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      Marine excerpts from the Amherstburg Echo.

      This is the first page of the Day Book of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Onondaga, dated January 1881. The original document was provided by Jim and Kathy Barton during a Scan & Share Day event held at the Onondaga Hall on 14 January 2012.

      Contents: Description of Chatham p. 3 January p. 6 February p. 14 March p. 22 April p. 30 May p. 40 June p. 48 July p. 58 August p. 64 September p. 72 October p. 80 November p. 88 December p. 94 Index p. 99

      Peter perry was born on November 14, 1792 at Ernestown, Lennox and Addington County, Upper Canada. He lived in what is now known as Whitby from 1836 to 1851. He was a member of parliament for the Reform party from 1824 to 1836 and from 1849 to 1851. He was …

      Index to the 1881 Illustrated Atlas of the County of Simcoe including Mono and Mulmur Townships published by H. Beldon & Co. Toronto 1881.

      The Oxford County Directory for 1881, embracing a complete alphabetical list of the names of the business men and private citizens in each town and village in the county together with the name, occupant, P.O. address, lot, con., etc. of the residents of each township. Also includes an historical record …

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      The 1881 Illustrated Historical Atlas of Quebec - Eastern Townships. Contains historical sketches of the Eastern Townships and S. West Quebec, maps of townships, portraits and sketches of residences. Also contains a directory, biographical directory of subscribers, a historical gazetteer, and illustrations.

      Book on the legends, traditions, and laws of the Iroquois, or Six Nations and history of the Tuscarora people, written by a Tuscarora chief.

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 14 Jul 1881, p. 3     - It is again our sad duty to chronicle this week another very sudden death in our community. On Tuesday morning Mr. Lachlan Kennedy, only son of John Kennedy, Esq., of Esquesing, a very promising young man, aged twenty-six years, was called to his eternal home. Deceased had been working …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 21 Jul 1881, p. 2     SAD DROWNING ACCIDENT An Esquesing Man Drowned in a Manitoba Lake John McMillan, son of John McMillan, Sr., postmaster at Hornby, who went out to Manitoba with a surveying party a few weeks ago met an untimelty death on Saturday morning, 23rd June. It appears that he ...

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 1 Sep 1881, p. 3     MRS. Robt. Sloan, of Esquesing, with her infant daughter, arrived in Palmerston on Thursday last, on a visit to her sister, Mrs. Gamble. On Friday the child was attacked by summer complaint; inflammatory diarrhea supervened; and on Monday morning the bereaved mother returned home with the ...

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 15 Sep 1881, p. 3     IT IS WITH deep regret that we are called upon to chronicle the death of Mrs. Jacob Snyder, a very old resident of Esquesing township, which took place on Friday evening. She was ill but a few days, and died at the ripe age of 75 years. Deceased came, with …

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 appeared in Acton Free Press, 13 Oct 1881, p. 3     WE beg to extend our sympathy to Mr. & Mrs. C. S. Smith, of this village, on the death of their infant daughter. It being their only daughter the loss will seem the more severe, but their is great consolation in the thought that it is saved from the afflictions, …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 20 Oct 1881, p. 2     RAILWAY ACCIDENTS. Woman Killed at Rockwood. Between seven and eight o'clock on Saturday morning a fatal accident occurred on the Grand Trunk railway, a short distance from Rockwood. The victim an old woman named Mrs. McGrath, who belongs to that village. She was walking ...

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 20 Oct 1881, p. 3     WE REGRET to learn of the death of Mr. David Lawson, of the firm of Lawson Bros., Stewarttown, which took place on Wednesday morning last. He was highly esteemed by all who knew him. - Georgetown Herald....

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 20 Oct 1881, p. 3     IT IS our duty this week to announce the death of Mrs. Mathew Barclay. The deceased lady was the mother of Mr. John Barclay of this town, and of Frank Barclay, Esq., County Registrar. The funeral took place on Thursday and was largely attended. - Oakville Standard....

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 27 Oct 1881, p. 2     Rockwood News. From our own correspondent. It is with deep regret that we have to record the death of one of our townsmen, Mr. Wm. Torrance, which took place at his own residence on Tuesday morning, 18th inst. His death was not altogether unexpected as he had been unable to …

 appeared in Acton Free Press, 3 Nov 1881, p. 3     IN another column will be found a notice of the death of Miss Jane Fife, or "Auntie Fife," as she was more familiarly known, who was for many years a resident of this village. Her brother and herself resided in the house on Bower Avenue, now occupied by Mr. C. …