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was born in Saint John New Brunswick (Canada) educated at McGill university and have recently retired from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency where for 27 years I managed the seed-borne disease laboratory, testing seeds for plant diseases and was active in international organisations dealing with seed and plant health issues. I began this quest into our family history over 30 years ago. I have always been intrigued with our family's history but felt that there was much that I didn't know and was suspicious that some of what I did know wasn't quite right. Recognising that as the world grew smaller and our family groups spread further and further abroad we were in grave danger of losing any record of who we were and where we came from. For some family lines, particularly those of my mother - the COBURN and JEWETT family of New Brunswick the journey has been swift and rewarding as much of the family's history has been well documented. Others have been almost as easy once the correct door to the past was opened the information has flowed freely. Others have proven somewhat more challenging. My current research areas are Canada New Brunswick: Local history, genealogy and family history of the COBURN / JEWETT and related families of early New England, Maugerville, Sheffield, Fredericton and Keswick Ridge New Brunswick. England & Scotland: SHEPPARD / VIGUS and related families of Antony Cornwall; FARMER / CORY and related families of East London, Docklands and Kent; MASON / SANDFORD and related families of Essex and Suffolk; HARDING / BAXTER and related families of Newton Stewart, Wigtonshire Scotland. Cornwall Cornwall Online Parish Clerk for the parishes Antony and Torpoint. Webmaster for Cornwall Online Parish Clerks for the parishes of the Rame Peninsula, Antony, Torpoint, Sheviock, Maker, Rame and St. John, Cornwall. Local and family history of the men and women of the Pendeen Watch Coastguard Station, Pendeen Cornwall. |
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