Published Queries

Dec. 2011

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                                                                                                 HELP  WANTED

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Jessie Schneider     jessiecschneider@gmail.com
 Ancestors were from the Leeds Grenville area .Grandfath was Thomas Phillip born in Front of Leeds
 in 1832, marr Isabella Dorman,lived in Burrits R Rapids.  Father given as William Philip Phillips,marr to Sarah Shadford. One source says Sarah was daug of Moses Shadford, another says it was Joseph. Would appreciate info of how I can follow up on this.

Info forwarded:  Moses Shatford is in the 1871 census of Wolford township with daug Sally aged 8 yrs.  Sally is a common nickname for Sarah.   This could be William Phillips wife.

1861 census of Oxford township - Thomas Phillips carder  b Upper Canada
  aged 30; wife Isabella  b Upper Canada  aged 25; children:Jacob H. 7 yrs,  Rachel I.  6 yrs,  William N.  3 yrs.

1901 census of Oxford

 township - Thomas Phillips  b 22 Nov 1831; wife

Isabella V.  b 30 Oct 1835; daughters  Annette A.  b 26 April 1875 &

Eva M.  b 29 March 1886

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Debbie Arrand     DebArrand@roadrunner.com>

Researching info on ancestors from the area. Desended from Hugh Munro born 1716 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, died 1807 Eds’burg Hugh's son Hugh Munro born 1765 Rehoboth, Mass, died 1855 Cardinal Hugh junior's daughter Caroline F. Munro born 1811 Ed;sburg. Caroline marr John Mosier in Prescott, Johyn was the Captain of the steamboat " Niagara ".  Caroline's son Hector Mosier born in Ess’burg  Hector's daugh Caroline Bricea Mosier born 1859 Eds’burg, left the area when she married my GG grandfather & moved to York ON  Any suggested books or websites on how my relatives may have helped to build the area would be welcome.

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Caroline Simmons    csimmons@klondiker.com>

Looking into family history. All known is that grmoth's (Caroline Elizabeth Webb - maiden name) moth's last name Adams .  Looking at album of photos grmoth took on their St. Lawrence River land, a picture of her moth &  fath is captioned as "royalty". Moth was very proud of her loyalists roots, told many stories of names of the Adams , Moth (Dorothy Blythe Parry) born in Cardinal or Prescott. Her father was George Beldon Parry. Susan Parry still had  family farm on the St. Lawrence in the 1970's. She left the land to the Presbyterian Church.  Wish to know more about fam hist. how they got to the St. Lawrence? why they left Scotland.?

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Brett Nesbitt    Brett.Nesbitt@nbrhc.on.ca

Have been researching family.  Can only reach to this point: William Jessup, b 1798 in Elizabethtoewn, d in 1862 in Grenville. Marr to Mary Fraser, b 1805 Augusta
, d in 1860 in Willberforce Twp, Renfrew ON  Children: Almira 1826   Catherine 1828  John 1828  James 1831   William 1833    Mary 1836   Edward 1840  Maria 1840 Alexander 1845  Adeline 1846 

Wilson

 1849  Searching for info on William Jessup & Mary Fraser, who parents were, are they loyalists.  Any info greatly appreciated.

 
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Charlene Oestman caoestman@coslink.net
 Have researched the families of Thomas White/Mary Kelly, Daniel Judge/Mary

White, Dennis Judge/Catherine ?-Jane Dugey; James Judge and Barbara

Brown-Mary Feeney-Bridget Bailey; James Hart/Catherine Preston; James O'Grady/Bridget O'Flatherty; Richard Maloney/Bridget O'Grady and their children who were from 

Ireland and settled in Leeds Co. prior to 1850. Would like to hear from related individuals. 

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Heide Cavaagno    cavagnolo@verizon.net

An article from a 1984 issue of News & Views  referred  to an article re Charleston Lake & the cemetery there & more specifically to Ann Morris Kidd,  
Interested in learning more about. the Morris family.   Thomas Kidd was in the 1841 to 1845 early census of Yonge with a wife & family.   In 1825  listed with only 1 adult.  
Did not find any Kidds in Yonge cems.  

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Diane Riehl    dianeriehl@hotmail.com

Interested in info Magee family hailing from William (Bill) Magee in Heckston/Kemptivlle  Nathan Magee was grfath, John (Jack) Magee broth. Their parents:William G Magee  born 1821  Ireland  & Elizabeth Cowde born 1836 died 1905   William and Elizabeth children were:           1]  James Magee 1856   marr Mary Johnston   – [ Johnston Magee/Ethel Hamilton; James Hamilton/Mary Richards;  David Magee b 1957; Robert Magee b1960;   Beverly Magee b1963]     2]  Robert Magee 1858  marr ?    3] William (Bill) Magee 1859 marr ?    4] Annie Magee 1861 marr ?   5] John (Jack) Magee 1862   marr Louise Hannah 6] Andrews ( graparents) 6]  Mary E Magee 1865 marr ?   7]  Ellen Magee 1867  marr ?   8]  Alexander Magee 186  marr ?   9]  Agness Magee 1869  marr William Porterfield lived in Alberta      10]  Nathaniel Magee 1873  marr Mary Jane Douglas 1873-1960         11]  Jennie Magee  marr Andrew Hewey

 

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Jean Eustis     je301@aol.com

 Looking for Cornelius Mahony/Mahoney & his family.  Namely   Frances aka Fanny Regan; Jeremiah,John, Flory, Susanna & Mary.  Came to Grenville Co. ca 1840 & had the land for over 100 years. Trying to find out if they came from Co. Cork --namely Mizenhead area  . Would like to hear from new cousin or any info you might have

 

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D. Shunamon  #7, 1975 Alma Street, Vancouver, BC  V6R 3P8

               dshunamon@ shaw.ca

Am assembling my proof to obtain UE.  Have void re Robert Nicholson. There are too many of them as well as missing census & other documents, so using the process of elimination to determine which one was my ancestor.   Question:  YES or NO  was  (1)   The father of the Robert Nicholson listed on Executive List is not Alexander Nicholson (Scottish).   

