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GOUDREA CEMETERY IN A GHOST TOWN IN ONTARIO, CANADA
Photo shows Terry's father Louis Schipper cleaning Daisy Lapham's neglected headstone Thank you for helping me find a little history on this 29 year old girl. Daisy died October 30th 1918. Her burial place is Goudreau Ontario. She died of the Spanish Flu. I have pictures of the tombstone if you are interested. Her tombstone reads:
Sacred
To the Memory of
Daisy
Beloved Daughter of
Mr & Mrs Joseph Lapham
of Sarnia, ONT.
Who passed away October 30th 1918
Aged 29 years.
Gone from us but not forgotten
Never shall thy memory fade
Loving thoughts shall ever linger
Around the spot where thou art laid
Terry Baker sent the inscription details in her email
Thank you Terry for your contribution to the site
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Family: Joseph E Lapham / Eliza Jane (Seaward) Payne
Daisy Payne-Lapham (d. 30 Oct 1918)
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GOUDREAU CEMETERY, GOODREAU, ONTARIO, CANADA A SOLITARY WOODEN CROSS DISCOVERED BY TERRY AND LOUIS WHEN CLEARING THE CEMETERY. IT IS NOT KNOW WHO IT COMMEMORATES AS ANY INSCRIPTIONS HAVE WORN AWAY, PERHAPS A MINER WHO DIED IN THE LOCAL MINE.
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GOUDREAU CEMETERY, GOUDREA, ONTARIO, CANADA TERRY'S FATHER LOUIS SCHIPPER, WHO IS HELPING HER RENOVATE THE OLD CEMETERY HAS ADOPTED THE GRAVE OF VIRGINIA LEE WHO DIED IN THE SPANISH FLU EPIDEMIC IN 1918 -
WELL DONE LOUIS!! |
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HEADSTONE FOR DAISY LAPHAM THE GRANDDAUGHTER OF CHARLES LAPHAM AND EMMA (NEE SHEPHERD) CHARLES AND EMMA EMIGRATED TO CANADA IN THE 1880'S READING ON HEADSTONE
Sacred
To the Memory of
Daisy
Beloved Daughter of
Mr & Mrs Joseph Lapham
of Sarnia, ONT.
Who passed away October 30th 1918
Aged 29 years.
Gone from us but not forgotten
Never shall thy memory fade
Loving thoughts shall ever linger
Around the spot where thou art laid
Many thanks to Terry Baker for this contribution to the site |
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Family: Joseph E Lapham / Eliza Jane (Seaward) Payne
Daisy Payne-Lapham (d. 30 Oct 1918)
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TERRY BAKER LAYING DAISIES AT THE GRAVE OF DAISY LAPHAM (1889 - 1918) - Daisy was the adopted daughter of Joseph Lapham he married Eliza Jane Seaward who was the widow of George Walter Payne (Daisy's father) and also his brother Arthur. WHILST CLEARING THE OVERGROWN CEMETERY IN GOUDREAU, A GHOST TOWN IN ONTARIO, CANADA, TERRY DISCOVERED THE LONG FORGOTTEN GRAVE OF DAISY AND VERY KINDLY CLEANED AND TIDIED IT, THEN LAID DAISIES IN MEMORY OF DAISY. Daisy died of Spanish Flu during an epidemic when many people died in Goudreau - Thank you Terry for all your hard work on behalf of Daisy and the Seaward/Payne/Lapham/Bennett families |
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Daisy Payne-Lapham (d. 30 Oct 1918)
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