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Sister Mary Bernadette (Isabella Theresa McPhail)

By: AG Knapper
On: May 30, 2021

John James Joseph “Jack” McPhail and Annie George

William Alfred Webb and Louie Shepherd

Hannah Isabella Griffin

The Fighting Duffields

Finding the Irish Duffields

My Military Ancestors

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  • John James Joseph “Jack” McPhail and Annie George

    After being discharged from the Canadian Expeditionary Forces, John James Joseph “Jack” McPhail married Annie George. The couple had five children together.

  • John Griffin and Sarah Jane Goodland

    John Griffin married Sarah Jane Goodland on March 24, 1884, in the parish church of St. Paul in Kewstoke, Somerset, England. They had five sons and one daughter.

  • Elijah Loxham Longworth and Mary Elizabeth Derbyshire and Mary Ann Pearl Condon

    Elijah Loxham Longworth married Mary Elizabeth Derbyshire in 1909 at St. Peter’s Church in Chorley and then moved to Canada, without her.

  • John Harold Griffin and Dorothy Wilkes

    John Harold Griffin left his family in England and emigrated to New Zealand. After a stint in the military, he married Dorothy Wilkes and had a family.

  • Eleanor Webb and Her “Husbands”

    My great-aunt Eleanor Webb was a bit of an outlier – I wasn’t even aware she existed until I found her marriage record in Ontario.

  • Who is Huff Hobbs?

    I’ve been attempting to identify several men who were identified by their nicknames in a World War I era photo that features my great-grandfather, including “Huff” Hobbs.

  • 75th Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Forces, 11th Brigade

    I found this fantastic postcard amongst my grandmother’s photo albums. My great grandfather, Arthur Bird Griffin is on the left behind the big guy in the front.

  • Henry Matthew Ireson and Margaret Josephine Aldcroft

    Henry Matthew Ireson emigrated from England and married Margaret Josephine Aldcroft on November 28, 1908, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

  • World War I: May, 1917, France

    I found this military photo amongst my Grandmother’s things. I’ve tried to identify the men in the picture back to their army records.

  • Alfred James Webb Dyke, Ellen Atkins and Euphemia Stewart McCubbin

    Alfred James Webb Dyke was a war hero – with a checkered past.

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My Great-Grandparents

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  • William Alfred Webb and Louie Shepherd

    William Alfred Webb married Louie Shepherd on December 31, 1904, in Bradford, Lancashire, England. They had five children, but only two survived to adulthood.

  • Frederick Samuel Gardiner and Mary Anne Whelan (and Clayton Loucks)

    After being widowed with two young boys, Mary Anne Whelan remarried quickly, on September 26, 1922, to Frederick Samuel Gardiner.

  • Mystery Solved – Mary Ann Whelan died October 11, 1957

    It took a long, slow troll of the Hamilton Spectator, but I was able to locate the full obituary for my great-grandmother, Mary Ann Whelan, in the October 12, 1957 edition of the Hamilton Spectator. (More on Mary Ann here.) It reads: Mrs. Frederick Gardiner, the former Mary Ann Whelan,

  • When Did Mary Ann Whelan Die?

    I found amongst my grandmother’s photo collection the obituary for her mother. I knew she died in 1957 (as I’ve got a record of the grave site), but wasn’t clear on the actual date.

  • Arthur Bird Griffin and Lily Moore

    Just a week after enlisting, Arthur Bird Griffin married Lily Moore on September 8, 1915, at St. Luke’s Church in Hamilton, Ontario.

  • George Leonard Archibald “Nipper” McPhail and Alice Elizabeth Eagan

    When George Leonard Archibald McPhail (known as Leonard or “Nipper”) was born on February 11, 1898, in Soulanges, Quebec, his father, Archibald James Jacob McPhail (1870-1941), was 27 and his mother, Cecelia (née Garrow) (1876-1941), was 21. He had five brothers and four sisters. Records show Leonard crossed the border in

Gardiners

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  • Sarah Gardiner

    By: AG Knapper
    On: November 8, 2020
  • Samuel Gardiner Jr. and Catharine Jones

    By: AG Knapper
    On: November 1, 2020
  • Dorothea “Frances” Gardiner Bowen and William Guy “Red” Hill

    By: AG Knapper
    On: September 15, 2020
  • Catharine Gardiner and Ralph Horatio Sherwood

    By: AG Knapper
    On: August 22, 2020
  • Frederick Samuel Gardiner and Mary Anne Whelan (and Clayton Loucks)

    By: AG Knapper
    On: July 29, 2020
  • Robert Martin Gardiner and Laura Eleanor Bovaird (and Nellie Werner)

    By: AG Knapper
    On: July 25, 2018
  • Mystery Solved – Mary Ann Whelan died October 11, 1957

    By: AG Knapper
    On: April 12, 2018
  • When Did Mary Ann Whelan Die?

