I am so grateful that I have been entrusted with these precious photos so that I can share them with the many Coughlin descendants still living in Michigan and Ontario.
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Showing posts with label Ontario. Show all posts
Monday, September 3, 2018
September 4, 1944 - Evelyn Pucino & Her Coughlin Cousins
I am so grateful that I have been entrusted with these precious photos so that I can share them with the many Coughlin descendants still living in Michigan and Ontario.
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
William Sutherland's 1870 Emigration From Scotland
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| Calendar created with Family Tree Maker 2017; Edited to exclude living relatives |
Each day, I look at the ancestors listed on that particular day and I:
- honour them by saying their name and then looking them up on my Ancestry Family Tree
- review all of the information that I have for that ancestor on ancestry.ca
- search for any new information on that ancestor (shaking "green leaves") that may have become available since the last time I checked
- create an OTD ("On This Day") social media post on that ancestor to share with my extended family (see a recent example below)
- create a blog post about an exciting new piece of information that I have found after doing number 1 and 2 above (like I am doing now for William Sutherland)
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| My 2nd great-uncle James Moynahan who was born in Maidstone, Ontario on Feb. 6, 1879 |
Above is an example of an "OTD" that I recently created on February 6, 2018 for my 2nd great-uncle James Moynahan who was born in Maidstone, Ontario on
Feb. 6, 1879. He married
Miriam Bondy in 1903 and had three sons (Albert of Detroit and Norman
& Lawrence of California)
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William Sutherland
I had no idea when I began my "OTD" research for William Sutherland that I would uncover such a tragic story and, at the same time, find NEW information about my 2nd great-grandfather James Henry Allan Annal's emigration to Canada!
William Sutherland (born February 7, 1781 in Aberdeen, Scotland) is the father-in-law of my 3rd great-aunt Jemima Almina Annal (1846-1920) and, when I reviewed recent ancestry.ca hints for William, the 1870 New York City (NYC) passenger list (below) caught my attention!
The 1870 NYC Passenger List
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| Source:Ancestry.ca; Year: 1870; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 336; Line: 34; List Number: 1031 |
- William Sutherland (1781-1870)
- Mrs Sutherland; Barbara (Barron) Sutherland (1804-1898)
- James Sutherland (1850-1933) the son of William and Barbara Sutherland.
- James Annal (1849-1930) This is my 2nd great-grandfather James Henry Allan Annal
- Mrs Annal; Jemima Almina (Annal) Sutherland (1846-1920)
- Barbara Annal; (1870-1929) baby Barbara Sutherland only 8 months old when she made the crossing
My 2x Great-Grandfather Annal Found
On The S.S. Columbia
On The S.S. Columbia
I had always wondered under what circumstances my 2nd great-grandfather James Henry Allan Annal made his way to Canada. I knew that he was a sailor all of his life and so I imagined that, on one of his many trips across the Atlantic, he had simply disembarked and made a new life for himself in Ontario, Canada but now I know he traveled (at twenty-two years of age) in steerage aboard the ship Columbia with his sister Jemima's in-laws the Sutherlands.
The Sutherland Family
of Chatham, Ontario
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| The family of James and Jemima (Annal) Sutherland; Chatham, Ontario |
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| The story of James Sutherland (1850-1933) found in The Commemorative biographical record of the county of Kent, Ontario (p 513) |
For William's son James, the trip across the Atlantic was worthwhile because he went on to become a "prosperous farmer and leading citizen of Gore of Chatham, Lot 7, Concession 1".
Unfortunately, the crossing over the Atlantic proved fatal for his ninety-year-old father William Sutherland.
