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                    LANARK COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

                             FEBRUARY 1996 - 2


The regular meeting of the Lanark County Genealogical Society was
held on Saturday, Feb 3, 1996 at the LDS Church in Smiths Falls
at 1:30pm.

President Irma Willoughby opened the business meeting and
welcomed all attending.  This was the first meeting for Irma as
President!

The minutes of the December meeting were accepted with one
correction, that Alice Hughes was given a free membership for the
year 1996 in recognition of her services as librarian.  Motion to
approve minutes as amended was made by Stuart McEwen and seconded
by Harry Purdy.  Motion carried.

Treasurer Helen Gillan reported a bank balance of $2,676.27 with
outstanding cheques of $167.57.  There were bills of $142.22 for
stamps and $25.00 to the LDS Church.  265 newsletters were mailed
and we have a paid membership of 150 [to date].  On the motion of
Shirley Somerville, seconded by Georgina Doe, the bills were to
be paid.  Helen reported that proceeds from the Silent Auction
[December LCGS meeting] amounted to $200.00.

Alice Hughes thanked the members for her 1996 LCGS membership.

Shirley Somerville reported that with the help of Alice Hughes
they have gone through the LCGS holdings at the Smiths Falls
Public Library and it was discovered that the Leeds and Grenville
1871 census book is missing.  She requested that anyone who had
been using these records check to see if they had accidentally
picked it up with their research.  This book has been missing for
possibly six months.

Irma reported that an Executive Meeting had been held on Jan 3,
1996 to outline the programs for the coming year and she gave us
a list of the proposed dates and programs for upcoming meetings.
These will be subject to confirmation with the proposed speakers.

Walter Brown spoke on the possible closure of the Resource Centre
at Algonquin College in Perth and voiced concern that all the
holdings, including the Land Registry books, could be placed in
storage and lost to the public for research.  He suggested that
an ad hoc committee be formed to voice our concerns at Algonquin
College in Ottawa.  It was moved by Stuart McEwen and seconded by
Gary Byron that Walter Brown be in charge of forming and choosing
members for the ad hoc committee.  It was then moved by Walter
Brown that the ad hoc committee be set up with himself as
chairman, assisted by Stuart McEwen, Irma Willoughby and Marilyn
Snedden to study the ramifications of the closure of the Resource
Centre on the genealogical collection.  This motion was seconded
by Helen Gillan.  Motion carried.  The ad hoc committee will have
their first meeting next Tuesday evening at Irma Willoughby's
house.  Everyone was asked to contact anyone with any influence
to try to prevent the closure of this part of Algonquin College
in Perth.  Irma Willoughby had already contacted the Mayor of
Carleton Place.  Everyone was also to look for possible places to
house the holdings if there is a campus closure.

Walter Brown spoke on the possibility of having a "general
conference" sometime in May with possibly 3 or 4 speakers, sales
and display tables.  Walter will contact Glenn Lockwood and other
possible speakers and check available dates.  He suggested that
the conference could be held at the LDS Church in Smiths Falls.
On the motion of Walter Brown, seconded by Cecil Buck, this
motion was passed.  [ED.NOTE:  Please see last pages of this
newsletter for details of the first LCGS conference!]

Roberta Sargeant donated a copy of the 1891 Census for sections
1,2 and 3 of Carleton Place and section 1 for the town of Smiths
Falls.  Shirley Somerville accepted them and will insert them in
the 1891 Census for Lanark County [binder] which is held in the
LCGS holdings at the Smiths Falls Public Library.

Don Oliver moved that the meeting be adjourned at 2:30pm.

