Our Family's Journey Through Time
Notes:
Carleton Place is a town in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in Lanark County, about 46 kilometres (29 mi) west of downtown Ottawa.[3] It is located at the crossroads of Highway 15 and Highway 7, halfway between the towns of Perth, Almonte, Smiths Falls, and the nation's capital, Ottawa. Canada's Mississippi River, a tributary of the Ottawa River flows through the town. Mississippi Lake is just upstream by boat, as well as by car.
History
Carleton Place in Lanark County
The town is situated on the edge of a large limestone plain, just south of the edge of the Canadian Shield in the deciduous forest ecoregion of North America.[4] Carleton Place was first settled by Europeans when British authorities prompted immigration to Lanark County in the early 19th century.[5] The Morphy and Moore families were among the first to arrive. Edmond Morphy chose the site in 1819 when he realized there was potential in the area's waterfall. He built a mill there and was the first of many such textile and lumber industries to locate in the area. The settlement was then known as Morphy's Falls. In 1829, the area was renamed Carleton Place, after a street in Glasgow, Scotland, when a post office was constructed. It became a village in 1870, and a town in 1890. The community's economic growth was enabled by the construction of the Brockville and Ottawa Railway later in the century. The town was also renowned for its access to Mississippi Lake, and had steamship service to Innisville on the west end of Mississippi Lake between the 1860s and 1920s.
Matches 1 to 50 of 289
Last Name, Given Name(s) | Birth | Person ID | ||
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1 | Crampton, Samuel | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I3077 | |
2 | McGuire, Mabel | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I22929 | |
3 | Morphy, Matilda | 5 Jun 1830 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I7147 |
4 | Cram, Margaret | 17 Jan 1833 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I5616 |
5 | Halpenny, Joseph | 22 Apr 1833 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I12719 |
6 | Cram, Duncan | 29 Jan 1836 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I5712 |
7 | Wilson, Joseph | Dec 1842 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I38775 |
8 | Cram, Isaac | 22 Nov 1844 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I5680 |
9 | Wilson, William | Abt 1845 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I38776 |
10 | Wilson, Alexander | Abt 1849 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I38777 |
11 | Irwin, Henry "Harry" | 1855 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I26544 |
12 | Lang, Arthur | 21 Feb 1855 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I8662 |
13 | Cram, Elizabeth Ann | 14 Mar 1855 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I3429 |
14 | Dougherty, Emma | 10 Jun 1857 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I43173 |
15 | Cram, Ellen | 18 Sep 1857 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I3430 |
16 | Dunlop, Adam Chambers | 11 Dec 1857 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I23892 |
17 | Rosamond, John Melvil | 1858 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I41869 |
18 | Wilson, Isabella Brown | Jun 1858 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I38779 |
19 | Wilson, Sarah | 8 Nov 1859 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I38780 |
20 | Irwin, Elizabeth | 13 May 1860 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I4134 |
21 | Lang, Margaret Esdow | 24 Aug 1860 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I8664 |
22 | Cram, David Snedden | 8 Aug 1861 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I5570 |
23 | Cram, William Joseph | 15 Nov 1861 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I3565 |
24 | Lang, James | 1862 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I30437 |
25 | Barr, Florence "Flora" | 9 Oct 1862 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I10629 |
26 | Findlay, William | 18 Oct 1862 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I8801 |
27 | Stewart, Margaret Christine | 20 Jan 1863 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I11600 |
28 | Irwin, Martha Matilda | 7 Apr 1863 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I5239 |
29 | Young, Edgerton R. | 10 Jan 1864 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I43185 |
30 | Findlay, George Horsack | 17 Feb 1864 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I12989 |
31 | Lang, Andrew Smith | 1865 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I8663 |
32 | McCreary, George Wellington | 10 Jun 1865 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I24102 |
33 | Henderson, Margaret Christina | 27 Jun 1865 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I18641 |
34 | Garland, Sarah Ann Victoria "Sadie" | 6 Jan 1867 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I27671 |
35 | Moore, Elizabeth "Eliza" | 7 Mar 1867 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I20032 |
36 | Lang, Amelia | 9 Jul 1867 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I8665 |
37 | McNeely, Hannah | 30 Apr 1868 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I23627 |
38 | Findlay, John Kirkpatrick | 1869 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I12994 |
39 | Moore, Emma Maria | 1869 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I23959 |
40 | Fumerton, David Lockhart | 4 Jun 1869 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I7326 |
41 | Garland, Eleanor "Nellie" | 1870 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I31771 |
42 | Waugh, Fredrick | 1870 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I7529 |
43 | Moore, Rebecca | 10 Jan 1870 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I23960 |
44 | Findlay, Ephraim Kirpatrick | 6 Mar 1870 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I12991 |
45 | Code, Abraham | 15 Jun 1870 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I35254 |
46 | Shail, James Ireton | 28 Jul 1870 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I4413 |
47 | Moulton, Thomas Joseph "Tommy" | 13 Sep 1870 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I37584 |
48 | Waugh, Lucie | 1871 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I12801 |
49 | Cram, Annie Joey | 21 Jun 1871 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I22718 |
50 | Fisher, Susan Matilda "Tilly" | 17 Oct 1871 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I29072 |
Matches 1 to 4 of 4
Last Name, Given Name(s) | Christening | Person ID | ||
