From Michael Cayley This article contains many items of Dalton interest that were extracted from the Champlain Society Publications by DGS Archivist, Michael Cayley. At the end of the entries there is an item by your editor that may identify the Capt. Dalton who is listed in several of the Society's documents. Our appreciation is extended to Michael. CHAMPLAIN SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS The Journal of Captain John Knox, vol III, pub.1916 Select British Documents of the Canadian War
of 1812, Vol. II, pub. 1923 Select British Documents of the Canadian War
of 1812, vol III part II, pub. 1928 The Diary of Simeon Perkins vol 1, 1766-1780,
pub. 1948 Diary and Selected Papers of Chief Justice William
Smith 1784-1793, vol. I, pub. 1963 Minutes of the Hudson’s Bay Company 1679-1684,
First Part, pub. 1045 The Town of York 1815-1834: A Further Collection
of Documents of Early Toronto, pub. 1966 The Bank of Upper Canada: A Collection of Documents,
pub. 1987 Captain Dalton from Millicent Craig Nova Scotia was called the "14th Colony". France and the U. S. had joined forces in wresting Nova Scotia from the British in the War of Independence. London had appointed Mariot Arbuthnot to the position of Lt. Governor of Nova Scotia in 1776. (He was a former naval commander). Interestingly the name of Captain Dalton's schooner was the Arbuthnot. In attempting to identify which Captain Dalton was traveling back and forth to Halifax in 1778, several Dalton Captains were eliminated because of time and age. One possibility is Captain James Dalton of Boston. Although little is known of his merchant trade, it is quite likely that it was he who transported the French from Le Havre, France and who supported the war effort. Captain Dalton's life has been reported in "Daltons in History" and it is from this line that the line of physicans, Call Daltons, of Massachusetts descend. The only clue to Captain Dalton's origin is the fact that he held membership in the Irish Benevolent Society of Boston. |
from Millicent Craig Bill Dalton Phillips of Oklahoma sent a copy of the accompanying photograph and asked that the DGS print it in hopes that a viewer recognizes it. Bill is a direct descendent of a sister of the Dalton Gang and has been a contributor to "Daltons in History". Bill received the image from the Ripley Museum in Oregon. It had been purchased at an antique auction in Stillwater, Oklahoma. On the back of the image is the name "Emmet Dalton" age 2 years and 1 month. Between the first and last name is a word that could be construed as "Special" or perhaps "Cecil". Bill has a large collection of Gang memorabilia but had never seen this photo. Could the picture possibly be that of Emmett Dalton, one of the Gang members? Emmett, according to his death certificate, was born in Belton, MO on 3 May 1871 and died in Los Angeles, CA on 13 Jul 1937. He had lived in CA for 18 years and had been a home builder for the last ten years of his life. He apparently used a double "t" in his given name. If this is a picture of Emmett at age 2, it would have been taken in 1873 at a time when the photographic studio business was in its infancy. On the corner of the photograph the name and location of the studio was embossed. It appears to be C. D. Ashley, Denson, Texas. We assume that the location was Denison although an "i" seems to be missing from the city. Bill has learned that there was a C. D. Ashley studio in Denison as early as 1889 but none at an earlier date. (1889 was also the year that Eastman invented flexible roll film and a simple camera to replace glass plates). Was there a Dalton family in the vicinity of Denison, Texas in the 1890's who had a child named Emmet? What do you see in this photo? We have placed a picture of Emmett Dalton, the adult and respected citizen of California, beside that of the child. Do you recognize the child? Do we have a computer expert who can age enhance the child's photo to see whether this is actually Emmett? Send your comments to Millicenty@aol.com/ and we will pass them along to Bill. |
from Dianne Jackman This large file of births and some death notices are from Dianne Jackman of Newfoundland who has made major contributions to the DALTON DATA BANK. This set of data will eventually be added to the master file. VITAL STATISTICS PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR, MICROFILM BOX #3 The information reads: page number, date of birth, place
of birth, parents of child, fathers occupation, date of baptism and by
whom, child's name and sex. DALTON REFERENCES IN ROYAL GAZETTE 1891 DEATHS Note from Dianne. |
from K. T. Mapstone While searching for the death of her aunt Ellen Dalton who died as a child in Chicago, K. T. compiled the following information on another Ellen Dalton. She obtained a death certificate and would like to pass it along to a descendent of this family. Ellen Mc Nichols Dalton Ellen was the daughter of Patrick and Mary Callaghan
McNichols, born circa 1855 in Ireland. K. T. would like to find the family of Ellen and Thomas Dalton in order to pass this certificate on. K. T. may be reached at: Mapstone@netdoor.net |
For some time K. T. Mapstone has been researching her roots in the Clonmel area of Ireland, Kilcash and County Tipperary. In the process, she has discovered several connections between Dalton/Powers and Dalton/Walsh families. These associations also extend into Counties Kilkenny and Waterford. She has been attempting to sort them into lines and to help others with the similar connections. If these names appear in your family tree, please be in touch with our DGS researcher. K. T. Mapstone@netdoor.net Interest in Daltons from County Westmeath, Ireland is increasing. All Daltons who have ancestry in Westmeath kindly report in so that we may form a cluster and work as a group in sorting out ancestry. Millicenty@aol.com Mike Dalton whose ancestry is in County Kerry will be glad to help with queries in the Kerry area. Contact Mike at: mikedirp@teleport.com |