The article is very interesting -- this is the first of three parts -- it is Printer Friendly -- complete with ads -- or save to a personal site. Should a French language translation be desired, please let me know. 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

STANSTEAD JOURNAL VITAL STATISTICS 1845-1860 Page 35. DEATH - Aug. 9, 1850 In Stanstead, DOROTHY A., wife of SAMUEL PINKHAM, aged 93, one of the earliest settlers. ==== aka: DOROTHEA

STANSTEAD JOURNAL VITAL STATISTICS 1845-1860 Page 9. MARRIAGE - Mar. 8, 1847 In Stanstead, SAMUEL S. PINKHAM to MARY M. BALL, daughter of JASPER BALL all of Stanstead. ========= (Note: SAMUEL SLEEPER PINKHAM son of ABIJAH PINKHAM and HANNAH SLEEPER)

STANSTEAD JOURNAL VITAL STATISTICS 1861-1875 Page 88. MARRIAGE PINKHAM-SWEET On May 6, 1869, by REV. J. ROGERS, GEORGE L. PINKHAM to ELLA P. SWEET, both of Stanstead. =============== 1881 CANADA CENSUS Geo. L. PINKHAM Male Other Information: Birth Year <1847> Birthplace Canada Age 34 Occupation Railway Agent Marital Status M <Married> Ethnic Origin English Head of Household Geo. L. PINKHAM Religion Weslyan Methodist Household: Name Marital Status Gender Ethnic Origin Age Birthplace Occupation Religion Geo. L. PINKHAM M Male English 34 Canada Railway Agent Weslyan Methodist Ella T. PINKHAM M Female English 27 USA Weslyan Methodist Source Information: Census Place Coaticook, Stanstead, Quebec Family History Library Film 1375835 NA Film Number C-13199 District 56 Sub-district G Division 1 Page Number 13 Household Number 58 ============== Pinkham, George , station agent G T R. Living in 1891 in Coaticook, Quebec, Canada. ===============

THE GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH LIBRARY Smith, (Mr) , steam laundry. Living in 1901 in Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Smith, A M , agent. Living in 1871 in Sherbrooke, Compton, Quebec, Canada. Smith, A M , secretary-treasurer. Living in 1871 in Sherbrooke, Compton, Quebec, Canada. Smith, A M , agent. Living in 1871 in Sherbrooke, Compton, Quebec, Canada. Smith, Andrew M , secretary-treasurer. Living in 1871 in Sherbrooke, Compton, Quebec, Canada. Smith, Diana (Mrs) (widow) Living in 1871 in Sherbrooke, Compton, Quebec, Canada. Smith, George E , builder. Living in 1901 in Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Smith, H , agent. Living in 1851 in Sherbrooke, Compton, Quebec, Canada. Smith, Hollis , image of land record index. Living in 1841 in Ascot, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Smith, Hollis , agent, Colonial Life Ass Co. Living in 1857 in Sherbrooke, Compton, Quebec, Canada. Smith, Hollis (deceased) Living in 1871 in Sherbrooke, Compton, Quebec, Canada. Smith, Hollis (Hon) , agent for Colonial & Mutual Ins Co. Living in 1857 in Sherbrooke, Compton, Quebec, Canada. Smith, Hollis (Hon) , agent, Mutual Ins Co. Living in 1857 in Sherbrooke, Compton, Quebec, Canada. Smith, Isaac , dealer in scrap iron. Living in 1901 in Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Smith, Isaac , dry goods. Living in 1901 in Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Smith, Isaac , Iron & Metal Co. Living in 1901 in Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Smith, James , mason. Living in 1871 in Sherbrooke, Compton, Quebec, Canada. Smith, Jehiel , image of land record index. Living in 1803 in Bury, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Smith, John , image of land record index. Living in 1864 in Ascot, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Smith, John , carpenter. Living in 1871 in Sherbrooke, Compton, Quebec, Canada. Smith, John , Marble-works. Living in 1891 in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Smith, L , Jeweller. Living in 1891 in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Smith, Lewis , jeweller. Living in 1901 in Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Smith, Peter , Marble-works. Living in 1891 in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Smith, Reginald A , laundry. Living in 1901 in Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Smith, Richard , patentee. Living in 1871 in Sherbrooke, Compton, Quebec, Canada. Smith, Robert , carpenter. Living in 1871 in Sherbrooke, Compton, Quebec, Canada. Smith, Stephen , farmer. Living in 1871 in Sherbrooke, Compton, Quebec, Canada. Smith, Thomas E , supt Railway Co. Living in 1901 in Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Smith, Thomas E , superintendent Railway Co. Living in 1901 in Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Smith, W D , MD, physician & surgeon. Living in 1901 in Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.

