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Category Archives: Allen Vance Sr
Researching Census Records
Census records are another good source of information for genealogists. However, I’ve observed that ages are often the census taker’s guess rather than accurate fact. I suppose it wasn’t polite to ask ladies their ages, so a woman may be … Continue reading
Posted in Allen Vance Sr, History, Smith Family, Vance Family
Tagged Canada, Census records, Dobson Family, genealogy, Ontario, Pepper Family, Perth County, research
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Clearing the Land
My Uncle Fred (Dad F) sold his farm back about 1958. This was the original home place, the farm he’d inherited from his father, Thomas Forsyth. The impression I gleaned over the years was that Dad’s health was bad after … Continue reading
Posted in Allen Vance Sr, History, Vance Family
Tagged Canada, farming, food, homesteading, musings, Ontario, prairies, Saskatchewan, Scotland, work
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The Horses that Never Stopped Running
The Horses that Never Stopped Running By Linda C Butler told by Charlie Vance (1909-1989) My father, Allen Vance, received a letter from his brother Will, asking if we would visit as there were wild horses on open rangeland and … Continue reading
Posted in Allen Vance Sr, Charlie Vance, History, Steve Vance
Tagged family, farming, horses
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Building a Home
HOMESTEADING IN THE CANADIAN WEST: ‘Hit or Miss’ Choosing Like our great-grandpa and grandpa Vance, a number of Easterners came to friends or family out West and from there they looked around and chose the quarter section (160 acres) they wanted … Continue reading
Posted in Allen Vance Sr, Vance Family
Tagged Canada, family, farming, history, home, homesteading, housing, immigration, log cabin, prairies, Sam Vance, Saskatchewan, soddies, work
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The Day Allen Vance Died
Mom remembered her dad’s concern. She remembers how he put his arm around her mom and told her, “Be careful, Emily.” A last minute encouragement because he was worried about how she would be able to manage the team she … Continue reading
Posted in Allen Vance Sr, Myrtle Forsyth, Vance Family
Tagged accidents, children, family, farming, history, safety, work
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The Beaver Pelts
THE BEAVER PELTS By Linda C Butler Allen Vance, (1879-1921) my grandfather, arrived in the Northwest Territories (Saskatchewan) in the fall of 1899 with his father. He was only twenty at the time and had to wait two months to file … Continue reading
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Tagged Depression years, history, home, homesteading, humor
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Growing Up Apart
An Off and On Family For the first several years of my life I probably went back and forth between the Vances and the Forsyths and was very close with my brother Jim. We ran around the farm yard together, … Continue reading
Posted in Allen Vance Sr, Vance Family
Tagged amusements, children, family, home, kids, memoir, money, parenting, work
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Family Bible Records
The Vance Family Bible is one of those cumbersome old tomes meant as a showpiece on a mantle. Its dimensions are 11 x 13 x 4.5″ thick — not something you’d carry along to Church every Sunday. It was presented … Continue reading
Posted in Allen Vance Sr, Turner Family, Vance Family
Tagged accidents, Allen Vance, family tree, genealogy, history, Latter Day Saints, Ontario, random, religion, Sarah Jane savage
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Allen Wilfred Vance
Allen Wilfred Vance – He was born January 9, 1919 in Spy Hill, Saskatchewan to Allen and Emily (Turner) Vance. Allen worked for the CNR in Pathlow SK where he met Louise, who he married in 1951. They raised their … Continue reading
The Prices Grandpa Paid
What a dollar would buy in 1900. This bill for various household goods comes from the records of Allen Vance’s brother Will. Pegs .10 Lamp burner .12 … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, economy, family, history, home, homesteading, household goods, prices in 1900, Saskatchewan
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