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… The Early Years Leonard Palmer was born on September 19, 1913 in … and David Livingstone Palmer and was named after Leonard Hodgkinson, Senior 4 th Engineer on the Titanic. He grew up in Hove, Sussex in … Lancastria. We sailed down the Mersey River, stopped at Queenstown (Cobh), Ireland the next day and arrived in Halifax on April 27, 1929.” …
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… Arie Dirk Bestebreurtje, born April, 1916 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Father, Anton D. Bestebreurtje moved the family to … with the local resistance to harass the enemy with a strength that far exceeded their number. Arie jumped three times into his native …
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… Emigrating To Canada September 1956 The photograph below was taken in front of our … them in many decades. Some of my Dad's brothers eventually came for a visit to Canada. My Mom's brother and his wife visited us twice. I …
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… schooling I obtained at St. Mark's School and secondary schooling at the Marquis Public School. Later education includes an Honours B.A. from … By Catherine Cannon The history of the Cannon family of Marquis is so closely linked with that of the LaLonde family that I cannot think … in the Cannon family, for in 1912, GEORGE and CHARLIE were paid a visit by their sister Lizzie. She had planned only to stay a short …
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… Our trip commenced on the afternoon on a pleasant spring day March 2nd,1954. We were … where we were processed by the customs authorities and boarded the ship Saturnia. Immediately on boarding the ship we boys started … goodbye. As I write, I vividly recall looking at my grandfather and seeing tears streaming down his cheeks and at that time thinking, why …
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… was born 10 January, 1922 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland. She was the youngest of four children born to Elizabeth and William Thomson, a tailor and … Janet Thomson Boyle, daughter Beth …
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… of our travelling Canada: Day 1 exhibit, we asked visitors to share their thoughts on immigration to Canada by writing on luggage tags. … lists are a selection from the hundreds of contributions. Read and keep the conversation going. Edmonton What message would you leave for … winter. Stop in at a Tim Hortons. Try moose meat at least once. And keep smiling. Markham Share Your Immigration Story My grandparents …
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… well this journey was organized. It must have been a mammoth job for some Department and yet it all came off so very well. Ever since George … November 1945 I could hardly wait to find out when I would travel to Canada. I don't remember being very apprehensive, it never occurred to … to be told that it still would be quite some time before my turn would come. So when I received a telegram from that Canadian Wives Bureau on …
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… Our Family's arrival in Canada, 21 April 1957 Soon after the end of the Second World War our parents, Arie and Corrie Versluys, … 1943. Rita was born on 21 September of the same year. I think the hardship and deprivation of the Second World War and the resulting … to deliver the message. When dad came home he looked at mom and she said, "Let's go". In one week we were rushed through paperwork and …
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… Families Dutch Coalminer becomes National Parole Officer In 1946, at age 14, I was eager to get … own food. We did not need to buy bread, potatoes or vegetables. With four chickens, we even traded eggs for such a thing as a spinning wheel. Mom was an avid knitter and seamstress. With a sheep and two goats, I practically grew up on goats’ milk. At times we …