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Margaret Simpson (1833-1911) and Robert Ard

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Gary

Margaret Simpson (1833 probably in Ireland- 1911).  Died in Orono, Ontario.  Married Robert Ard  (1819 in Armah, Ireland -1896). Died in Orono, Ontario.  Margaret was the first child of Hugh Simpson (1804- 1897) and Mary Kidd (1801-1882). Hugh Ard  (1848-1922).   … Continue reading →

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Daisy Kirby and Thomas Trigg

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Gary

Daisy Kirby (1876-1934) was the daughter of John Kirby (1838-ab. 1883) and Elizabeth Gardener (1841-1918) and the sister of Eliza Kirby and Charles Kirby, both covered in other posts. Daisy married Thomas Robinson Trigg ( 1877-1933), born in Gloustershire but … Continue reading →

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James Radley Slee and Eliza Kirby (1875-1928)

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Gary

James Radley Slee (1878-1958) was the son of James Slee (1850-1918) and Ellen Radley (1852-). J. R. Slee was born in Devon but moved with his family to Swansea around 1880.  The family later moved close to Birmingham and it … Continue reading →

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Additional Thornton family grave markers

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Gary

Throughout this site you are able to find many markers for Thornton family members.  (If you have just stumbled on to this page, here is a list of the other grave markers you can find on this site:  Mary Ann … Continue reading →

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George Nicholas Wilson and Jane Strahan

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Gary

George Nicholas Wilson (1880-1955) was born in Baltinglass, Ireland,  one of six children born to William Wilson (1846-) and Sarah Willoughby (1854-1878) whose parents were Nicholas Willoughby (1823-1901) and Jane Dowzard [Dowzer] (1823-1900).  Nicholas was the son of Nichoas Willoughby … Continue reading →

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Additional Powers family grave stones in Orono

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Gary

This post is just a collection of some of the Powers grave stones that have not been included in other posts.  (If you just stumbled on to this page, here is a list of the other Powers grave markers you … Continue reading →

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Susanna Powers

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Gary

Susanna (Susan) LaRue Powers (1824-1881) was the wife of Thomas Thornton (1824-1916) and the mother of 12 children, one of them being Helen Thornton.  I have been puzzled by the absence of a photo of Susanna in the family photo … Continue reading →

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The Simpson homestead in Wood Mountain, SK

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Gary

As noted in other posts, Hugh Simpson (1858-1949) married Helen Thornton (180-1932) and they moved to Broadview SK in 1901 where Hugh was the principal of the school and also a minister.  In 1910 as land in southeast Saskatchewan was … Continue reading →

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Wilson property in Moyne, Wicklow county

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Gary

This post contains a few images of the Moyne area to give an idea of where the Wilson family came from when they left in 1921 to emigrate to Canada.   More family information is contained in the post about George … Continue reading →

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Albert Parkinson and Alice French

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Gary

Albert Parkinson (1870-1950) of Batley, Yorkshire, married Alice French (1871-1922) of Batley in 1895.  Both had somewhat troubled lives due to the loss of a father.  Alice’s father died when she was very young and when her mother remarried she … Continue reading →

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