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Europe / Re: Smith born in Paris France, son of a British soldier??
« on: Thursday 06 August 15 12:10 BST (UK)  »

Thank you Jorose!

Marriage was Jan 5 1862, Methodist Church, Oshawa Ontario by Thomas Henry.
John Smith, born France , residing East Whitby, Ont.  to Mary Ann Shell, born Mariposa Tsp, Ont, residing in Uxbridge Ont. 

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Europe / Re: Smith born in Paris France, son of a British soldier??
« on: Monday 03 August 15 18:01 BST (UK)  »
We don't know a lot about John Francis Smith as he was married, had 4 children and died all between 1861 and 1871 Canadian Census in the Port Perry area of Ontario, Canada.  His marriage records says birth in France, his death says Paris, France.  Have not been able to place him in the 1851 or 1861 Can Census's. We have no idea of how or when he immigrated to Canada. And the oldest living descendants tell us that his father was in the British military.

Thanks for this information, We knew it was going to be an almost impossible search but did not realize it would that difficult.   The name itself is a nightmare  ! Thanks for the idea of a delayed baptism at 'home'  ...had not thought of that.

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Europe / Smith born in Paris France, son of a British soldier??
« on: Monday 03 August 15 12:58 BST (UK)  »
I have a GT gt grandfather born in Paris France, abt 1830- name is John Francis Smith, parents John and Betsy Smith.  We do not know why a Smith was in Paris with his wife at that time.
There is family lore that he or his father was in British military.
Did the British have a military presence in France in 1830 and why??
The Napoleonic wars were over by 1815.
Am looking for help also to find this birth record in Paris... can any one help with these questions?
ThankYou!
Heather

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Canada / Re: Help-- how to find obituaries on Toronto Star Archives search page.
« on: Thursday 02 July 15 14:24 BST (UK)  »
I sent an email complaint from the Archive site to  ProQuest Archiver Customer Support and received these tips:
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·         Have you cleared your cookies and temporary internet files? Then restart your browser before trying to access again.

 ·         Are you using some type of personal firewall protection program?  If so, you may need to disable it or enter pqarchiver.com as an accepted site.

 ·         Is your browser security set too high?  If so, you may need to lower it or add pqarchiver.com as an accepted site.

 ·         Are you using one of the following as your browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.5+, or Netscape 6.02+.  They work best with the archives.  Other browsers do not work well with the Archive sites at this time.

 ·         Please be sure that you are using Adobe Reader 5.0 or higher.

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The biggest issue with me I think was I as using Google Chrome for a browser, have switched to Internet Explorer for using these Archives searches and it made a big difference in the results I am getting.  I also deleted my Temp Internet files which I had forgotten to do for a while... anyway I hope this helps someone else not experience frustration!  I have suggested to their Customer Support that they put the Browser tip on the Search page please!! 
Thanks for your help Ladies!
Heather

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Canada / Re: Help-- how to find obituaries on Toronto Star Archives search page.
« on: Tuesday 30 June 15 16:51 BST (UK)  »
Thanks RK, still have problems...  cannot recreate even using the same parameters..
seems the library edition and the paid site are different and not consistent,  also every one in a while it kicks me off the site and have to login again.... sent a PM to RunKitty
I have tried to access the library edition but cannot from New Brunswick it appears.

Is the Toronto Telegram the same paper as the Toronto Star in the 1950's?

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Canada / Help-- how to find obituaries on Toronto Star Archives search page.
« on: Tuesday 30 June 15 01:58 BST (UK)  »
I bought a week subscription today and am not happy, as cannot find out how to find obituaries, the FAQ say that the text search does not cover them but they will be in the digital images.... but how do I find these digital images  ???
It seems to be an Advanced Search page. and cannot get it give me the birth , death digital pages... I keep getting a message that 'no articles found ' if using that top search box at

http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/advancedsearch.html

but can see no other way of searching... am frustrated.
RunKitty has found obits for me as I cannot locate them myself , even with the subscription....

What am I doing wrong? am I searching in the right place? 
ThankYou
Heather

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Canada Lookup Request / Re: Toronto Star Obituary Look-up "Troughton"
« on: Sunday 28 June 15 23:21 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for the site link.  I have used it before when it was Pages of the Past and I got some obit then but cannot recreate the same ones now with this search..  I put the name in the first search box and chose the dates as a month around the date, not getting anything...
Any hints how to get obituaries..??  ThankYou!!

I am looking for John Franklin Smith  death Dec 24 1944 Toronto.

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Canada / Re: Uxbridge Cemetery transcripts Durham County Ontario
« on: Saturday 27 June 15 20:48 BST (UK)  »
Oh that is disappointing, but thankyou Eileen for checking.  I do have the obit and yes it states that is where he is buried..wonder how the records were lost?

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Canada Lookup Request / Re: Toronto Star Obituary Look-up "Troughton"
« on: Saturday 27 June 15 06:06 BST (UK)  »
How do I/ where can I search the Toronto Star index for obituaries in 1920's  please?

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