Your Name : Trudy Sharman
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Your Email Address : trudymeister@gillanet.net
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Other Comments : I am jealous of this absolutely awesome site.Music was charming and would you believe I was singing Loch Lomond in the car yesterday and then happened on your site. I am very familiar with the Eastern Townships as I am interested in the Sharman Family of
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Your Name : Penny Sheldon
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Your Email Address : colleenps2001@yahoo.com
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Your immigrant family information : My GGrandma was Isabelle MacDonald and her father was Murdo Dell MacDonald; who was born in South Dell, Ness, Barvas Isle of Lewis but died in Scotstown, Quebec. MyGGradpa was James Armstrong born in Isle Brook, Quebec and his family dates back to Stramna
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Locations of interest to you : Scotstown, Quebec; the Isle of Lewis, Scotland; Stramna, Ireland
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Surnames of interest to you : MacDonald, Armstrong, McCormick, Matheson
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Other Comments : We may be relatives.
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Your Name : Penny Sheldon
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Your Email Address : colleenps2001@yahoo.com
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Your immigrant family information : My GGrandma was Isabelle MacDonald and her father was Murdo Dell MacDonald; who was born in South Dell, Ness, Barvas Isle of Lewis but died in Scotstown, Quebec. MyGGradpa was James Armstrong born in Isle Brook, Quebec and his family dates back to Stramna
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Locations of interest to you : Scotstown, Quebec; the Isle of Lewis, Scotland; Stramna, Ireland
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Surnames of interest to you : MacDonald and Armstrong
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Other Comments : We may be relatives.
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Your Name : Douglas Easter
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Your Email Address : doeaster@sherbtel.net
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Your immigrant family information : John Morrison and Isabelle Murray Morrison to Scots town PQ from Stornoway,Isle of Lewis ,Scotland,1860s
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Surnames of interest to you : Morrison, Murray, McKenzie,Macleod
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Your Name : David Morrison
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Your Email Address : daveelaine@sympatico.ca
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Other Comments : Would like to extend a hearty Merry Christmas to all of the Morrison Clan and other families whose Canadian roots began in the Eastern Townships
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Your Name : Daniel Bromby
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Your Email Address : dbromby@ubishops.ca
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Locations of interest to you : All ET
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Other Comments : As archivist for the Eastern Townships Research Centre, I am often visited by genealogists interested in their Scottish roots. This website is a great central location for putting people in touch with sources that will help them in their research -- I wil
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Your Name : Pam Barter
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Your Email Address : cluain1@hotmail.com
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Your family URL : MacIver-Wiseman
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Your immigrant family information : Ancestors from Barvis on Isle of Lewis...John MacIver...settled in Red Mountain
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Locations of interest to you : Gould, Bury, Port Daniel
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Surnames of interest to you : MacIver, Wiseman, Barter,King
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Your Name : kenneth macrae
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Your Email Address : khmacrae@telusplanet.net
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Your immigrant family information : Iwas born in sherbrookein 1939. my father was born in stornaway quebec in 1911 .his name was hector macrae. mygrandfather kenneth macrae was born in tolsta in1875 and died in 1959. his father was john macrae but i have no info on him.the original ancestor
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Locations of interest to you : Gould
Tolsta
Winslow
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Surnames of interest to you : MacRae
Stewart
Matheson
Wood
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Other Comments : I would be happy to answer any questions that may improve your database
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Your Name : Lois Matheson
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Your Email Address : lmathes@sfcn.org
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Your immigrant family information : Husband's family came from Isle of Lewis, Scotland, to Nova Scotia in the early 1800's.
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Locations of interest to you : Whycocomagh, Little Narrows, St Annes, Nova Scotia. Not sure of the Quebec connection.
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Surnames of interest to you : Matheson, McDonald, McIver, McLeod,McClean.
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Your Name : Ian Ralph Murray
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Your Email Address : raymur@total.net
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Your immigrant family information : Family came from the Ile of Lewis, I think. My grandfather was Robert Murray of Scotstown.He was married to Martha Cowan and Had six children. Guy, Ralph,Norman, Helena, Grace and Kate. I am the son of Ralph Murray.