Submitted by Roberta Sargeant - Recording Secretary

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                                  QUERIES


D.W. MacDonald, 2126 Westbourne Ave., Ottawa ON  K2A 1N5

MITCHELL-  Seeking information on parents or siblings of my great
grandmother, Helen MITCHELL, 1790-1869, Lanarkshire, Scotland,
who married William McDONALD, 1780-1847, Rutherglen, in 1808.
Family sailed aboard Commerce 1820.  settled L6 C6, Lanark, U.C.
Family moved to New York State 1821.  Helen bore 9 children, most
of whom returned to farms in Wentworth, Halton, Perth and Huron
Counties, Ontario.  Any information on other Lanark settlers that
moved on to N.Y. State in 1821?


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Bill Thompson, 99 Kingston Crt., Sudbury ON  P3A 1E1
               [phone]

MORPHY- DULMAGE- DELMAGE-  Will correspond with anyone willing to
exchange information on the MORPHY's of Carleton Place (Morphy's
Falls) and the DULMAGES of Ramsay Twp.

Glenola Sample, RR 1, Perth ON  K7H 3C3

MORRIS-  I would appreciate any information on this MORRIS family
of Drummond Township, Lanark County.
Henry MORRIS bc1837 in Drummond Twp. s/o William and Ann MORRIS
(Lot 15, Con 5, Drummond).  Henry's first wife was Susannah
BRADLEY.  Their children: 1. William Edward bc1861  2. Elizabeth
ann bc 1862 (Mrs. Wesley BOLTON)  3, Charlotte bc1864 (Mrs. H.J.
GREER)  4. Jacob Silas bc1865  5. Lucinda bc1868 (Mrs. James
ECHLIN)  6. John Henry bc1871  7. Lauretta bc1873 (Mrs. J.R.
GRIFFITH)  8. Susanna bc1875 (Mrs. Thos. DENNISON)  9. Sarah
Eleanor bc1877 (Mrs. J.A. COOKE, Mrs. Chas. CRAMPTON)  10.
Catherine bc1878 (Mrs. B. WILLS)  11. Lily May bc1879 (Mrs. Hugh
McKIMM)  12. Joseph Milton (1884-1889).
Henry's second wife was Ellen (ARMOUR) McINTYRE born 1852 in
Scotland.  Ellen is listed in the 1891 census of Carleton Place
as Mrs. John McINTYRE, widow.  Date of Henry and Ellen's marriage
is not known.  Their only child, Violet (my grandmother) was born
Aug 24, 1894 in Drummond Twp.  Henry died in March of 1896 n
Ferguson's Falls.  Ellen ARMOUR MORRIS died in 1935 (we believe
in Ottawa).
I am also interested in any information on William and Ann MORRIS
and their family which included:  John bc1826, Adam bc1829,
Edward bc1832, Joseph bc1833, Sarah bc1835, Henry (as above) and
Charlotte bc1838.  There may have been older children, perhaps 5
more.

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Lorna Karman, 8 Heather Road, Winnipeg MB  R2J 1K9

COCHRANE- RINTOUL-  I am looking for the parents of my
ggrandfather William COCHRANE (b1845 Lanark County, d8/5/1900 and
buried in Clayton Cemetery).  William married Euphemia LANGSTAFF
(b1858, d1948, also buried at Clayton Cemetery).  Euphemia was
the daughter of Mary RINTOUL and John LANGSTAFF, and after
William's death married John ROBERTSON.  William and Euphemia had
13 children, 8 daughters and 5 sons. I would be happy to exchange
information, and any information on William's parents would be
appreciated.
Also looking for descendants of my ggggrandmother Euphemia
RINTOUL (bc1816 Scotland, dDec23,1877, daughter of William
RINTOUL, bc1774 Scotland) and her sister Elizabeth.  Euphemia,
her father and her sister Elizabeth arrived in Canada c1832-33,
settling in Darling Township, Lanark County.  Elizabeth married
Henry SANDERSON of Ramsay Township, and later they moved to Huron
County.  Again, I would appreciate hearing from descendants and
will exchange information.

