FOUND PHOTOS
OF OUR NOVA SCOTIAN ANCESTORS
- Captured In Time -
Ellen LONGARD
A photo lot (including this tintype) was purchased on eBay. The following is info I received from the seller: "All of the photos you've recently purchased were in one collection and the Petitpas photos are the last of the collection. We bought the collection in a local auction in Dallas, Texas. Now, how they got from Nova Scotia to Dallas is anyone's guess. Sorry I don't know any further background on them or who they originally belonged to. I'm going to send you the Colford outdoor photo as well."
The photos in the collection of children (all tintypes) were named Sarah & Maggie Petitpas, George F (or R), Ellen Petitpas & little Lizz Petitpas. It was obvious that the photos were all from the same old photo album (size, age & condition of pages; shape of windows, gilding & pattern cutting of edges).
A family in NS was found whose members included all the names mentioned above and in the correct birth order except that Ellen and little Lizz were reversed. The endearing term "little Lizz" suggested the possibility of an early death which turned out to be correct. Little Lizz died at the age of 10 days so could not be the child labeled as such, who was older than that, but could have been the baby labeled Ellen. The mother of these children was Ellen (Longard) Petitpas whose image you see here. The Colfords could have come into the family collection through Ellen's daughter Margaret's mother-in-law, Margaret (Colford).
Should you be able to confirm or refute this information & my deductions, please contact me with your evidence.
The photos in the collection of children (all tintypes) were named Sarah & Maggie Petitpas, George F (or R), Ellen Petitpas & little Lizz Petitpas. It was obvious that the photos were all from the same old photo album (size, age & condition of pages; shape of windows, gilding & pattern cutting of edges).
A family in NS was found whose members included all the names mentioned above and in the correct birth order except that Ellen and little Lizz were reversed. The endearing term "little Lizz" suggested the possibility of an early death which turned out to be correct. Little Lizz died at the age of 10 days so could not be the child labeled as such, who was older than that, but could have been the baby labeled Ellen. The mother of these children was Ellen (Longard) Petitpas whose image you see here. The Colfords could have come into the family collection through Ellen's daughter Margaret's mother-in-law, Margaret (Colford).
Should you be able to confirm or refute this information & my deductions, please contact me with your evidence.
SURNAME:
FORENAME: PARENTS: BIRTHDATE: BIRTH PLACE: MARRIAGE DATE: LOCATION: SPOUSE: DEATH DATE: LOCATION: BURIAL: |
LONGARD
Ellen George Longard & Ellen Kelly 2 Jun 1841 NS, Canada 28 Apr 1862 Chezzetcook, Halifax Co., NS, Canada Francis Pettipas 1 Apr 1925 East Chezzetcook, Halifax Co., NS, Canada |
* The photo & information for Ellen Longard were submitted by K.C. Slauenwhite-Eldershaw, Halifax Co.,, NS, Canada
SOURCES (details on request):
photo
www.novascotiagenealogy.com
www.ancestry.com
Genealogies of the Families of Chezzetcook, N.S.: The Petitpas by F.J. Melanson
photo
www.novascotiagenealogy.com
www.ancestry.com
Genealogies of the Families of Chezzetcook, N.S.: The Petitpas by F.J. Melanson
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