THE GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH LIBRARY Nut Brown, John , Cadastres Abrégés (Land Records). Living circa 1861 in St Gilles, Quebec, Canada. Nut Brown, Thomas (veuve/widow) , Cadastres Abrégés (Land Records). Living circa 1861 in St Gilles, Quebec, Canada. Nutbrown, George , image of land record index. Living in 1858 in Leeds, Quebec, Canada. Nutbrown, George , blacksmith. Living in 1891 in Birchton, Quebec, Canada. Nutbrown, Henry , image of land record index. Living in 1858 in Leeds, Quebec, Canada. Nutbrown, John , image of land record index. Living in 1858 in Leeds, Quebec, Canada. Nutbrown, Robert , image of land record index. Living in 1858 in Leeds, Quebec, Canada. Nutbrown, Thomas , image of land record index. Living in 1858 in Leeds, Quebec, Canada. Nutbrown, William , image of land record index. Living in 1858 in Leeds, Quebec, Canada.

Hi all ; A lot of folks under age 30 have never experienced a hurricane- because there have not been very many. People are lulled into a false sense of security, they pay big-bucks for a house on the beach, built on sand of course - and then we get a few years of storms and all that pricey real-estate disappears ! The same in the inland, they build houses out in the cypress trees, because they are so pretty - and forget that cypress only grow in water. There are a lot of folks now who are flooded, because we are having a wet season, but the water is only going back where it was originally meant to be. We cannot fight Mother Nature. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 2:51 AM Subject: Re: OT - Having lived in Florida from 1949 to 1980 I always watch hurricanes > Hi Jacqueline and List, > > As a born-and-bred, and always have been "New Englander," I can tell you > that we have had very few major hurricanes in New England in recent memory. > They seem to come through the Carribbean and hit FL and GA, or go into the > Gulf of Mexico, instead of heading up the East Coast. But, my "guess" of > why comes under the old expression from TV commercials, "Don't try to fool > 'Mother Nature.'" > > What makes a hurricane (or any major storm) turn one way or another - only > leads to the thought that each "major storm" has "a mind of its own." > > When I was about 8 years old and living just outside of Boston, MA, we had > two fairly strong hurricanes about 2 weeks apart. And, I remember the awe > of such storms which brought down trees, etc. This would have been the > 1950's ! And, yet, my sons who are in their 30's have not experienced a > major, in-land hurricane that I can remember. > > Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) > > FYI: Still looking for information on the SMITH families in Eaton, > Compton County. In particular, William and Jane (KERR) SMITH. > And, looking for what happened to their children, Henry SMITH and Gertrude > SMITH, who would have been 22 and 19 in 1901. > Since Henry SMITH was not living at home in 1901, he could have moved to > another Province or area. > > FYI: I found out that a "distributing home" for "home children" was in > Knowlton, Quebec, and I'm wondering which county Knowlton is in. When I > did a search for Knowlton a few days ago, I found it mentioned on some web > sites about "genealogy or historical societies" in the region. I'm > wondering if anyone has presented a list of the history and genealogy > socities in the Eastern Townships on the List recently. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 6:39 PM > Subject: OT - Having lived in Florida from 1949 to 1980 I always watch > hurricanes > > > > Once a Floridian, always a .................... well, maybe not. I wasn't > > born there but was transplanted there at about 8 years of age. Family was > > always worried sick about hurricanes. My grandmother and her mother > having been > > born in the Eastern Townships were not used to hurricanes. > > We lived in St. Petersburg and we never got a bad hurricane in all the > years > > we lived there, or since. My son and dotter-in-law and grandchildren > moved > > from St. Pete this past July to Texas and missed all the excitement but I > still > > have friends living there so I do watch the weather. I am just astounded > to > > watch the hurricane season this year and have been keeping close watch on > all > > the storms that have hit Florida. > > > > Why are all these storms hitting Florida? I am beginning to wonder if > this > > is some sort of Karmic revenge for the 2000 election? > > > > My very best to all people on this list who live in Florida and let us > hope > > that this HURRICANE JEANNE is the last one for a lONG lONG time. > > > > Jacqueline Sleeper Russell > > Northern Coastal California about 100 miles from Oregon border. Redwood > and > > Earthquake Country. > > Rootsweb Board Administrator: Coaticook, Stanstead County, Estrie, Quebec, > > Canada > > ========================================================= > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.canada.q > > uebec.estrie.coaticook&m=6 > > ========================================================== > > E-mail - Protection by McAfee VirusScan through AOL. > > > > ______________________________ > > ______________________________ >

