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From: Harold Gonyou <>
Subject: Re: [GONYOU] Fw: New member
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 15:56:43 -0600
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Paul,
Thanks for your reply. I don't know of any connections to Pt. Colborne but
the Gonyou name is quite unique and I am sure we are related somehow. When
you are able, please send me your grandfather's name, and if possible his
father's name. Hopefully your grandmother can provide them. What I know
about the Gonyou name is that it is an anglisized version of a French name
and that it was probably first used in the Kingston area around 1820-1850.
There were three brothers, one of whom died without children, one from whom
I am descended, and a third who moved to Hastings county and which we have
no record of beyond that. You may be a descendent of that line, or of the
same line as myself. I have a second cousin who has a very good geneology
prepared and once we have your grandfather or great-grandfather's name we
should have agood idea of your family history.
What area in England does your family live in? My great uncle served in WWI
in the Dover area.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Harold


----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian/Jeff" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 5:56 AM
Subject: [GONYOU] Fw: New member


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brian/Jeff" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 7:47 AM
> Subject: Re: [GONYOU] New member
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>> My grandad as far as I know was from Pt. Colborne Ont., moved to England
>> after the war and married my Grandmother. He had a sister Alice, sister
>> Mary
>> and brother Len.He is buried in Port Colborne, he had three kids, Dave
>> (Welland, Ont), Tevis (England) and Sharon (England). There is about a
>> 100
>> of us directly related to me in England. As far as I know there is about
>> 20
>> of us here in the area. I am looking up my family tree my grandmother in
>> England is sending me more info. Will let you know what I find.
>>
>> Take care
>> Will e-mail you soon
>> Paul Gonyou
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Harold Gonyou" <>
>> To: <>
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 7:18 PM
>> Subject: [GONYOU] New member
>>
>>
>>>I am Harold Winfield Gonyou. My descent from the earliest Gonyous is as
>>>follows:
>>> Richard Gonyou (died in Kingston in 1821)
>>> Joseph Gonyou (born about 1816 and lived near Erinsville/Tamworth,
>>> Ontario)
>>> John Gonyou (moved to Wallaceburg from Erinsville)
>>> Arthur Gonyou
>>> Fred Gonyou
>>> myself
>>>
>>> I am just getting back into tracking the family. I am particularly
>>> interested in identifying any descendents of John Gonyou, born about
>>> 1818,
>>> to Richard and Margarette, and who moved to Hastings County in about
>>> 1860.
>>> I am also interested in descendents of Alexander Gonyou, born about
>>> 1846,
>>> who moved to Michigan (probably Detroit). He had a line of descendents
>>> in
>>> Thunderbay, Ont., but also a couple of children who moved with him or
>>> were
>>> born in Detroit, but I have no record of any descendents of those.
>>>
>>> Looking forward to hearing fromyou.
>>>
>>> Harold
>>>
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