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The Life From The Roots blog topics have changed several times since I began this blog in 2009. I initially wrote only about the family history I had been working on for 20 years. Years later, I was into visiting gardens, historical homes, churches, libraries that had genealogical collections, historical societies, war memorials, and travel/tourism places. I also enjoy posting autographs and photos of famous people I've met or have seen.

Along with my New England roots, other areas include New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada.

Please check out the labels on the right side for topics (please note, they need work). Below the labels and pageviews is a listing of my top nine posts, according to Google. Four of them pertain to Lowell, MA. These posts change often because they are based on what people are reading.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

PELL (3 Generations) Along with My two other 4th Great-grandfathers, Knap and Westover , All buried in Frelighsburg, Quebec, Canada

The photo above was taken by Gaetan Soucy in 1995, he recently posted it to the Eastern Township Roots Facebook page. I received permission to use it from him, after writing him.

My ancestors listed below are all buried  in the
Bishop Stewart Memorial Church Cemetery shown above.
Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada

Maj. James G. Pell (4th great-grandfather)
Born: Abt. October 12, 1759, Spalding, So. Lincolnshire, England
Died: Jan. 28, 1846, St. Armand E. (Frelighsburg), Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.
He was 86 yrs., and the husband of 2nd wife, Margaret Pell (below)
Margaret Brisbin Mills Pell died August 29, 1819
Buried next to her husband, Maj. James Pell

His son was George A. Pell (no marker found)
James G. Pell (2nd great-grandfather)
Born:  July 06, 1825, St. Armand E. (Frelighsburg), Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada
Died:  March 20, 1913, Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada

His wife, Julia Ann Jaquays (2nd great-grandmother)
Born:  March 10, 1846, United States
Died:  December 12, 1922, Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada

Their child, George Arthur Aquila Pell (great-grand-uncle)
Born:  October 16, 1869, Died:  April 20, 1906

Anna Knap wife of George Pell (3rd great-grandparent)
Born:  April 22, 1798, Redding, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
Died:  February 20, 1866, Dunham, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada

Asa Westover and his second wife, Florida McCallum were buried here. He was my 4th great-grandfather.

Jonathan Knap and his wife Mary Alvord, from Connecticut are also buried in this cemetery. They were my fourth great-grandparents. That was something I wasn't aware of and found the stone by accident as I walked the cemetery.


I took this photo in 1999.