Showing posts with label Quebec City. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Quebec City. Show all posts
Thursday, July 30, 2015

Thriller Thursday: Charles Buise Embezzles Stake Money and Flees

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Shortly before the 1892 wrestling match between D. S. McLeod and Joe Acton, Charles Buise deposited $250 with the Chronicle to secure a bet ...
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Sunday, July 26, 2015

52 Ancestors: Week 30 "Challenging": Elizabeth Buise

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I do not know much about Elizabeth Buise, the last (second as far as I know) wife of my 3rd-great-grandfather John Bennet Winters . John and...
Sunday, July 5, 2015

Church Record Sunday: Baptism of Charles Bews

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Charles Bews baptismal record, 22 November 1847. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Ancestry.com. Quebec, ...
Sunday, December 14, 2014

52 Ancestors: #50 Halvor Eriksen Otterholt

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My 3rd-great-grandfather Halvor Eriksen Otterholt was born on 28 June 1821 in Bø, Telemark, Norway, and was baptized on 1 July 1821. He was ...
Saturday, September 13, 2014

52 Ancestors: #37 Charles Halvorson, Minnesota State Senator

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Kittel (or Kjetil) Halvorsen Otterholt, the brother of my great-great-grandmother Aaste Halvorsdatter Otterholt, was born on 11 September 18...
Sunday, August 10, 2014

52 Ancestors: #32 Jorgen Jorgensen Boe

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My great-great-grandfather Jorgen Jorgensen Boe was born on 18 November 1850 in Bø, Telemark, Norway and was baptized on 24 November 1850. H...
Thursday, July 3, 2014

Founding of Quebec City - Anniversary

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The Quebec Settlement : A.—The Warehouse. B.—Pigeon-loft. C.—Detached Buildings where we keep our arms and for Lodging our Workmen. D.—Ano...
Monday, March 10, 2014

Mystery Monday: Margaret McGillivray

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The Winters family Bible contains a transcribed death notice for Margaret McGillivray, the wife of the late Charles Buise. The only date giv...