Hello, You may want to check the United Empire Loyalist who were granted land. In my list it says there were 20 Ross' which included spouses/children. They were from The Kings Royal Regiment, Royal Rangers, and Butlers Rangers. Joan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rosemary" <bobandrose_boyd@uniserve.com> To: <SCOTS-IN-CANADA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: May 10, 2004 2:10 PM Subject: [SCTCDN] Three Scots ancestors over three centuries > Hi! > > I am researching > 1. Ross, Alexander - uncertain original place in Scotland, to > Quebec, 1774 or earlier > 2. McKechnie, Neil - from Islay to Ontario, 1885 > 3. Booth, John - from Marykirk, Scotland to Manitoba 1900, then to B.C. > > Various researchers before me have gathered a lot of information, some > well sourced and documented, some apocryphal (stories) only. I monitor > the mailing lists for these names and places. My goal is to confirm > through documentation as much as possible. > > Christine has helped me with translations from French for early Ross > documents. (Much appreciated!) I will probably need help to inquire to > the Archives of Quebec for land grants. Has anyone made inquiries in > English and been successful? Any suggestions would be appreciated. > > Thanks, Rosemary Boyd > > > > ==== SCOTS-IN-CANADA Mailing List ==== > Great, great, grandpa, Where are you? > > ============================== > 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 > >