer to our boys for the Fenian Raids until well into the 1900's - our own Henry Branton was so old by then he likely never saw his land which was located up near Powasson somewhere, and he had a hard time finding the two witnessess he needed to sign his affadavit saying he actually served - they were all dead by then!!! Governments know these things, and that's why they leave it so late - have less to pay out that way!! Sher At 11:48 PM 03/05/2010 -0400, you wrote: >It would be interesting to learn why he waited so long to apply for his >pension. It might have been he had a young wife and would have liked to >leave something for her after his death. *********** Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ ------------------------------- 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

I think it is up near Rolph Twp going north on the way to Sudbury. Along the Ottawa River. B In a message dated 5/4/2010 12:17:37 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_River,_Ontario http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_River-Matheson,_Ontario <http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENCA326&q=Location%20Black%20R iver%20Ontario&lr=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl> At 05:47 AM 04/05/2010, you wrote: >Does anyone know of a place/river called Black River - In >Ontario? Possibly near Trenton or Ottawa or north? or >elsewhere? I have a picture taken at Black River and would like to >know where it is. Thanks, Catherine > >*********** >Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > >Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ >------------------------------- >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 *********** Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ ------------------------------- 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

I've wondered about that, Joyce! Nancy -----Original Message----- From: Joyce Stevens <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, May 4, 2010 11:34 am Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] How might a Rev War vet have come to live There were those on both sides who switched to the other.+- -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Smith Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 10:43 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] How might a Rev War vet have come to live Hello, A little bit of research often shows that the "so called" Loyalists were anything but. My 5th great grandfather, Baltus Harris, came to Northumberland after serving in the Patriot forces. Yet he is in "Loyalists in Ontario"? A good indicator to me is when they came, right after the war or ten or more years later. Simcoe very openly recruited settlers prior to 1800 and I think that is the key. Many were opportunists, plain and simple. I have many more instances of my families whose members served on opposing sides. Bill Smith Sarnia, Ont *********** Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ ------------------------------- 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 *********** Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ ------------------------------- 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