Here is a photo of my great great grandfather George Henry Foster Young. He was born in 1864 in Northfield Centre, Brant County in present-day Ontario. On May 4, 1892 he married Jane Mary Bell from Ireland. He was a widow; his first wife was Barbara Hesson.
Category: Genealogy
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Obituary – Georgina Grace (Arnold) Power
Mrs. Albert Power obituary, Halifax Chronicle Herald, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 25 July 1933, page 2. MRS. ALBERT POWER
East Jeddore, July 24 – There passed away at her home here on Sunday at noon Georgina Grace, wife of Albert Power, in her 67th year. The deceased, who was a well-known and highly respected resident, is survived besides her husband by four daughters, Mrs. Blanche Oxner, Lunenburg; Mrs. Pearl Harpell, West Jeddore; Mrs. Edna Myers and Mrs. Jennie Baker, East Jeddore; four sons, William A, Harvey, Earle, and Layton; thirty-four grand-children, one great-grandchild, one sister who resides on Prince Edward Island, and a brother, Lorne Arnold, of East Jeddore. The funeral will be held Tueday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Baptist Church at East Jeddore. Rev. A. Campbell, pastor of the Baptist Church, assisted by Rev. George Gardiner of Halifax, will conduct the service. -
Alice (Baker) Power’s Diary: May 1947
Thursday May 1, 1947: Hon gone back on the bus. Awful rough. Bud and Earl lost a lot of traps.
Friday May 2, 1947: Still raining. Earl and Bud went outside 7 am. Has been raining since Wed PM.
Saturday May 3, 1947: Saviour keep me pure in heart ever faithful true to thee.
Sunday May 4, 1947: Fred here for dinner. Ralph & Elsie here for supper.
Monday May 5, 1947: Awful stormy spring. Rough all the time. Rained for 8 days now.
Tuesday May 6, 1947: 2nd Bbl of gas. I will praise thee with my whole heart I’ll praise thee oh Lord.
Wednesday May 7, 1947: Abide with me fast falls the eventide the darkness deepens Lord with me abide.
Thursday May 8, 1947: Still raining and rough. The men not doing anything lobsters.
Friday May 9, 1947: Levi here with potatoes. Uncle Rob gone outside after Ed Daye.
Saturday May 10, 1947: Edna, Mason, Ralph, & Elsie here tonight. Edna brought me a cake.
Sunday May 11, 1947: Rose, Alan, and children here for dinner & supper. Edna and children down.
Monday May 12, 1947: I washed and ironed. Earl & Bud outside. Had 35 large lobsters.
Tuesday May 13, 1947: Earl & I digging up the garden this morning. Bud up flat fishing.
Wednesday May 14, 1947: Oh what peace we often forfeit oh what needless pain we bear.
Thursday May 15, 1947: Elsie and I planted the rose bushes on the graves Dear Rob and Lyall.
Friday May 16, 1947: I was in town. Leave the unknown future in the master’s hands for Jesus understands.
Saturday May 17, 1947: Dad & I in town with Clyde Perry. I got my hair done at Bonnie’s.
Sunday May 18, 1947: Mason, Edna, & family here for dinner. Ralph & Elsie here all day.
Monday May 19, 1947: 3 BBl gas. Bud started fishing with Mason. He got 1 ½ qtls of cod fish.
Tuesday May 20, 1947: I papered Hon’s room and muresco the ceiling. Rob had 20 herring.
Wednesday May 21, 1947: Father I have wandered from three, often has my heart gone astray. Crimson does my sins.
Thursday May 22, 1947: Rob had a halibut yesterday 98 lbs. Elsie & Ralph here for tea.
Friday May 23, 1947: Rob had 1 mackerel first caught this year. Earl had 11 dollars lobsters.
Saturday May 24, 1947: He will hide me safely hide me in the shadow of his hands.
Sunday May 25, 1947: Olive and a crowd out for dinner and supper.
Monday May 26, 1947: A big rain storm. I never washed today.
Tuesday May 27, 1947: Enos made my garden. Anna down this evening.
