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Canada / Re: Johnston Family - Owen Sound & Haliburton areas
« on: Thursday 01 January 15 15:38 GMT (UK) »
Hi Janice,
As you said in an earlier post "Lilly and Samuel Grimason lived in Toronto, Ontario, then Regina, Saskatchewan, then Winnipeg, Manitoba, and finally British Columbia where they died."
What we do know is that;
In 1908 John McKinley GRIMASON was born in York, Ontario.
In November 1910 Samuel and Lilly try to cross the Border at Buffalo Creek, New York, USA.
In 1916 Samuel and Lilly were now living in Saskatchewan.
In 1921 Samuel and Lilly were now living in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
In 1958 Samuel died in Vernon, British Columbia.
In 1961 Lilly Died in Vernon, British Columbia.
On the basis that we have found no death for John McKinley GRIMASON prior to or even after 1910 one would expect that John McKinley GRIMASON would have eventually gone to school, as to under what name is a mute point.
With us not being able to find a record for John McKinley GRIMASON so far this would imply adoption and since Samuel GRIMASON did not have any close kin in Canada we then need to look at Lily's side of the family, maybe they took on John McKinley GRIMASON and renamed him to protect him once he went to school.
Clearly by the time that Samuel and Lilly tried crossing the border at Buffalo creek, New York, USA in November 1910 something had happened to John McKinley GRIMASON.
Not finding a death record does not rule out that fact that he may have died as this may have happened in another state other than Ontario.
Case in point is the Death of (Doctor) Alexander Mearns GRIMASON and his son John Menzies GRIMASON in 1905 in Swift Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada.
As you said in an earlier post "Lilly and Samuel Grimason lived in Toronto, Ontario, then Regina, Saskatchewan, then Winnipeg, Manitoba, and finally British Columbia where they died."
What we do know is that;
In 1908 John McKinley GRIMASON was born in York, Ontario.
In November 1910 Samuel and Lilly try to cross the Border at Buffalo Creek, New York, USA.
In 1916 Samuel and Lilly were now living in Saskatchewan.
In 1921 Samuel and Lilly were now living in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
In 1958 Samuel died in Vernon, British Columbia.
In 1961 Lilly Died in Vernon, British Columbia.
On the basis that we have found no death for John McKinley GRIMASON prior to or even after 1910 one would expect that John McKinley GRIMASON would have eventually gone to school, as to under what name is a mute point.
With us not being able to find a record for John McKinley GRIMASON so far this would imply adoption and since Samuel GRIMASON did not have any close kin in Canada we then need to look at Lily's side of the family, maybe they took on John McKinley GRIMASON and renamed him to protect him once he went to school.
Clearly by the time that Samuel and Lilly tried crossing the border at Buffalo creek, New York, USA in November 1910 something had happened to John McKinley GRIMASON.
Not finding a death record does not rule out that fact that he may have died as this may have happened in another state other than Ontario.
Case in point is the Death of (Doctor) Alexander Mearns GRIMASON and his son John Menzies GRIMASON in 1905 in Swift Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada.