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Author: Kate_Lowes
Surnames: Hall Caldwell Vallance Sawyer
Classification: queries
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Hello Cousins...
Please join us for the 2010 Hall Family reunion!
July 2nd-4th
Jaffray hall
Jaffray, B.C. Canada
All descendants & relations of Henry "Garnet" & Mary (Vallance) Hall are
welcome!
Please contact me if you are able to attend!
We also have a group started on facebook. Search: Hall Descendants
Please include a message stating your connections to the family.
Harry came to British Columbia from New Carlisle, Quebec in 1903 with two of his
relations. We would like to reconnect with those branches and anyone sharing history with
this family.
Here is a bit of what we know:
In 1903, three cousins from New Carlisle, Quebec came to British Columbia. Harry
"Garnet" Hall, Harry Jessie "Bud" Caldwell and Leslie Alexander
Sawyer.
Garnet was born January 10, 1886, one of 11 children of John Charles Hall & Hannah
Bradshaw Caldwell, the rest remaining in Quebec.
Garnet married Mary Vallance in Nelson, B.C. Mary was one of seven children born to John
Vallance & Mary Isobel McFarlane from Scotland. Garnet and Mary raised 9 children.
Leslie Alexander Sawyer was born July 23, 1882 in New Carlisle, Quebec, the son of
Alexander & Hannah (Garrett) Sawyer. He married Agnes Vallance, Mary's older
sister on January 1st, 1908. They had three chidren.
Harry Jesse Caldwell was born July 3, 1887, the son of Robert "Jesse" Caldwell
and Annette Billingsly. He married Lillian Mary Leask in Cranbrook about 1916. I believe
they had 5 children.
Related Surnames include (but are not limited to): Hall, Vallance, Caldwell, McFarlane,
Sawyer, Sherar, Cooke, Powers, McMillian, Campbell
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