    By: AG Knapper
    On: April 1, 2018
  • Leading Aircraftman Leonard Joseph Gray

    By: AG Knapper
    On: December 10, 2017
  • Hilda Mary Gardiner and Frederick George Bowen

    By: AG Knapper
    On: April 10, 2017

Griffins

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Hannah Isabella Griffin

John Griffin and Sarah Jane Goodland

John Harold Griffin and Dorothy Wilkes

Dorothy Griffin and Robert Parry

75th Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Forces, 11th Brigade

Edward Clement Griffin and Ellen Leaker

McPhails

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  • Sister Mary Bernadette (Isabella Theresa McPhail)
  • John James Joseph “Jack” McPhail and Annie George
  • Archibald James Jacob McPhail and Cecelia Garrow
  • Francis Xavier McPhail and Gertrude Hayes
  • Margaret Ann McPhail and Francois Patrick Butler
  • Donald James McPhail
  • Alexander McPhail
  • John Joseph McPhail
  • Mary Catherine McPhail and John Hardigan
  • John James McPhail and Catherine Ann McIntosh

Webbs

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  • William Alfred Webb and Louie Shepherd
  • Lily Drusilla Dutton and Samuel Schofield
  • William Richard Webb and the 1901 Census
  • William Webb and Sarah Hawkins
  • Eleanor Webb and Her “Husbands”
  • George Edward Webb and Dorothy Irene Griffin
  • Charles Henry Webb and Alice Cooper
  • Gertrude Webb and George Povey
  • Mary Elizabeth Webb and William Beswick
  • Alfred Thomas Webb and Emma Alice Dodd

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One of the best things about having my family stor One of the best things about having my family story on the Internet is that sometimes family members (or offshoots) find me. A reader this week pointed me towards “The Age of Daredevils” - a book about the family of the man who married my grandmother’s cousin - who were known for challenging #NiagaraFalls. I took my time to read it through and discovered there were two full chapters related to my cousin, her marriage, and her untimely death. The writer captured the personalities of my aunts very well, and I hope now to connect with him to glean more of the story. If you are interested in reading more about “Franny” Gardiner Hill, check your local library or pick up the book from Amazon! https://amzn.to/3kpwMdY
Did I tell you about all the amazing local #wineri Did I tell you about all the amazing local #wineriesofniagara that we visited as part of #wanderlostlinc? We went to @honsbergerestatewinery, @stoneyridgewinery, @malivoire, @sueannstaffestatewinery, @fieldingwinery, @13thstreetwinery, @hernderestatewines and @creeksidewine. Glad we finally got out to explore! 
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Dad joined us this time for a #wanderlostlinc scav Dad joined us this time for a #wanderlostlinc scavenger hunt visit to the new @lincolnmuseumon! And...since we’ve decided to become regulars at @thejordanhouse, we had #fishandchips , fish tacos 🌮 and sangria!
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Not a long drive, but we experienced more of the r Not a long drive, but we experienced more of the region today than I think we have in the four years we’ve lived here. Thank you #wanderlostlinc for a fun day!
After stopping at @innonthetwenty restaurant to ch After stopping at @innonthetwenty restaurant to check out the view, we did the virtual arcade soccer and checked out the #jordanappleworks as our last stop of the day. We’ll see what tomorrow brings - there’s still another 15 or so stops But we’re in 4th place!
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We were pretty hungry after a long morning scaveng We were pretty hungry after a long morning scavenging - so we stopped at @jordanhousetavern for some fish and chips!
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#DYK that the big oak outside the @goculinary is o #DYK that the big oak outside the @goculinary is over 300 years old? We stopped in for some granola during our #wanderlostlinc scavenger hunt!
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Our next stop was a family favourite - @benchbrewi Our next stop was a family favourite - @benchbrewingco - nice place to stop on a hot day. 
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Definitely will be back to #cavespringsconservatio Definitely will be back to #cavespringsconservationarea for a hike! Didn’t know it was there. Great hiking trail! 
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