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Roxanne Comeau - Genealogy: Colin Campbell (1787-1853)
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Roxanne Comeau - Genealogy. Thursday, March 11, 2010. Colin Campbell (1787 - 1853) was born in Glengarry, Ontario. Hudson's Bay Company archives indicate that Colin was in service with the North West Company from 1804-1821. His wife was Elizabeth McGillivray, daughter of the Hon. John McGillivray. From 1806-1808, his is recorded as being a clerk and interpreter at English River, and between 1812-1813 he wintered at Fort Dunvegan, Peace River District. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Roxanne Comeau - Genealogy: Sigurdur (Sam) Magnusson
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Roxanne Comeau - Genealogy. Saturday, April 17, 2010. In 1887, when Sigurdur (Sam) Magnusson (right) was nine years old, he came to Canada, with his grandmother ( Vigdis Gumundsdottr. And with several of his aunts and uncles. Records indicate that he emigrated on the ship Romney. His father, Gudmundur Magnusson, had passed on, and his grandmother took him under her care. Unfortunately, I do not know who the man on the left is, or why this particular photo was taken with them playing chess.
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Roxanne Comeau - Genealogy: Cecille May Wood
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Roxanne Comeau - Genealogy. Sunday, March 21, 2010. Cecille May Wood was born September 1912. She came from a big family, or big according to present day, maybe not so big in those days. There were thirteen children in her family. She was raised in Manigotogan, Manitoba, her father was John Wood, and her mother was Mildred Bruce. Cecille became a cookie in a lumber camp, and in her teens moved to Hecla Island. In 1931, she married Palli Palson. From Sipiwesk Lake to Thicket Portage. There she served.
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Roxanne Comeau - Genealogy: Farquahar McGillivary descendants
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Roxanne Comeau - Genealogy. Thursday, March 11, 2010. The Scottish in our family came to Canada in the 1770, as they were attracted to the fur trade industry. The McGillivary's were attached to the Northwest Company. Descendants of the McGillivary's are:. Farquahar McGillivary (Scotland) - Elizabeth Shaw (Scotland). John McGillivray (1770-1855) m. Elizabeth Smith (she is often referred to as "à la facon du pays an Indian woman). They had two children together (Elizabeth and John McGillivray). I remember ...
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Roxanne Comeau - Genealogy: Mildred Gertrude Bruce
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Roxanne Comeau - Genealogy. Wednesday, January 19, 2011. In my grandmother's album the following was written on the back of the photo " Martha Wood, Momma, Mamie and Mildred in chair. It took me a while to determine who was who, for Mildred Gertrude Bruce had thirteen children, and it confused me as to why in this photo there were only three children, and the people did not appear to match the approximate ages that have been recorded in my family tree records. Margaret Ann Wood (1909-1975). 1970 Winnipeg...
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Roxanne Comeau - Genealogy: Family enjoys 500-mile canoe journey
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Roxanne Comeau - Genealogy. Sunday, August 22, 2010. Family enjoys 500-mile canoe journey. July 14-August 12, 1975. In 1975, our family canoed the Churchill River, starting from Ile a la Crosse, and finished at Flin Flon. The trip was approximately 500 miles, over a month. The following is re-printed from a news paper article that was printed in the Kenora Miner and News. Friends took the Paulsons' canoe out to a starting point at a village called Ile A. Mr Paulson said things didn't get off to a very go...
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Roxanne Comeau - Genealogy: Hundreds of Miles on a Gallon of Gas (And 2 Paddles)
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Roxanne Comeau - Genealogy. Tuesday, August 17, 2010. Hundreds of Miles on a Gallon of Gas (And 2 Paddles). June 3o - August 13, 1970. In 1970, my parents took us on our first canoe trip. This trip was the first of many for my parents, and for my family as well. The following article was printed in the Kenora Miner and News. An error, it should have read by Johann Paulson). Our next problem wa. Be portaged numerous times. We decided on a 17 foot "Y" stern canvas covered canoe, and a three and a half ...
