Hi Marg:
Yes, this is the same family! Your grandmother was a sister to my Step-grandfather. Here is the information I took from the 1901 PEI Census. I'm sure you already have it.
In 1944, my grandmother, Etta Jean Embree nee Webb (widow of Amasa Purl Embree), married Bill White son of Phoebe and Robert White.
My younger sister and I knew very little about Bill. In fact, we don't recall our grandmother, our father or his siblings ever speaking about him. I remember as a small boy, 3 or 4 years old, visiting their home in Pugwash. A few years ago when visiting NB/NS, I convinced my sister to drive me to Pugwash so we could learn something about our "step grandfather". We began our search at the funeral home where we were referred to Ron and Shirley White. We struck it rich that day. We had a wonderful visit! We copied some photos and got directions to the house where our grandmother and Bill lived. It was exactly as I had remembered it. At Christmas, Louise and I still exchange cards and notes with Ron and Shirley. I used to exchange E-mail with Ronalda before she moved back home (I don't have her current E-mail address). I also used to exchange E-mail with Larry LaCau until his death. We were thrilled to connect with our White "family".
My address is
rickandlouise@...
Blessings!
Rick
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