Hi Jacki ; Your question is a good one, and there are lots of theories out there - some say the ocean is warmer and that fuels the hurricanes -- but I grew up in Fla, ( miami ) from 1935 to 1950 and we had lots of hurricanes every summer, at least 4-6 every year, some worse trhan others. and we had no real warning then. and the ocean was cooler then, I think. It goes in cycles, and we are on the down-side now. I don't think I would like the earthquake thing because you have no warning and don't know where it will strike. at least, now, there is plenty of warning for the storms here so you can prepare. take care, Sally ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 2:39 PM Subject: OT - Having lived in Florida from 1949 to 1980 I always watch hurricanes > Once a Floridian, always a .................... well, maybe not. I wasn't > born there but was transplanted there at about 8 years of age. Family was > always worried sick about hurricanes. My grandmother and her mother having been > born in the Eastern Townships were not used to hurricanes. > We lived in St. Petersburg and we never got a bad hurricane in all the years > we lived there, or since. My son and dotter-in-law and grandchildren moved > from St. Pete this past July to Texas and missed all the excitement but I still > have friends living there so I do watch the weather. I am just astounded to > watch the hurricane season this year and have been keeping close watch on all > the storms that have hit Florida. > > Why are all these storms hitting Florida? I am beginning to wonder if this > is some sort of Karmic revenge for the 2000 election? > > My very best to all people on this list who live in Florida and let us hope > that this HURRICANE JEANNE is the last one for a lONG lONG time. > > Jacqueline Sleeper Russell > Northern Coastal California about 100 miles from Oregon border. Redwood and > Earthquake Country. > Rootsweb Board Administrator: Coaticook, Stanstead County, Estrie, Quebec, > Canada > ========================================================= > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.canada.q > uebec.estrie.coaticook&m=6 > ========================================================== > E-mail - Protection by McAfee VirusScan through AOL. > > ______________________________ >

Hi Pam et.al.; We are in St. Pete and our power went out Sunday 7 AM and came back on Monday night 10 PM, with lots of trees and branches down, but no damage to the house- we are very lucky lucky lucky !! sure hope this is the end of it >.. Sally ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Wood Waugh" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 12:26 PM Subject: OT - To Our Floria Listers > Since there are more than a few of our listers in > Florida, myself included, I just want to extend best > wishes and good luck in getting through our latest > threat, Jeanne. > > I hope all make it through safely and with as little > damage as possible. Looks like a very long weekend > ahead. No guarantee many of us will have power late > today, but when able, please drop a line to me, > letting me know how you made out. I'll get it > eventually -- I imagine. > > Pam -- cutting more plywood.... > > ===== > Pam Wood Waugh [email protected] or > 730 Dunhill Drive [email protected] > Orlando, FL 32825 > > http://www.geocities.com/waughp/ - Family Lines > http://www.geocities.com/waughp/et.html - > Eastern Townships of QC Research > > ______________________________ >

----- Original Message ----- From: "David J. Ellis" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 8:37 AM Subject: RE: [QC-ETANGLO] Groat, Huntington, Marsh, Demaray in Quebec and Ontario >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mary Forsythe [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 06:11 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [QC-ETANGLO] Groat, Huntington, Marsh, Demaray in Quebec and >> Ontario >> >> >> I have just subscribed to this mailing list. I have looked >> through past postings and have noticed that some people are >> looking for Groats, Huntingtons, Marsh's and Demarays. I >> have some information on these families, so I will begin with >> what I have on the earlier generations.... > > > While I do not show an obvious intersection with the Groat's that you > list, > I do believe there may a connection between some of your data and my own. > I > have a pair of GROAT's that married two STONE daughters. Ebenezer GROAT m. > Rhoda STONE and John GROAT m. Anna Maria STONE. Ebenezer was born abt. > 5-Apr-1800 (grave marker age). Ebenezer and John were in Stanbridge QC > when > they met the STONEs. They subsequently moved to Whitby ON and then on to > St. > Charles MN. The researcher that provided me with the GROAT data was Audrey > GROWT - hopefully she is reading this list. Anyway I do have some limited > land record documentation on the two GROATs that I mention. I would > welcome > any original citation information that could put these individuals in > context, although they are a 'fringe' family as far as my own research > goes. > > > > > ============================== > 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 > > >

