Thoughts From a "Lost Canadian" About My Ancestor's Roots in the Mersea, Essex, and Clinton, Lincoln, area of Ontario, Canada

My second, third, and fourth great grandparents on the Alderton/Johnson side of my family are from the Mersea, Essex, and Clinton, Lincoln, area of Ontario, Canada, so I thought it would be interesting for me to learn something about these areas of Canada from 1815 to now . . .

Thoughts From a "Lost Canadian" . . . Happy Thanksgiving!

Today is Thanksgiving Day - in Canada! My family celebrated yesterday with Turkey, mashed potatoes (Yukon Golds, of course!), stuffing, gravy, roasted broccoli, bannock, maple-pumpkin pie, maple apple dessert, and maple fudge! But better than the food - which was tasty - was spending time with people I love!

Thoughts From a "Lost Canadian" About My Ancestor's Roots in Nova Scotia, Canada

I've been writing about the areas of Canada where my ancestors are from, so today I'm writing about Nova Scotia. We have limited information about my Canadian ancestors from Nova Scotia - we do not know what town or area they are specifically from, but since the man my my third great-grandma married was from New Brunswick, I suspect she and my fourth great-grandma may have lived in an area of Nova Scotia near New Brunswick - just a suspicion on my part. So today I'm going to write about what it was like in Nova Scotia in the late 1700s to now to cover the time my ancestors lived there . . .

Thoughts From a "Lost Canadian" About Canadian Thanksgiving - and Making Maple Fudge!

In Canada, since they have their harvest earlier than we do - due to them being farther North, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October - which is this coming Monday. I've been learning about my Canadian ancestors and discovered they were sugarmakers, so in preparation for my first Canadian Thanksgiving, I made maple fudge yesterday.

Thoughts From a "Lost Canadian" About My Ancestor's Roots in Queens, New Brunswick, Canada

I've been writing about my Canadian ancestors and the areas of Canada where they are from - today I'm writing about one ancestor - my third great grandpa Lewis from Queens, New Brunswick, Canada - as far as I have been able to find so far, he is the only ancestor I have from New Brunswick. Since I've learned he was a Sugarmaker, I am particularly interested in the history of sugarmaking in New Brunswick . . .

Thoughts From a "Lost Canadian" About My Ancestor's Roots in Wellington, Ontario, Canada

This past April I learned I had Canadian ancestors. At first I thought I had about 15 Canadian ancestors - which at the time I thought this was a lot since I was surprised to learn I had even one Canadian ancestor! As I researched my ancestors, I learned I had more than 15 Canadian ancestors - and thought I might have as many as 50 Canadian ancestors! Yesterday I learned I do not have 50 Canadian ancestors . . . I have more than 82 Canadian ancestors! Yes, more than 82! There are several ancestors where we have not been able - so far - to find how the line goes deeper, but as of today, we have 82 Canadian ancestors we have been able to find!

So, today I am happy to let you know what I've learned about the part of Canada where my third great grandma Bartley-Fonger was born and grew up - Wellington, Ontario, Canada . . .

Thoughts From a "Lost Canadian" About My Ancestor's Roots in Metcalfe, Middlesex, and Stratheray, Ontario, Canada

As you know, I've been busy researching my ancestors and how I thought it would be interesting for me to learn about the places in Canada where my ancestors are from - both what it was like in the time when they lived there, and what it is like today - and I'm very happy to share what I learn with you. Today I'm writing about  Metcalfe, Middlesex, and Stratheray, Ontario, Canada, where my great-great grandpa and grandma Fonger, and my great-great-great grandpa Fonger were from . . .