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From: "Ralph Latta" <>
Subject: Re: [LATTA] Branch #50
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2000 23:53:32 -0600


According to A history book I have from the Silton Area, it says Elizabeth
was born near Amherst Nova Scotia in 1840. Her parents were from Northern
Ireland, near Belfast.
Ralph Latta
Regina Saskatchewan
Branch 13
----- Original Message -----
From: "Virginia Curulla" <>
To: <>
Sent: November. 12, 2000 2:54 hrs.
Subject: Re: [LATTA] Branch #50


> Dear Elizabeth (and Alex and Paul),
>
> Peter Latta's line in Nova Scotia includes an Elizabeth Latta, daughter of
> Joseph Latta, but the letter that is quoted suggests that that particular
> Elizabeth Latta was born earlier than 1840 -- perhaps around 1800. (I
don't
> believe that a branch number has been assigned to Peter's family, has it,
> Paul?)
>
> Leah, I presume you haven't connected with a branch number as yet. What
else
> do you know about this family -- such as, did Joseph latta and Elizabeth
> McMorris marry in Nova Scotia? Was Elizabeth or her parents from
reland? --
> if so, do you know where they were from?
>
> Peter, are you still on the mail list? If so, do you have any insight
into
> this?
>
> Virginia Latta Curulla
> Seattle WA
> Branch 22
>
> Leah Joys wrote:
>
> > My husband's ggrandmother was Elizabeth Latta (1840 - 1920). She
was
> > the daughter of Joseph Latta (born in Ireland) and Elizabeth McMorris.
> > Elizabeth was born near Amherst, Nova Scotia, or at Buctouche and died
in
> > Silton, Saskatchewan. She married Thomas Edward Anderson (1831 - 1917)
and
> > the family moved from Buctouche to the Longlaketon region of southern
> > Saskatchewan in the late 1883's where they took up a homestead.
> > I am interested in getting in touch with members of this branch.
> >
> > Leah Joys
> > Medicine Hat, AB
>
>

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