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Sometime in the later 1800's, William Letts (and wife??) moved to Calumet Island, QC to farm there. He married Dorothy White daughter of Thomas and Emilza White. All of their ten children were born there. Three of their children died as toddlers and one as a teenager. All were due to common ailments of the time, diptheria and whopping cough, or due to problems caused by those ailments. | Sometime in the later 1800's, William Letts (and wife??) moved to Calumet Island, QC to farm there. He married Dorothy White daughter of Thomas and Emilza White. All of their ten children were born there. Three of their children died as toddlers and one as a teenager. All were due to common ailments of the time, diptheria and whopping cough, or due to problems caused by those ailments. | ||
| − | The family eventually moved to the Westlock area of Alberta due to persecution by the Catholics of the area. Being the only Brethren of the area, they did not have access to the community Threshing machine as well as the help to harvest. This was a hindrance to being able to farm well as many farmers of that era relied on the community to help harvest and, in turn, help others with their harvest. As their children grew up and married, the limitations imposed by their Catholic neighbours | + | The family eventually moved to the Westlock area of Alberta due to persecution by the Catholics of the area. Being the only Brethren of the area, they did not have access to the community Threshing machine as well as the help to harvest. This was a hindrance to being able to farm well as many farmers of that era relied on the community to help harvest and, in turn, help others with their harvest. As their children grew up and married, the limitations imposed by their Catholic neighbours caused the sons of William and Dorothy Letts to look elsewhere to farm. Thomas White Letts (1863-1948), the eldest son, heard of good land in Alberta. He went looking in 1903 and found some to his liking in the Pembina district of the Northwest Territories (later to become a province of Alberta in 1905). He, along with his younger brother George Henry Harry Letts (1874-1957), filed their homesteading claims on two quarters side-by-side in present day Westlock County in 1904. Their families and belongings would join them in 1905.<br /><br />This started the family exodus from Calumet Island and led to the end of the exclusive brethren influence until the 1980's when a French assembly was commenced with labours in the gospel in this area by Michel and Susan Pigeon. This work began in 1981. Some of the families who joined were French Swiss immigrants who had gathered with assemblies in their home country in the French Cantons of Switzerland. |
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* Lists of gatherings 1879 via MyBrethren | * Lists of gatherings 1879 via MyBrethren | ||
* Spencer Letts (2021) | * Spencer Letts (2021) | ||
Revision as of 04:24, 12 April 2021
History*
Sometime in the later 1800's, William Letts (and wife??) moved to Calumet Island, QC to farm there. He married Dorothy White daughter of Thomas and Emilza White. All of their ten children were born there. Three of their children died as toddlers and one as a teenager. All were due to common ailments of the time, diptheria and whopping cough, or due to problems caused by those ailments.
The family eventually moved to the Westlock area of Alberta due to persecution by the Catholics of the area. Being the only Brethren of the area, they did not have access to the community Threshing machine as well as the help to harvest. This was a hindrance to being able to farm well as many farmers of that era relied on the community to help harvest and, in turn, help others with their harvest. As their children grew up and married, the limitations imposed by their Catholic neighbours caused the sons of William and Dorothy Letts to look elsewhere to farm. Thomas White Letts (1863-1948), the eldest son, heard of good land in Alberta. He went looking in 1903 and found some to his liking in the Pembina district of the Northwest Territories (later to become a province of Alberta in 1905). He, along with his younger brother George Henry Harry Letts (1874-1957), filed their homesteading claims on two quarters side-by-side in present day Westlock County in 1904. Their families and belongings would join them in 1905.
This started the family exodus from Calumet Island and led to the end of the exclusive brethren influence until the 1980's when a French assembly was commenced with labours in the gospel in this area by Michel and Susan Pigeon. This work began in 1981. Some of the families who joined were French Swiss immigrants who had gathered with assemblies in their home country in the French Cantons of Switzerland.
Sources
- Lists of gatherings 1879 via MyBrethren
- Spencer Letts (2021)