Hi Myg grandmother was Anne groat married to Hugh Shiels I do not have a birthday but she died in 1913' They lived in Wiarton Ont. Edna Servos ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Forsythe" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 6:11 AM Subject: [QC-ETANGLO] Groat, Huntington, Marsh, Demaray in Quebec and Ontario >I have just subscribed to this mailing list. I have looked through past >postings and have noticed that some people are looking for Groats, >Huntingtons, Marsh's and Demarays. I have some information on these >families, so I will begin with what I have on the earlier generations.... > The Huntington and Marsh families came from England to the USA, going into > Vermont. They were United Empire Loyalists and fled to Canada, eventually > settling in the Sutton area of Quebec, receiving grants of land by the > British government. Elizabeth Huntington married William Marsh, a Baptist > Evangelist and Pastor. Somewhere along the line, Lydia Huntington, sister > of Elizabeth, married William Groat. (I don't know if William Groat was a > Loyalist, and I don't know where he was born.) > Many of this family moved to the Whitby area of Ontario. > *Note: This is family history recorded in 1973 by Murray Groat. It hasn't > been verified. > The following are some names and dates in my database: > > William Groat (1776-1813?) m. Lydia Huntington, born in Sutton, Quebec, > and died 1819 in Whitby Township, Ontario, Canada. > > The children of William and Lydia are: > 1. Preston Groat, b. abt. 1802 in Canada; d. 14 June 1883 in Memphis, > Michigan, USA; married Lydia Marsh, daughter of William Marsh and sister > of Israel Marsh who established a Baptist Church in Ontario--Brooklin? > 2. Standish Groat, b. 1805; d. 1870; also married a Lydia Marsh(1); and > Catharine York 2) > 3. Henry Groat, b. 11 April 1810 in Whitby Township, Ontario; d. 27 May > 1875 in Melvin, Michigan; m. Mary Demaray (aka. Demary) > 4. Abiel Groat, b. 1811; d. 1831; married James Dryden. > 5. Catharine Groat, b. Abt 1813; married Caleb Brooks > > The children of Preston and Lydia are: > 1. Ebeneezer Judson Groat, b. 17 July 1825, near Toronto; d. 28 October > 1894 in Cresswell, Kansas > 2. Permilia Groat. b. 23 November 1830 in Odelltown, Quebec, Canada; d. 04 > January 1905 in Big Rapids, Mecosta, Michigan; m. William Manning > 3. Leah Groat > 4. Elizabeth Groat, b. Abt. 1833 > 5. Allismince (Minnie) Groat, b. Abt. 1835 > 6. Stillman P. Groat, b. 02 January 1839, Ontario > 7. Thomas Groat; b. Abt. 1841; m. Catherine?? > 8. Charles Groat, b. Abt. 1848 > 9. Amanda Groat, m. ??Lazier > > The children of Standish and Lydia are: > 1. Isiah Groat, b. abt. 1828 > 2. Ezra Groat, b. abt. 1830 > 3. Jacob Groat, b. abt. 1834 > 4. James Groat, b. 1837; d, abt. 1928 > 5. Lydia Groat, b. abt. 1840 > 6. Andrew Groat, b. abt. 1843 > 7. Preston Groat, b. abt. 1846 > 8. Daughter Groat, b. abt. 1850 > 9. Randall Groat, b. bef. 1828; m. Alma Ralph > > Children of Henry Groat and Mary Demaray(b. 11 November 1812 in Sutton, > Brome County, Quebec; d. 02 January 1894 in Melvin Michigan;m. 25 December > 1832 in Whitby Baptist Church. Mary was the daughter of David Demaray and > Jane Marsh) > 1. Edward Groat, b. 02 May 1834 in Whitby, Ontario; d. 1919; m. Lucy Ann > York > 2. Joseph Groat, b. July 1834 in Ontario; d. 14 November 1876 in Sanilac > County, Michigan > 3. Jannet Groat, b. abt. 1837 > 4. Henry Groat, b. abt. 1841 > 5. David Groat, b. March 1843 > 6. Son Groat, b. abt. 1846; d. 1851 in North Dorchester Twp., Middlesex > County, Ontario. > 7. Mary Groat, b. abt 1850 > 8. Velma Groat > 9. William Groat, b. Bet. 1835-1850 > 10. Christiana Groat, b. 26 March 1839 in Whitby Twp., Ontario; d. 20 > January 1923 in Melvin, Michigan > 11. Washington Kirby Groat, b. 14 July 1856 in Ontario, Canada > > I have some Canadian census data on the above families. Also I have > biographical information on some. I have extensive information on the > Demarays. > If any of this sounds interesting to you, contact me and I will share the > information I have. I am expecting another document on the Groats to > arrive this week. > > My line is William Groat and Lydia Huntington, Henry Groat and Mary > Demaray, Edward Groat and Lucy York, William C. Groat and Alma Estella > Watts, Bernice Clare Groat and William Ross Morrison.... > > Mary > > > ============================== > 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 > > >

