Tag Archives: Orono

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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Rebecca LaRue

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Gary

Rebecca LaRue (1792-1856) was the daughter of Hendrick (Henry) LaRue (1755-1850) whose French Huguenot family arrived in the USA in 1670 and the family of his wife Marritje (Mary) Mandeville, also Huguenots, arrived in 1647. Rebecca married Nathaniel Hart Powers … Continue reading →

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Who are the twins?

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Gary

May not be identical twins but someone went to a lot of work to make two identical outfits.  Taken in Orono.  Apparently women wore tight fitting dresses in the 1880s so this might give us a possible date.

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Ray Simpson (1889-1921)

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Gary

Harold Ray Simpson (1889-1921) was the son of Hugh Simpson and Helen Thornton and the grandson of George Kidd Simpson.  He was born in Myrtle, Ontario ( his father was a teacher in nearby Whitby) and moved to Saskatchewan with … Continue reading →

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