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Comment by Mickey McCall on July 24, 2009 at 10:24pm

Ryckman's Corners Hamilton Times, (Hamilton Times, January 7, 1904), pg 3, Hamilton Times:
"Ryckman's Corners: The funeral of the late Mrs. Daniel Smith took place from her son's residence to
Barton Presbyterian Church on Tuesday afternoon. Rev. Mr. McDerment of Hamilton conducted the services. The pallbearers were Isaac Allison, John Yeo, Miles Smith, Wm. Allison,Thos. Yeo., and Seth Smith. Ira Smith of Rochester came home to attend his mother's funeral". Barton Stone Church Cemetery: Burials, Vol. 2, M-Z, Allison Gordon H.


This is the Obit for my Great Great Grandmother. Can anyone help me tie the surnames in the article to her (Margaret Jane Young Smith), or her husband Daniel Smith, or their children who married and had children. Their children were Beverley Smith who married Ida Rymal; Ira Smith who married Emily Bradt (my great grand parents); Leeming Smith who married Miss Pixley, Minervia who married Frederick Thomas Smith. I do not have Margaret Young Smith's parents, or Daniel Smith's. They were living in Barton or born there. Beverley and his wife lived in Ancaster. That's about all I have and still searching. THank you.

Comment by Abigail Grunst on July 24, 2009 at 9:31pm

I am looking for my gg grandmother who was born in Nassagaweya, Ontario in 1847. Her name was Alexena Frazer. According to her death certificate her father was David Fraser and Mother Catherine McBean. I found her on the 1861 census but was not living with her parents. She left Canada in about 1865 and came to the Untited States. I have not been able to find her parents. Any idea where I might look next for her and her parents?

Comment by Linda Temple on July 24, 2009 at 7:44am

Hi - I have a lot of relatives in Canada, most around Ontario area. Surnames are McCallum, Stalgitis, Dixon, Muir, Primrose, Chaplain. My gt grandparents Dugald McCallum and Bella Dixon married there in 1910 after emigrating from Scotland separately. Virtually all their brothers and sisters had also emigrated. However, Dugald and Bella came back to Scotland, probably with his work on the railways and they were stuck when WW1 started, so ended up staying - otherwise me and mine would all be over there (Canada) instead of over here (Scotland)!

Comment by Joan Tyner on July 22, 2009 at 4:29pm

Hi,
I'm researching William Gardener lived in Woodstock, Ontario and Eli Gardener in Simcoe County, Ontario.

Comment by genesnoopy on July 21, 2009 at 6:35pm

thanks Lorine will try both sites.... the hunt continues !!!!!

Comment by jacqueline eufemi on July 20, 2009 at 9:03pm

Lorine, thanks for the answer on Amy Dean. The problem is I have not idea where in Upper Canada she came from. Only on census records, she was born there ca 1810.

Comment by Liz Loveland on July 20, 2009 at 3:11pm

Hi everyone, Several of my lines moved to Ontario, most shortly after the US Revolutionary War (some as Loyalists, some not). Most initially settled in Niagara County and then moved on to Oxford County. Some of the Oxford County flock moved on to neighboring counties, though my direct line stayed in Oxford County till moving down the US in the 1890s. In Oxford County, my tree was primarily concentrated in Zorra Township (later split into East and West Zorra, but they lived in both), East Nissouri Township, and the towns of Innerkip and Blandford within that region. There is also a different line that moved to Ontario for less than a generation that I have been unable to trace back past it. They are supposed to have originated in England (according to self-reporting on documents) but unfortunately have the very common surname of Evans. They lived in East Nissouri immediately before moving to Michigan in the States in the late 1800s.

Comment by Elaine O'Neill on July 20, 2009 at 2:19pm

Bumping this up because I think it got lost in the shuffle, so to speak, when I posted it on July 12:

Lorine, Yes, it was a Catholic wedding. As I stated, it was at St. Hugue's in Sarsfield, Ontario. At the time, it was most likely either Russell, or Russell-Prescott County. I've even viewed the microfilmed records from the parish, about 20 years ago, and was unable to locate it there at the time. That's why I'm so frustrated with it. I've even checked the Drouin records available at Ancestry.com.

Bride: Flora Miriam Foubert age 23 yrs d/o Napoleon Amable and Ellen Swain
Groom: John Leonard O'Neill age 27 s/o Leon(Leandre) and Margaret Stewart.
Church: St. Hugue's, Sarsfield

It's a French-speaking parish, and one time when I sent a note mentioning the "English" button on the parish website didn't work, I got a message that it was because French is the language spoken by parishioners. It was a bit snippy. I don't know how receptive they'd be to any inquiries. So, I've left them alone.

Comment by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on July 20, 2009 at 12:42pm

Jacqueline - depending where in Upper Canada your Amy came from, you may find early tax or assessment records for her family.

See http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/index.shtml for more information on this. Also check the Ontario GenWeb site for whatever county she lived in (in Upper Canada) and check http://allcensusrecords.com/canada/ for more info on early census records

Comment by jacqueline eufemi on July 20, 2009 at 10:55am

I need help. Where can I research in Upper Canada for my gggrandmother AMY DEAN b ca 1810? All census records state she was b Upper Canada. She was married to James D. Pierce/Pearce in NY. I think Niagara Co. Not proven, but her father could have been Josiah Dean and mother Margaret Bailey. One of her sibbling was Alexander Dean b ca 1813 Upper Canada. Amy Dean d 20 March 1886 Kalamazoo Co, MI.

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