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Locations of interest to you : Searching for cousins (offspring of Norman possibly living in the Edmonton, Alberta area
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Surnames of interest to you : Cowan
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Your Name : David Murray
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Your Email Address : davemurray@vl.videotron.ca
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Locations of interest to you : Scotstown
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Surnames of interest to you : Murray
Mcleod
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Other Comments : My fathers family is from Scotstown and I have always been interested in it's history. My great uncle was the late Duncan Mcleod and my father was the late Earle robert Murray. it was my uncle, Stanley that provided me with your website. I found it very i
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Your Name : joe Meehan
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Your Email Address : jmeehan@sasktel.net
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Your immigrant family information : My G Grd Father was a MacDonald whose parents died on the ship coming to Quebec, He was born in 1844 in Scotland & adopted as an infant by a French family by the name of Samson from Levis
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Surnames of interest to you : MacDonald,Samson, Begin, Meehan, Good, Ward, McKaig, McInenly
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Your Name : Ann Smillie
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Your Email Address : smillie.bill@xtra.co.nz
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Your immigrant family information : Macdonald, Maciver, Murray, Macleod, Mackay
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Locations of interest to you : Parts of Quebec and Tolsta and Ness areas in Isle of Lewis.
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Surnames of interest to you : As above
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Other Comments : I have found a number of connections in your trees. I have also spotted missed connections. I have many names on a data base most of whom have a connection to Tolsta.
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Your Name : Thelma (MacDonald) Mullen
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Your Email Address : Thalmul7 (new)
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Your immigrant family information : Ggrandparents Q322 Farquar & Kristy
MacDonald, Q356 William & Mary (MacRitchie)MacDonald,Q519 Angus & Ann(MacLeod)MacLean. Ann of the Q572 Donald & Ann(MacDonald) MacLeod family.
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Locations of interest to you : Gould and other areas of Compton County.
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Surnames of interest to you : MacDonald, MacRitchie, MacLeod, MacLean, MacKay, MacIver.
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Your Name : Joan Thompson
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Your Email Address : benandjo458@aol.com
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Your immigrant family information : My GGgrandmother was Mary MacRitchie MacDonald, who came to Canada with 8 children after husband Willian died on Isle of Lewis. My grandfather was Sinclair Angus MacDonald,(b. 1874 Gould,Q.-d. 1951 in Windham, Maine) son of Angus Farguhar MacDonald and Ca
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Locations of interest to you : Gould area cemetaries
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Surnames of interest to you : MacRitchie
MacDonald
MacKay
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Your Name : Penny Sheldon(Thorson)
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Your Email Address : colleenps2001@yahoo.com
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Your immigrant family information : My GGrandmas father was Murdo John "Dell" MacDonald from South Dell, Ness Isle of Lewis. He immagrated to Scotstown, Quebec and started the Dell Post Office. Her Grandfather was Norman Matheson from the Isle of Lewis who died at Marston township, Quebec.
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Locations of interest to you : Scotstown, Quebec; Villa Cartier, Quebec; Stramna, Ireland; Marston Township, Quebec; Isle of Lewis.
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Surnames of interest to you : Armstrong, Matheson, MacDonald, MacCormick
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Other Comments : I have really enjoyed your site and found my Dell ancestor through this site. I am interested in finding more info on my family history and any relatives. I'm trying to find my history for my mother. I find my Scottish roots very interesting and they give
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Your Name : Ann (Dawson) Erickson
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Your Email Address : carlann100@hotmail.com
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Your immigrant family information : Roderick MacLeod b. 1866 in ?, m. Mary Ann MacDougall in 1887 in Bruce Co. George & Elizabeth (Cunliffe) Dawson and children: James William "Willie", Annie & Edith came from Lancashire, Eng. to Bury in the 1880's. Blanche Dawson m. Albert Angus McLeod 192
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Locations of interest to you : Bury and Scotstown, Quebec. Bruce Co., Ontario. Granum, Alberta.
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Surnames of interest to you : MacLeod, McLeod, Dawson, Parsons, Hunt, Coates, Brown, Olson, Ellis, MacDougall, MacDonald, Stokes and others.
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Other Comments : Thank you for this great website, and for the information you have helped me with in the past, Peter. It is all very much appreciated. I would like to exchange info on these families with other researchers.
