http://www.genwed.com/state/nhgen.htm SEE BELNAP COUNTY Marriages Performed by Rev'd Isaac Smith, Smith Meeting House, Gilmanton, NH Originally copied by Mary Lovering Holman, 1911. The Smith Meeting House in Gilmanton was the first church in that part of New Hampshire. Gilmanton has now been divided into Gilmanton, Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilford and Belmont. I received a photocopy of the typewritten manuscript by Mary Lovering Holman from the NHHS. Here on the Internet with the permission of the NHHS. All spellings are kept as they were in the manuscript. Trish Elliott-Kashima

I have Thomas Ruiter's obituary, although it doesn't provide much: "At Ruiter's Corner on the 29th of March, Mr. Thomas Ruiter Sen. aged 79 years 10 months. Mr. Ruiter was a native of Caldwell's Manor P.Q. and with his parents came to this township in early childhood. For nearly three quarter's of a century he lived on the farm of which he died. The large assembly of friends and neighbors who met at the funeral attested the respect in which he was held in this community generally." Jon Ruiter --- [email protected] wrote: > STANSTEAD JOURNAL VITAL STATISTICS 1861-1875 > Page 137. > DEATH - RUITER At Ruiter Corner Mar. 29, 1873, > MR. THOMAS RUITER, Sen., > aged 79 yrs. 10 mos. Obit. > =============== > Would anyone have this obituary? JSR > > > ============================== > You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription > from > http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ > >

Samuel Pinkham married Dorothy Ordway at Gilmanton on 12 November 1783 per Vital Records of Gilmanton, NH (NHGR 16 (1999):172. Recently submitted the listing on SAMUEL PINKHAM (HUBBARD's History of Stanstead County) to the PINKHAM Rootsweb Board and someone today replied to that post with the above. Would anyone on list have more on this? FAMILY OF SAMUEL PINKHAM SAMUEL PINKHAM, b. in Durham, N.H., May 11, 1760. In 1783, m. DOROTHEA REDWAY, a native of Amesbury, Mass. They settled in Loudon, N.H., and in 1788 removed to Danville, Vt., whence they removed to No. 11, 9th Range of Stanstead, in 1800. He d. in May, 1830; she d. August 10, 1850. CHILDREN: BETSEY, b. May 22, 1784 - m. JONATHAN BACHELDER DEBORAH, b. September 2, 1785 - m. THOMAS WILLIAMS SAMUEL, b. August 5, 1787 - deceased SARAH, b. April 20, 1789 - m. THOMAS RUITER MARY, b. May 20, 1791 - m. EDE LEE JAMES, b. February 4, 1793 - d. May 5, 1813 JOSEPH, b. February 18, 1795 - m. SARAH MOULTON MARTHA, b. December 18, 1796 - m. NATHANIEL BARTLETT DOROTHY, b. December 16, 1798 - m. MANDA T. CUSHING, Esq. ABIJAH, b. March 5, 1802 - m. HANNAH SLEEPER =========================