> -----Original Message----- > From: Mary Forsythe [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 06:11 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [QC-ETANGLO] Groat, Huntington, Marsh, Demaray in Quebec and > Ontario > > > I have just subscribed to this mailing list. I have looked > through past postings and have noticed that some people are > looking for Groats, Huntingtons, Marsh's and Demarays. I > have some information on these families, so I will begin with > what I have on the earlier generations.... While I do not show an obvious intersection with the Groat's that you list, I do believe there may a connection between some of your data and my own. I have a pair of GROAT's that married two STONE daughters. Ebenezer GROAT m. Rhoda STONE and John GROAT m. Anna Maria STONE. Ebenezer was born abt. 5-Apr-1800 (grave marker age). Ebenezer and John were in Stanbridge QC when they met the STONEs. They subsequently moved to Whitby ON and then on to St. Charles MN. The researcher that provided me with the GROAT data was Audrey GROWT - hopefully she is reading this list. Anyway I do have some limited land record documentation on the two GROATs that I mention. I would welcome any original citation information that could put these individuals in context, although they are a 'fringe' family as far as my own research goes.

Hello, I'd like to repost my interest in knowing how long the SMITH families living in or near Eaton, Compton County, remained living there into the 1900's. I am specifically interested in the William and Jane SMITH who were living there in the 1901 Census. They were living there with their teen-age daughter, Gertrude SMITH. Their son, Henry SMITH, 22, had evidently already moved out of the home. (I have already found several Henry SMITH's in the 1901 Census, including one the same age in Hamilton, Ontario.) I would like to find out if the possibility exists that William SMITH's wife was the sister of my great-grandfather, William Robert KERR. His sister's name was Hannah "Jane" KERR, and it is believed that William SMITH's wife was a Jane KERR. The problem is that most researchers believe that Mrs. SMITH was actually the daughter of Robert and Margaret (HENDERSON) KERR. If she was my great-grandfather's sister, she would have been the daughter of Robert and Elizabeth (HENDERSON) KERR. They had been in Argenteuil County, Quebec Province, since their births in 1827. But, they were in Newport, Compton County, in the 1881 Census. William KERR migrated to Boston in the 1870's, and I believe his other sister, Mary Ann KERR, came down with him. The parents and the two youngest sons migrated to Boston in the 1890's. The daughter, Hannah "Jane" KERR, is the one I can't locate information on. (The two youngest sons migrated to Washington State sometime around 1900.) Thank you for your time. Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) FYI: Mary Ann KERR married in Boston, possibly in the 1880's, but I cannot find any information on her husband, William McGINNIS (any spelling). I believe they lived in the Boston area for a long time, and they had 2 or 3 children. I have no idea whether they met in Boston, or whether William McINNIS (sp?) also came down from Canada.

I have just subscribed to this mailing list. I have looked through past postings and have noticed that some people are looking for Groats, Huntingtons, Marsh's and Demarays. I have some information on these families, so I will begin with what I have on the earlier generations.... The Huntington and Marsh families came from England to the USA, going into Vermont. They were United Empire Loyalists and fled to Canada, eventually settling in the Sutton area of Quebec, receiving grants of land by the British government. Elizabeth Huntington married William Marsh, a Baptist Evangelist and Pastor. Somewhere along the line, Lydia Huntington, sister of Elizabeth, married William Groat. (I don't know if William Groat was a Loyalist, and I don't know where he was born.) Many of this family moved to the Whitby area of Ontario. *Note: This is family history recorded in 1973 by Murray Groat. It hasn't been verified. The following are some names and dates in my database: William Groat (1776-1813?) m. Lydia Huntington, born in Sutton, Quebec, and died 1819 in Whitby Township, Ontario, Canada. The children of William and Lydia are: 1. Preston Groat, b. abt. 1802 in Canada; d. 14 June 1883 in Memphis, Michigan, USA; married Lydia Marsh, daughter of William Marsh and sister of Israel Marsh who established a Baptist Church in Ontario--Brooklin? 2. Standish Groat, b. 1805; d. 1870; also married a Lydia Marsh(1); and Catharine York 2) 3. Henry Groat, b. 11 April 1810 in Whitby Township, Ontario; d. 27 May 1875 in Melvin, Michigan; m. Mary Demaray (aka. Demary) 4. Abiel Groat, b. 1811; d. 1831; married James Dryden. 5. Catharine Groat, b. Abt 1813; married Caleb Brooks The children of Preston and Lydia are: 1. Ebeneezer Judson Groat, b. 17 July 1825, near Toronto; d. 28 October 1894 in Cresswell, Kansas 2. Permilia Groat. b. 23 November 1830 in Odelltown, Quebec, Canada; d. 04 January 1905 in Big Rapids, Mecosta, Michigan; m. William Manning 3. Leah Groat 4. Elizabeth Groat, b. Abt. 1833 5. Allismince (Minnie) Groat, b. Abt. 1835 6. Stillman P. Groat, b. 02 January 1839, Ontario 7. Thomas Groat; b. Abt. 1841; m. Catherine?? 8. Charles Groat, b. Abt. 1848 9. Amanda Groat, m. ??Lazier The children of Standish and Lydia are: 1. Isiah Groat, b. abt. 1828 2. Ezra Groat, b. abt. 1830 3. Jacob Groat, b. abt. 1834 4. James Groat, b. 1837; d, abt. 1928 5. Lydia Groat, b. abt. 1840 6. Andrew Groat, b. abt. 1843 7. Preston Groat, b. abt. 1846 8. Daughter Groat, b. abt. 1850 9. Randall Groat, b. bef. 1828; m. Alma Ralph Children of Henry Groat and Mary Demaray(b. 11 November 1812 in Sutton, Brome County, Quebec; d. 02 January 1894 in Melvin Michigan;m. 25 December 1832 in Whitby Baptist Church. Mary was the daughter of David Demaray and Jane Marsh) 1. Edward Groat, b. 02 May 1834 in Whitby, Ontario; d. 1919; m. Lucy Ann York 2. Joseph Groat, b. July 1834 in Ontario; d. 14 November 1876 in Sanilac County, Michigan 3. Jannet Groat, b. abt. 1837 4. Henry Groat, b. abt. 1841 5. David Groat, b. March 1843 6. Son Groat, b. abt. 1846; d. 1851 in North Dorchester Twp., Middlesex County, Ontario. 7. Mary Groat, b. abt 1850 8. Velma Groat 9. William Groat, b. Bet. 1835-1850 10. Christiana Groat, b. 26 March 1839 in Whitby Twp., Ontario; d. 20 January 1923 in Melvin, Michigan 11. Washington Kirby Groat, b. 14 July 1856 in Ontario, Canada I have some Canadian census data on the above families. Also I have biographical information on some. I have extensive information on the Demarays. If any of this sounds interesting to you, contact me and I will share the information I have. I am expecting another document on the Groats to arrive this week. My line is William Groat and Lydia Huntington, Henry Groat and Mary Demaray, Edward Groat and Lucy York, William C. Groat and Alma Estella Watts, Bernice Clare Groat and William Ross Morrison.... Mary