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Your Name : Donald Smith
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Your Email Address : DONNIE&MINA@AOL
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Your immigrant family information : Have relatives in Winnipeg, Edmonton, Kelowna, Vancouver and Vancouver Island
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Locations of interest to you : Eastern Townships
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Surnames of interest to you : Smith
MacLeod
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Your Name : Nancy MacDonald
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Your Email Address : rumney007@aol.com
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Your immigrant family information : My ancestors John MacDonald and Annie MacDonald immigrated from Cross, Ness, Isle of Lewis in 1857 with 6 children to Eastern Township of Quebec. My line is from their son, John Young MacDonald who married Annie MacLeod also from Lewis
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Locations of interest to you : Isle of Lewis
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Surnames of interest to you : MacDonald
MacLeod
Murray
McPherson
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Other Comments : I have complete history of families after arriving in Canada but sketchy info from Isle of Lewis
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Your Name : Malcolm Harriman
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Your Email Address : mharriman@33t.rjf.com
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Your immigrant family information : I am the son of Dr. Robert Byron Harriman
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Your Name : Alan Nicholson
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Your Email Address : anichols@cyberus.ca
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Locations of interest to you : Gould,Scotstown,Bishopton
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Other Comments : I enjoyed your site.It brings back
memories.
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Your Name : Edward Proctor
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Your Email Address : edbecki@lwol.com
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Locations of interest to you : Gould Canada
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Surnames of interest to you : MacKay
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Other Comments : You have a very good site I am very interested in all the material. Ed
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Your Name : Joan Cairney
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Your Email Address : jocair@lineone.net
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Surnames of interest to you : Maciver
Macmillan
Mackinnon
Mackenzie
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Other Comments : My family (Maciver) come from the Isle of Lewis and some of them did emmigrate to Canada, America and New Zealand. I don't think any of the macivers in your tree are related.
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Your Name : David Donald Morrison
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Your Email Address : e.morrison@home.com
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Your immigrant family information : Great grandparents Angus & Gormelia (nee MacLean) came from Eoropie to Eastern Townships sometime after 1876 and before 1883. Grandparents are Donald & Maru (nee macLeod) married in Sherbrooke 1907. Family belonged to Chalmers Church, Victoria Road, Lingw
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Locations of interest to you : Lingwick, Gould, Bury
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Surnames of interest to you : Morrison, MacLeod, MacLean, MacKenzie
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Favorite Websites : Anything to do with Lewis and Isle of Lewis
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Other Comments : I can trace part of the Morrison tree to John Morrison b. 1770 Eoropie, married Ann MacLeod. Have a data base (33 pages) of surnames etc related to me, received both of these through a wonderful man named Mr Donald MacKenzie of Ness. Cannot thank him enou
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Your Name : Jamie MacKay Elger
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Your Email Address : elgernet@abacom.com
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Your immigrant family information : Not of origins of Elger name. Maternal grandmother: Flora Effie MacKay married my grandfather Irving Elger around 1926 and lived in Scotstown, Qc.
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Locations of interest to you : Scotstown, Sherbrooke, Eastern Townships
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Surnames of interest to you : Elger, MacKay, MacDonald
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Other Comments : Like to hear from other descendants
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Your Name : Tom McIver
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Your Email Address : tomjomc@telus.net
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Your immigrant family information : 48 Swainbost
John MacIver (1848-)
Margaret MacIver (1849-)
Emigrated to Eastern Township Que
sometime 1868 to 1873
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Locations of interest to you : John may be my grandfather .He arrived Vancouver 1873. wish to confirm he and sister came to Que
together
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Your Name : Malcolm Macdonald
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Your Email Address : jsbiln@mountain-inter.net
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Your immigrant family information : great grandson John Rory Macdonald, grandson of Murdo John son of Alex Dell Macdonald
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Locations of interest to you : Scotstown, Eastern townships
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Surnames of interest to you : Macdonalds, back from Donald Macdonald
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Favorite Websites : This one
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Other Comments : Not very computer literate
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Your Name : Patricia MacDonald Noble
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Your Email Address : Pat Noble@voyager.net
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Your immigrant family information : My Great Grandmother was Mrs John McRae of Tolsta, in Winslow, Compton Co., died June 1, 1899. My Grandparents were Alexander Norman MacDonald (died 1925 - buried in Dell) and Catherine McRae MacDonald of Dell. They had 9 children, Murdo Alexander, John N
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Locations of interest to you : Dell, Tolsta, Scotstown, Quebec
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Surnames of interest to you : MacDonald, McRae, Wood, Campbell, Morrison
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Your Name : Rod Morrison
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Your Email Address : rodmorri@aol.com
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Your immigrant family information : MacKay from Lewis on mother's side.