I believe Hubbard's book had mispelled Dorothy's surname and that "Ordway" is the correct spelling. The basis for this is that Samuel and Dorothy's daughter, Sarah, m. Thomas Ruiter and they had a daughter that was named after Sarah's mother: Dorothy Ordway Ruiter. Jon Ruiter --- [email protected] wrote: > Samuel Pinkham married Dorothy Ordway at Gilmanton > on 12 November 1783 per > Vital Records of Gilmanton, NH (NHGR 16 (1999):172. > > Recently submitted the listing on SAMUEL PINKHAM > (HUBBARD's History of > Stanstead County) to the PINKHAM Rootsweb Board and > someone today replied to that > post with the above. Would anyone on list have more > on this? > > FAMILY OF SAMUEL PINKHAM > SAMUEL PINKHAM, b. in Durham, N.H., May 11, 1760. > In 1783, m. DOROTHEA > REDWAY, a native of Amesbury, Mass. They settled in > Loudon, N.H., and in 1788 > removed to Danville, Vt., whence they removed to No. > 11, 9th Range of Stanstead, > in 1800. He d. in May, 1830; she d. August 10, > 1850. > CHILDREN: > BETSEY, b. May 22, 1784 - m. JONATHAN BACHELDER > DEBORAH, b. September 2, 1785 - m. THOMAS WILLIAMS > SAMUEL, b. August 5, 1787 - deceased > SARAH, b. April 20, 1789 - m. THOMAS RUITER > MARY, b. May 20, 1791 - m. EDE LEE > JAMES, b. February 4, 1793 - d. May 5, 1813 > JOSEPH, b. February 18, 1795 - m. SARAH MOULTON > MARTHA, b. December 18, 1796 - m. NATHANIEL BARTLETT > DOROTHY, b. December 16, 1798 - m. MANDA T. CUSHING, > Esq. > ABIJAH, b. March 5, 1802 - m. HANNAH SLEEPER > ========================= > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the > new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click > to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

I am still looking for other researchers working on the GROAT/GROWT families who were in Whitby, Ontario 1830-1854. Ebenezer and Rhoda Groat are known to me but no brothers/sisters of Ebenezer or his parents have been documented. I believe the family was Baptist and they married about 1830-33. Audrey Growt

Batchelder, G T , Hotellier. Living in 1891 in Sweetsburg, Quebec, Canada. Batchelder, George , farmer. Living in 1871 in Moe's River, Compton, Quebec, Canada.

Bachelder, Ann Buried in 1825 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. Bachelder, Anne Baptized in 1825 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. Bachelder, Anne Baptized in 1827 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. Bachelder, Daniel , postmaster. Living in 1857 in Rougemont, Rouville, Quebec, Canada. Bachelder, Daniel Married in 1823 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. Bachelder, Daniel (Lt) (Col) , J P (Justive of the Peace). Living in 1871 in Rougemont, Rouville, Quebec, Canada. Bachelder, Elizabeth Baptized in 1825 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. Bachelder, Harlow Hyde Baptized in 1827 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. Bachelder, Harriet Baptized in 1823 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. Bachelder, J , postmaster. Living in 1891 in Rougemont, Quebec, Canada. Bachelder, Jethro , farmer. Living in 1871 in Rougemont, Rouville, Quebec, Canada. Bachelder, John L , postmaster. Living in 1871 in Fitch Bay, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada. Bachelder, Luther Hyde , farmer. Living in 1871 in Rougemont, Rouville, Quebec, Canada. Bachelder, Nathaniel , storekeep. Living in 1871 in Abbottsford, Rouville, Quebec, Canada. Bachelder, Phoebe Baptized in 1823 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. Bachelder, Silas , farmer. Living in 1871 in Rougemont, Rouville, Quebec, Canada. Bachelder, Simon , laborer. Living in 1871 in Sherbrooke, Compton, Quebec, Canada. Bachelder, William H , carpenter. Living in 1901 in Oliver, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada.

"15 OWL'S HEAD CEMETERY This cemetery lies at the foot of Owl's Head mountain overlooking farmland and the majestic Sutton mountain range. Farmers still reside in this beautiful area of Potton although more and more week-enders and retired city residents make it their home. The Magoon and McCoy families predominate in this cemetery. Tombstones dates back as far as 1845." Source: "Potton Cemetery Route: A tribute to our ancestors", Potton Heritage Association, Inc. Note: This cemetery is near the Potton, Brome County, Quebec, and North Troy, Orleans County, Vermont, border. Transcribed by Jan Jordan

