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John F. LONSDALE, b. 1844 Port Huron, Ontario, worked in Providence and NYC
Posted by: Beth Hurd (ID *****8620) Date: November 07, 2007 at 15:04:13
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I am not related - this is part of a transcription project.

from "Printers and Printing in Providence, 1762 - 1907"
prepared by a committee of Providence Typographical Union #33 as a souvenir of the 50th anniversary of its institution
printed in 1907

"The Journeymen"
p. LII.

"JOHN F. LONSDALE - Born Port Huron, Ontario, Can., June 3, 1844; served a four years' apprenticeship on the Port Hope Guide, beginning Nov. 2, 1858; initiated into Providence Union May 21, 1864; worked in this city on the Evening Press until the spring of 1869, except about one year spent in New York city; was 'the last person to come down the chain' on the occasion of the fire, Dec. 31, 1868; employed at American Press Association, New York city, in 1905."


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