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Canada / lost canadian lightkeeper
« on: Wednesday 05 March 14 21:36 GMT (UK)  »
George Ross Snetsinger died may 30 1951, Vancouver B.C.  One of his sisters, Mrs. A. W. Whitelaw,
Los Angeles came up to bury him.  He was born in Aultsville, Ontario Apr 13, 1888.
Aultsville was one of a number of small places 'drowned' when the St. Lawrence Seaway was constructed.
His father: Donald Hugh Snetsinger, born Ontario.  Mother Bertha Snetsinger nee Meeker, born Aultsville.      I do know all Snetsingers in Canada are descended from family who came over the border after the American Revolution(War of Independence,)  & settled in Cornwall Ont.

George was a lightkeeper on Cape St. James, Queen Charlotte Islands 1939-40.  died unmarried.

Have contacted a number of Snetsingers in B.C. but no-one knows of George Ross.

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Family History Beginners Board / Lost g-grandfater
« on: Wednesday 05 March 14 21:23 GMT (UK)  »
Our family was never particularly “into” geneaology…we knew who we were and that was sufficient  The tree was professionally updated in 1932 – I’ve no idea who had it done, but 20 years later I - keeper of the flame -  added in my own generation.  A few years ago a totally unknown 5th cousin (1787) found me and he being a big time researcher I got 50+ pages of wills, deeds, sasines, etc.  A short time ago he pointed out that my GGf had NOT died in 1885 aboard ship as he did in fact appear on the 91 census – he  was simply away from home.  and that in the 01 census  my GGm is listed as widow!   This had always been a mystery.

In 1880 our landed estate (1647) was bankrupt.  My GGf (trained in the 70’s  Queens, Cork) went to sea as a marine engineer and estate was put in hands of 3 trustees – GGf’s brother John and two of GGm’s doctor bros-in-law.   John took the others to court when he found them in violation of their trusteeship… result very bad feeling indeed, which lasted into the 1930’s (there’s no feud like an old feud).    I had always understood that my GGf had died aboard his ship in 85 and his mother’s eldest bro – one of the sued trustees, and still angry from the court case -  had to go  quote - in winter – down south (Plymouth? Portsmouth? Southampton?) to bury our boy, etc.  Result, more bad feeling.

Why are the details a mystery and no surviving documents?  An unlucky family ours.  When I was born everyone who knew was gone: GGf yr? GGm 1922, Gf 1926, his sister 1931, their uncle John 1933, (his own family were all dead: wife 1912, children 1897, 1915, 1917.)  Even the angry doctor 1932.   My father was an Infantry officer (1933-44) and I was only 3 when he went away for the last time – he forgot to fill me in.   How does one find a dead marine engineer aged 37-46…?

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