"13 PROVINCE HILL CEMETERY The cemetery lies just above the covered bridge on land settled by pioneers from New England. Tombstones date back to the mid 1800's. Families names found here are: Andrew Gardyne [1792-1866], his wife Betsy McGregor [1792-1867], Nicholas Blanchard [1849-1919], his wife Amelia Santaw [1854-1921] among others. Mr. Clarence Blanchard, an early pioneer, moved to Newport, Vermont, but returned to Province Hill, QC, for several years to cut grass. This historical cemetery is managed by the Mansonville Cemetery Co., P.Q." Source: "Potton Cemetery Route: A tribute to our ancestors", Potton Heritage Association, Inc. Note: This cemetery is near the Potton, Brome County, Quebec, and North Troy, Orleans County, Vermont, border. Transcribed by Jan Jordan

"This beautiful resting place is nestled in the woods beside a lovely monastery built between 1974-1980. The most recent of all Potton's cemeteries, members of Russian families from Montreal, QC, are buried here. Most inscriptions are in Russian. Mother of Msgr. Vitaly Oustinov as well as Brother Andrei Bourko, chef, are buried here." Source: "Potton Cemetery Route: A tribute to our ancestors", Potton Heritage Association, Inc. Note: Potton, Brome County, Quebec, borders North Troy, Orleans County, Vermont. Transcribed by Jan Jordan

Well, it looks like my original thinking on WILLIAM CUELL HOPKINSON and HENRY JONATHAN HOPKINSON are twins. I received a lot of records from the Elmwood Cemetery but the most important people to me had missing records, so I e-mailed BARB at the Elmwood Cemetery to see if by chance she could check the gravestone for my 2 great grandparents to see if there were dates of death there and she e-mailed me back with the following information. ============== ELMWOOD CEMETERY Sept. 29, 2004 There is a monument on the Hopkinson lot H 64. The info concerning William G, Hopkinson is December 21, 1830 and died September 2, 1909 Clarina H. Smith March 8, 1829 and died December 10, 1907. R. O. Hopkinson 1864 - 1945 and Jeanie 1863 -1939. Hope that this is a help. I do have a listing of all burials in the cemetery. Let me know if you require something else. Barb ============= The new birthdate for WILLIAM C. HOPKINSON was a real relevation as the 1901 Census had a different date of birth and place of birth of USA which is incorrect as he was listed as born in England on every other census I found him on. 1901 census CANADA Coaticook Quebec Surname Givens Age Province District Subdistrict Subdistrict Number Page Line Hopkinson William 70 QU STANSTEAD Coaticook (Town/Ville) d-2 18 18 18 155 HOUSEHOLD: Hopkinson William M Boarder W Religion Methodist date of birth Jan 13 1830 70 (WIDOWER) INCORRECTLY listed as b. US occ: Bookkeeper (Earned $300) (boarding with Hugh Mary I. 44 QU STANSTEAD Coaticook (Town/Ville) d-2 18 17 Also b. England Head of household) ======== I obtained the 1901 census record for HENRY JONATHAN HOPKINSON too. 1901 CANADA CENSUS Transcription from the inGeneas Database HOPKINSON, Henry J. Record ID: 292157 Sex: male Colour: white Relationship to Head of Household: head Status: married Birth Date: 22 December 1830 Age Last Birthday: 70 Birthplace: England - urban Year of Immigration to Canada: 1872 (Note: cannot be correct date of emigration) They married in Sherbrooke in June 30, 1857. Racial Origin: English Nationality: Canadian Religion: Church of England [Anglican] Profession: carpenter; earns $200 for 8 months work Literacy: can read, write, and speak English Mother Tongue: English Others Listed: wife Barbara Hopkinson (age 63); date of birth listed as: March 25, 1838 son Henry (27); date of birth listed as: July 12, 1873 daughter Jenny (19); date of birth listed as: November 21, 1881 Address: 115 London Street; City of Sherbrooke, North Ward, Sherbrooke Source: National Archives of Canada Fourth Census of Canada - 1901 Province: Quebec District No.: 193 - Sherbrooke Sub District No.: D - Sherbrooke City North Ward Division No.: 1 Page: 14 Line: 34 Reel: T-6546 `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~ It certainly appears to me that these two men were TWINS. I noticed on HENRY's census that he was from Urban England. I assume that he arrived with his twin WILLIAM before WILLIAM married CLARINA HOWARD SMITH April 14, 1851. Any suggestions for further research on these two HOPKINSON's as far as when emigrated and where from in England and parents? Thanks, Jacqueline Sleeper Russell

