my genealogy life
Family stories are my buried treasure
Tracing ancestors in Canada, England, Scotland & Ireland
Sharing my love of digging through old documents, uncovering family stories, and sharing the real papers that bring our ancestors back to life.
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Here is a great picture of a men’s social gathering on the Normandie Roof in Montreal. A Google search tells me that the Normadie Roof was located in the Royal Hotel in Montreal. My grandfather John Melody Dever is a…
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The Gazette – Feb.19, 1943 B/M/D Notices
I have old newspaper clippings that belonged my grandparents that I will be sharing in the hopes of helping other people that are researching their roots. This clipping is from The Gazette, Montreal dated Friday, February 19, 1943, pg.12 The…
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John Alexander & George Jeffery
John Alexander Jeffery was the first-born son of Robert Jeffery & Elizabeth Tipper. They had him baptized at St. Gabriel’s Presbyterian church in Montreal on Dec. 7, 1818. There is little to be told about John, other than he died in…
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