November 1870: William Sutherland's Ship
Arrived in New York City Nov. 5th and He Died Nov. 9th
The ship Columbia left Scotland on October 15, 1870 and arrived at the port of New York, New York on November 5, 1870 with six family members from the Sutherland and Annal families. On Wednesday morning, November 9, 1870, the Rochester Daily Democrat Newspaper, (Vol. 38 #2054) reported:
Then on Thursday morning, November 10, 1870, the Rochester Daily Democrat Newspaper, (Vol. 38 #2055) reported:SUDDEN DEATH --- This morning about two o'clock, Wm. Sutherland, who was with his wife and son on the emigrant train from the east, was found dead in his seat in the car on the arrival of the train at the depot. He was ninety years of age, Coroner Harder was called, but the holding of the inquest was postponed until today at 8 o'clock.
THE DEATH AT THE DEPOT --- William Sutherland, who died at the Depot in this city on Tuesday night, as mentioned in Wednesday's paper, was a Scotchman, on his way to Canada. With his wife and son and one or two other members of his family, he left Scotland on the 15th of October, and landed in New York on Monday last. Before arriving in Rochester, for an hour or two, Sutherland became quite sleepy and had to have assistance in getting on board the Falls train. Soon afterward he was found dead. He was ninety years old, and became much exhausted during the voyage to New York.
Coroner Harder investigated the case, but did not deem it necessary to hold an inquest. The deceased was buried yesterday, and the family left last evening for Canada, where they have relatives residing.
William Sutherland Buried at
Mount Hope Cemetery
Rochester,
Monroe County,
New York,
USA
According to Mt. Hope internment records (http://www.lib.rochester.edu/IN/RBSCP/Databases/IMAGES/MtHope/disc1/00000722.pdf ) William Sutherland was buried in the Public Grounds in Row 16 / Grave #35.
Joel Shore (who takes headstone photographs for Find A Grave) has done extensive research on this area of the Mt. Hope cemetery in Rochester and the many changes made there since 1870. There is no marker for William Sutherland and it is estimated that his final resting place is captured in the area of these surviving markers in the photograph below taken by Joel Shore.
The Mt. Hope cemetery map is here: http://mcnygenealogy.com/cem/mh-intro.htm
Joel Shore (who takes headstone photographs for Find A Grave) has done extensive research on this area of the Mt. Hope cemetery in Rochester and the many changes made there since 1870. There is no marker for William Sutherland and it is estimated that his final resting place is captured in the area of these surviving markers in the photograph below taken by Joel Shore.
The Mt. Hope cemetery map is here: http://mcnygenealogy.com/cem/mh-intro.htm
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| Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York; Photo taken by Joel Shore (used here with his permission); Find A Grave |
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| Mt. Hope internment records (http://www.lib.rochester.edu/IN/RBSCP/Databases/IMAGES/MtHope/disc1/00000722.pdf |
Barbara (Barron) Sutherland Died 1898
The OTD Review Yields NEW Information
I had no idea that my 2nd great-grandfather James Henry Allan Annal's emigration story was filled with such tragedy and loss and yet I knew that this was common occurrence for so many Scottish and Irish emigrants who took a chance crossing the great Atlantic to make a new life in Canada.
These new facts about my Sutherland and Annal ancestors came to me by way of my regular practice to honour my ancestors through my daily OTD (On This Day) review. It is a really helpful practice that I highly recommend for other genealogists and as you can see from William Sutherland's example, you never know what you might find!
The S.S. Columbia
My 2nd Great-grandfather
James Henry Annal's Emigration Ship
My 2nd Great-grandfather
James Henry Annal's Emigration Ship
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| This Currier and Ives print is available for sale at http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/140283.html |
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| 1870 Anchor Line announcement for Routes on the Norway - Scotland service (Norwegian newspaper) |
Her maiden voyage was from Glasgow to New York October 27, 1866 and the time needed to cross the Atlantic was fifteen days.