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1 | Code, Ann | 16 Feb 1828 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I11310 |
2 | Garland, Catherine | 12 Jul 1840 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I38806 |
3 | Coulter, Amy Bertha | 1860 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I8059 |
4 | Irwin, Martha Matilda | 14 Jun 1863 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I5239 |
Matches 1 to 50 of 671
Last Name, Given Name(s) | Death | Person ID | ||
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1 | Donald, Barbara | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I9591 | |
2 | McRae, Edna | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I5877 | |
3 | Steele, Elizabeth PEARL | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I34731 | |
4 | Steele, Harold Edward | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I34728 | |
5 | Cram, Janet "Jessie" | 25 Apr 1842 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I5691 |
6 | Cram, Peter | 14 Jan 1847 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I5667 |
7 | Kay, Janet | 27 Dec 1849 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I5668 |
8 | Doherty, Eliza | 10 Feb 1862 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I30418 |
9 | Cram, Sarah | 13 Jul 1868 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I3041 |
10 | Donahue, Elizabeth | 7 May 1871 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I14960 |
11 | Leckie, Elizabeth | 17 Jul 1871 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I10911 |
12 | Metcalfe, Robert | Abt 1872 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I10176 |
13 | Cram, Peter | 7 Feb 1872 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I5650 |
14 | Kilpatrick, Margaret "Mary" | 11 Feb 1872 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I12988 |
15 | Simpson, William | 15 Sep 1872 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I6159 |
16 | Morphy, William | 9 Oct 1873 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I7154 |
17 | McPhail, Janet | 1 Apr 1874 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I5635 |
18 | Roberts, John | 8 May 1875 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I35089 |
19 | Coulter, Mary Margaret | 25 May 1876 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I8293 |
20 | Griffith, William | 1877 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I4377 |
21 | Walker, William | 15 Feb 1879 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I42350 |
22 | Garland, Emmeline | 25 Mar 1879 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I27667 |
23 | Simpson, Thomas Ryerson | 6 May 1881 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I29692 |
24 | Cram, John | 4 Oct 1881 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I5669 |
25 | Duncan, Marion | 31 Oct 1881 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I9541 |
26 | Irwin, Theophilus | 14 Sep 1883 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I4135 |
27 | Moore, Elizabeth "Eliza" | 15 Mar 1884 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I20032 |
28 | Waugh, Andrew | 4 Jun 1884 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I5657 |
29 | Kidd, Elizabeth "Eliza" | 6 Jun 1884 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I3785 |
30 | Bobier, John Sr. | 1 Nov 1884 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I14070 |
31 | Cashon, Sarah | 23 May 1885 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I41143 |
32 | Stewart, Isabella | 16 Oct 1885 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I37685 |
33 | Giles, Jane | 6 May 1886 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I5907 |
34 | Wilson, Dr William | 4 Jul 1887 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I38772 |
35 | Moore, Emma Maria | 21 Oct 1887 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I23959 |
36 | Wilson, Joseph | 22 Oct 1887 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I38775 |
37 | McEwen, John Jr. | 28 Dec 1887 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I39803 |
38 | Crawford, Agnes ANN | 8 Mar 1888 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I6160 |
39 | Willis, Sarah | 4 Jul 1888 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I7151 |
40 | Gillies, John | 11 Aug 1888 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I37787 |
41 | Donald, John F. | 2 Jul 1889 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I9581 |
42 | Stewart, Elizabeth | 16 Dec 1889 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I37976 |
43 | Findlay, David | 6 Apr 1890 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I12987 |
44 | Findley, David | 6 Apr 1890 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I15414 |
45 | Evans, Arthur Herbert | 21 Aug 1890 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I19003 |
46 | O'Brien, Jeremiah | 1 Nov 1890 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I42903 |
47 | Cameron, Margaret | 15 Jun 1891 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I7830 |
48 | Cram, Ellen | 25 Dec 1891 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I3430 |
49 | Simpson, Hugh | 25 Dec 1891 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I6330 |
50 | McLaren, Janet | 8 Jan 1892 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I38774 |
Matches 1 to 28 of 28
Last Name, Given Name(s) | Burial | Person ID | ||
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1 | Barbour, Margaret S. Stark | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I10166 | |
2 | Drummond, James | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I6130 | |
3 | Edwards, Frederick T. | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I16994 | |
4 | Fennell, Elizabeth | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I10175 | |
5 | Griffith, Mary | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I10173 | |
6 | Hawkins, Alice | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I10177 | |
7 | Hawkins, Bertha May Q. C. | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I16862 | |
8 | Hawkins, Hugh Beresford | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I10162 | |
9 | Hawkins, Kathleen Charlotte | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I10161 | |
10 | Hawkins, Thomas Currie | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I5848 | |
11 | Hawkins, Victoria Elizabeth | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I16864 | |
12 | Hawkins, William | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I10172 | |
13 | Hawkins, William Henry | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I10168 | |
14 | Hawkins, William John Henry | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I10156 | |
