Enjoy Your Moments of 2006!

It all started with Robert and Hannah Parr.
Their young family arrived at the port of New York in June 1834. The (known) children were Lucy, David, George, Emma, Mariah, Harriett, and Frederick - all born in England - with their last child born in Upper Canada (Ontario) - Mary Ellen.

They migrated to Canada at least by 1836 (the year that daughter Mary Ellen was born) at Mosa Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada. (Just north of Wardsville, about halfway between Chatham and London, Ontario).

The research being completed follows the lines of son David (1821-1909) (married Jane Duke Johnson), daughter Mariah (1829-1898) (married Robert Tunks), and son Frederick (1833-1900) (married Jane Whiting).

The Dash

This historical research has over 2,900 relatives and growing (see Temporary Unknowns for relatives yet to be found). The life history file (biographies) has passed the 1,600 mark, each in varying degrees of completion, with some on this web site.   I'm looking for the typical genealogical data of names, dates, and places, although to be truly interesting and worthy of anyone's time reading, it's really about the stories

It's the stories.  How did your grandparents meet?  How did you wind up living where you are living?  What career choices molded your life?  In preserving our life stories is to honour our individual lives, our experiences, our relationships ...

As this family history is my passion, it is my desire to have your biography  (or your dash) and your family photo for you, your family and each of our relatives.   It will then be truly a document worthy of honouring the pioneering spirit of Robert and Hannah Parr who came to the New World 173 years ago; little did they know of their some 3 thousand descendants they could claim!

I hope to be back on the road and visiting our relatives in southern Ontario in 2007.  It's what I truly love best with this research; I have met many wonderful people who just happen to be related to me!  There is a treasure trove of interesting stories out there, and finding each and every one has been fascinating ... would you like to start the process?  Perhaps you would you would like a visit?

I appreciate your interest with this family history project, and I look forward in learning how you are enjoying your dash!

I thank you for your interest in the family of Robert and Hannah Parr.
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