Bray Families in Ontario and Pennsylvania

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Jan 142012
 
Bray Families in Ontario and Pennsylvania

Between 1845 and 1870, several branches of the Bray family of St. Teath, Cornwall, England emigrated to Ontario, Canada or to Pennsylvania, United States. Several of these families were Bible Christians and were fleeing moderate persecution and less-than-moderate poverty. The Brays who went to Pennsylvania worked in slate mines. Those who chose Canada worked as [Read more …]

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Methusaleh, buried in woollen

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Oct 042009
 
Methusaleh, buried in woollen

When I showed my father a copy of my recent research, he loved the fact that he was related a Methusaleh (Methusalem) Pethick (1801-1881). The name probably tickled my father’s funny bone due to his almost non-existent religious inclinations and the name’s hard-to-ignore religious implications. As it turns out, Methusaleh was quite a luck name [Read more …]