Wednesday May 28, 1947: I planted some things today. Aunt Margaret here after noon.
Thursday May 29, 1947: I planted some more seeds. Elsie here for dinner.
Friday May 30, 1947: Trust and obey for there’s no other way to be happy in Jesus than to trust and obey.
Saturday May 31, 1947: Hon and Bern came home tonight for a week’s holiday.
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Photo Post #30 | Bertha Arabella Mills
Today is my aunt Bert’s birthday. She would’ve turned 80. Born Arabella Bertha Mills (we always called her “Bert”) she was the third daughter of my grandparents Alan Mills and Rose Power. She was born April 26, 1944 at home in Oyster Pond Jeddore, Nova Scotia.
When I was growing up, Bert and her first husband and their family lived next door to us on the Beach Strip in Hamilton. I can still remember the days when she would pick me up from school. Those were the best days because she would always take me to Burger King in their orange pick-up truck. I loved that truck – and the trips to Burger King.
Years later, she and her second husband lived in the house on the other side of us. So, Bert was our neighbour twice. Bert died September 10, 2021.
Here is a photo of Bert taken when she was two years old. My Nan’s writing is on the reverse of the photograph.
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Photo Post #29 | Dancing Grandparents
Here are a couple photos of my paternal grandparents Clifford and Hazel (Vansickle) Finch dancing at their 45th wedding anniversary reception in 1982. I love the smiles on their faces. They were clearly having a great time.
I can only vaguely recollect this event as I was only (almost) 5 years old at the time. I remember everybody getting up and doing the “chicken dance.”
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Alice (Baker) Power’s Diary: April 1947
Tuesday April 1, 1947:
Harpell out fishing got
16 fish. He lost
his logs while towing themWednesday April 2, 1947:
We got a fresh fish
from Harpell for
dinner Pearl here tonightThursday April 3, 1947:
Ralph on beach got 2 traps
Otis here this morning
Earl putting up fenceFriday April 4, 1947:
Bless me oh my Saviour
bless me as I bow low at
thy feet.Saturday April 5, 1947:
Levi came here
dinner time taking
orders for potatoesSunday April 6, 1947:
Levi gone back on the
Bus tonight a
rainy EasterMonday April 7, 1947:
I washed but its
raining out the
wind is North WestTuesday April 8, 1947:
Earl Doris and I up
to Alans in the
Boat first trip this springWednesday April 9, 1947:
Rob + Arth gone in Halifax
for bait they called
saying their engine broke downThursday April 10, 1947:
life only once we
can live it, oh what
a great solemn thoughtFriday April 11, 1947:
My hope is built on
nothing less than Jesus blood
and righteousnessSaturday April 12, 1947:
Rob and Arth got home
this evening after being
in town service Wednesday in BoatSunday April 13, 1947:
Earl + I up to Ednas for
dinner Fred here for
tea. Mason + Edna here tonightMonday April 14, 1947:
I cleaned kitchen ceiling
muresco the pantry ceiling
Earl got 20 flat fish 1 lump fishTuesday April 15, 1947:
for all the Lord
has done for me
I never will cease to praise himWednesday April 16, 1947:
I papered the pantry
and painted the
kitchen windowsThursday April 17, 1947:
I cleaned paint around
the kitchen walls
and painted our basesFriday April 18, 1947:
Ralph + Elsie here for
supper I was down
to Ralphs last eveningSaturday April 19, 1947:
When your loving Lord made
home so bright and
life was a merry chimeSunday April 20, 1947:
Ralph + Elsie here
for supper
Pop here tonight.Monday April 21, 1947:
A fine day
I papered the (?)
room this morning
Earl + Bud set all the traps
Hon came home on the BusTuesday April 22, 1947:
Earl sold 68 dollars
of lobsters price 35 + 10
Bud sold 13.25Wednesday April 23, 1947:
Earl had 45 dollars
worth Bud had 11
Hall’s haulThursday April 24, 1947:
Earl + I down to Freds
this afternoon and
to RalphsFriday April 25, 1947:
A storm rough out
lost 4 traps.
