What I know about my Milnes is their descent from James Milne who was a shipmaster in Stonehaven, Scotland in 1799, when he had his son James baptised at Dunnottar church on October 19. The younger James’s son Alexander, born in 1838, was the first of three generations of Alex’s, the last of them being my grandfather.
Some Milne Stories
Pooh-Poohing Family Lore
“Are you related to A.A. Milne? Do you have a family connection to Winnie the Pooh?”
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Sarah
Right from the start and all throughout her growing years, she was bright: she shone in intelligence and musicality and the ability to engage other people.
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8 Generations of Tremblays
Through our grandmother Emily Trombley, our family is French. French and not French-Canadian, Grandma would insist, because that was the tradition handed down in her family. They were French on both sides; on one side, she was descended from the original founders of Détroit, in New France, around 1700. Her…
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Rootedness 