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Hype for the Future 87O: Counties of Ontario 🇨🇦
Introduction Within the Province of Ontario, select census divisions associated with the Province also function as provincial counties, largely located in the portions of Southern Ontario not already included within single-tier or regional municipalities which also exist throughout the area. On the eastern edge of Ontario, three municipalities have united county status. The Counties Within Southern Ontario, the associated counties to the west of Toronto include the specific counties named […] -
𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬
✧ Ignace Tonené ✧
Ignace Tonené (1840 or 1841 – 15 March 1916), also known as Nias or by his Ojibwe name Maiagizis ('right/correct sun'), was a Teme-Augama Anishnabai chief, fur trader, and gold prospector in Upper Canada. He was a prominent employee of the Hudson's Bay Company. Tonené was the elected deputy chief before being the lead chief and later the...
#UpperCanada #Nias #Ojibwe #Tonené #Ontario #Wikipedia
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My misfortunes have been brought upon me chiefly by an incorrigible, though perhaps useful, race of mortals called #lumberjacks, whom, however, I would name the #Cossacks of #UpperCanada, who, having been reared among the oaks and pines of the wild forest, have never been subjected to the salutary restraint of laws. (t b) #gnihi #LetterFromABridge #StarAndGeneralAdvertiser #Anno1831
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𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔'𝗦 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗟𝗘
✧ John Rolph ✧
John Rolph (1793–1870) was a physician, lawyer, and political figure. He immigrated to Upper Canada in 1813 and practised law and medicine concurrently. In 1824, Rolph was elected to the Parliament of Upper Canada. He was elected as an alderman to Toronto's first city council but resigned after his council colleagues did not se...
#UpperCanada #UpperCanadaRebellion #Canada #RolphSchool #Toronto #Wikipedia
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On my recent visit to Toronto, I enjoyed seeing Mackenzie House even though it's empty of furniture after a recent flood. The guide was informative and I got to print out a copy of the Colonial Advocate #history #museum #Toronto #UpperCanada #Ontario
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Today in 1850, Elizabeth Simcoe died. The wife of John Simcoe, the Lt. Governor of Upper Canada, she kept a diary that is an excellent account of Canadian life at the time.
Her diary was first published in 1911. She also painted 595 watercolours that depict life at the time.#Canada #History #UpperCanada #Canadian #Histodon #Histodons
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Reaching out to #UpperCanada #families
Thomas and Bethia (KIDD) ATKINSON had 14 children!
Listed are spouses, census years found (in colour) and #FindAGrave references
Are you descended from any of them? #genealogy
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Here's a little teaser for tomorrow's episode 'The Correspondent' with the wonderful Janice Nickerson. She'll be talking about #FamilyHistory in #UpperCanada, and how a box of old letters helped her discover a whole new side to her stern Gt Grandmother.
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K1 are the KIDD grandparents, parents, etc #genealogy
A2, A3, etc were #alleged ATKINSON cousins as reported in 1927 #FamilyHistory
After 50yrs researching, I have NOT found #PaperTrail connections; waiting for #DNA
NOTE: Most of these #pioneering families #homesteaded in #UpperCanada later #GoingWest to Manitoba, #Keewatin, Saskatchewan, #Assiniboa, Alberta and #Athabasca Districts
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K1 are the KIDD grandparents, parents, etc #genealogy
A2, A3, etc were #alleged ATKINSON cousins as reported in 1927 #FamilyHistory
After 50yrs researching, I have NOT found #PaperTrail connections; waiting for #DNA
NOTE: Most of these #pioneering families #homesteaded in #UpperCanada later #GoingWest to Manitoba, #Keewatin, Saskatchewan, #Assiniboa, Alberta and #Athabasca Districts
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K1 are the KIDD grandparents, parents, etc #genealogy
A2, A3, etc were #alleged ATKINSON cousins as reported in 1927 #FamilyHistory
After 50yrs researching, I have NOT found #PaperTrail connections; waiting for #DNA
NOTE: Most of these #pioneering families #homesteaded in #UpperCanada later #GoingWest to Manitoba, #Keewatin, Saskatchewan, #Assiniboa, Alberta and #Athabasca Districts
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“The Books” (1988) shelf format begins; updated annually. #familyhistory
1982: Citations, corrections and additions begin, but omissions still exist. #genealogy
1927-1966: data collected on 3 ATKINSON families fm 1800s #Ontario (actually #UpperCanada) as they are believed to be related.
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