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      This is the original handwritten version of a letter by Hiram Capron which was published in an 1872 issue of the Rural New Yorker magazine. Capron is responding to an earlier letter in which a correspondent claimed that rattlesnakes carry venom sacs underneath their tongues. He explains how he had …

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      Old Paris Cemetery is an inactive cemetery in Brant County, under the jurisdiction of the Corporation of the County of Brant. It is located on the south side of Church Street in Paris soon after turning off Dundas Street West (Highway #2). Range 4-11

      Papple Cemetery is an inactive cemetery in Brant County, under the jurisdiction of the Corporation of the County of Brant. It is located on Brant County Highway # 99, 2.5 kms east of the St George Road (Brant County Road # 13). Range 8-4

      Papple Cemetery is an inactive cemetery in Brant County, under the jurisdiction of the Corporation of the County of Brant. It is located on Brant County Highway # 99, 2.5 kms east of the St George Road (Brant County Road # 13). Range 8-5

      Harley Cemetery is an active cemetery in Brant County (Burford Township), under the jurisdiction of the Corporation of the County of Brant. It is located at 125 Harley Rd (Brant Road #202). Range 6-6

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      In the Archdiocese of Toronto, original parish registers are not available to the public. Please DO NOT contact parishes for access to these registers. Other Resources Death and burials are not sacraments and are therefore not formally recorded by all parishes. In Ontario, official death records are kept by the …

      The photograph is mounted on yellow card stock. Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada is one of five synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, consisting of more than 200 member congregations and 78,000 baptized members. The territory of the Eastern Synod runs from Sault Ste. …

      Leaving Aberdeenshire in Scotland, George McGillivray landed at Quebec in 1833 and hadn't intended to settle at Whitby Township. While in Vermont, McGillivray received a letter from William Dow encouraging him to purchase land in Whitby Township. After having spent time at Glen Dhu, the Dow family homestead in Whitby …

      Condition: Good. Seems to be a slight loss of contrast. Yellowed and dirty.

      Catherine P. Blair was born at Guildhall, Vermont, U.S.A. in 1804, daughter of James and Anna Blair. She was married to Anson M. Eggleston, and died at Whitby, Ontario, Canada, on November 25, 1873.

      Group of unknown men gathered in front of a wooden building at the entrance to the main mining shaft at Silver Islet.

      This sidewheeler was originally called the 'City of Toronto', then the 'Racine' and finally the 'Algoma'. Built in 1839, the ship was to undergo major transformations in it's lifetime. It retained it's twin walking beam engines, 147 foot hull and 26 ft. diameter paddlewheels., This photo is courtesy of the …

      This lithograph, based on a painting by "Rev. M. A. F.," depicts the downtown area of Paris as it existed in the 1870s along with the Grand River and its bridges. It was originally published in the October 26, 1872 edition of the Canadian Illustrated News. Some time later, a …

      John and Mary Jane were married 13 Nov. 1872.

      George and Emily are buried in Springcreek Cemetery, Clarkson Road North, Mississauga, Ontario. You can find their inscriptions by searching www.findagrave.com, under Springcreek Cemetery, Missisauga, Ontario. Family member Neil Hoover has created a website, linked here with his permission, so you can explore the Alton, Hardy and Wilson family heritage …