Elsie + Ralph here for supperSaturday April 26, 1947:
heard the frogs tonight
first this year. Lobster
price today 28 + 11Sunday April 27, 1947:
Bud stayed in town
over night
I have a bad coldMonday April 28, 1947:
Awfull rough spring so far
Earl made 196 dollars
one week today Bud 46 dollarsTuesday April 29, 1947:
A Big snow storm 2 inches
down now North wind awfull rough out sideWednesday April 30, 1947:
Earl + Bud wasn’t
out side a big storm
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Photo Post #28 | Terry Fox
Here is a photo of a Canadian icon: Terry Fox. The photograph was taken by my Grandad Alan Mills during the famous Marathon of Hope in 1980. I’m not exactly sure where the photo was taken, but Terry was on his way to Halifax. My Grandad was very proud to have met Terry Fox and I’m delighted that I have this photo. A bit of Canadian history.
Of course, Terry Fox died of cancer the following year, but his legacy lives on through the annual Terry Fox Run held in Canada and around the world. My Grandad died of lung cancer in 1995.
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Alice (Baker) Power’s Diary: March 1947
And now, let’s see what’s happening down in East Jeddore in March 1947. The wood has been sawed up and the fishing boats have been launched.
Saturday March 1, 1947:
I am passing down the valley
they say is so loneSunday March 2, 1947:
Bud down getting
3 more teeth out
Enos + Jim with himMonday March 3, 1947:
I washed Earl
hung clothes out
to dry My cold isnt wellTuesday March 4, 1947:
Hon came home
on the Bus tonight
a nice fine dayWednesday March 5, 1947:
Hon up home and
up to Ednas
for dinnerThursday March 6, 1947:
Hon down to Elsies
for supper
Ralph + Elsie here tonightFriday March 7, 1947:
Hon going back
on the Bus tomorrow
morning Anna here for teaSaturday March 8, 1947:
Bud went up to
Roses to stay
overnightSunday March 9, 1947:
Maurice here this
afternoon
Doris here for dinnerMonday March 10, 1947:
hauling pretty well done
Hall sawed 3 hours for
us today cost 5.50Tuesday March 11, 1947:
Hall finished sawing
our wood this morning
had 8 ¾ hours cost $5.50Wednesday March 12, 1947:
Sawed Robs and Ross
Arnolds wood. Sawing Ralphs
tomorrow cost him 6 dollarsThursday March 13, 1947:
Blessed are the
mercyfull for they
shall obtain mercyFriday March 14, 1947:
I washed and cleaned
up the room and
Buds room todaySaturday March 15, 1947:
I had my work all
done early and cleaned
up before dinnerSunday March 16, 1947:
Arnold Ralph + Elsie here
for tea We all went up
to Ednas tonightMonday March 17, 1947:
Mason and Jim launched
their Boats.
Ralph + Elsie here tonightTuesday March 18, 1947:
launched our Boat
and Ralphs today
Snowed 1 inch last nightWednesday March 19, 1947:
Pass me not oh gentle Saviour
hear my humble cry
While on others thou are calling
do not pass me byThursday March 20, 1947:
Earl + Bud finished spliting
firewood yesterday 19Friday March 21, 1947:
Saviour like a shepherd lead
us. Much we need
thy tender careSaturday March 22, 1947:
Saviour Saviour hear my
humble cry While on others
thou are calling do not pass me bySunday March 23, 1947:
Albert here for dinner
Edna and Wilson here
for tea 24 people here todayMonday March 24, 1947:
I washed and ironed
Ralph + Elsie here
for dinnerTuesday March 25, 1947:
thunder and lightning
tonight Pop went home 8 o’clockWednesday March 26, 1947:
Uncle Rob launched
his big BoatThursday March 27, 1947:
Earl got his Bounty
$7.80 Anna + Enos here
for tea Lobster licence cameFriday March 28, 1947:
Snow Storm
Bud + Ralph got their
Bountys 6.80 each
Pop not down tonightSaturday March 29, 1947:
Troubled heart thy
God is calling. He is
drawing very nearSunday March 30, 1947:
Saviour Saviour hear my
humble cry While on others thou are
calling do not pass me byMonday March 31, 1947:
I washed and was
over to Evas sewing on my quilt top -
Colin Mitchell Greenough, 1895-1952
Colin Mitchell Greenough in his CEF uniform during the First World War. Long before my great grandmother Arabella Mitchell married my great grandfather Thomas Edward Mills from Liverpool, England, she was married to a man named Isaac Gaetz Greenough from Petpeswick, Halifax County, Nova Scotia. Sadly, Isaac Gaetz died in 1896; he was only 24 years old.
