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Surnames: Calder, Thomas
Classification: Query
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I just found the death registry listing for my great-great grandmother, Elizabeth Thomas,
and there she is listed as Elizabeth Calder Thomas. Her son and at least one of her
grandsons also had the middle name Calder, and so I'm pursuing the hypothesis that it
was Elizabeth's maiden name. Elizabeth died in Caledonia, Haldimand County, Ontario
in 1871. The census records there list her as being born in Ireland around 1769.
However, her son maintained that he was born in Pennsylvania around 1811, so I don't
know when or where Elizabeth married "William" Thomas -- Ireland? Pennsylvania?
I know this is a big old long shot, but I thought that I would post this fooprint here in
the hopes that someone will find a marriage record for Elizabeth Calder and William Thomas
in Pennsylvania in 1810 or so and come here to try to find a home for it <grin>.
Hey, it's cheaper than buying a lottery ticket!