"In 1797, the family of Abel Skinner followed the Elkins family and settled nearby. In 1799, two of their children, Abel Jr. and Josiah drowned in the Missisquoi while on a canoe trip. Sheltered in a wooded area, one can distinguish the tombstones of Jemima Skinner, Abel Sr's wife [1754-1833], the township's first nurse, Jemima Green [1778-1857], Ruth Leavensworth [1765-1825], wife of Capt. Moses Elkins and their son, Samuel Elkins [1785-1835], brother of Moses Jr." Source: "Potton Cemetery Route: A tribute to our ancestors", Potton Heritage Association, Inc. Note: Potton, Brome County, Quebec, borders North Troy, Orleans County, Vermont. Transcribed by Jan Jordan

To : Jacqueline S. Russell Our Reference No.: 19429 Dear Ms. Russell, Thank you for your recent inquiry regarding a newspaper article from the "Illustrated London News" dated August 18, 1860. As this title is held in our Rare Book collection and cannot be photocopied, please find below a transcript of the article you have requested. Supplement, August 18, 1860 The Illustrated London News, page 159 [engraving] Copper Mine or Quarry, near Montreal, Canada. - From a sketch by our special artist, G.A. Andrews. THE COPPER-MINE NEAR MONTREAL, CANADA The commercial part of the community who reside in Montreal and the neighbourhood have lately been thrown into a state of considerable excitement by the discovery of an immense deposit of copper ore in the hillside near the village of Action, Canada East, a small place, situated on the line of the Grand Trunk Railway, about forty miles from Montreal, between that place and Richmond junction. Not only the inhabitants, of this part of Canada, but many persons from the United States, daily visit the spot. Excursion-trains run from Montreal expressly to visit the mines; and, as the proprietor makes a charge for admission to the mine, he is likely to make a rich harvest of gold and silver, as well as of copper, by his discovery. The approach to the mine is through a wood of the ordinary character, about half a mile of which having been passed through, the visitor arrives at a wicket gate, where a fee is demanded for liberty to inspect the works. Entering the inclosure, an extraordinary scene presents itself. The face of a considerable hill has been laid open, and what appears a large stone quarry is being worked by about a hundred men, who are continually blasting with gunpowder, and using all the ordinary means for getting out blocks of dark grey stone, which, on a closer examination, will be found to be good rich copper ore. Two or three quarries have been opened on the side of the hill, and a shaft has been sunk to a considerable depth; and, so far as the search has been made at present, the whole mass of the hill appears to be of the same valuable material. The largest quarry now open is about eighty feet long by sixty wide and thirty deep, measuring from the highest part of the hill excavated. The overburden is a yellow loamy sand, about eight feet thick, immediately under which is the metal-bearing rock. The upper part of the formation is much cracked and dislocated, and quartz dykes intersect the hill in several places. The surface of the ground is ordinary forest. At the excavation the roots of the trees can be seen penetrating through the loam into the cracks and fissures of the rock which carries the metal. The yield of copper is eleven tons of ore, carrying 20 per cent of copper, for every cubic fathom of rock excavated. Should you require any further information, please feel free to contact us again. Sincerely, Luc-Emmanuel Pinard Reference and Genealogy Division Library and Archives Canada

