Now I have to convince the remainder of the family that this is so. In addition to letters from readers, I have discovered some new sources, an eclectic range from an ambitious rootsweb effort to collect biographies about women to an old autograph book which once belonged to an Amherst, N.S. girl. The wills and probates include both men and women. Her will identifies her mother, three brothers and a sister. Contains genealogical information, maiden names abound, mostly Irish immigrants, some with Maritime connections.
Records contain details about the place, date of birth, relatives, arrival dates and ship names.
Ann arrived in Quebec aboard the ship George in July 1849. Townland of birth about 21 miles from Belfast. James left Ireland when 18 months with parents and lived in Saint John, New Brunswick until June 1849, when he arrived in New York. In August 1851, James was earning his living as a ships carpenter. His mother was by then deceased.