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 South Plantagenet 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
October 23, 2008:

Thanks to Kelly for the following contribution:

Mary and Ellen are daughters of James and Mary Wilson.

Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924 
about Robert Burton 
Name: Robert Burton 
Birth Place: North Plantagenet Township  
RESIDENCE: North Plantagenet Township  
Age: 26  
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842  
Father Name: John Burton 
Mother Name: Louisa Burton 
Spouse Name: Ellen Wilson 
Spouse's Age: 20  
Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1848  
Spouse Birth Place: Ireland  
Spouse Residence: North Plantagenet Township  
Spouse Father Name: James Wilson 
Spouse Mother Name: Mary Wilson 
Marriage Date: 5 Feb 1868 
Marriage County: Prescott  
Family History Library Microfilm: 1030064  
Source: Indexed by: Genealogical Research Library  

... Kelly
September 13, 2009:

New e-mail address for Pat and Murray is mpwilson@xplornet.com (incorporated in the list below).


August 10, 2010:

"The year 2010 is a milestone for the Ryan family. The Ryan family's ancestor started farming along the Nation River 
150 years ago in Riceville, Ontario. What a journey it took to bring them there.

The book entitled "The Descendants of John Ryan and Maurice Shane" starts by stating: "We do not know for 
certain, the reasons why, in 1814, John Ryan with his wife and seven sons decided to set sail from Wexford, 
Ireland to cross the stormy Atlantic to an unknown land."

The above is an excerpt from the Vankleek Hill Review. 

Read the complete article at http://thereview.ca/story/ryandale-farm-celebrates-150-years-farming


November 6, 2010:

The Franklin family were early settlers in the Riceville area (see H. Franklin and son on the 1881 map above).
They arrived in 1827.

The major cemetery in the area is the Franklin Corners Cemetery.
Here is the listing for the Franklin family from the McGill University Digital County Atlas project:

Last Name Franklin 
First Name Henry 
Business: Farmer, Lumberman, General Merchant 
Year Settled 1827 
Post Office Riceville 
Township Plantagenet South 
County Prescott 
Atlas Date 1881 

Concession and Lot Lot size 
XIII, 6 150 
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Last Name Franklin 
First Name: William 
Dates b. 1854 
Nativity Canada 
Business Farmer, lumberman, General Merchant 
Post Office Riceville 
Township Plantagenet South 
County Prescott 
Atlas Date 1881 






November 28, 2010:

Franklin Corner's Cemetery on a cold November day




 October 4, 2011:

Harvey John Clemens, Canadian Army, WW2
Details at: The Memory Project