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Locations of interest to you : Milan, Scotstown, Stornaway.
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Surnames of interest to you : MacKay, MacDonald
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Other Comments : Very interesting. I knew Alex Dell during visits to Scotstown in the 1950's. Aline Washburn was most kind to me during visits to Detroit in the 1940's.I am now 68 yrs. old living in Pierrefonds, QC.
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Your Name : Annie Macsween
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Your Email Address : annie.macsween@lews.uhi.ac.uk
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Your immigrant family information : Angus Campbell 'Surdi' was my great-grandfather's father. My great-grandfather, Finlay emigrated with the rest of the family but did not like the life and returned to Swainbost, Ness in 1880.
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Your Name : Rolland Harvey
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Email Address : rolland.harvey@3web.net
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Your immigrant family information : I have followed my paternal family and have found that I have decended from Macdonald lineage from Isle of Lewis. I have traced this back to about 1820's and dates for previous ancestors are obscure. The name "Harvey" was introduced by my grandfather Arth
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Surnames : Harvey
Macdonald
Morrison
Macleod
Mackenzie
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Other Comments : Arthur Harvey married Normina Macdonald 23 Oct 1906 had 5 dependants:
Rolland Norman Harvey (M)
Hale Harvey (M)
Calvin Harvey (M)
Emily Harvey (F)
Stanley Harvey (M)
More info available if requested
Rolland Harvey
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Your Name : Patricia Kennedy
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Email Address : dougkennedy@attcanada.net
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Your immigrant family information : Mathew MacDonald married Eliza Laplante in Free Will Baptist church in Barnston, Quebec. They had fourteen children but most died of TB.
Mathew's brothers may have been John, James, Archibald and Robert.
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Locations of interest to you : Barnston, Compton, Martinville, Quebec.
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Surnames : MacDonald
Laplante/LaPlant/Laplantiff/Plant
Fosse
Harris
Andrews
Fenton
Cohaska
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Other Comments : I don't know who Mathew and Eliza's parents were but do know that these families resided in the Compton/Barnston area. 1800-1900's
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Your Name : Dona
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Email Address : donalene@aol.com
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Your immigrant family information : William MacDonald and Mary MacRitchie. Isle of Lewis
Thomas Alexander and Margaret MacChonaghan from Scotland
Angus MacDonald b 1820 Kneep, Lewis, Scotland, married Margaret McLeod born 1825 in Lewis Scotland
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Locations of interest to you : Winslow PQ for William A MAcDonald who married Mary Alexander 1854-1919. She from Leeds PQ.
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Surnames : MacDonald; Alexander; MacChonaghan;
MacRitchie; McLeod
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Your Name : Patricia Kennedy
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Email Address : dougkennedy@attcanada.net
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Your immigrant family information : Mathew (Nathan)MacDonald married Eliza (Harriet) Laplant Sept 1, 1862 at the Barnston Free Will Baptist church. Barnston Methodist church is also an interest.
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Locations of interest to you : Barnston, Compton, Martinville, Sherbrooke, Quebec
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Surnames : MacDonald/Laplant, Laplantiff, Plant/Fosse/Harris/Fenton/Cohaska
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Other Comments : Looking for Mathew, John, James, Robert, Archibald, Charles and Henry McDonald/MacDonald from Compton/Martinville, Barnston, Quebec. 1800-1900
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Your Name : Murdo Graham Macdonald
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Email Address : murdo.macdonald@sympatico.ca
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Your immigrant family information : Mostly North Tolsta and Barvas and Ness areas Isle Of Lewis
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First Name : Pamela
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URL : cluain1@home.com
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Comment : granddaughter of Johnnie "Barvis"MacIver and Annie Wiseman. Grandfather was a blacksmith and delivered mail between Scotstown and Weedon with horse and buggy
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Surname1 : MacIver
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Surname2 : Wiseman
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Surname3 : Barter
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First Name : Livia Royer
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URL : E-mail: lroyea@hotmail.com
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Comment : First of all I would like to say that I love this website. I visit it regularly and it has helped me immensely in my research. Please keep up the amazing work.
Here is my connection to the Hebridean Scots of the Eastern Townships:
GGGG Grandfather w
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Surname1 : MacKay - McKay
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Surname2 : Matheson
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Surname3 : Smith
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Surname4 : MacIver - McIver
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Surname5 : MacRitchie - McRitchie
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