Would this definition I found in google search be the same for term used in Dist. of St. Francis, Quebec, Canada? YEOMAN - Farmer who farmed his own lands. He could serve on juries and had a vote. Also a ships storeman Taken from A DICTIONARY OF OLD TRADES, TITLES AND OCCUPATIONS by Colin Waters published by Countryside Books Newbury Berkshire ISBN 1-85306-601-X Jacqueline Sleeper Russell Rootsweb Board Administrator: Coaticook, Stanstead County, Estrie, Quebec, Canada ========================================================= http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.canada.q uebec.estrie.coaticook&m=6 ========================================================== E-mail - Protection by McAfee VirusScan through AOL.

According to Family Records,my Grt-Grandmother,Jane Parthena Young,or Ramsdell,was born in Compton,P.Q.Sept .15,1835.She was marr.Aug.25,1852,to Ebenezer Sanders in Montpelier,Vt.Her Maiden name at time of marriage given as"Young".Children's Birth Certificates give her Maiden name as"Ramsdell".Also stated as "Ramsdell"on Death Certificate Apr.5,1906,Barre,Vt.(Elmwood Cem.)Would like to find her parents,siblings.Thank You.

Now that I have some death/burial information on HOPKINSON families I have been researching in Sherbrooke (and Coaticook where mine later removed to) I wish to obtain obituary for the following (who I believe to be the brother of my 2 great grandfather). Hoping to learn place of birth in England and possible mention that he had a brother living in area. HENRY JONATHAN HOPKINSON b. December 22, 1830 England ELMWOOD CEMETERY record sent 9-25-04 Burial No. 1340. (hand written note) H. HOPKINSON Birth Place: England Residence: Sherbrooke Religion: Presbyterian Burial: April 27, 1920 Age: 89 years Cause of death: General dip (?) ============== AND, would like to try burial date for 2 great grandmother CLARINA HOWARD SMITH (MRS. WILLIAM CUELL HOPKINSON) Note: this burial record is puzzling as WM was in 1901 Canada Census in Coaticook - listed as widower. CLARINA HOWARD SMITH HOPKINSON b. about 1829 Canada ELMWOOD CEMETERY record sent 9-25-04 Burial No. 593. (hand written note) CLARINA H. HOPKINSON (Maiden name CLARINA HOWARD SMITH) Born: Canada Residence: Sherbrooke Religion: Presbyterian Burial: Dec. 12, 1907 Age: 78 yrs. Cause of Death: old age. ============= I am hoping her obituary will say who her parents were and where she was born. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP HERE. BISHOPS has no one to do research since DANIEL BROMBY left and I am so eager now that I have this information so hoping someone in area might find obituaries for me. I have more to request from this new data but these two are the most urgent to my research. Jacqueline Sleeper Russell Rootsweb Board Administrator: Coaticook, Stanstead County, Estrie, Quebec, Canada ========================================================= http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.canada.q uebec.estrie.coaticook&m=6 ========================================================== E-mail - Protection by McAfee VirusScan through AOL.