More S.S. Columbia Links
- A Souvenir of the Anchor Line Agents Excursion on the Steamer California ... By Anchor Line
- Ships of Our Ancestors By Michael J. Anuta
- 52 Ancestors No.31 Meeting Distant Cousins from the Annal-Hess Clan
- Distant Cousins from the Annal-Hess Clan Part II
- 52 Ancestors # 33: Orkney Sailor James Annal (1849-1930)
- ANNAL: Family Photograph Mysteries
- ANNAL: Fire Chief and Ice Dealer James Annal
- ANNAL: Great Grandmother Elizabeth's Brother John Annal
- HESS - ANNAL: Hess & Annal : Feather Renovators (1906)
- HESS - ANNAL Historical Ontario Vital Statistics Records Available Online for FREE
- HESS - ANNAL: Annal-Hess
Thursday, January 18, 2018
OTD: January 18: Prospector Edward Ladouceur (1877-1954) Died
Today's blog post is about my stepmother's family who have roots in Quebec and the early prospecting and mining activities in north-eastern Ontario and northern Quebec. My stepmother has entrusted me with a great deal of her archival material to scan and preserve for future generations and I am enjoying the story of the Ladouceur family immensely.
These are some of the photos of my stepmother's grandparents Edward and Margaret Ladouceur of Rouyn, Quebec from the Landers / Ladouceur family archives.
Edward Ladouceur (1877-1954) died on January 18 four days after his wife Margaret Blanck (1880-1954) had died.
The most wonderful part about scanning all of the material from the Landers/Ladouceur Family archives is that Violet (Ladouceur) Landers (1901-1999) wrote on the back of almost every photograph. All of the photos below have her comments quoted from the back of the photograph.
Below are but a few of the many images of the Ladouceur's family life in the north selected from The Landers/Ladouceur Family archives.
These are some of the photos of my stepmother's grandparents Edward and Margaret Ladouceur of Rouyn, Quebec from the Landers / Ladouceur family archives.
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| Edward Ladouceur: Source: Landers/Ladouceur Family archives Born 1877: Sheenboro, Quebec, Died: 18 Jan 1954, Rouyn, Quebec |
The Ladouceur Family
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| The Ladouceur family: (Left to right: Margaret, Florence Eva, Lily, Violet and Edward. |
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| 1954 Obituary Source: The Landers/Ladouceur Family archives |
The couple are buried at the Noranda Catholic Cemetery
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| Ladouceur funeral card Source: The Landers/Ladouceur Family archives |
Edward Ladouceur: A Pioneer Miner in
N.E. Ontario and Quebec
The most wonderful part about scanning all of the material from the Landers/Ladouceur Family archives is that Violet (Ladouceur) Landers (1901-1999) wrote on the back of almost every photograph. All of the photos below have her comments quoted from the back of the photograph.
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| Newsclipping from the Landers/Ladouceur Family archives |
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| "My Dad (Edward Ladouceur) and George Mulholland" Source: The Landers/Ladouceur Family archives |
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| "Melvin Martel and the miners at my father's mine" Source: The Landers/Ladouceur Family archives |
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| "My Father" Source: The Landers/Ladouceur Family archives |
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| "All friends of my fathers at the mine. I'm in it too!" Source: The Landers/Ladouceur Family archives |
1901 Marriage in Pembroke, Ontario
A Miner's & Prospector's Life in the North
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| Source: Ancestry.com. Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1802-1967 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. |
A Miner's & Prospector's Life in the North
Below are but a few of the many images of the Ladouceur's family life in the north selected from The Landers/Ladouceur Family archives.
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| From Right to Left: Edward and Margaret Ladouceur, Violet and Frank Landers, Martin Martel (others unknown) Source: The Landers/Ladouceur Family archives |
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| Violet (Ladouceurs) Landers explains the previous photograph |
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| "Violet (Ladouceur) Landers, Margaret (Blanck) Ladouceur, Jenny McDonald, Adrian and Melvin" Source: The Landers/Ladouceur Family archives |
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| " Bernie Auger, Violet Ladouceur, Bernice Beauchamps" Source: The Landers/Ladouceur Family archives |
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| Source: The Landers/Ladouceur Family archives |
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| "Ed Ladouceur" Source: The Landers/Ladouceur Family archives |
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| Source: The Landers/Ladouceur Family archives |
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| "Dog sled - Long ago in Foleyet - Ben Long's house at back" Source: The Landers/Ladouceur Family archives |
I thought that I would close today's remembrance of Edward and Margaret Ladouceur on the sixty-fourth anniversary of their passing (January 1954) with two special photographs.
