Dear All, See a news paper clipping below >>> 14th February 1812 Death: Lately at Linwood near Quebec in America, Mr John Todd TAYLOR, third son of John Noble TAYLOR, Eqs, formerly of Heckington in this County. This family has been visited by a mortality rate truly awful: of four fine young men, sons of Mr TAYLOR, who have been sent from this country to Linwood in America, to manage and cultivate his estate there, three have died in the prime of life, in only a few years. LINCOLN, RUTLAND & STAMFORD MERCURY >>> I was wondering where I could find more information about Linwood and Taylor estates at this time? Gareth North Yorkshire, England

> 14th February 1812 > Death: Lately at Linwood near Quebec in America, Mr John Todd TAYLOR, > third son of John Noble TAYLOR, Esq, <SNIP> I was wondering where I could > find more information about Linwood and Taylor estates at this time? > Gareth, I have checked the Canadian Geographical Names website: http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search/search_e.php for Linwood, checking for spelling variations, both for current and former/ historical information. This is what I found: Current Names : Query Record Details Name: Lynwood Village Province/Territory Ontario Feature type Unincorporated area Location Carleton Latitude - Longitude 45° 19' 00" N - 75° 49' 00" W NTS Map 031G05 CGNDB Unique Identifier FCCHY All the terms on the left are explained on the website. The maps are rather aggravating in that they are copies of standard road maps, which do not include sub-secondary roads. Carleton County has been engulfed by the amalgamated Regional Corporation of Ottawa-Carleton, which contains much rural, undeveloped, and farm land, as well as typical city and town development. There are places named Linwood in southwestern Ontario and in eastern Nova Scotia near Cape Breton, but neither of these is close to Quebec province, and none to Quebec City. It could be within the borders of the United States as it existed in 1812, at the time of publication. I would start with the location of the paper and work in a circle considering the limitations of circulation of a newspaper at that time. There may well be a similar website for American geographical data. For other help in following your ancestors' paths through Canada, check my website "Sources for Genealogical Research in Canada": http://www3.sympatico.ca/bkinnon/cangenealogy.htm Linda