april dugan wrote: > I am just starting my research in the eastern townships and was thinking of > making a trip to Sherbrooke. Does the genealogical society or the public > archives there have any records in english? I am > interested in the period from 1840 to 1890 and am seeking information on > Horace Wilson who arrived in > Sherbrooke in approximately 1840 and is indentified only as an american. > He was a successful businessman and reportedly was a member of the town > council for several years.His son,Horace,jr.,was elected mayor of Winnipeg > in 1900. > I would like to find any information,especially an obituary that list his > date and place of birth.If you can help reply to this web site or to Gordon > Wilson <apriljd@prodigy.net. > Thanks > > Gordon For whatever it's worth, the History of Stanstead County shows that a Horace Wilson married Sarepta Camp (b. Nov 18, 1802). She was a daughter of Major Camp & Phebe Curtis who lived in Stanstead from 1800-1820. Bob