Emma Seton Born August 19th.1843 in Quebec. Married October 12th.1865 in Waddington, New York to John Amy, Jersey, Channel Isles. Children: Mary (1866); John (1868); Louisa (1869); Harold (1870); Ernest (1874); Gertrude (1876);Clara (1877); Frederick (1882); Anna (1883); Charles (1884); Nina (1887); Lillian (1889). They lived at Portage-du-Fort, Pontiac, Quebec. |
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Their Farmhouse built of granite and marble. | John Amy's Mill (Saw mill?) |
John Amy was a
mill owner, store keeper and post master. He bought 600 acres at Portage du Fort from his father in law George on which was a failed saw-mill and potash enterprise and a flour and grist mill. He planned and partly built a carding and cloth mill which he sold in 1876. They had a 600 acre farm which included a 50 acre marble quarry. Emma was great-niece of Elizabeth Seton, the first American Saint. |
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Contact descendant in Australia: Graeme Amy