Both of John Trainor’s wives were taken by mental illness – one before her time, and one who suffered for a very long time.Continue Reading
Samuel Dutton, son of Edward Dutton, married Emma Podmore in Warrington, England. The couple emigrated to Canada and had one daughter.Continue Reading
Catharine married Ralph Horatio Sherwood on July 25, 1910 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Their story is marked by tragedy.Continue Reading
After being widowed with two young boys, Mary Anne Whelan remarried quickly, on September 26, 1922, to Frederick Samuel Gardiner.Continue Reading
Edward Dutton (1824-1884) married Mary (née Ackerley) on November 15, 1846, in St. Elphin’s Church in Warrington, England. Continue Reading
Isabella Theresa McPhail left Montreal for the Bethany Convent in St. Paul, Minnesota, becoming a postulant and eventually taking the name Sister Mary Bernadette.Continue Reading
After being discharged from the Canadian Expeditionary Forces, John James Joseph “Jack” McPhail married Annie George. The couple had five children together.Continue Reading
William Alfred Webb married Louie Shepherd on December 31, 1904, in Bradford, Lancashire, England. They had five children, but only two survived to adulthood.Continue Reading
Isabella Griffin never married. She was the postmistress at the post office in Kingston Seymour, England.Continue Reading
In the course of my investigations into the Duffields, I found an article that appeared to provide information about my ancestors, but took some sleuthing to confirm.Continue Reading
