My great-great-great grandparents – Thomas Burton and Dionysia Anstead – were originally from England. Thomas lived in Norfolk and Dionysia was from London. After their marriage in 1848, they lived in Norfolk until they made the decision to move to Canada. They settled in Montreal in 1867 and remained there until their deaths. They are buried in Montreal’s Mount […]
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Tombstone Tuesday – Thomas & Dionysia Burton
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Advent Calendar – Holiday Parties
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When I was young my parents held a Christmas party at the end of November. It was for all the family – aunts, uncles, cousins. It was lots of fun to see everybody. There were enough of us that we didn’t get together en masse very often. I particularly remember the year it was held […]