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From: "Fraser Dunford" <>
Subject: Re: [UPP-CAN] Welland Canal
Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 20:34:23 -0500
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The Welland canal opened in 1829.

Date forwarded: Mon, 5 May 2003 11:47:58 -0600
Date sent: Mon, 05 May 2003 13:47:33 -0400
From: Neal Laurance <>
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> My family story says that my ancestor left the farm in Hastings county
> in the the summer of 1877 and moved to Minnesota. His family went by
> boat from Belleville to Port Huron, and then by train to Minnesota.
>
> 1. Was that possible? Was the Welland canal in operation then?. Was
> there another way from Belleville to Port Huron that involved a boat
> for at least a part of the trip?
>
> 2. Assuming that they did indeed travel on a boat in Lake Erie, why
> would they bypass the ports of Toledo and Detroit to go on to Port
> Huron before they switched to a U.S. train?
>
>
> Neal Laurance
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