MY PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS
my paternal grandparents are george franklin dewar and rosemary wight.
george was born and raised on Prince Edward Island
while
rosemary was born in England (her mother was a war bride) and raised in newfoundland having arrived in newfoundland before it became a province of canada.
george was born and raised on Prince Edward Island
while
rosemary was born in England (her mother was a war bride) and raised in newfoundland having arrived in newfoundland before it became a province of canada.
peter & douglas
george and rosemary were married in gander, newfoundland on June 24th, 1967 and started their married life together in toronto ...
when my great grandfather (Lincoln Dewar) died in 1969, george and rosemary moved back to pei to live with my great grandmother (Lois Jones Dewar) and while living on pei both their sons were born,
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douglas lincoln dewar and peter gerald dewar
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douglas and peter moved with their parents to riverview, new brunswick in 1973 where their parents still live
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in April 2005 my parents (douglas dewar and julie orban) were married in kelowna, british columbia at what I'm told was a fabulous wedding ...
when my great grandfather (Lincoln Dewar) died in 1969, george and rosemary moved back to pei to live with my great grandmother (Lois Jones Dewar) and while living on pei both their sons were born,
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douglas lincoln dewar and peter gerald dewar
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douglas and peter moved with their parents to riverview, new brunswick in 1973 where their parents still live
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in April 2005 my parents (douglas dewar and julie orban) were married in kelowna, british columbia at what I'm told was a fabulous wedding ...
peter, rosemary, douglas,
julie & george
julie & george
now bare with me a little longer... this next section is for the genealogists in the viewing audience
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I, ELIAS LOUGLIN DEWAR, am the 7th generation of the dewars to live in canada and the first generation not to be born on PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
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I, ELIAS LOUGLIN DEWAR, am the 7th generation of the dewars to live in canada and the first generation not to be born on PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
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my great grand parents
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george's parents
john lincoln dewar
1909-1969
1909-1969
lois virginia jones
1912-2001
1912-2001
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my great great grand parents
victor gerald wight
1918-2004
1918-2004
ellen millicent dunmall
1916-1974
1916-1974
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rosemary's parents
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my ggg grand parents
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my gggg grand mother
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and now there are four dewars ...
my grandfather george, my father douglas and my brother oskar & me, elias
my grandfather george, my father douglas and my brother oskar & me, elias
christina forbes dewar 1788-1875
immigrated with her husband
john dewar from perthshire, scotland
in 1820 and
settled in new perth, prince edward island where five generations of dewars have farmed the same land since 1820
immigrated with her husband
john dewar from perthshire, scotland
in 1820 and
settled in new perth, prince edward island where five generations of dewars have farmed the same land since 1820
john A. dewar
1863-1945
1863-1945
laura mcphee
1890-1984
1890-1984
j. walter jones 1878-1954 & katherine bovyer (1888-1975), george's grandparents are seen with george's great grandparents ... franklin bovyer (1850-1930) & theresa baker (1855-1936)
eli wight (1882-1953) & sarah belle hickman rose (1883-1963) are rosemary's paternal grandparents
henry & adelaide (rowe) dunmall ... rosemary's maternal grand parents
george's grandparents
6
robert dewar
1830-1900
1830-1900
jessie dewar dewar
1837-1899
1837-1899
george's great grandparents
6
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
The organizers of Holstein Heaven P.E.I. '07 expected maybe 400 attendees, but the numbers have zoomed to almost 800 breeders and guests participating in everything from workshops, shows, sales, farm tours and an awards banquet Friday night at the Delta Prince Edward.
But the excitement of the April 12-13 events may have something to do with the history being made this week.
Not only will three Island dairy farms earn a national Master Breeder's shield, but this is the first time in 123 years the Holstein convention has ever been held on the Island.
In addition, the very first Master Breeder award ever presented in Canada to J. Walter Jones of P.E.I. in 1930 will be donated back to the Holstein Canada museum by his granddaughter Dale Dewar. Jones later became premier and his cow, Abegweit Milady, was the world champion for milk production.
But the excitement of the April 12-13 events may have something to do with the history being made this week.
Not only will three Island dairy farms earn a national Master Breeder's shield, but this is the first time in 123 years the Holstein convention has ever been held on the Island.
In addition, the very first Master Breeder award ever presented in Canada to J. Walter Jones of P.E.I. in 1930 will be donated back to the Holstein Canada museum by his granddaughter Dale Dewar. Jones later became premier and his cow, Abegweit Milady, was the world champion for milk production.
Abegweit MyLady seen with George's grandfather... Walter Jones
Joyce and Dale presenting the Master Breeder Sheild to the President of Holstein Canada, Pascal Lemire
The Guardian, April 13, 2007