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John A. Maguire, 470 Pleasant Park Rd., Ottawa ON  K1H 5N1

CHAPMAN-  I would appreciate information on my gggrandfather, ?
CHAPMAN whom I believe was an U.E.L. who settled in North
Augusta, Elizabethtown?  married?  children included: 1. Benjamin
(m.Susanna?) ch.Benjamin, Martha, Evangeline, Mildred, Bertha,
Laura, Geraldine and Alexander; 2. Albert (m.?) ch.Clarence
(m.Muriel ROSS), Inez (m.E.A. OLIVER); 3. Edward (m.Lucinda
AVERST) ch.Alfred Ambrose (m.Alice HAWKINS), Benjamin Edward
(died age 21), Charles Herbert (m.Elizabeth PATTIE ch.Edward
PATTIE m.Beatrice SANDERSON; Mary Lucinda m.Troy PERKINS, Wm.
FOREIT; Alan Ayerst; Florence Evangeline m. J.Arthur MAGUIRE;
Herbert Charles d.2mos; William Herbert m.Dorothy READING),
Thomas Morton m.Mayme MASON; 4. John (m?) -postmaster in
Prescott.  Florence Evangeline and J. Arthur Maguire were my
parents.
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Alice L. Stevenson, Box 36, Magrath AB  T0K 1J0

CARMICHAEL-  If anyone would be able to fill in the missing
links, it would be most appreciated.  John CARMICHAEL bc1820 in
Ireland or Scotland, died 30 Dec 1862 at his residence on lot 29,
con 6, Turnberry, Ontario.  His spouse was Mary KNOX, b? Scotland
or Ireland, dc1859, father John KNOX.  Children of John and Mary
CARMICHAEL were Matthew b.Nov 13, 1845; Joseph bc.1847; John
bc.1849; girl bc.1851; girl bc.1853; Jane bc.1855; girl bc1857.
Mary Knox CARMICHAEL died 14 years after their son Matthew was
born.
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Ken Godfrey, 94 Wishing Well Drive, Scarborough ON   M1T 1J4
             [e-mail]

GODFREY- GILMOUR- GEMMILL- CRAIG- McDIARMID- COULTAS- MALLOCH-
TEMPLETON- WALKER-  If anyone has any old (pre-1900) photographs
that might include members of these Lanark County families
(especially from Beckwith, Ramsay and Lanark Townships) I would
be most interested in hearing from them.  I would like to pay for
laser photocopies of any relevant photos, plus any
postage/handling charges.
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Mrs. Shirley Montgomery, 146 Hy.29, RR 1, Frankville ON  K0E 1H0

DESJARDINS-  Is anyone doing any research on the DESJARDINS
family originating from Montebello, Quebec?  I am looking for the
correct name of the parents of Antoine DESJARDINS bc1854 in
Montebello and the names of his brothers & sisters if any, also,
the origin of his mother.  Antoine DESJARDINS m. Janet CLOSS Aug
18, 1881 at Lanark.  Other names I have been working on are
WRIGHT, CHURCH, EDMUNDS, CLOSS.  I am also trying to find out the
place of death for Rose WRIGHT, wife of David Henry DESJARDINS,
also burial place.  This is my grandmother, so would really like
some info.  I will pay postage and cost of photocopies.

Mrs. E. Davies, RR 4, Orillia ON  L3V 6H4

ANDERSON-  Any information concerning the descendants of J.W.
ANDERSON and his wife Lillias KAY would be appreciated.  Can
share info on descendants in Lindsay area.  Jean Waddell ANDERSON
(1796-1880) from Bathgate area of Scotland married in 1815
Lillias KAY (1789-1878).  arrived near Middleville in 1826.
Their family (there may be more):  Edmond m. Jane AFFLECK (family
of 9); Margaret m. Robert McFARLANE (family of 9); Rev. Wm. Kay
m. Esther WEIR (minister at Wm. St. Baptist Church in Lindsay for
many years; family of 3); Robert m. Jessie BOWES (family of 9);
John m. Jane RANKIN (furniture business and funeral home at
Lindsay); Waddell m. Margaret BAIRD (family of 6; cooper near
Lindsay); Jean m. John CUMMINGS (family of 8; tailoring business
at Oakwood near Lindsay).