I received this e-mail as a copy of one sent to the Colby-Curtis Museum Archives - Sept.23, 2004 Hatley Dedication Hodges- Leavitt Plaques in Hatley United Church Cemetery .Plaques were placed on the large memorial stone that had memorialized Benjamin Hodges and Ray Hodges who were killed by gas in the second battle of Yepres on France – Belgian border in World War 1 and there brother Ephraim Albert Hodges who was wounded. [A crowed estimated at 450 had turned out for the original May 18, 1919 memorial service] Sept.23, 2004: About 80 people turned out for a luncheon, Hodges family reunion and Leavitt Memorial at Hatley PQ. Canada United Church and cemetery. Cemetery Introduction by Fay Young “167 years ago events began to develop that would complete our destiny here today, Sept.23, 2004 in our short journey of destiny on this earth. We all took different paths to arrive back here where we had been 167 years ago. To do this we had ancestors who had chains of descendant’s .We that are fortunate enough to have children have contributed to the survival of our lines for the future. The grave stones of our ancestors help us remember and give us pause to honor them today. The dates of death are very accurate as the event had just taken place. The birth dates sometimes are subject to memory from many years before but the clues often when shared give us some awesome history. 167 years ago, on July 20, 1837 55 people left Hatley PQ Canada by wagon train to find the Mormons. In 13 year this journey led them West eventually to Utah after 22 had died on the way. One Nathaniel Leavitt died at White Pigeon Mich., his wife Betsy Bean Leavitt retuned to her home town Hatley 9 months later in the spring of 1838 with three small children, Wire Leavitt, Rosella Leavitt, and Mary Jane Leavitt. Today we Honor Andrew Samuel Hodges and Mary Jane Leavitt Hodges and there ancestors at there grave at the United Church Cemetery in Hatley. Ephraim Samuel Hodges, son of Andrew Samuel Hodges and Hannah Metcalf, was born on the Hodges homestead at Hodges Pond [now Hatley Pond] in Hatley Sept 4, 1826. Mary Jane Leavitt, daughter of Nathaniel Leavitt and Betsy Bean was born in Hatley Feb.15, 1833. Ephraim Samuel Hodges and Mary Jane Leavitt Mar. May 2, 1852 in Hatley and lived there lives there, having 8 children. About 1/3 of the Grave stones in The United Church Cemetery are somehow related to the families. Dixie and Ann Leavitt are to be thanked for the determined effort to place dozens of monuments all the way back from Santa Clara Utah to Hatley Canada, Grantham NH. , Deerfield NH. , Exeter NH., Hingham Mass., in their effort to find the Leavitt origins and honor ancestors. On the internet ,”The Western Assoc. of Leavitt Families” is a must see site with the life size Bronze Statue of Sara Sturtenent in Santa Clara Utah and 18 associated plaques pictured. Sara Sturtevent and family had lived in Hatley for 37 years. Ann Leavitt’s fine writing ability has and is contributing books of significant family and area history for posterity including “ Hingham to Hatley”., ” From Hatley to Home’ and “Those who Bade Goodbye”. All of this is Hatley History and should be preserved. I was supposed to introduce the former Gov of Utah, Mike Leavitt to you, he arrived here last night but he was urgently called back to Washington, but I am equal proud to introduce his dad Dixie Leavitt to dedicate the plaques and bless the families.”

