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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.

Monday, October 12, 2026

38 Three posts are about the House/Farm, the Historical Society on a Stamp an very old Family Cemetery in Dunham, Quebec, Canada

 

Ten Eyck Farm, Dunham, Quebec, Canada


My grandmother was born here. She came to the US to attend a nursing school and utimately married my grandfather. We visited this area often because there was family there. This area has my 22 direct ancestors buried here, surnames are Westover, Pell, Rosenberger, Jaquays, Bockus, Currie, Holmes and Knap. (All their cemetery photos are on this blog.)

My Favorite Historical Society is on a Stamp!

I wrote "The Ten Eyck Cemetery, is located on private property in an Apple Orchard in Dunham, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. Three generations of direct ancestors of mine were buried here. Because of their relationship to me, and their history, this cemetery discovery was one of my favorite thrills in all my discoveries. It sure helped that the family has been on this land for over 200 years."

The Ten Eyck Family & Farm in Dunham
  • History: The Ten Eyck family settled in the Township of Dunham in the Eastern Townships of Quebec in 1794, led by the Loyalist Andres Ten Eyck. [1, 2]
  • Location: The historic property features Chemin Ten Eyck, the Ten Eyck Family Cemetery, and long-standing generational family land (with historic structures such as a 12-sided barn and surrounding acreage).
  • Dunham Orchards: If you are looking for pick-your-own apples directly in Dunham, Quebec, the prominent local orchard is the ecological Domaine de Dunham, which features over 25,000 fruit trees (apples, pears, plums, and crab-apples).