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Margaret Amey, 27 23580 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Maple Ridge BC  V2X
0S8

ROSE-  Any information on the death of Mary ROSE, widow of
Ezekiel, who was 99 years in 1881 census for Montague Twp.,
living with John B. DAVIS and wife, who was her daughter.  I have
local histories which say she was born in N.Y.  There is no death
certificate.  Need church or cemetery records, newspaper reports
or original family records.  Is it possible that she is buried
under a different surname?  Could someone search the Methodist
and/or Anglican records locally?  There were not many 100 year
old women dying there in 1881/82.  Any help would be appreciated.

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Jackie Dixon, 3471 Bayou Sound, Longboat Key FL  34228 USA

McLEAN/MACLEAN-  Searching for descendants and more information
on John McLEAN (sometimes called Ian Bakh?).  A chart I have
lists that he married Mary MacQUARRIE and had the following
children - Christina (Mrs. COLQUHOUN), Eliza, John and Mary (Mrs.
BLACK of Admaston).  I believe that this John McLEAN settled on
Lot E 3, Concession 5, of Ramsay Twp.  He came to Canada with a
wife, and a boy and girl under 12 years about 1821.

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                             E-MAIL ADDRESSES

Ken Godfrey    [e-mail]

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                 THE FRENCH SETTLEMENT IN DARLING TOWNSHIP
                             by Peter Andersen

     There is today and has been since the mid 1830s a French
settlement in Darling Township.  It is still known as the French
Line.  Indeed, the French from Lower Canada were among the first
in the area as they made up part of the crew of the survey teams
for the original surveys.  The greater part, however, arrived
here as a direct result of the political strife of 1837-38.  The
village of St. Benoit, Cte. Deux Montages, was burned to the
ground in reprisal for the affair of St. Eustace.  The families
Majore, Cardinal and Lalonde all came from St. Benoit and even as
I was growing up the story of "La Grande Brulee" was still being
told.  Others (the Rangers) came from Coteau du Lac.  The economy
was as chaotic then as now and they came because of the work
commencing in the timber industry in Lanark.  Some arrived by way
of the Upper Ottawa and the rest came via Brockville and Perth.
     My great great grandfather Joachim Majore worked for some
time at Fitzroy Harbour where he had a contract for the supply of
square timber for the construction of the first timber slide at
the "Chats Falls" (Obit. Lanark Era, 9 Feb 1898).  My other great
great grandfather Louis Ranger worked for several years for
"Sandy" Caldwell and homesteaded a lot in Darling that he
received from the same man.  This farm is still in the Ranger
name, being farmed by the great grandson of the original
homesteader. All these people were the backbone of the timber
trade of Lanark. They were the teamsters, sawyers, cutters and
hewers all winter in the shanties.  In the spring, they drove the
logs down the rivers (Clyde, Mississippi and Miramichi
(Madawaska)) and many continued the long trip with the rafts all
the way to Quebec City.  During the late spring they also made
potash, although this later became highly unprofitable; I know of
one individual whose season's work netted him $18.00 at Carleton
Place during the 1880s.  The work of the small farms was carried
on by the women and children and when the men became too old for
the bush they turned their skills to former trades such a coopers
(Adorateur Millotte, top of Hilliar St., Lanark), furniture and
coffin maker (Louis Ranger), weavers, etc.
     During all this time they were generally separated from the
rest of society of Lanark because of language and religion.
There was a public school built but attendance was very poor in
the beginning, -simply because of the language problem.  To quote
from the census take of 1851, James Guthrie: "On this sheet will
be found the names of a number of French-Canadians.  They are
most all settled together on the West border of the Township.
Their land is rather unproductive and rocky but although they are
a peaceful and social people they do not have the energy of their
Anglo-Saxon neighbours.  A few years ago there was a schoolhouse
built with a view to induce them to send their children, but they
have not sent any.  Their offspring are left to grow up in gross
ignorance."  Of course such was not the case.  Those people from
Lower Canada were, quite well educated by the standards of the
time but in their own language.  My great great grandmother
Marcelle Watier, wife of Louis Ranger, was the granddaughter of a
"Notaire du Roi", a lawyer of the Civil Code. Her son, William
Ranger, could read and write both French and English and indeed
acted as a teacher for the settlement for a time.  The fact was
they had a distinct fear of the motives of the government of the
day.  Time, however, heals all wounds or at least creates a
covering scar tissue.  The French of Lanark have lost their
tongue.  William Ranger and his son Antoine (my grandfather) were
the last to converse regularly in French.  They eventually
intermarried with their neighbours, Irish and Scots, and except
for those who later moved to northern Ontario or Manitoba, all
have been assimilated.
     This past year, 1984, marked the three hundredth anniversary
of the arrival of the Ranger family in Canada (April 1684, Hubert
Ranger, a Sergeant of the De Lorimier Co., landed at Quebec).
Their history in Quebec is very interesting with much action
during the Iroquois Wars, etc.  Their travels extended from
Hudson's Bay to Louisiana and to Newfoundland.  It seems shameful
to me that they should be entirely forgotten when it comes to
their contribution to the industry and growth of Lanark County.
The newcomers (Scots and Irish) were greenhorns in the bush. They
had to learn their skills from someone.  The British Military
were notoriously poorly equipped in tools for this work and there
were not many U.E. Loyalists willing to do that sort of work,
they were of the entrepreneurial bent, as note Merrick, Stephens,
Wright, et al.  The French were more easily satisfied or possibly
rooked as note the clash between Caldwell and MacLaren over wages
paid to bush workers.  But their skills were undeniable both in
the bush and on the rivers.  many are the Quebecois who are
buried along the rivers of Lanark and Renfrew Counties.  Just
from my own family I can name five who drowned on the Clyde and
the Mississippi. Two were but 18 yrs. and all were under 25 yrs.
It was a hard life but those who survived lived long. (see obit.
Lanark Era, Wed., March 24, 1948, Grand Old Man of Darling).

This article, courtesy of Peter Andersen, originally appeared in
the Lanark Era, Dec 19, 1985.
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Microfilm/fiche reels available at the Family History Centre (LDS
Church) in Smiths Falls include*:

PERTH          -Saint John the Baptist RC Church, Perth parish
               registers  1823 - 1910  (3 films)

               -St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Perth church
               records  1830 - 1887  (1 film)

SMITHS FALLS,  -Saint Francis de Sales RC Church, Smiths Falls
NORTH ELMSLEY   registers  1848 - 1910  (1 film)

               -1851 census North Elmsley Twp. and Smiths Falls
               (2 fiche)
*[More listings next issue!]
The Family History Centre is open Thursdays 10am - 9pm and
Saturdays 9:30am - 12:30pm.

                    LANARK COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
                                 presents

                             "LEAVING LANARK"

A day designed for anyone interested in family history research
involving Lanark County roots on SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1996 at
Algonquin College, 7 Craig St., Perth, Ontario (Hwy 43, one
kilometre south of Perth).

9:30am - 10am  Registration

10am - 11:30am
Theme speaker - Carol Bennett McCuaig - "Leaving Lanark"
Research in Renfrew County by Ms. McCuaig has shown many families
emigrated from Lanark County.

11:30am - 1pm  Lunch & marketplace

1pm - 3pm (Afternoon sessions will run in one hour blocks
allowing registrants to attend 2 sessions).  Guest speakers
include:

_____  Peter Andersen - "Migration patterns from Lanark"
Mr. Andersen will follow various Lanark County families to
western Ontario, western Canada and the U.S.

