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Note: 12/24/1991
I (Allen S. Mowatt) got much of my initial information about the Mowatt and
Cunningham family from work that Alice Canham (Mowatt) had done. She started
to collect and write down information in 1965.
ON THE "MOWATT" FAMILY:
Alice Canham (Mowatt) wrote that Percy W. Mowatt said:
1 Grandfather was a ship builder & came from Belfast, (Northern part of
Ireland (or did he come through Belfast from Scotland?))
2 Grandfather & Grandmother (on honeymoon) emigrated; landed in New York and
immigrated to Canada.
3 The Government gave them land to settle on.
4 Grandfather gave a parcel of land to the Community Church - Now named
"St. David Episcopal".
Alice also added;
1 Father's mother's home still stands on Bay Road, St. Stephens, Canada.
2 All children (of Thomas & Alice) born on Bay Road, St. Stephens, Canada.
3 Births recorded in St. Stephens, (St. Andrews) NB, Canada.
4 Alice Whitman, Whiteman, Wightman? ("Wightman" from Mowatt Family Bible)
Alice wrote, from a document printed in Great Britain "The Clans & Tartans
of Scotland" (written by Robert Bain).
Sept - Mowat (one "t") Clan - Sutherland
ON THE "BRIDGES" FAMILY:
Alice Canham (Mowatt) wrote that Alice B. Libby (Cunningham) said:
"Grampa Bridges came to this country from Ireland. Came to Surry, ME and
built his home on Chain Lake.
Poled the lumber from East Orland to his home site on a raft. He built his
home at the top of the hill, carrying all that lumber for about 1/2 mile
uphill. Cleared the land, freed it of rocks; building rock walls. It was a
good farm and large when it was given to (Alice L's)ad at Grandfather's death.
Grandfather & Grandmother Bridges died within a week of each other. They
contacted Erysipelas and couldn't survive.
Mother and Dad lived with them and Gramma Cunningham. Mother cared for them
until they passed away. Arthur was 3 years old. Hazel one year old."
Lourie Grindle = source: Georgia Cunningham (Owen)
Most of info. = source: Dora Mowatt (Cunningham)
Had Alpha-1 AntiTrypsin Deficiency
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