Help Connect Canada Project Notables Challenge for June 2023! [closed]

Question

The Canada Project’s monthly birthday monthly connection challenge for June 2023 is open. We are highlighting 10 Canada Project Notables who need to be connected to the Global Family Tree. Can you help by adding profiles of family members until a connection to the Global WikiTree is made?

The current tree sizes as of May 23rd are shown for each profile. Even if a connection is not made, adding even a single profile to a family is helpful and appreciated!

In the order of their known birthdays, the notables needing assistance are:

June 12th - Christine Sinclair - Soccer player, Tree size start - 2; Connected 30 May 2023

June 18th - Kurt Browning - Ice skater, Tree size start - 5; Connected 28 May 2023

June 18th - Gordon Smith - Painter, Tree size start - 3; Connected 29 May 2023

June 19th - Guy Lombardo - Band leader, Tree size start - 16; Connected 31 May 2023

June 20th - Bertha Crawford - Singer, Tree size start - 4; Connected 27 May 2023

June 24th - Jean Charest - Premier of Quebec, Tree size start - 3; Connected 30 May 2023

June 25th - Denys Arcand - Film Director, Tree size start - 9; Connected 29 May 2023

June 27th - Arthur Lismer - Painter, Tree size start - 15; Connected 31 May 2022

July 3rd - Andrew Furey - Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Tree size start - 3; Connected 3 June 2023

July 7th - Henry Clarke - Priemer of Manitoba, Tree size start - 4; Connected 29 May 2023

For more Canada Project Notables Team activity, check out the Canada Project Notables Team page.

Comments

Do we need to sign up for this?  If so please do :)

Carla

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No sign up is needed.  Thanks for any assistance!

Answer 1

I know I'm related to Denys Arcand. I can see the same surnames on his tree in mine, it's just the connection has not been made yet. I added a few profiles today.

Comments

Hopefully you can find Denys' connection to you!

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5/29/2023 @ 08:30 AM = CONNECTED!

[[Sloop-293]] was the key profile that connected me [[Stutz-25]] to Denys Arcand [[Arcand-426]].

I thought the connection was going to be made much earlier in Quebec, but all it took was one person that moved to Fall River, MA. and boom - connected on the next generation with the marriage to Alice Sloop.

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Excellent work!

Answer 2

[[Crawford-21327|Bertha May Crawford (1886-1937)]]
Is now connected to the Global Family Tree.

Comments

A great way to start the challenge with a first-day connection!

Answer 3

Kurt Browning is connected. I cannot get Familysearch to work to add more sources.

Comments

Thanks for your great work in making the connection.

Answer 4

Henry Clarke is connected.

Answer 5

Gordon Smith is connected

Comments

More excellent work!

5 connected, 5 more to go.

Answer 6

Jean Charest is in progress, anybody with knowledge of Irish immigrants coming in the 1830s or thereafter, his maternal line leads to lots of those.  Possibly gone through Grosse Isle.

Comments

Jean Charest is now connected, continuing with him tomorrow.

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Outstanding!  Thank you.

Answer 7

Christine Sinclair is connected once the servers update.

Comments

Wonderful.  Thank you!

Answer 8

Guy Lombardo - now connected via his uncle Louis' wife's family.

Comments

That’s great news. I had been working on that tree too.

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That is great news indeed!

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sheer luck - the uncle's wife's  brother already existed, but without parents, and he was the first one I added.

Answer 9

I am 34 degrees from Christine Sinclair, (5-4-2-3-5-3-1-9-3)

19 Degrees from Kurt Browning, (5-6-6-3)

23 Degrees from Gordon Smith, (1-10-4-6-3)

23 Degrees from Bertha Crawford, (3-2-6-10-3)

27 Degrees from Jean Charest, (7-8-10-3)

28 Degrees from Denys Arcand, (3-5-10-8-3)

and

20 Degrees from Henry Clarke, (1-5-3-9-3)

(Unfortunately, all are directly through marriage!)

Answer 10

I have been working on the tree of Guy Lombardo. His direct ancestors quickly go back to Italy but his wife’s ancestors are in the US. I have no experience with Italian records but I will keep looking for a connection on other branches.

Answer 11

Arthur Lismer will be connected through his son-in-law once [[Bridges-6309|Philip Newell Bridges (1915-2007)]] is connected to his parents [[Bridges-777|Calvin Blackman Bridges (1889-1938)]] and [[Ives-295|Gertrude (Ives) Bridges]]. Unfortunately these profiles are green and the PM has not been active for over a year.

Comments

Also, Dr Calvin Blackman Bridges should probably be a notable based on his work on cells, see https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37349971/calvin-blackman-bridges?_gl=1*vag90g*_gcl_au*ODE1Nzk3Mzc1LjE2ODM1NzcyODQ.*_ga*MTgwNDg0MjE5Ni4xNjc1Nzg4NTA0*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*ODA2OWZlODAtYzQzNy00NzNjLTlkM2QtY2NiNzA1MjU0ZDU3LjI3Ni4xLjE2ODU1NDU0ODMuNDkuMC4w

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I am working on the connection of Phillip to his parents.

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Connected

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Great news!

Answer 12

Andrew Furey - father George J Furey - grandfather listed as George C Furey but wife’s obituary gives his name as Leo, or did she remarry? I can find a Leo Furey in 1921 and 1935 census for Newfoundland but no George C Furey.

Comments

Thanks Liza.  I sent to you a draft of what I was working on before the challenge started in hope that something is there might help. After reviewing the records, Leo C. Furey appears correct.

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Andrew Furey should show as connected tomorrow. His great aunt Angela Furey Doyle (sister of Leo) already had a connected profile on WT so it was just a matter of connecting them.

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Thanks for following through and making the connection!

Answer 13

I have an in-law connection to the Belzberg family. They were at one time reputed to be the second richest family in Canada.

Answer 14

A little surprised not to see Nina Cameron Graham, 1891 - 1974, in this list. She was was the first female in Great Britain’s history to be awarded with a degree from a British university. She returned to Winnipeg to work as a qualified engineer.  

Comments

Having discovered Nina’s birthday was in March explains why she doesn’t appear on this list of Canadian notables with June birthdays!!

Mea Culpa

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If anyone has suggestions for other profiles that should be managed by the Canada Project, please enter the suggestions on the form at: Canadian Managed Profiles Suggestions Form

Answer 15

All 10 completed! Thank you to everyone who assisted.

Answer 16

Join us for the July Canada Project Connection Challenge.