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From: "Sanford R. Wilbur" <>
Subject: Re: [NHGRAFTO] Canaan, NH, families to Upper Canada around 1890
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 08:25:28 -0800
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David,
Thanks, I'll look into the Eastern Townships. Despite my assertion
that these folks were true, blue "Americans" (or rebel scoundrel
traitors, as the Loyalists and Brits might have called them), several
folks on the list felt they were United Empire Loyalists, and moved
because of their disenfranchisement. That they were well settled in
Canaan, NH; stayed in Canada a relatively short time; and returned to
their original farms makes me think there must have been some particular
non-Loyalist reason for the moves at that particular time.
Sandy Wilbur

David wrote:
>
> The area at the top of the CT river is know as the Eastern Townships. The
> link below describes the beginning. Use a search engine to find more
> information. I have some relatives lost in the transition from Grafton
> County NH to Eastern Townships.
> http://www.geocities.com/sharut/easterntownships.html
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sanford R. Wilbur" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 1:43 AM
> Subject: [NHGRAFTO] Canaan, NH, families to Upper Canada around 1890
>
> > Several families, including HARRIS and WALWORTH, left Grafton County,
> > New Hampshire, some time around 1790. Most (all?) had returned to
> > Grafton County by 1810. I only know that they went to Canada because
> > there were a couple of HARRIS births in this group in Canada around
> > 1800, in families that had been in New Hampshire before 1800 and after
> > 1810. The only clue I have as to where they might have gone is a record
> > from Kemptville, Ontario (but it was later, and may have nothing to do
> > with the movement I am researching).
> >
> > Does anybody have any ideas why a bunch of New Hampshire folks would
> > have gone to Canada en masse (at least, en clan)at that particular time,
> > where they might have gone, and why they might have come back? They
> > weren't Loyalists; they were grantees at Canaan, New Hampshire, who had
> > moved up river from Connecticut, and moved back to Canaan.
> >
> > Sandy Wilbur
> > Gresham, OR
> >
> > =========================
> > SYMBIOS Books:
> > http://home.netcom.com/~symbios

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