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From: "Adrian Vos" <>
Subject: Re: fishing in NFLD
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 17:26:40 -0500

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From: Diana Motyer <>
To: <>
Date: 02 March 2000 17:15
Subject: Re: fishing in NFLD


>Hi Helen:
>
>The reason this intrigued my interest is the fact that when you went to
>the CRO for
>me and looked up the MOtyer name in St George's cemetary, one of the
>grave markers
>indicated a Thomas Motyer perished in the ice attempting to reach shore
>of the
>coast of Newfoundland. Now this family were either carpenters,
>Agricultural Labourers
>or classified as mariners thus my interest. I of course have no idea why
>he was there,
>maybe fishing or maybe immigrating to Canada.
>Just something to add mystery to the puzzle.
>Diana ( Canada)
>
He could also have been seal hunting.
Adrian Vos
>
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