15 | Herron, Caroline | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I10169 | |
16 | Rushworth, Elizabeth Dennison | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I10157 | |
17 | Ryan, Gladys Elizabeth | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I17758 | |
18 | Simpson, Mary | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I13868 | |
19 | Saunders, Ernest Butler | Oct 1901 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I6674 |
20 | Riddell, Arabella | 22 Jan 1920 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I40681 |
21 | Carr, John A. | 1942 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I7772 |
22 | Carr, Robert "Lewis" | 1958 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I13804 |
23 | Saunders, Percival Rollitt Worley | Aug 1987 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I19865 |
24 | Morris, Mervyn Pryce | 1992 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I13816 |
25 | Carr, Hilda | 1993 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I13809 |
26 | Templeman, Helen Effie | Nov 1997 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I19882 |
27 | Metcalfe, Robert "Bob" | 7 Mar 2021 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I31606 |
28 | Foster, Elmer | 6 Mar 2023 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I39831 |
Matches 1 to 3 of 3
Last Name, Given Name(s) | Alt. Birth | Person ID | ||
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1 | Irwin, Henry "Harry" | 1863 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I26544 |
2 | Lowe, Lucy Anne | 1868 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I26175 |
3 | Parsons, Marguerite Olive | 6 Sep 1913 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | I1304 |
Matches 1 to 50 of 136
Family | Marriage | Family ID | ||
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1 | Forsythe / Wallace | 23 Feb 1843 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F88 |
2 | Black / Duncan | 23 Feb 1844 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F939 |
3 | Hamilton / Kyler | 4 Jul 1851 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F11884 |
4 | Letang / Scott | Jan 1854 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F510 |
5 | Barnett / Duncan | 26 Feb 1858 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F2133 |
6 | Robertson / Price | 20 Feb 1861 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F2294 |
7 | McEwen / Duff | 21 Mar 1862 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F14083 |
8 | Gardiner / Ebbs | 22 Apr 1862 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F15016 |
9 | Cram / Whyte | 8 Jul 1862 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F1239 |
10 | Price / McMunn | 6 Oct 1862 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F6389 |
11 | Bond / Barnett | 21 Apr 1863 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F4374 |
12 | Marshall / Code | 19 Mar 1868 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F6781 |
13 | Andrews / Kemp | 1 May 1868 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F8997 |
14 | Scott / Kemp | 3 Dec 1868 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F505 |
15 | Willoughby / Bond | 25 Dec 1868 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F11124 |
16 | McLinton / Davidson | 5 Oct 1869 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F3083 |
17 | Drummond / McLinton | 12 Nov 1869 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F4952 |
18 | Thoburn / Bond | 1 Jan 1870 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F12007 |
19 | Blair / McEwen | 4 Jan 1870 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F7439 |
20 | Kidd / Donahue | 14 Jun 1870 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F5033 |
21 | McDiarmid / Lamont | 31 Dec 1870 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F1932 |
22 | Ford / Shail | 15 Jul 1871 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F3866 |
23 | Kidd / Stewart | 7 Jan 1872 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F1255 |
24 | Kidd / Halpenny | 26 Mar 1872 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F1491 |
25 | Garland / Ford | 11 May 1872 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F8897 |
26 | McLinton / McKittrick | 6 Nov 1872 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F3111 |
27 | Moffatt / McLean | 5 Feb 1873 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F8115 |
28 | Shail / Sly | 24 Mar 1873 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F3872 |
29 | McGregor / Ford | 22 Oct 1873 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F5651 |
30 | Simpson / Hill | 17 Sep 1874 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F2235 |
31 | Cameron / McTavish | 20 Oct 1874 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F2031 |
32 | Findlay / McRostie | 5 Jan 1875 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F4310 |
33 | Love / Stewart | 1 Jul 1875 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F13520 |
34 | Simpson / Forde | 9 Oct 1877 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F2141 |
35 | More / Hastey | 1879 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F3778 |
36 | Kilfoyle / Irwin | 4 Jun 1879 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F1429 |
37 | McEwen / McDonald | 2 Mar 1881 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F7463 |
38 | Leach / Kilfoyle | 3 Jan 1883 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F2503 |
39 | Cram / Houston | 4 Mar 1885 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F1991 |
40 | Shail / Morris | 29 Dec 1885 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F3873 |
41 | Robertson / Stanzel | 7 Apr 1886 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F11968 |
42 | Arthur / Garland | 25 Apr 1886 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F10896 |
43 | Munro / Morrison | 9 Jun 1886 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F5654 |
44 | Paul / Scott | 12 Jul 1886 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F10285 |
45 | Knox / Munro | 22 Dec 1886 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F5655 |
46 | Roe / Kilfoyle | 19 Oct 1887 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F9192 |
47 | Carr / Lewis | 3 Apr 1888 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F4573 |
48 | Munro / Warren | 11 Apr 1888 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F5659 |
49 | Thomas / Wark | 1 Oct 1888 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F10164 |
50 | Price / Hamilton | 27 Jan 1890 | Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | F6391 |
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