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« on: Sunday 20 December 15 20:54 GMT (UK) »
Hello,
My name is Elaine and my great grandfather was William James Herring. I never met him because he died before I was born but I got to know my great grandmother, Emma Jane, who used to live on Champigny street, in Montreal, with her sister, Auntie Flo. Emma Jane died in 1974 or 1975 - I can't remember for sure, I was about 10 years' old. My grandfather was one of her sons, Frederick Charles Herring. I remember that I met his brother Robert who was from Calgary and who came to my great grandmother's funeral. And I know he had other brothers as well, but I never met them because they were already gone. One of them died tragically in a car accident.
My grandfather, Frederick Charles was married to Rita Girard, a French Canadian. They had 2 daughters, (*), who was born in 1941 or 1942 and (*), who was born in December 1943 (my mother). My grandfather died on October 7, 1976 at the age of 59. He had a bad heart condition.
(*) married a medical doctor of Turkish origin, (*), in the early 60s and they moved to the United States. She was a registered nurse. They lived in New Haven Connecticut for a while, then in Jacksonville, Florida, and also in the Boston area. She had 3 children : (*).
My mother (*) married (*) in 1963 and had 3 children as well: me, my brother (*) and sister (*). She got divorced and remarried later.
I have pictures of my great grandmother and grandparents if you are interested.
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