_____  Lloyd Armstrong - "Your family story in slides & video"

_____  Walter Brown - "Beginning genealogy"

_____ "Computers in genealogy"
A panel of LCGS members with various levels of expertise will
compare software programs and discuss what's available on
computer bulletin boards.

Registrants are asked to indicate their preferences by marking 1,
2, 3 and 4 on the following page (1 = first choice, 2 = second
choice, etc.), and all attempts will be made to place everyone in
their first 2 choices.

LCGS members will have first chance to register until our April
3rd meeting, when, if we have not reached a total of 80
registrants, the conference will be advertised to the general
public.

Registration fee is $12.00 (includes lunch).

Cheques should be made out to LANARK COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
and sent to the Registrar:  Marilyn Snedden, RR 3, Almonte ON
K0A 1A0 (256-3130).   Other contacts include Walter Brown 283-
8382 and Roberta Sargeant 267-2422.



Please submit all correspondence to:

                    LANARK COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
                                PO BOX 512
                             PERTH ON  K7H 3K4

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The March meeting of the LCGS will be held on SATURDAY, MARCH 2
at 1:30 pm at the I.O.O.F. Hall, Albert St., Carleton Place
(across from the former Zion Church between the Main St. - Bridge
& Beckwith Str. - Canadian Tire area).  Cecil Buck will share
some World War II memories from his trip to Holland in May of
1995.

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The April meeting of the LCGS will be held on Wednesday, April 3,
1995 at 8pm at the Almonte Public Library (parking lot behind
Royal Bank at the traffic lights on Mill St.).

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                             LCGS PUBLICATIONS

ST. MARK'S ANGLICAN CEMETERY, PAKENHAM CEMETERY and CLAYTON
UNITED CEMETERY are still available at a cost (per publication)
of $10.00.  ($8.00 if purchased at a meeting).

To order, please contact Marion Cavanagh, RR 1 Pakenham ON
K0A 2X0  [phone].


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                       "LEAVING LANARK" REGISTRATION

                           Saturday, May 4, 1995



NAME_________________________________________________________

ADDRESS______________________________________________________

       ______________________________________________________

PHONE__________________________________

My choices for afternoon workshops are (in order of preference):
_____Andersen   _____Armstrong   _____Brown  _____Computers

                       ONTARIO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
                                 REGION 8

                              ANNUAL MEETING

WHERE:    LDS Church, Glenburnie.  If coming via Hwy 15, we
          suggest you go down to 401.  From Hwy 401, take
          Montreal Street exit (exit #619) at Kingston, go north
          on Montreal Street approx. 4 km.  Church is on left,
          just before you reach Unity Road.

WHEN:     Saturday, April 20, 1996

          9:00 am        Registration - Book Rooms open
          9:30 - 10:30   Speaker:  Jennifer Bunting, Archivist,
                         Lennox & Addington County Museum,
                         Napanee
                         "Resources at the Lennox & Addington
                         County Museum and Archives"
          10:30 - 11:00  Juice break
          11:00 - 12:00  Annual meeting and Election of Region 8
                         Director and Secretary (Remember to
                         bring your OGS membership card)
          12:00 - 2:00   Lunch - and browse the Book Rooms
          2:00 - 3:00    Speaker:  Bruce Elliott, History
                         Professor, Carleton University
                         "English immigration and settlement
                         patterns in the Canadas"

COST:     $15.00 (includes break and sandwich-lunch)

HOW TO REGISTER:   Send form below, with a cheque payable to
                   Kingston Branch OGS to:

                   Region 8 OGS Meeting
                   c/o Jane Miller
                   1053 Lombardy Street
                   Kingston ON  K7M 8M6
     Your cheque should reach us no later than April 10.

Name _________________________________________________________

OGS # __________________

Address ______________________________________________________

        _______________________________________________________

Phone  _________________________________

Primary Branch or Association you want shown on name tag:
(e.g. Kingston Branch, Lanark County Gen. Society)_______________