There are several Gladstones located near water in the northern U.S. perhaps they were on the border? Gladstone, village (1990 pop. 224), Stark co., W N.Dakota., 10 mi/16 km E of Dickinson and on Green R. near its entrance to Heart R.; 46°51'N 102°34'W. Gladstone, town (1990 pop. 4,565), Delta co., S Upper Peninsula, MichiganWhitemud River, 150 mi/241 km long, SW and S Man., central Canada; rises S of Riding Mt. Natl. Park; flows E, past Neepawa, Gladstone, and Westbourne, to S end of L. Manitoba 23 mi/37 km NW of Portage la Prairie.., 8 mi/12.9 km NNE of Escanaba, on Little Bay De Noc; 45°51'N 87°01'W. Shipping point for grain; cattle; mfg. (wood prods., fabricated metal prods., concrete); fisheries. Agr. (potatoes). Resort. Hiawatha Natl. Forest to N and E. Founded 1887, inc. 1889. *****Delta Co. is underlined by me.....perhaps an island in the delta? Not officially an island, but the locals called it one? > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Subject: > [SCTCDN] Mystery Location: Gladstone > From: > Merri Vinton <merzi@arvig.net> > Date: > Thu, 1 Apr 2004 16:48:54 -0600 > To: > SCOTS-IN-CANADA-L@rootsweb.com > > > Sorry List, I got click happy on first message!! > > Has anyone ever heard of the "Isle of Gladstone"? in Scotland or in > Canada? My ancestor, William MACPHERSON and wife Mathilda LEDUC > MacPherson are said to have hailed from the Isle of Gladstone. I have > never been able to locate such a place. If anyone has any suggestions > as to a similar location or 'sounds like' place, I'm grasping at straws. > > I can not find anything out about this family in Quebec from ca. 1830 > to probably at least 1900 in the St. Timothee or Valleyfield area. It > was a large family with allied family names of MONTPETIT, LABERGE, > PERRON, and DAIGNAULT. I know very little about the Scots' settlement > in Canada. Can anyone point me in the right direction. Thanks so much. > This is a great list. > > > Merri Allen Vinton > > ALLEN, BOTTORFF, BOGGS, BOUVIER, BRIDGMON, BROWN, CAMMERER, CLARK, > COURVOISIER, CHRISTIAN, ECKERT, EVANS, GIBSON, HENDRIE, JAMES, LEDUC, > McPHERSON, MILLS, TITUS, VINTON, WILSON > > ______________________________ >