Hello Fellow Searchers, My name is Nina Olney and I am new to your list. The OLNEY family were some of the first to take advantage of the benefits arising from inexpensive land in Nova Scotia. During the second generation two and possibly three family members have gone missing. I presume they died in Quebec, but need some expert help in finding them. Here is our mystery. Amasa "Brown" OLNEY (b. 1791, RI) went to Canada after the marriage of his youngest daughter, sometime between 1845-1865. We think he may have gone to Shipton, Richmond, Quebec to see his cousin Enos OLNEY. Both Amasa and Enos died in 1865. Amasa's son John B. OLNEY may have gone with him to Canada (b. 1821, MA). Other than the birth of John B. OLNEY, nothing more is known of him. Neither ENOS OLNEY, AMASA OLNEY, or JOHN B. OLNEY's graves have been found. I would assume if any of them died in Shipton, they would have been buried there. If NOT where? We know Amasa made a will, for his grown children in Massachusetts received quite a bit of money about 1866. We know the will is not in Rhode Island or Massachusetts, so I assume it might be in Canada where he was living. Where would a will be filed? Would someone living in Canada, file their will in New Hampshire or another border state to make sure the will was honored in the US?? Does anyone know if there was an epidemic in 1865 and a mass grave was used? Canada is a completely new area of research for me and I am totally unfamiliar with how the government worked in 1865, other than vitals were kept by the church. I would welcome any advice, direction or help in finding these three lost relatives. I don't mind doing the digging myself, just give me direction on where to sink my spade! Thanks a bunch for ALL help! Sincerely, Nina Nina L. Olney Flagstaff, Arizona Looking for OLNEY/ONLEY/ONLY/D'OYLEY