NOTE: No information on: #'s 1586, 2061, 2063, 2197, 2198, 2199, 2250 or 2394. ELMWOOD CEMETERY record sent 9-25-04 Burial No. 593. (hand written note) CLARINA H. HOPKINSON (Maiden name CLARINA HOWARD SMITH) Born: Canada Residence: Sherbrooke Religion: Presbyterian Burial: Dec. 12, 1907 Age: 78 yrs. Cause of Death: old age. ============= ELMWOOD CEMETERY record sent 9-25-04 Burial No. 1340. (hand written note) H. HOPKINSON Birth Place: England Residence: Sherbrooke Religion: Presbyterian Burial: April 27, 1920 Age: 89 years Cause of death: General dip (?) ============== ELMWOOD CEMETERY record sent 9-25-04 Burial Number 708. (hand written note) MRS. WILLIAM JOHNSTON (WILBAIM) Birth: Scotland Residence: Sherbrooke Religion: Presbyterian Burial Date: June 13, 1910 Age: 70 yr. 6 mos. Cause of Death: Indigestion & heart failure ============= Following items are forms: INTERMENT DECLARATION FOR THE ELMWOOD CEMETERY COMPANY With list of charges. ============== ELMWOOD CEMETERY record sent 9-25-04 No. 4503. (transcription of record) date of record March 2, 1953 Name of Deceased: HENRY O. HOPKINSON Late Residence: 1007 KING St. West. Denomination: Baptist Date of Birth: July 12, 1873 Age: 79 years, 6 months, 19 days. Undertaker: R. L. BISHOP Funeral Chapel. Date of Interment: March 4, 1953 Lot No. 34 Section: F /s/ MELINDA SYMONS Note: on record MR. AND MRS. HOPKINSON 2 bills to R. L. BISHOP for (?) ============= ELMWOOD CEMETERY record sent 9-25-04 No. 4477 (transcription of record) dated Nov 24, 1952 Name of Deceased: JESSIE STEWART HOPKINSON Res. 1007 KING St. Denom. Baptist Date of Birth: June 29, 1878 Age: 74 yrs., 4 mos., 23 days. Undertaker: R. L. BISHOP Date of Interment: November 25, 1952 @ 2 PM Lot No. 34 Section No. F /s/ MELINDA SYMONDS =========== ELMWOOD CEMETERY record sent 9-25-04 No. 4003. (transcription of record) date of record Feb. 1, 1945 Name of deceased: RICHARD ORION HOPKINSON Late Residence: Waterville, Quebec Denomination: United Church Date of Birth: march 1862 Age: 82 years, 11 mos. Undertaker: C. O. SWANSON Date of Interment: 2nd February 1945 Lot No: 64, Section No. H NOTES: In GEO. JOHNSTON & H. R. HOPKINSON lot /s/ illegible NOTE: Send account to: MRS. WARREN GALE 163 Calle Londres Mexico City, Mexico ================ ELMWOOD CEMETERY record sent 9-25-04 No. 3646 or 3649 (transcription of record) date of record 17 Sept. 1939 Name of Deceased: MRS. JEANIE W. HOPKINSON Late Residence: Waterville, Que. Denomination: United Church Date of Birth: Nov. 5th 1863 Age: 75 years, 10 mos. Cause of Death: Heart failure Date of Interment: Tuesday Sept. 19/39 Lot Number: 64 Section No. H /s/ WARREN GALE =============== ELMWOOD CEMETERY record sent 9-25-04 No. 3416 (51) (transcription of record) date of record Feby 17, 1936 Name of Deceased: MRS. H. HOPKINSON ( BARBARA STAFFORD) Late Residence: Groton, Vt. Denomination: Anglican NOTE: REV. BIGG & REV. TERRY BOFLENT? Age: 99 in March next Cause of Death: Old age Date of Interment: Tuesday, Feb. 18, 1936 Lot No: 34 Section: H /s/ MRS. H. O. HOPKINSON 241A King W. =============== ELMWOOD CEMETERY record sent 9-25-04 No. 3097 (18.V) (transcription of record) date of record July 23, 1930 Name: WILLIAM JOHNSTON Late Residence: 45 London Denomination: Presbyterian Age: 88 years Cause of Death: Appolexy Date of Interment: Thursday, July 24, 1930 Lot Number: 64 Section: H. Grave 8. /s/ ALEX S. JOHNSTON =============== ELMWOOD CEMETERY record sent 9-25-04 No. 4097 (transcription of record) date of record 19 May, 1946 Name of Deceased: BABY LARGY Late Residence: Stillborn Denomination: Baptist Date of Birth: Nil Age: blank Undertaker: BLAKE'S Funeral Home Date of Interment: May 19/46 Lot Number: W 1/2 34 Section: F /s/ CLIFTON LARGY 151 Wellington St. South - Apt. 1, City ============== ELMWOOD CEMETERY record sent 9-25-04 No. 4151 (transcription of record) date of record - 12 May 1947 Name of Deceased: STEWART LARGY Late Residence: 42 Island Street Denomination: Baptist Date of birth: 6 hours Age - blank Undertaker: J. W. BLAKE REG'D Date of Interment: 12 May 1947 Lot Number: 34 Section No: NOTE: In HOPKINSON lot. /s/ CLIFTON LARGY ================ THE ELMWOOD CEMETERY COMPANY OF SHERBROOKE P. O. BOX 751 Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5K7 (819) 562-4555 [email protected] Name: GEO. JOHNSTON & R. O. HOPKINSON DATE: Sept. 19, 1934 LOT. # ( ? ) SECTION NO. H LOT 04. Burial # Grave # Name of Interred 5931. CLARINA H. HOPKINSON 1586. 2. (?) WILLIAM " 3646. 3. MRS. JEANIE HOPKINSON (JEANIE WATT ROBERTSON) 4003. 4 RICHARD ORION HOPKINSON 2250. 6 ROSE " 708. 7 GEO (?) WILLIAM JOHNSTON 3097. 8 WILLIAM " ( ? ) 12 WILLIAM & JOHN JOHNSTON ?063. 13 CHRISTINA " Notes: July 24, 1930 WM JOHNSTON Grave 8. Sept. 17, 1939 MRS. JEANNIE HOPKINSON Grave 3. Feb. 2, 1945 No. 4003. Grave No. 4, RICHARD ORION HOPKINSON ============== THE ELMWOOD CEMETERY COMPANY OF SHERBROOKE P. O. BOX 751 Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5K7 (819) 562-4555 [email protected] NAME H. W. HOPKINSON Lot no. ? Section No. F Lot. 34. Burial # Grave # Name of interred 4477. 1. JESSIE STEWART HOPKINSON 3416. 2. MRS. H. HOPKINSON 1320. 3. H. HOPKINSON 2394. 4. STAFFORD 2194. 5. HOPKINSON 2198. 6. 2197. 7. 4097. 8. Stillborn child of CLIFFE LARGY 4151. 9. STEWART LARGY (6 hours old) 4503. 10. HENRY O. HOPKINSON ==================== Notes: Feb. 18, 1936 - No. 3416 MRS. H. HOPKINSON Grave May 19, 1946 4097 gr. 8 Stillborn child of CLIFTON LARGY May 12, 1947 4151 gr. 9. STEWART LARGY Nov. 28, 1953 4477 gr. 1 JESSIE STEWART HOPKINSON - Baptist Mar 7, 1953 4503 gr. 3 HENRY O. HOPKINSON R. L. BISHOP Funeral Chap - Baptist ================== Jacqueline Sleeper Russell Rootsweb Board Administrator: Coaticook, Stanstead County, Estrie, Quebec, Canada ========================================================= http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.canada.q uebec.estrie.coaticook&m=6 ========================================================== E-mail - Protection by McAfee VirusScan through AOL.

Help please my computer address book was wiped out. I was sending information to several people Sam and Diane Dinning, in Ontario..... Brunkard's in Ontario and anyone else that recognizes my ID, how about sending me a quick email and giving me your email address again and your interests. Thanks. Gloria Taylor Peachland B.C.

THE GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH LIBRARY Doolittle, L (Rev) , Bishop's College. Living in 1851 in Lennoxville, Compton, Quebec, Canada. Doolittle, Lucius , Reverend. Living in 1857 in Lennoxville, Compton, Quebec, Canada. Doolittle, Lucius (Rev) , Church of England. Living in 1851 in Lennoxville, Compton, Quebec, Canada. Doolittle, Lucius (Rev) , image of land record index. Living in 1836 in Barnston, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada. Jacqueline Sleeper Russell Rootsweb Board Administrator: Coaticook, Stanstead County, Estrie, Quebec, Canada ========================================================= http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.canada.q uebec.estrie.coaticook&m=6 ========================================================== E-mail - Protection by McAfee VirusScan through AOL.