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Historic Honeymoon Destination
When my husband and I were married in 2oo1, the only place we even thought about going was Niagara Falls. We had no idea why, maybe because it is traditional, or close, but we were drawn to the area.
We went to all the usual historical tourist attractions in the area,
Laura Secord's monument
General Sir Isaac Brock's monument,
scene of the Battle of Queenston Heights,
Fort George in Niagara-on-the-lake,
and the locks at the Welland Canal.
I started researching my family history four years later, and …
Deacon John Doane
Deacon John Doane
IN MEMORY OF JOHN DOANE
FOUNDER OF THE DOANE FAMILY IN AMERICA
BORN ABOUT 1590 - DIED FEBRUARY 1 1685
CAME TO PLYMOUTH ABOUT 1630 WHERE HE WAS DEACON OF THE CHURCH; DEPUTY TO THE GENERAL COURT; ONE OF THE ASSISTANTS TO THE GOVERNOR; MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE TO REVISE THE LAWS IN 1636; ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF EASTHAM IN 1644; DEACON OF THE FIRST CHURCH HERE AND DEPUTY TO THE COURT.
ERECTED BY HIS DESCENDANTS 1907
(plaque in Eastam Town Hall)
MR. JOHN DOANE WHO CAME TO PLYMOUT…
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