GRAFTON COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE In Two Volumes VOL. 11 - GENEALOGIES By RICHARD W. MUSGROVE Bristol, N.H. Printed by R. W. MUSGROVE 1904 Page 403. (152) EDMOND SLEEPER, son of JOHN, b. Feb. 2, 1788, m. (Pub. Feb. 21, 1813) BETSEY, dau. of ARCHIPPUS W. and POLLY (SANBORN) WHEELOCK, of Sanbornton. They evidently removed to Littleton, immediately after their m., where they took up eighty acres of wild land. In 1825, they removed to Newport, Vt., where they passed the remainder of their days. He d. July 4, 1866, ae. 78-5-2; she d. in June 1871. CHILDREN: 159. DOROTHY, b. Littleton, Apr., 1814; m. ______ BAKER, and settled in Newport Center, Vt. 160. SARAH, b. L., 1817; m. LOREN CUTTS, and d. 1868, ae. 51. A dau., MRS. BRIGGS WAITE, res. Boynton, P. Q. 161. GEORGE L., b. L., 1819; m. ELIZA G. BLAKE. He went to Newport with his parents. Is called the father of Newport Center. He built a hotel here of which he was landlord for 16 years; had a grocery store for 12 years; was selectman five years; was founder of the Methodist church and served as a steward for 40 years. MRS. SLEEPER was proprietor of a millinery store for 23 years. Both were living in summer of 1903, retired from business. CHILDREN: a. CARLOS G., is a manufacturer of ladies straw and felt hats, 90 Blackstone Street, Boston, Mass. b. WILLIAM E., in same business as CARLOS; res. Boston. c. GEORGE L., res. Boston d. NYE T., in a wholesale business, Cincinnati, O. e. ELLA, m. DR. C. L. ERWIN, and res. Newport Center f. NETTIE, m. REV. C. W. MORSE, Newport Center. g. CARRIE, m. J. F. BUZZELL, and res. Topeka, Kan., 113 West 10th street. 162. ELIZABETH, b. L., 1821; m. EYERY SIAS, res. Newport Center. 163. ALICE, b. Newport, Vt., 1829; m. LEWIS HARRIS; d. 1872, ae. 43. A son, A. C. HARRIS, res. Barton Landing, Vt. 164. MARY, b. N., 1831; m. FRED SHAW; d. 1875, ae. 44. 165. ASA C., b. N., 1839; m. HARRIET CORSE, and res. Newport, Vt.

Thought this item might be helpful to list in regard to research. JSR Our Reference No.: 20421 Dear Ms. Russell: Thank you for your recent message regarding the city directory for Coaticook for the year 1891. As requested, we have copied the Coaticook listing as extracted from the microfiche edition of the Lovell's Business and Professional Directory of the Province of Quebec, 1890-1891. Kindly note that this listing is selective and, therefore, does not include all the residents of Coaticook at that time. The complimentary copies will be sent to you by mail within a few days, at the address that you have provided in your message. For your records, here is the bibliographic information for the aforementioned publication: AMICUS No. 8603617 Serial/Microfiche NLC COPIES: NL Stacks - Mic.F. CC-25 no. 00121 - Copy 2 - 1890/91 TITLE(S): Lovell's business and professional directory of the province of Quebec *Lovell's business and professional directory of the province of Quebec for ... [microform] PUBLISHER: Montreal : J. Lovell, 1890-[189- or 19--] DESCRIPTION: 1890/91- SERIES: CIHM/ICMH Microfiche series = CIHM/ICMH collection de microfiches ; no. A00121 NOTES: Issues reproduced: 1890/91.Libraries from which the original issues have been borrowed are identified on the microfiche. Ottawa : Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions, 1988. RELATIONSHIPS: Lovell's business and professional directory of the province of Quebec for .... Montreal : J. Lovell. 1190-8335 Continues: Lovell's province of Quebec directory for.... Montreal : J. Lovell, [1871?] CIHM/ICMH Microfiche series = CIHM/ICMH collection de microfiches ; 1190-8327 NUMBERS: Canadiana: 896002454 ISSN: 1190-8335 For your information, these microfiches can be borrowed on international interlibrary loan by making arrangements with your local library. For your information and your library's convenience, details about our interlibrary loan services can be found at: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/ill/index-e.html. In addition, we will also be mailing you complimentary copies of the Coaticook listing located in the Stanstead County section of the Bell Canada telephone historical collection on microfilm the year 1891. Please note that this specific material is part of our reference collection and not available on interlibrary loan. Here is the bibliographic information for this publication: AMICUS No. 10387537 Monograph NLC COPIES: Reference - HE8863 B44 1981 x.fol. NAME(S):*Bell Canada TITLE(S): Microfilmed directories [microform] : Bell Canada telephone historical collection = Annuaires sur microfilm : collection historique du téléphone de Bell Canada Annuaires sur microfilm PUBLISHER: [Canada] : Bell, [1981] DESCRIPTION: 488 microfilm reels : negative ; 16 mm + 2 reel indexes (37 cm) NOTES: Title from reel index. Text in English and French. We hope the above fully answers your question. Should you require any further information, please feel free to contact us again. Regards, Chantal Tougas Reference and Genealogy Division Library and Archives Canada ************** Did you know that you can now contact us directly by using our electronic chat reference service ? Try it out at: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/6/1/index-e.html ************** -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 8:17 PM To: [email protected] Subject: REFERENCE INQUIRY Below is the result of your REFERENCE INQUIRY form. It was submitted by () on Sunday, September 26, 2004 at 20:16:59 USER INFORMATION: ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯: Surname: RUSSELL Name: JACQUELINE SLEEPER Address: Omitted for list McKinleyville, CA. 95519 : Email: [email protected] Phone: Omitted Fax: : SUBJECT OF INQUIRY: ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯: Subject of inquiry: COULD YOU SEND ME THE DIRECTORY PAGES FOR COATICOOK QUEBEC FOR YEAR 1891? I NEED THE COMPLETE LISTING. See description below COATICOOK, QUEBEC - 1891 Lovell's Business and Professional Directory of the Province of Québec for 1890-1891, Alphabetically Arranged as to Places, Names, Business and Profes, by John Lovell (Editor), John Lovell & Son, Montréal, 1890. Description: Mail to: Jacqueline Sleeper Russell