 (2)  Did that Robert Nicholson have a son named either Harrison or Stirling?

 

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Roger Moore    rogerlmoore@blueyonder.co.uk

 

Elsie Annie Moore was the elder sister of my late father.   “We have just discovered, October 2011, That Elsie Annie Moore was in fact emigrated to Canada On 1st June 1905.  Elizabeth Palmer the Matron of The Home for Little Girls at Brookleaze House, Bath, went to Canada, where she had a brother living, after the closure of Brookleaze House.  She took with her Elsie Annie Moore (8), Beatrice Higgins (9), Ethel Bush (8), Katie Jones (8), Lily Nowell (11), Louise Arnold (6), Maud Jones (9) & Sarah Banks (11).  They were part of a bigger party led by Mrs. Louisa Birt through the Liverpool Sheltering Home.  They sailed from Liverpool on 1st June 1905 on the S/S Bavarian, arriving at Quebec on 10th June 1905.  Their destination was Knowlton, Quebec.  This information was discovered through the Library and Archives Canada website.  Ref. RG 76 C1a.  Microfilm T-484  Type of Record Passenger Lists.

 Later, discovered a marriage for Elsie Ann Moore (Stewart).  All the info tallied with what we knew of Elsie  She married, by license, because she was underage, to Ralph Erskine Kavanagh, bachelor of legal age of Fort William, Ontario, on 28th October 1914 at the Presbyterian Church in Richmond, Sherbanche, Quebec by the Rev William Macmillan.  The witnesses were Alex Stewart and W. K. Rattray.  Noticing that Elsie was now also using the name Stewart, we searched the Canadian 1911 census for her under that name & found her, aged 13,  with the family of Alexander and Sarah Stewart and their two sons, A. W. (22) and Russell (19).  She was described as 'daughter'.  Clearly her placement with the Stewarts had worked well and they had included her into their family.  The family address was Main Street, Richmond, Richmond and Wolfe, Quebec.   We then found that Elsie died on 28th December 1923 at Hawkesbury, Prescott, Ontario, Canada aged 27 and was buried at Hawkesbury West (Cemetery) on 30th December 1923.  It seems that she was survived by her spouse, Ralph Erskine Kavanagh.  Her Death Certificate states that the causes of death were Pneumonia, Hydrothorax [Excess fluid in the pleural cavity] and Pulmonary Tuberculosis.  Her parents are given as the Stewarts and her husband who registered the death as R E Kavanagh.  It seems that she was living at her adopted parents [the Stewarts] address, 66, Main Street West, Richmond, Quebec when she died.”

 She obviously had a difficult life and it leaves me wondering if, in the short time of her marriage before she became ill, she may have had children.  As the Ontario Birth Records available on the web stop at 1909, I am wondering if there might be local records that might reveal children of the marriage.  It would be great to learn anything more about the family.

    

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 carol mccarthy martin     martinbmac@bellsouth.net

 
The Grenville brewery, John McCarthy & Sons, Prescott ON 1. John McCarthy (my great great grandfather) marriage and death documents  Catherine Mahony or Mahoney (John's wife) In family papers it says that Catherine's father was Jeremiah Mahony and her mother was Catherine Allen/Allan

 2. Jane McCrea (my great great grandmother) and family.  Who were her father and mother or if there were any siblings.  John Murphy (Jane's husband) and family...owned and operated a boot and shoe business in Prescott. He was also a Justice of the Peace and sat on the council   Have his obituary but it doesn't give the year on the copy I have.

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Sherwyn Miller   masterofdune@hotmail.com

 Could anyone take a digital photo of the grave stone of Kenneth S. Allison in Riverside cemetery near Prescott.  Who owned the plot in which he was buried.  Where were his wife Anna’s parents Thomas Hatch & Mary Ann Graves Hatch buried.?

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 Campbell D. Cossitt   Oakville, ON,     

                                   dcossitt@cogeco.ca

President of the Cossitt Family Association www.cossitt.org is looking for any photographs of the family of Newton Cossitt Senior & his family.  In particular his youngest son Leonard Randles Cossitt & his wife Minnie Elizabeth Colcock.  Hoping readers may have some info tucked away in their own collections.  Have pictures  of their home in Brockville & sketches of the arena and the factory.   Do not have is any family pictures that I can say for certain who the individuals are.  Receive a family photo from a gentlemen in New York but the picture just had the Cossitt’s of Brockville written on the back.  Since there were many Cossitt’s living in Brockville from 1870 on I have not been able to identify anyone for sure.  Another picture from Doug Grant and is a profile picture of Leonard Randles Cossitt in his late teens. Any direction to continue my research will be greatly appreciated.  A story of the Cossitt fsmily will appear in the next issue.