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From: Ray Campbell - Shawmail <>
Subject: Re: [METISGEN-L] An introduction to my LOWE line.
Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2002 11:28:08 -0600
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Hi
I was born in Park Valley, SK where my Dad was a trapper and my grandfather
worked around big River with the Forestry. My father (John Campbell)
travelled north from home each winter for a few months at a time by dog
team. We had a neighbor there who also ran a dog team once in a while, his
name was William (Bill) Lowe born 25 April 1920, son of Charles Lowe. His
Dad Charles, had a homestead there and Bill helped his father until 1942.
Bill had a brother called Fred and a sister called Mable she was married to
Henry Odegaard at Ordale, SK. In 1942 he went to Candle Lake, SK cutting
pulpwood, 1943 to Big River. He stayed with George Campbell till he had his
own cabin built near Park Valley. He raised some stock. In 1953 it all
flooded out and so Bill moved all his cattle the following spring. He moved
to an area about 15 miles north of Big River. SK. He raised cattle and
horses here until 1975. Bill was still living in Big River last I remember
him.

Charles Lowe was born in 1881, Branston, England. In 1903 he left England
with the Bar Colony, to Saskatoon, then to Prince Albert. He took a
homestead in Shellbrook, SK. He never had a car, he drove oxen. In 1910 he
married Anne Bartlett. In 1928 Charles took a homestead in Park Valley, SK.
Charles and Bill broke land for Delphis Short with oxen.
Anne was the daughter of William Bartlett 31 Jan 1848 Chickeral County of
Dorset England and mother Hannah Turner was born 20 Oct 1859 at Nipawin
Mission Settlement, SK. They were mariied at Fort a la Corne, SK 14 feb
1877.
Anne was born 31 Mar 1894 at Island Lake, a sister Fanny Maude b.7 Sep 1883.
Fanny married Elgin Campbell and they homesteaded in Park Valley, SK
Charles and Anne had a family of seven children;
Fred 1911
Mabel 1913
Grace 1915
Gordon 1917
Hazel 1919
Bill 1920

Bernard 1924

Charles moved away and passed away in Duncan, BC in 1969
The book I am getting this from goes on to say that a Grace Helen b.1915 in
three Creeks passed away in 1935, she had one child named Ethel Rose b. 1
Jan 1933. Ethel married Bruce Buchanan and in Maple Creek, SK
Joseph Garth b 5 Feb 1953 lives in Drumheller, AB
Twins, Mary Louise and Deborah Anne b. 21 Aug 1954, they are in Camrose and
Red Deer
Robert Bruce b 14 Aug 1956 lives in Saskatoon
Andrew James deceased
Grant Meyer b.25 July 1964 lives in Saskatoon

There is a bit more on Fred and his family.
I'll wait and see if these are your people.
Ray

----- Original Message -----
From: "Denny Lowe" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 1:53 PM
Subject: [METISGEN-L] An introduction to my LOWE line.


> Greetings, listers...
>
> I am not too sure of how much of this is on topic (little of Metis
> value) but it will help put me into context for those interested.
>
> To date, I am sure of two Great Uncles, Johnson [1851-1932] and John
> [1856-1922] LOWE who emigrating from Wrangle Parish, Lincolnshire to
> Illinois in 1881. They lived in several locations, eventually
> including St. Charles IL (1900 plus) with John finally homesteading 6
> miles north of Great Falls Montana (1910 onward).
>
> My Grandfather William [1854-1938] likely moved to the West Riding,
> Yorkshire prior to the 1871 Census (of England and Wales). William
> was to marry Jemima Caroline RUEL in 1879 and they reportedly had 16
> children, 12 surviving infancy and 8 of whom were known living in
> 1936. Of these, 2 have known Canadian connections; my Father, Ernest
> [1898-1980] and an older sibling, George.
>
> Dad's brother George [1885-1958] was placed on a farm at age 12 to
> earn his living, in 1897...official school leaving age being 11 at
> that time. Uncle George joined the Royal Navy at age 14 in
> 1899...and following a cruise to the West Indies, he jumped ship when
> the SS Kent was in New York harbour. After spending the winter of
> 1907 in Great Falls, George crossed the border to eventually
> homestead in the Turtleford SK area.
>
> George did serve with the CEF in WWI, and following the war he spent
> several summers in northern Saskatchewan working as a fire warden.
> Between circa 1922 and 1926, he worked the vicinity of the Beaver,
> Meadow and Churchill Rivers. His daughter Isobel has family photos
> that show that he was at Buffalo Lake, Ile a la Crosse, Buffalo
> Narows and Patchwanock. I often wonder if he ever met any Metis
> descendents of Thomas FROBISHER [1744-1788] as this was his neck of
> the woods, before his sudden death in Montreal a couple of days after
> arriving from the northwest. (It is FROBISHER research that actually
> brings me to the list.)
>
> My Dad spent one summer on the Turtleford homestead (circa 1921)
> prior to returning to Yorkshire. He was then to marry my Mom, Emily
> Ivy FROBISHER in 1922. Dad then returned to Canada to earn enough
> money to bring Mom and Albert (my late brother) to Canada in, I
> believe, about 1925 or '26. They were to settle in Saskatoon where
> my sister Margaret and I were born. The family finally moved to
> Gibsons BC in 1940, accounting for my return to the West Coast from
> Ontario after retirement.
>
> Hope this is of interest to some, perhaps sparking a bit of dialog on
> Ile a la Crosse and surrounds. Any FROBISHER interest would be
> 'most' welcome.
>
> Regards,
>
> Denny (Langley BC)
>
>
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