I have long wondered if the SLEEPER family of Newport Vermont has any connection to my SLEEPER's of Stanstead County, Quebec. The family still lives in Newport and I tried contacting them re: genealogy research by snail mail to no avail a year or so ago. Today I found GEORGE SLEEPER & wife, listed in a directory for Newport and from there found him in the 1880 US CENSUS. He was born in New Hampshire as was my SLEEPER pioneer to Stanstead County. Here is what I have gathered on GEORGE SLEEPER. Child, Hamilton, Gazetteer and business directory of Lamoille and Orleans Counties, Vt., for 1883-84 Syracuse, N.Y.: H. Child, 1883, 734 pgs. TOWN OF NEWPORT - OUTSIDE OF CORPORATION SLEEPER, ELIZA G., (Newport Center) (MRS. G. L.) Miliner & dressmaker SLEEPER, GEORGE L. (Newport Center) Postmaster, General Merchant & farmer 15 1880 US CENSUS Geo. W. SLEEPER Male Other Information: Birth Year <1820> Birthplace NH Age 60 Occupation Hotel Dry Goods Store Marital Status M <Married> Race W <White> Head of Household Geo. W. SLEEPER Relation Self Father's Birthplace NH Mother's Birthplace VT Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Geo. W. SLEEPER Self M Male W 60 NH Hotel Dry Goods Store NH VT Eliza SLEEPER Wife M Female W 45 VT Keeps House NH VT Nettie SLEEPER Dau S Female W 15 VT NH VT Nye SLEEPER Son S Male W 15 VT NH VT George SLEEPER Son S Male W 7 VT NH VT A. F. ERWIN SonL M Male W 28 VT Phycian IRE IRE Ella ERWIN Wife M Female W 22 VT NH VT Mabel E. ERWIN Dau S Female W 5M VT VT VT James BUZZELL SonL M Male W 27 VT Wks R. R. Section IRE IRE Carrie BUZZELL Wife M Female W 17 VT NH VT Alonzo CARRICK Other S Male W 25 VT Surveyer Of Bark VT VT Jack COURTNEY Other S Male W 22 CAN Section Boss On R. R. CAN CAN Source Information: Census Place Newport, Orleans, Vermont Family History Library Film 1255346 NA Film Number T9-1346 Page Number 469B

