The prompt this week at 52 Ancestors is Sisters, so I’ve decided to share a few of the memories I have of my maternal grandmother’s sister Mary Ann L’Oiseau. Maime Maime was born in Kingston Ontario on October 8, 1897. She was baptised Mary Ann L’Oiseau in St Mary’s Cathedral on October 27th. Maime wasContinue reading “Week 13- Sisters”
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Week 12 – Joined Together
The prompt at 52 Ancestors this week is Joined together. I thought of a couple of ways I could approach this, but in the end I decided I would share a few photos and newspaper clippings from various family weddings. Photo of mum’s sister Doreen Jamieson (Dodo) and James Moran on their wedding day. IContinue reading “Week 12 – Joined Together”
Week 11 – Flowers
The prompt at 52 Ancestors this week is Flowers. While searching through old newspapers from Kingston at newspapers.com, I came across this piece which describes the gardening abilities of my 2nd great-grandfather Joseph Jamieson. The piece appeared on page 6 of the Kingston Whig Standard on Saturday July 31, 1897. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97485077/ Joseph owned a duplexContinue reading “Week 11 – Flowers”
Week 10- Worship
The prompt at 52 Ancestors this week is worship. Although religion would have been a huge influence in the lives of my French Canadian ancestors, I find myself at a loss as to what to write. So for this week I will simply be sharing a photo of a place that would have held significanceContinue reading “Week 10- Worship”
Week 9 -Females
The theme of 52 Ancestors this week is females, so today I share a bit about my maternal grandmother Alice L’Oiseau Jamieson. Just Alice When I started researching my maternal grandmother, one of the first things that fascinated me, was her name. As I learned more about her family, I discovered that her siblings andContinue reading “Week 9 -Females”
Week 8 – Courting
When I first read the prompt for week 8 I was at a bit of a loss as to what I would write about, then I remembered the story mum had told me about meeting and dating my dad. Mum and dad met in the autumn of 1939 when mum was 16 years old. DadContinue reading “Week 8 – Courting”
Week 7 – Landing
The prompt for 52 Ancestors this week is Landing. I haven’t been able to do much research this past week, so I thought would share a couple of photographs of Maison Saint-Gabriel, now a Cultural Heritage site. In week one I posted about my 8th great-grandmother Françoise Curè and mentioned Maison Saint-Gabriel as the placeContinue reading “Week 7 – Landing”
Week 6 -Maps
The prompt for 52 Ancestors this week is maps. Maps can be a very useful tool for a family historian. As many of my ancestors settled in the Québec City area, I find the Cadastral map of Québec City Region 1709, very interesting. I know that my 9th great-grandfather Noël Langlois received a land grantContinue reading “Week 6 -Maps”
Week 4 – Curiosity
Curiosity is defined as having a strong desire to know or learn something. Today my curiosity leads me to wonder – Who was Margaret Robinson? Margaret Robinson The only information about Margaret Robinson prior to her death comes from the details held in the Canadian Census documents. The first mention of Margaret Robinson was onContinue reading “Week 4 – Curiosity”
Week 3 – Favourite Photo
The theme of 52 Ancestors this week is Favourite Photo. I have a lot of old photos that I’ve collected over the years, but one of my favourites is this photo of my parents Helen Jamieson and Carl Rines. I don’t have a lot of information about the photo, but I believe it was takenContinue reading “Week 3 – Favourite Photo”
Branches of my tree 