Facts
1. Ira gave a very small amount of his estate to his wife. According to Lot E Bates this was done because Madge was very free with money and just spent whatever she had. Grandfather had asked the Children to take care of her with their inheritance. He was a millionaire twice in his life and only gave “Granny Crowe” $1 to
inherit.
2. Both Eva and Kathleen outlived their
husbands by at least 2 years.
3. All of Kathleen’s siblings and her husband except her died of some form of
cancer.
4. Angus George MacKenzie developed an invention for transport of goods for mining purposes. He also discovered a cairn (form of manmade landmark) left by xxxxxx (unknown) in the Arctic and placed the information in the National Archives.
5. Murdock MacKenzie emigrated from Barra Scotland in 1817 on the ship
Anne.
6. Joseph Crowe and his wife and kids emigrated from Londonderry (in the North of Ireland) to Nova Scotia on October 9 1761 on a ship called “Hopewell” then settled in Chiganois.
7. Eva Madge Gibson’s Grandfather Thomas Gibson came from Ireland in 1836 and settled in Ardoise, Hants County.
8. Thomas purchased THE WINDSOR HOTEL and it stood at the corner of Grey-Stannus St in Windsor N.S.. It was demolished sometime before 1964.
9. Angus George MacKenzie was in the Canadian military in Halifax
1939.
10. My grandfather’s great-grandfather and his family fled from France in 1837, they fled because they were related to the French royalty and they were afraid that if they stayed they would have been
killed.
11. The Dechenne’s ( my mother’s maiden name) name was originally spelled DeSCHESNE.
inherit.
2. Both Eva and Kathleen outlived their
husbands by at least 2 years.
3. All of Kathleen’s siblings and her husband except her died of some form of
cancer.
4. Angus George MacKenzie developed an invention for transport of goods for mining purposes. He also discovered a cairn (form of manmade landmark) left by xxxxxx (unknown) in the Arctic and placed the information in the National Archives.
5. Murdock MacKenzie emigrated from Barra Scotland in 1817 on the ship
Anne.
6. Joseph Crowe and his wife and kids emigrated from Londonderry (in the North of Ireland) to Nova Scotia on October 9 1761 on a ship called “Hopewell” then settled in Chiganois.
7. Eva Madge Gibson’s Grandfather Thomas Gibson came from Ireland in 1836 and settled in Ardoise, Hants County.
8. Thomas purchased THE WINDSOR HOTEL and it stood at the corner of Grey-Stannus St in Windsor N.S.. It was demolished sometime before 1964.
9. Angus George MacKenzie was in the Canadian military in Halifax
1939.
10. My grandfather’s great-grandfather and his family fled from France in 1837, they fled because they were related to the French royalty and they were afraid that if they stayed they would have been
killed.
11. The Dechenne’s ( my mother’s maiden name) name was originally spelled DeSCHESNE.
Why my family history is important....
My Family’s history is important to our society because families help form
our society and culture in new places. Without the early settlers (my family and others) our society would be completely different, we would have a less evolved life here in Canada.
our society and culture in new places. Without the early settlers (my family and others) our society would be completely different, we would have a less evolved life here in Canada.
Why I chose to research my family's history...
The reason that I decided to research my family and how we came to Canada is because I recently learned that the Crowe side of my family came over to Canada in 1761 from Ireland which makes us some of the first settlers that were not from France or England.