----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon A. Watts" <[email protected]> To: "Canada Census Campaign" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 3:28 PM Subject: Post 1901 Census - An apology Greetings All. This morning Jeff Paul has taken me to task, and rightfully so, regarding the BellaOnline article which quoted my responses to questions asked by Betty Dobson. One of those questions was "Which political party, if any, do you find more open to supporting the project?" Part of my response stated "The Liberal and Bloc Quebecois Members have shown the least support, based on numbers of Members and percentage of responses to our letters and emails seeking their position on the question of support." In formulating my response to the question I was looking at the numbers only, and based on those numbers my response was factually correct. However, numbers and isolated facts do not always tell the whole story. My response to the question tended to focus on the negative rather than the positive. Jeff Paul was correct in taking me to task -- not so much for what I did say, as for what I did not say. I did not give credit where credit was, and is, due. What I did not say was that without the support and tremendous amount of work done on our behalf by certain Liberals such as Senator Lorna Milne, former MP Murray Calder, former Minister of Industry Alan Rock, and former Heritage Minister Sheila Copps we would not now have online access to the 1906 Census. Without the support of these individuals, and others, we would now be no closer to seeing the release of subsequent Historic Censuses than we were when the Post 1901 Census campaign started six years ago. No-one, and I emphasize no-one, has put more effort into achieving what we seek than has Senator Lorna Milne. She and her staff have worked tirelessly behind the scenes and no-one is more aware of that than I. Their work on our behalf continues today. In responding to the question asked I was remiss in not giving credit where credit is due. I cannot rewrite an article already published but I can, and do, offer my sincere public apology to Senator Milne, her staff, and to those supportive Members who may have felt my response belittled their support. We can write letters to MPs 'until the cows come home'. However, without someone to speak for us in the Senate and the House of Commons little can be accomplished. We are grateful beyond words for having had Senator Milne as our spokesperson in the Senate and for Murray Calder in the House of Commons. We are grateful also to others in both places that have expressed support for the access we seek. In referring to political parties it is easy to get in the habit of using generalities -- of 'tarring everybody with the same brush', so to speak. I am no less guilty of that than anyone else. We tend to forget that political parties, or any organizations for that matter, are made up of individuals and that various individuals within the party or organization have their own opinions regarding any specific issue. We have had individual support from Members of all federal political parties, including the Liberal party, and we should not forget that. Happy Hunting Gordon A. Watts [email protected] Co-chair Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census en francais http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f Permission to forward without notice is granted

ELMWOOD CEMETERY Sept. 29, 2004 e-mail - [email protected] There is a monument on the Hopkinson lot H 64. The info concerning William G, Hopkinson is December 21, 1830 and died September 2, 1909 (note: differs from birth info in 1901 census January 13, 1830) Clarina H. Smith March 8, 1829 and died December 10, 1907. Note: Son and daughter in law: R. O. Hopkinson 1864 - 1945 and Jeanie 1863 -1939. Hope that this is a help. I do have a listing of all burials in the cemetery. Let me know if you require something else. Barb (ELMWOOD CEMETERY COMPANY) ============= NOTE: This new birthdate for WILLIAM CUELL HOPKINSON of Dec. 21 makes it quite possible that HENRY J. HOPKINSON of Sherbrooke is his twin brother with a birthdate of Dec. 22, 1830 - found on the 1901 Census.

The article is the first of three parts, is printer friendly -- ignore the ads and cute little characters displayed. The main part is the Post-1901 Census information -- Gordon has answered many questions in his interview. Muriel ----- Original Message ----- From: Gordon A. Watts To: Canada Census Campaign Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 3:45 PM Subject: Post 1901 Census - Online article Greetings All. FYI. A few weeks ago Muriel Davidson and myself were interviewed through email regarding the Post 1901 Census issue. The interview was requested by Betty Dobson - Canadian Culture Editor for BellaOnline - an online magazine. The result of my interview is a three part series of online articles, the first of which is now available at http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art24628.asp Happy Hunting. Gordon A. Watts [email protected] Co-chair Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census en francais http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/index_f Permission to forward without notice is granted