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Canada Lookup Request / Re: lost in canadian genealogy sites
« on: Wednesday 07 September 22 06:24 BST (UK)  »
Yes- I spoke to my distant cousin Jordan after seeing this article.  Uncle Don flew more times than anyone else from Canada in wwII- by multiples. Luckily he survived even the last flight. Everyone else that flew with him died. They declared him dead because he was shot and missing for months. The French resistance kept him alive. He was a nice and upbeat man. He was extremely close to his brother- my grandfather. And he took care of him while he was dying.

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Canada Lookup Request / Re: lost in canadian genealogy sites
« on: Wednesday 07 September 22 04:32 BST (UK)  »
@renfrewboy
I tried to message you but your message box is full…
I have some other answers for…
We have no real coat of arms or kilt as the McGourlick family originally comes from Ireland.  There’s a general kilt that is adopted for the area where the family moved to in Scotland but it’s not a lineage kilt. According to old research, the McGourlick’s may be a fork from the Kennedy clan but from what I found it’s not concrete.
Anyway, message me and I’ll give you my email to keep in touch.

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Canada Lookup Request / Re: lost in canadian genealogy sites
« on: Wednesday 07 September 22 04:18 BST (UK)  »
Hi JJ,
To reply…
Many male settlers married native women because they thought they would be entitled to more land and rights- which they weren’t. I didn’t say they were smart!!!
We learned about this in grade 7 history… it was very common.

That being said, many early settlers married natives (particularly women). And some did in fact happen to have loving marriages. Many multi generation Canadians are part native because of this.

After my great grandmother died in child birth with my uncle Don, my great grandfather remarried a native lady- again, in Gull lake.

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Canada Lookup Request / Re: more help please
« on: Wednesday 07 September 22 04:08 BST (UK)  »
Hi Joe,
Sent you a message with my email. Better to contact there. I will reply punctually.

My grandfather Bill (William) was no in the army. He stayed local making trouble. My dad (Gerry) joined the army and met his uncle (Don) there.

My grandfather had 2 kids- Leona And Gerald. Leona lived in Alberta until she died years ago. My dad is alive in BC.
I saw from a previous thread about the family homestead… my grandfather’s oldest sister got married and her family still owns the homestead in Gull lake. The Steel’s (Posehl).
Email me if you have any more questions.

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Canada Lookup Request / Re: lost in canadian genealogy sites
« on: Thursday 02 August 18 01:24 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: runningbear on Saturday 02 February 13 15:44 GMT (UK)
Hi Sarah,

would be good if you get in touch again


Joe

Here I am! Don’t know how to use this thing! Private message or another option?

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Canada Lookup Request / Re: lost in canadian genealogy sites
« on: Thursday 02 August 18 01:23 BST (UK)  »
Hi again,
Looks like the admin kept their word and did change my notifications- I have thus replied.
Running bear, I will not consistently come on here so i suggest private message or whatever other way. Suggestion? I can’t find a message option on here

Also, my Uncle Don (WW vet) passed away about... 5 years ago now in BC. And there are more than 3 McGourlick’s in Canada. Lol. Many more. Just my immediate family makes 3 and that’s not including my uncle Don’s family etc... unfortunately you can’t depend on what you can find online.

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Canada Lookup Request / Re: lost in canadian genealogy sites
« on: Tuesday 14 September 10 04:15 BST (UK)  »
Hi! ... The Gull Lake McGourlick's are my family...they actually got the homestead or "free land" from the original colonializations of the prairie provinces...to originally try to to obtain more Canadian rights my ancestor McGourlick married a Cree woman in Saskatchewan in the 1700's.....I have a very old picture if you're interested. BTW, the McGourlick's started spelling the name this way over a hundred years ago. The other half of the family spells it different...I'll try to find out what it is again.
My grandfather, boxer, Bill (William) ...and I only remember my uncle Donald who is still alive in BC. My Dad's cousin inherited the Gull lake homestead. We are also written and featured in a Settler's of Saskatchewan book as well...pictures and all.

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