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From: "Betty Hughson" <>
Subject: Re: [UPPER-CANADA] Look-ups in 1888 Biography
Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2007 23:10:08 -0500
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Hello Hugh,
You are very nice to make this offer of look ups.
Do you have anything on any "Hughson" in your book?
Thanks much.
Betty Brinsfield Hughson
Cambridge, Dorchester, Maryland USA


> Hi List Members;
>
> Well I'll try for a eleventh time. Don't know what I do wrong but
> it must be something in my Hunt & Peck system of typing when I hit some
> wrong key and loose it all and can't get it back up. I received this book
> from My son and daughter-in-law after some spirited bidding on EBay.
> Likely one of you were bidding her up mercifully. This book is an "1888
> CYCLOPEDIA of CANADIAN BIOGRAPHY". Its in excellent shape for its age but
> is printed in kind of a dogs breakfast sort of way. However it has an
> excellent index which would made doing look-ups easy. I'm willing to do
> look-ups for anyone and tell them what is says about their family. The
> write-ups range from a half a column to several pages for some notables.
> What I've seen so far in most cases it gives the persons parents and were
> born as well as some interesting life history.
> A lot of useful info for one that is lucky enough to have an important
> ancestor. So far I haven't been lucky enough to see any one from our
> family. I guess there were smart enough to stay out of Politics. Please
> write direct to me so as not to bung up the list. I'll work on it as fast
> as I can. Don't be afraid of giving too much to do as an old man I need
> something to keep me busy. Bye for now and hope you can keep me occupied
> for a while..
>
> Hugh
>
> ***********
> see Upper Canada Genealogy & Resources at
> http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/
>
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