Thanks Jackie, but definately not the same person. She grew up in Stratford and didn't leave there until she was well into her 20's; also the big tip here was eye colour as our friend had brown eyes. But I do thank you for checking that info. Cheers! Doreen ==== * > Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:42:13 -0400 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] Newspaper lookup - Stratford, ON - part II > > Hi Doreen, I do not know if this would help any but on ancestry there is > a border crossing of a 12 yr 7 mo student (April 16 1950) of an > Alexandra S Duncan born Toronto, Ontario returning to home at 13865 > Edgewater Dr Lakewood Ohio. She was 5'1", fair complexion, brown hair > and blue eyes. It appears she moved from Toronto to Ohio perhaps 1945. > passage was paid by her mother. Sounds promising!!!!!!!!!!yes, no, maybe > Jackie > > Dee's Genealogy wrote: > > Doreen, > > > > Has anyone put a classified ad in the Stratford papers asking any relatives > > to come forward? You might get info from a "knowledgeable person" AKA the > > local gossip, even if the family won't contact you. > > > > Does your daughter now have the right to get a copy of her friend's birth > > certificate? which would eliminate the need for a birth announcement . . . > > > > So sad that your friend felt she had to die alone. > > > > Dee > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "D O'" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 10:10 AM > > Subject: [ONTARIO] Newspaper lookup - Stratford, ON - part II > > > > > > > >> This is a follow-up to my first posting re lookup for possible birth > >> announcement of 1936 for a Sandra (Alexandra) Duncan in Stratford. The > >> purpose being to find parents names and any siblings or other family. > >> > >> > >> > >> Sandra was a friend of ours, a very private person who divulged little to > >> no info re her estranged family in Stratford. She died alone in her > >> apartment in B.C. at age 75 and was found a week later. My daughter, as > >> emergency contact person, has been having quite a challenge. Apartment had > >> to be paid for another month, fumigators had to be paid for, movers and > >> trash collectors, boxes of paperwork had to be kept to go through to look > >> for any and all info; contacts with Public Trustee, Coroner, RCMP etc. As > >> that wasn't enough, the apartment was broken into (while deceased was > >> there) and a cell phone that my daughter had given Sandra was taken among > >> other things. Two RCMP officers are involved who don't seem to share > >> details. It has been a nightmare! > >> > >> > >> > >> Bottom line: Please, dear listers, make sure somebody knows the > >> whereabouts of your Will and if you live alone that somebody checks on you > >> frequently. Put a note on your fridge door for emergency contact person. > >> > >> > >> > >> Cheers! > >> > >> Doreen > >> > >> ==== > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _________________________________________________________________ > >> Look 'em in the eye: FREE Messenger video chat > >> http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9734386 > >> > >> *********** > >> 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 _________________________________________________________________ Look 'em in the eye: FREE Messenger video chat http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9734386