Jamestown Forks

List of J-K placenames in SW Quebec Jamestown Forks Another name for Jamestown ‘Island’ or the area between the Outarde and Chateauguay Rivers. Jamestown Island It is not really an island, just a long narrow point between the Chateauguay River and the Outarde River. It is located 0.7mi (1.1km) west of Ormstown (45.121N/74.006W) and runs …

Mary Hargrave

Chateauguay Valley Notary Records “The following information was collected by Gina Smith during her own family history research. Gina Smith is a professional genealogist who has access to both the National Archives of Canada and the Quebec National Archives. Except for the fact that the notaries listed below were located in Huntingdon, Chateauguay, and Beauharnois …

Grierson

Herbert J.C. Grierson Yes, that Herbert Grierson. I wondered why someone called ‘John Clifford Grierson’ in my genealogy database went by Sir Herbert Grierson in ‘The Letters of Letitia Hargrave.’ Sir Grierson, as it turns out, was married to my third cousin thrice removed, born Mary Letitia Ogston. Mary Letitia Ogston is the daughter of …

Canada Tree

Canada Tree Volume 2 Issue 2 January 1995 “While doing some research on Cuthbert Grant recently, I had occasion to search through the Margaret MacLeod collection in the University of Manitoba Libraries Archives. The collected notes from The Letters of Letitia Hargrave make very interesting reading, especially if you are looking for individuals in the …