==History==
Sometime Thomas White Letts (1813-1901) was born in Northumberland, [[England]], the later 1800son of Charles Letts (b. 1778 Eng.). On Feb. 1, 1837, he married Elizabeth Thomson (1818-1894) at Chatham, Argenteuil, [[Quebec]]. Thomas'sfather, William Letts Charles (b. 1778 Eng.) emigrated to Quebec also, and wife??) moved died in May 1839 at St-Philippe-D'Argenteuile, QC. Between 1839-1842, the family relocated to Calumet Island, QC [[Quebec]] to farm there. He married Dorothy White daughter of Their third son Thomas and Emilza White. All of their ten children were Letts, was born there. Three of their children died as toddlers and one as a teenagerApr. All were due to common ailments of the time5, diptheria and whopping cough, or due to problems caused by those ailments1842 there.
The family eventually moved to the Westlock area of Alberta due to persecution by the Catholics of the areaTheir eldest son William Letts (b. Being the only Brethren of the area1837 Chatham, Argenteuil, they did not have access to the community Threshing machine as well as the help to harvest[[Quebec|QC]] - d. This was a hindrance to being able to farm well as many farmers of that era relied on the community to help harvest and1927 Westlock, in turn, help others with their harvest. As their children grew up and [[Alberta|AB]]) 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)b. 1842 West Hawkesbury Twp., the eldest sonPrescott, heard of good land in Alberta[[Ontario|ON]] - d. 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 1915 Westlock, [[Alberta in 1905|AB]]). He, along with his younger brother George Henry Harry Letts (1874-1957)daughter of Thomas and Amelia White, filed their homesteading claims on two quarters side-by-side in present day Westlock County in 1904July 28, 1862. Their families and belongings would join them in 1905.<br /><br />This started the family exodus from Calumet Island and led to the end All 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. The [[their ten children were born ton Calumet Island Meeting]] began in 1981. Some Three of the families who joined were French Swiss immigrants who had gathered with assemblies in their home country in children died as toddlers and one as a teenager, due to common ailments of the French Cantons of Switzerlandtime, diphtheria, whooping cough, etc.
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. 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 (b. 1863 Calumet Island, QC - d. 1948 Westlock, AB), 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).
Thomas, along with his younger brother George Henry "Harry" Letts (b. 1874 Calumet Island, QC - d. 1957 Westlock, AB), 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. The [[Calumet Island Meeting]] 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.
==Families==