May 26, 2007:
Thanks to Pat and Murray for this great picture of the Baptist Church
in Riceville, Ontario, Canada.

Riceville is located in South Plantagenet Township, just east of the city 
of Ottawa. This area was settled very early on by Scots, English, French and 
Irish families, probably beginning in the 1820's. Some of the pioneer families
have the surname Reid, Coote / Cutt, Proudfoot, Wilson, Scott, Ryan, Muir,
Rowe, Lalonde, Bourgon and Franklin. I am related to many of them through my 
wife, Grace (nee Williamson).

Both Grace and Pat have done a lot of work on these early families.

The Baptist Church is in the centre-right of the photograph. It is still being 
used today. The Methodist Church (now the United Church of Canada) is on the 
left hand side of the road, about where you are sitting.


May 27, 2007:
Thanks to Pat for this picture of an early school in Riceville.


I am looking for information on:
 
Robert Burton born abt. 1842 in North Plantagenet Township married Ellen 
Wilson born abt. 1848, Ireland, married Feb. 5, 1868 Prescott County.
 
Houston (Hustin) Reid born 1849 in Ontario married Mary Wilson born 1851, 
Ireland married Jan. 27, 1870.
 
I am thinking that Mary and Ellen are daughters of James and Mary Wilson???
 
Is there a searchable 1860 census on the net?
 
Bye for now,
Pat
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Pat: As far as I know there is no complete copy of the 1861 census for
Canada on the Internet. However, many local Historical Societies have transcribed
the portions relating to their own townships.

Grace is looking into the Robert Burton and Hustin Reid families.
Maybe someone can help us with these folks?
... Al
 April 5, 2008:
Riceville and Fournier in 1863
Map Source: Wallings 1863 Map of McNab Township


The Scotch River flows through Riceville to the Nation River which joins the Ottawa
River at the town of Plantagenet. There appears to be a Brick Kiln north of the
village of Riceville. In 1879, the village of Fournier was called Fournierville.
Some of the early settlers were George Reid, George Cutt / Coote, Duncan McGregor,
John Caldwell and H. Franklin (Franklin's Corners) and John Hunter.

There is a very good history and genealogy book for this area called 
Fournier, 125, (1867 to 1992).
... Al

 
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