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  • Photo Post #6 | Jonathan Wesley Finch and his children

    Photo Post #6 | Jonathan Wesley Finch and his children

    Here is a photo of my great grandfather Jonathan Wesley Finch with his five children (back l-r: Margaret, George / front l-r: Clifford, Cassie, and Nile).

    Jonathan was born on December 10, 1866 in Glanford Township, Wentworth County, Canada West (modern day Ontario). In 1903, he married Nancy Ellen Reed. In the 1910s, they moved their family west to Manitoba. It was here where my grandfather Clifford was born. Sadly, a week after he was born Nancy Ellen died – leaving Jonathan with a newborn and four other children. Soon after, Jonathan would bring the family back to Ontario.

    He was a farmer and apparently was a pretty good baseball player, as well. For some unknown reason, he also went by the name “Nicholas.” Jonathan Wesley Finch died on February 1, 1947 in West Flamborough, Wentworth County and is buried at the North Glanford Cemetery in Glanbrook, Ontario.

  • Photo Post #5 | Robert Myron Power

    Photo Post #5 | Robert Myron Power

    I found this photo in one of the my Nan’s photo albums. The man is her brother Robert Power. He died quite young in his 20s from heart disease. I don’t recall seeing a picture of him before, so it’s nice to put a face to a name.

    The girls in the photo are two of my aunts (his neices) – Rose and Beulah Mills. The East Jeddore church is in the background.

  • Photo Post #4

    Photo Post #4

    This week’s photo is a picture that was is in an album given to my Dad by my Grandma Hazel (Vansickle) Finch. In what seems to be a rarity when it comes to old family photos, my Grandma nicely wrote the names of these folks on the back of the photograph. Yay!

    Here are George Henry Foster Young and his second wife Jane Bell with two of their children, Bruce (on the left) and Francis (on the right).

    George H.F. Young is my second great grandfather. He was born in 1864 in Brant County, Canada West (today known as the Province of Ontario). He was an iron moulder and a farmer. Jane Mary Bell was born in Clogher, Ireland, a small village in County Tyrone (which is actually now in Northern Ireland).

    They were married in London, Ontario in 1892, where they resided until moving to Ancaster Township in Wentworth County. They had two other children: Ella (my great grandmother) and Charles.

  • Photo Post #3: Arabella Jane (Mitchell) Mills

    Photo Post #3: Arabella Jane (Mitchell) Mills

    This week’s photo is a picture of my great-grandmother Arabella Jane (Mitchell) Mills. She was born October 4, 1871 in Oyster Pond, Halifax County, Nova Scotia – the daughter of Colin Mitchell and Nancy Hurley.

    In 1892, she married Isaac Gaetz Greenough. They had two children, including a daughter who died in childhood. Isaac died in 1896 at the age of 24. In 1902, she married Thomas Edward Mills (my great grandfather). The family lived in Gays River, Colchester County.

    Thomas was killed in the First World War, and she moved the family back to her home in Oyster Pond. She died on Christmas Day, 1942.

    I don’t know who the baby is in this picture. I’m assuming it is a grandchild.

  • Photo Post #2

    Photo Post #2

    This is one of my favourite pictures in my collection. I love the two horses and the old cabin in the background. It was in my great grandmother Arabella (Mitchell) Mills’ photo album. Like too many old photographs, the people or location aren’t identified.

    The man on the far right could be my great grandfather Thomas Edward Mills, but I’m not certain. If it is him, perhaps the photo was taken in the lumberwood near Meagher’s Grant, Nova Scotia, where he worked as a cook.

    The picture above was actually digitally restored and colourized from the original below.

  • Photo Post #1

    Photo Post #1

    I thought I would start sharing the many photos I have gathered or that have been shared with me. The goal is to post a picture a week. So, here goes.

    This week’s Photo of the Week was sent to me by my cousin Todd. I had never seen this picture before.

    Here is a photo of my Grandma, Hazel Vansickle (on the left), and her siblings: Dorothy, Jean, and George. I’m guessing this photo was taken early 1920s.