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Europe / Re: Name Latue - country of origin.
« on: Saturday 02 July 16 01:59 BST (UK)  »
Hello Bill!

A lovely Canada Day surprise. Looking forward to comparing notes. I haven't posted my tree publicly yet but have been planning on doing so in the next week or two. Will let you know as soon as I do. I'm not on Ancestry.com but I may be able to see publicly posted trees. Will soon discover. My grandfather William Rutherford emigrated to Canada and I reside in Kamloops, British Columbia, with my wife and son. I have to run out to partake in the celebrations but will follow up with you in a few days via personal message. Thanks so much for your response. Happy Canada Day!

Cheers

Christopher (klslim)

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Canada Lookup Request / Re: Death of Ellen J Whale Ontario
« on: Friday 01 July 16 23:55 BST (UK)  »
Hello Maryanne,

Looks like you are having a productive day. If you are interested in following up on the Cobalt and Kirkland Lake connections, you may wish to contact or visit the website of the Temiskaming Genealogy Group at: http://www.nt.net/~timetrav/index.html . This group also accepts queries.

The movement of your ancestors through the mining towns of Cobalt and Kirkland Lake opens the door to the fascinating history of Northern Ontario. This huge area was essentially wilderness until the provincial government decided to push a development railway, the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway, through to James Bay at the beginning of the 20th century. In the process, silver was discovered at Cobalt and sparked a lively mining rush. Prospectors followed the railroad north and combed the wilderness, resulting in the discovery of gold in Kirkland Lake and other mineral discoveries. The rest, as they say, is history. My ancestors from Northeast England followed a similar path, first to Cobalt and later onward to Kirkland Lake, which is my home town.

Sandra's suggestion that the Thomas Collin's occupation in 1921 was listed as "timber man" actually matches up with his mining background. A timberman was an individual who cut, installed and maintained the timber supports and framing in the underground mine operation, usually as part of a timber crew.

Cheers! And Happy Canada Day!

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Europe / Re: Name Latue - country of origin.
« on: Friday 01 July 16 01:12 BST (UK)  »
Not sure I can help out with origin of the name, but it appears we share an interest in Andrew Latue who is my 4X GG. I am relatively (no pun intended) new to RootsChat.com and genealogy and just came across your 2015 inquiry.

I discovered my connection to the Latue family while researching my Rutherford ancestors. My 2nd GG Thomas Rotherford married Catherine Latue (bn 1810), daughter of Robert Latue (1782-1847) and granddaughter of Andrew Latue (1751-1828).  It is difficult to trace the Latue lineage as there are many variations of the spelling including: Lathew, Latehew, Lattew, Lettew, Latu and in one instance Latio. My interest in the Latue name heightened when I discovered a number of Andrew Latue Rutherford's in my Rutherford tree. I suspect this is related to Catherine's younger brother Andrew Latue (1812-1842), whose accidental death at age 30 left him without a son to carry on his name. Unfortunately, I haven't bean able to work beyond Andrew Latue (1751-1828).

I suspect that Latue was originally a French name and through countless years of phonetic spellings evolved into a few "standard" versions. Unsure of protocol for providing email addresses. Please let me know if you wish further information.

Cheers!

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