Re: Renfrew Eastons
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Re: Renfrew Eastons
Ian Henderson 11/04/11
Thank you, Ian. We are definitely on the same page.Have found 1901 census that lists all, including Lolo born in 1886. It is rife with misspellings, showing Starr as Stan and showing all their surnames as Marinus. Eveliene is shown as 1881. Haven't done the math. We don't often get to Palmer Rapids, but I was delighted to see that someone has photographed all the grave markers in the Burnt Bridge Road Wesleyan Cemetery, as well as the Anglcan cemetery in Combermere and put them on line.The marker for Marinus and Emma shows Isabell and also George Cave. I wondered who he was. I have a few items that Kathy Gamble, the lady doing the research, gave to my mother.One is from the Diocese of Ottawa, and it shows Marinus Gilbert Easton as being born March 10, 1843 and baptized privately March 3, 1909, and "Merenius" Gilbert Easton, aged 74, as having died May 29, 1916, aged 74, born at Merrickville.
I have a flyer entitled "Farmers, Attention!" which is credited to "Marenus" G. Easton, Merrickville, November 12, 1897, saying he had leased H. Easton's Flour and Oatmeal Mills and was prepared to grind all kinds of grain.
I also have something entitled "Life of Hiram Easton (1820-1910)...," which paints a pretty poor picture of his sons."who dissipated away his holdings in boats and property, in fun and frolic."
The information you have provided is very useful, and I wonder about the legitimacy of Starr and all. Maybe the census data was deliberately misleading.Found a site that described Starr's boat (??the Geneva), Combermere area.
I knew that the original Joseph was a Puritan who came over uprising, and it made reading the Traitor's Wife interesting.
Thank you again,
Margaret