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From: khs <>
Subject: Draper
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 21:18:19 -0800

I posted the following message as I left the house, expecting that my
mailbox would would full on my return. There wasn't one reply! I hope
that means people, especially Bev, were waiting until I returned home, and
will now make contact...
Karen

>
>I don't remember seeing this message from Bev about the DRAPER family. As
>luck would have it, I just checked my mail before we go out the door for 2
>weeks, and found this response. Now I'll be wondering all the while I ski
>down the slopes if there are several messages waiting... ;-)
>
>I think I may have some information about one of the daughters, Ruana.
>Ruana DRAPER was the 3rd wife of Henry Lill RINCH. At the time of this
>marriage, 19 May 1876 in Bowmanville, she was said to be the daughter of
>James DRAPER and Malind. She was 60 and a spinster. She died 25 Jun 1890
>Bowmanville. (Henry was 78 at the time of this marriage!)
>
>I have other information for Benedict DRAPER who married Mildred RINCH (the
>daughter of Henry, in the above paragraph). Benedict and Mildred married
>26 Dec 1842 Newcastle District. Benedict was the son of James DRAPER and
>Molenda McNALL.
>
>I have wondered if Benedict and Ruana were brother and sister, but because
>these were not direct ancestors, the importance of discovering the details
>wasn't so high on the list.
>
>I will be interested in comparing notes when I return...
>
>Karen in Abbotsford BC
>
>
>>On 14 Feb 00, at 5:36, B. H. Davis wrote:
>>
>>> My family is JAMES DRAPER 1786-1864 who moved to Bowmanville with
>>> his 2nd wife OLIVE TUCKER 1800-1864 from Lachute area Quebec.
>>> His children were:
>>> JAMES, HENRY, LANSING, BENEDICT, HARVEY, ROWENA, JOHN,
>>> STEPHEN TUCKER, CYRUS, JOHN LUTHER, CLARA, ADELAIDE,
>>> CLOSING, MARY J.
>>
>>Hi Bev;
>>
>>Sorry about the delay in my replay, but, busy as usual!
>>
>>In the Durham County Marriage Registers - 1858 - 1869, I found the
>>following:
>>
>>Franklin SOPER, 22, of Cornwall, born CW, s/o Harvey and Jane,
>>married Aug 1, 1865 to Mary Jane DRAPER, 19, of Bowmanville, born,
>>CE, d/o James and Olivia
>>
>>In the Surrogate Court Index for Northumberland and Durham Counties -
>>1859-1900, I found:
>>
>>DRAPER, James of Darlington - #243, 1864
>>
>>> Harvey was my ggrandfather---I have some data on some of the other
>>> sons but very little on the daughters. Have you run across any
>>>material in
>>> your search?
>>
>>There are quite a few listings in the Durham County Newspaper Index -
>>regarding Harvey:
>>
>>DRAPER, Harvey of Bowmanville - daughter Maggie died on Feb 10,
>>1906 in Brandon, Manitoba, aged 47 years
>>
>>DRAPER, Harvey - sold his house in Bowmanville, Sep 17, 1868
>>
>>Hope that this might be of some help to you.
>>
>>Kind regards
>>Kathy Witheridge
>>Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
>>
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