August 25, 2009:

Hello All:

We have been researching an ancestor, Thomas Letts / Lett who emigrated from 
Ireland (we think) in the 19th century to Calumet Island and later to 
Renfrew County or Hastings County in Ontario. He appears on your list of landowners 
in 1867. Thanks for the list.

We are wondering if you have any further information regarding Thomas Letts. 
My son and I plan to visit Calumet Island on August 27 or 28th and wonder if 
you could advise as to where we might look for information, such as 
municipal record offices, churches, etc Thank you in advance for any 
information that you may have. My address is P.O.Box 110, 49 The Promenade, 
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, L0S 1J0, e-mail as below.

Regards,
Arn. Westlake
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Here is Thomas Lett and his wife Elizabeth in the 1881 Census:

Census Place:	Calumet Island, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada
Source:	FHL Film 1375862  NAC C-13226  Dist 98  SubDist L  Page 31  Family 116

Thomas W. LETTS	M	M	67	English	England
	Occ:	Farmer	Religion:	Church of England	
Elizabeth LETTS	F	M	63	English	Quebec
			Religion:	Methodist	
Annie LETTS	F		23	English	Quebec
			Religion:	Christian Bretheren	
Charles LETTS	M		20	English	Quebec
	Occ:	Farmer Son	Religion:	Methodist	
Harriet LETTS	F		18	English	Quebec
			Religion:	Methodist	
Sarah Jane LETTS	F		6	English	Quebec
	Occ:	Going To School	Religion:	Methodist	
Hiram LETTS	M		12	English	Quebec
	Occ:	Going To School	Religion:	Methodist	
Xavier ST. LAURENT	M		21	French	Quebec
	Occ:	Laborer	Religion:	Catholic
	
Lett was not a common surname in this area in the 1800's, although there was 
a newspaper publisher in Ottawa whose name was William Pittman Lett. He wrote 
one of the best histories of early Ottawa. It's called Recollections of Old 
Bytown, published by the Historical Society of Ottawa in 1979. He was the first
City Clerk in Ottawa. There is a photo of him in his book.
... Al
 February 19, 2010:

Just a little bit to add to that posted at http://www.bytown.net/lettthomas.htm.  
These are my great-great-great grandparents through son, John. 
 
Marriage record for Thomas Lett/Letts and Elizabeth "Betsey" Thomson / Thompson found in Quebec Vital and Church Records 
(Drouin collection), 1621-1967 at Ancestry.com and Ancestry.ca, reads:
 
Marriage place indexed as Grenville (Church of England), Quebec
From Protestants du District de St. Jerome et Terrebonne, PQ.  Registres Photographies au Greffe de St. Jerome, PQ.

Transcription:
Thomas Lett and Betsey Marriage having obtained a license of marriage were married by me at Chatham Lower Canada on this 
first day of February in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty Seven (1 Feb 1837).  
William Muir, Minister, of Grenville & Chatham
Witnesses: Robert Thomson & Hugh Cameron
 
Also, 1861 Census: Calumet Island, Pontiac, Quebec
Letts Thomas, M, 47, 1814, England, Married
Letts Elizabeth,  F, 42, 1819, Lower Canada, Married
Letts William,  m, 23, 1838, Lower Canada, Single
Letts, John,  m, 22, 1839, LC, Single
Letts, Thomas,  m, 18, 1843, LC
Letts, Elizabeth,  f, 16, 1845, LC
Letts, Mary,  f, 13, 1848, LC
Letts, Amelia, f, 11, 1850, LC
Letts, James, m, 7, 1854, LC
Letts, Anne, f, 3, 1858, LC
Letts, Charles, m, 1, 1860, LC
Letts, Thomas, m, 21, 1840, LC
 
Regards,
 
Jane A. Garoutte
Michigan, USA