Below is a photograph of my stepmother with her father, grandparents, aunt and her two sisters
(taken by her mother on the front porch) with: Frank Landers; Edward and Margaret (Blank) Ladouceur; Lily (Ladouceur) Coutu, Sam Coutu; and sisters Frances, Linda and Joan Landers
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| Source: The Landers/Ladouceur Family archives |
This photograph (taken earlier) on the same porch has "Eva LeBlanc, Melvin Martel; sisters Frances, Joan, and Linda Landers; Edward and Margaret (Blanck ) Ladouceur, Izon Landers and Frank Landers.
Landers - Ladouceur Links
- Violet's Photographs ~ Part I; Margaret F. "Violet" (Ladouceur) Landers (1901-1999) https://moynahangenealogy.blogspot.ca/2017/01/violets-photographs-part-i.html
- The Landers Brothers Part I ~ The History of Prisoner's Justice Day in Canada https://moynahangenealogy.blogspot.ca/2015/09/52-ancestors-no-33-landers-brothers.html
Thursday, November 26, 2015
52 Ancestors No. 42 - Coughlin "Folio Pak Snaps"
This little book is inscribed, "Elizabeth & William Coughlin's Golden Wedding Anniversary" written in my grandmother Rhea (Coughlin) Moynahan's handwriting. I previously blogged about their 1949 Golden Anniversary here: http://moynahangenealogy.blogspot.ca/2014/10/52-ancestors-41-coughlin-golden.html
Noticeably absent from this book of photos is William Coughlin and it made me wonder? Was this really the Golden Anniversary in 1949 or was it another celebration?
I wondered why there were no pictures of Grandfather Coughlin and why there was a picture of Grandmother Coughlin cutting the cake alone if it was an anniversary celebration? Grandpa Coughlin died in 1952. The other clue was Ed McHugh (in the in-law photo) he married Patricia Moynahan in 1954?
One of the children in the photo was born in 1948 and is much older than one-year-old in the photo below.
Rhea wrote on the back of each photo and I have captioned each of the eleven photos below with what she wrote.
I do believe that these are photos of a Coughlin family celebration - likely Grandma Coughlin's birthday (March 24th)!
Genealogists are challenged when photos have absolutely nothing written on them and we cannot identify who is on the picture. It is equally challenging when the photos have been identified, but something doesn't add up!
When I shared the photographs online, everyone pitched in and figured out what year it was and helped me identify everyone in the photographs as well!
Gail Kinsel (who appears in the photos) wrote,
Hi Cindi, I am going to give you my best recollection to these wonderful family pictures.
First it is my belief these pictures were taken In March, 1952 celebrating Grandma Coughlin s 69th birthday. They are not the 50th Anniversary pictures.
In the grandchildren picture, back row left to right, Betty Lauzon, Joe Demarse, Joan Lefaive, Patricia Moynahan, Richard Lefaive. Second row L-R Gail Harrison, Grandma Coughlin, Gerald Lefaive. Front row L-R Bill Coughlin, Cindy Harrison, on Grandma's lap are two of Betty's children (Sher and Gary), Maureen Coughlin and Betty Lauzon's son Jim. Children photo I think you know the children and that is Ida Demarse.
In-laws picture, back row L-R Austin Lauzon, Ed Harrison, Ed McHugh, Art Lefaive, Joe Demarse, Ernie Moynahan. Seated L-R Vickie Coughlin, Grandma and Art Schofield. Picture of Grandma opening her gifts it's Grandma, Gail Harrison and Betty Lauzon. Grandma standing at the dining room table in front of her birthday cake. Lastly, Surprise, Grandma and Bill Coughlin entering her home on Hickory.