Together, Arabella and Isaac had two children: a daughter named Helen and a son named Colin. Colin was only six months old when his father died.
Birth Registration of Colin Mitchell Greenough. Source: Nova Scotia, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, birth registration 71502201, Colin M. Greenough, born at Halifax County, 29 July 1895; database with images, Province of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Archives (https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/ : accessed 2 January 2023) In 1901, Arabella and her son Colin were living in the Meagher’s Grant area, where Arabella was a teacher. Arabella’s mother Nancy Hurley was from this area, so she would’ve been amongst familiar people. And it was here where she met Thomas Mills.
In the 1911 Canada Census, the Thomas Mills household was composed of him, wife Arabella, son Harland, daughters Alice, Florence, and Arabella, and stepson Colin. The family lived on a farm in Gays River, Colchester County, NS. Colin was 15 at this time. Curiously, this census lists Colin as being born in the United States instead of Nova Scotia.
During the First World War, Colin joined the Canadian Expeditionary Forces in October 1915. He was assigned to the Composite Battalion and sailed to England in February 1916. See below for a link to Colin’s military records.
From March 1916 to May 1917, Colin served as a Pioneer with the 2nd Canadian Pioneers in France. The pioneers were an engineering unit who would tunnel under the battlefield and place explosives in enemy territory. Unfortunately, he became ill and was transferred back to England.
In May 1917, Colin had an appendectomy in England and required several weeks of bedrest. He later developed a hernia that pretty much ended any return to the front lines. He spent the next year in various support roles in England before embarking at Liverpool in January 1919 to return to Canada.
In February 1919, Colin was discharged from the CEF, deemed medically unfit. His contribution to the war effort was complete.
Marriage Registration of Colin Greenough and Sadie Power. Source: Nova Scotia, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, marriage registration 7899, Colin M. Greenough and Sadie I. Powers, married at Halifax County, 24 July 1919; database with images, Province of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Archives (https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/ : accessed 2 January 2023) Shortly after returning to Canada, Colin married Sadie Power (daughter of Leason Power and Idella Day). The couple had several children: Helen, Lillian, Douglas, Ida, Buddy, Colin, Florence, and Melita. Colin later worked as a naval watchman in Halifax.
Colin Mitchell Greenough with his half sisters Arabella (Mills) Jennex (left) and Florence (Mills) Titus (right). Colin Mitchell Greenough died in 1952. He would have been one of the last people who had any memory of my great grandfather Thomas Mills. I know my Grandad Alan Mills really looked up to his half brother Colin. He referred to him as “Uncle Col” when talking about him to my Mom. Colin was likely more of a father figure than a half sibling to my Grandad given the age gap (20 years) between the two. Sadly, they both shared the common misfortune of neither one of them knowing their father.
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Photo Post #27 | Edwin Vansickle and Elizabeth Herriman Wedding Photograph
Here is a photo of my second great-grandparents Edwin Vansickle and Elizabeth Herriman. They were married on June 29, 1885 in Waterford, Norfolk County, Ontario.
Edwin Vansickle was the son of Morris Vansickle and Phoebe Weaver. He was born in 1862 in Brantford Township and died in 1945.
Elizabeth Herriman was the daughter of James Herriman and Miriam Vansickle. She was likely born in 1864 and died in 1934.
Both of them are buried at the Vansickle Cemetery in Jerseyville, Ontario.
