From Herbert L. Dawes: "In looking back over the history of our family, our hearts 
be lifted in pride, we do well to harken the words of Herbert Alexander Dawes to his 
son, Herbert Leonard, not yet come to his teens, "BOY, THE PAST IS NOTHING TO BOAST 
ABOUT. IT IS SOMETHING TO LIVE UP TO. SEE THAT YOU DO IT." Nothing to boast of, 
because we made no contribution to it.

....{Look to the rock you were hewen...Look to the quary where it was dug.}....


VISITOR PASSWORD: 
The password is set up to hide the information on living people. If you 
belong to this "extended family" and wish to see this site and are willing to share 
information then contact me for the PASSWORD. When requesting the password, please 
tell me what family you belong to. Thank you. 
 


NOTE: The vast majority of the information found here is from church 
and military records, family members and reliable sources but there are going to be 
mistakes. Please tell me if you think I have made any.


Updated INFORMATION:
Newest: DUNN families;CASSIDY Families; 
New: Kelly Townsend CLARK and Robert Noah MCPHAIL 
info.  ENTRY ISland headstones.; JOHAN LORENTZ WOXELL (Isaac 
Bloome).


Latest 
Material
Early Dickson Family

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latest material.
Help Me Please!
Unknown People


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 in 
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Early Records : Turnbull & Cassidy
Information about the TURNBULL & CASSIDY families of East River and 
McLellans Brook, Pictou Co., with descendants on the Magdalen Islands, 
Bay of Chaleur and the Miramichi. just 

SOME FAMILY STORIES

James Clarke who went from Deserter to Hero and lost his 
wife, Mary, because of it;
Thomas Pierce and family who were arrested in 1779 for 
helping deserting soldiers of the King's Orange Rangers (KOR);
Robert Dickson of the KOR who married the widow Giffin who 
was the daughter of Thomas Pierce;
John Dean, a gardner, that won the heart of a English 
Nobleman's daughter;
The Conrad's, Publicover's and Lohnes' who came here in the 1750's from 
Germany to settle in Lunenburg and had to fight Indians to survive;
William Gaston and the "Gaston Legend";
Heman McLean the 24 year old who was mortally wounded while 
attacking Vimy Ridge and won the "Military Medal" for heroism;
John Quinn who gives his occupation as a "witch";
The brave Islander POWs who died at the hands of the Japanese during WII;
Dorothy "Dora" Hirtle who was murdered by the Irish 
schoolmaster.
Cassidy men who gave their lives in the coal mines in 
Nova Scotia. 



There are a few people I want to give credit to who have shared their 
information with me:

Barb Campbell (who got me started on this quest and showed me how to 
search the internet;
Byron Clark, Harriet York-Baudoux, Mary Best, Marion Shires, Diane Wilson, 
Jill Palmer, Dexter Reid Sampson, Wanda (Taker) Burke who took the time to take
pictures of Entry Is for me, Alice Paige, Zelda Lohnes, Wynn Currie who gave me the 
pictures of headstones from the Maggies and allowed me to post them here 
 and to C.A.M.I., Magdalen Islands;  
Paula Glaser who sent me the photos of our American McPhails. 
Dennis M. Boudreau (complier of "Dictionnaire Genealogique DES FAMILLES DES 
ILES-DE-LA-MADELEINE 1760-1948) who was willing to share his years of research 
and probably should be credited for 15% of this site. 
 


To the visiting family researchers: 
I still have much more information that is still on paper that I will be adding 
to this site. If you can add or correct information I have here please contact 
me.

 

 .......... " I'm going the way of all the earth.
Be strong and show yourself a man" ..........