I hope this is helpful. One thing I am sure of is that it is not her Golden Anniversary. That is why Grandpa wasn't in any of the pictures. He had passed already.
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| The Cover Reade's Photographic Service Windsor, Ontario |
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| "Elizabeth & William Coughlin's Golden Wedding Anniversary" |
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| "Golden Anniversary" |
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| "Taken at Golden Anniversary" |
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| "Golden Anniversary; Pat here; John & Ernest missing" |
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| Golden Anniversary; children & Ida Demarse |
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| "Inlaws at wedding; Dad missing" |
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| "female relatives" |
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| "Golden Anniversary" |
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| "Golden Anniversary: Coughlins" |
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| "Golden Anniversary: Coughlins" |
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| "Grandma Coughlin and Billy Coughlin" |
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Tombstone Tuesday - The St Alphonsus' Moynahans
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| St Alphonsus Cemetery, Windsor, Ontario |
What inspired this design? Who created it? Who was it created for?
I know that Timothy (1813-1902), Archange (1824-1903), Enos (59-1895) and James (1865-1899) Moynahan are buried in the St. Alphonsus cemetery. This headstone is likely theirs.
James Moynahan's headstone at St Alphonsus is below. Notice the similar wood log design.
As soon as I posted this on social media, Brenda Corby suggested that perhaps my ancestor was a "Woodsmen of the World" (WOW) which has nothing to do with chopping wood!
Woodmen of the World and the Tree Stone Grave Markers writes:
"If you visit cemeteries often, you’ve probably noticed the tree stone monuments, especially in the West, Midwest and South. As mentioned last Tuesday, two organizations are given credit for their proliferation, Modern Woodmen of America and Woodmen of the World."To explore the group that is responsible for the sheer number of them and why, visit this ling at A Grave Interest: http://agraveinterest.blogspot.ca/2011/06/woodmen-of-world-and-tree-stone-grave.html
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| Source: Canada GenWeb's Cemetry Project http://geneofun.on.ca/names/photo/622359?PHPSESSID=bd469930d83769dcb649f0eefa44dc8c |
I will have to make further inquiries through the St. Alphonsus cemetery records. But for now, I am delighted and intrigued by this unusual Moynahan headstone.
James Moynahan 1865-1899
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| Source: Essex County Branch OGS: Obituary file |
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| Source: Detroit Free Press: Saturday Feb 25, 1899 |
Timothy Moynahan (1813-1902)
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| Source: Windsor Evening Record, Oct 22, 1902 |
Archange (Parent) Moynahan (1824-1903),
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| Detroit Free Press, June 30, 1903 |
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| Source: Detroit Free Press, June 29, 1903 |
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| Michigan State Death Certificate: Archange Moynahan, death June 27, 1903 |
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| Source: St. Alphonsus Church Record: Internments |
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| Detroit Free Press Aug 8, 1903 |
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| Detroit Free Press Aug 9, 1903 |
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| Detroit Free Press Aug 11, 1903 |
Links
- Woodmen of the World and the Tree Stone Grave Markers
- Those Amazing Tree Stones
- Scandinavian Cemetery - Tree Stone Grave Markers
- Flickr photo group - tree markers
- Treestones: A Grave (and Beautiful) Matter
- Dead End - Take A Seat
- Gravely Speaking - Tree stump graves
- Tree stone grave markers - Indiana sketches
- Exploring Woodmen of the World grave markers at Oakland Cemetery
- Tree shaped tombstones. A minor mystery.
- Woodmen of the world: Official website
- Woodmen of the world: Gravestone photographs on flickr.com
- Woodmen of the world: Gravestone photographs on rootsweb ancestry.com
- Woodmen of the World Grave Markers/Monuments on waymarking.com
- *NEW* (added April 2016) Goat Rituals and Tree-Trunk Gravestones: The Peculiar History of Life Insurance
Canadian Woodmen Head Office was in London, Ontario
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