Marie Belanger · @MsMarieB
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Canadian History Ehx · @canadaehx
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Today in 1850, Elizabeth Simcoe died. The wife of John Simcoe, the Lt. Governor of Upper Canada, she kept a diary that is an excellent account of Canadian life at the time.
Her diary was first published in 1911. She also painted 595 watercolours that depict life at the time.

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dhutch · @dhutch
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@SandwichTown ( ) St Johns Cemetery (circ1802)

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It's time for S4 Ep4, our series mid-point episode, 'The Correspondent' with the brilliant Canadian genealogist and author, Janice Nickerson:

familyhistoriespodcast.com/202

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Here's a little teaser for tomorrow's episode 'The Correspondent' with the wonderful Janice Nickerson. She'll be talking about in , and how a box of old letters helped her discover a whole new side to her stern Gt Grandmother.

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@Bookzenkatz
The families came to in 1833 and (Toronto, Ontario) between 1819 and 1841
They came from and

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K1 are the KIDD grandparents, parents, etc
A2, A3, etc were ATKINSON cousins as reported in 1927
After 50yrs researching, I have NOT found connections; waiting for
NOTE: Most of these families in later to Manitoba, , Saskatchewan, , Alberta and Districts
4/4

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“The Books” (1988) shelf format begins; updated annually.
1982: Citations, corrections and additions begin, but omissions still exist.
1927-1966: data collected on 3 ATKINSON families fm 1800s (actually ) as they are believed to be related.
SLR🍀🐰 1/4

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