married Tom Pratt of Boissevain, who was employed by
the Parish Heimbecker Elevator Company as a con-
struction worker. The last two or three years they have
resided in Brandon where Tom is a cement foreman for
the Powell Construction Company.

They have two children, Corey, born March 9, 1970
and Jill, February 24, 1973.

SEAFOOT FAMILY

by Mrs. . F. Seafoot

Walter Seafoot came to Canada from Saxony, Ger-
many, an orphan of 2 years old and lived at Goderich,
Ontario. He never attended school and was a wage earner
at age 11 years. His wife Sarah Roberts came from
England and she taught Mr. Seafoot to write his name
after their marriage in 1876.

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Abe Groves Family. LEFT TO RIGHT: Mrs. Groves, Bill, Gertie
(Seafoot). SEA TED: Abe with Bertha on knee and Edith.

They came to Winnipeg with their 2 children, George
and Albert in 1879 and to the homestead at Carroll on SE
1/4 4-7-19 in 1882. In 1887 they acquired SW 1/4 of 4—7-
19 as a pre-emption and in 1882 they purchased the NW
1/ 4 33-6-19 in the Whitewater Municipality.

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Millie and Ema were born in Winnipeg, William,
Annie, Alex, Kathleen, Fred and a baby boy who died in
infancy were all born on the homestead.

Their home was a stopping place for new settlers
enroute to and from Brandon to south of the Souris
River.

The frame house which is still lived in was built by Mr.
Seafoot with stone foundation in 1892 to replace a log
house. A barn with stone foundation was built in 1896.
This barn burned in 1924 and was replaced by another
structure on the same foundation.

Fred still lives on the homestead. He married Gertie
Groves in 1918 and lived in North Battleford, Sask., for
five years, returning to the homestead when his father
retired. Fred and Gertie have 6 children, Viola, Mrs. W.
Mahoney of Ottawa, has two children of a former
marriage, Valerie and Barry Pepin.

Kenneth of Virden, who married Eleanor Patterson of
Boissevain has 2 children, Sheldon and Carl.

Morris of Nesbitt married Doreen Hunter of Nesbitt
and has five children. Ronnie, Sharon, Linda, Beverly
and Naydine. Morris farms the NW 1/ 4 5-6-19 in the
Whitewater Municipality.

Dorothy, Mrs. D.R. Metcalfe of Winnipeg has two of
a family, Chris and Jeannie.

Garth of Carroll married Wilma Burton of Boissevain
and has 3 of a family, Keven, Marla and Gail. Garth is
employed by the Department of Highways and also farms
the N 1/2 34-6-19.

Cliff of Nesbitt married Beatrice Ormitson of Brandon
and they have 2 children. Tracey and Trent and farms in
the Nesbitt district.

Fred and the boys deliver their grain to the Minto and
Nesbitt elevators. All the Seafoot boys have been active
in the Riverside Ball Club as well as hockey and curling.
Morris, Garth and Kenneth have all curled in the
Manitoba Consols and Morris’ son Ronnie is on the
Riverside Ball Team. He also plays hockey with
Wawanesa and Minto and is also an ardent curler.

Fred Seafoot is the only living member of his family as
this is written. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Seafoot and sons
Albert and a baby are buried in the Minnewawa
Cemetery.

EDWARD AND MARY SHAW

by Mrs. Rose Shaw and Evelyn Trent

Our grandparents, Edward and Mary Shaw came from
Fergus, Ontario, in 1882 and homesteaded on the NW
1/ 4 of 16-6-19. Grandma said she never saw a woman
from the time the snow fell until it was gone in the spring.
There was a stone house on the property, which burned
down but following this setback, Grandpa had the house
built that is still standing. They had three sons; James,
Wesley and Edward. Grandpa lived to be 80 and
Grandma 86.

James never married and he died at the age of 45.

Wesley married Rose Cole in 1910 and they moved to
their own place on 17-6-19. They had two children:
Evelyn and Norman. Wesley died at the age of 44. After
the death of her husband, Mrs. Shaw found herself