Hi Donna,
Thanks for your nice message. It is so much fun to connect like this. I would love to see any pictures you might have. You can scan them to me at
sreed85@sympatico.ca. Or, if you actually want to send me something, Susan Reed, 662 Liverpool, Montreal, Quebec H3K 2S7. As you can see, I haven't strayed too far from my origins.
Yes, I realized afterwards that you wouldn't be able to access those records without a membership. If you send me your e-mail address, I will copy out what they say for you. My theory about Ransom Curry Teller is that he might already have been married when he married Ada and she found out about it later. Otherwise, I can't imagine. Divorce was very unusual in small town Quebec at the turn of the century. And even if you were divorced, I would expect that you would keep your husband's name, especially if there was a child involved. For Ada to resume her maiden name and change Royce's name, it must have been something serious. I can find a lot of stuff about Rans - his later marriage and all his children, and this is interesting stuff, but doesn't explain what happened between him and Ada. Likely we will never know.
If you are interested in Ada's family, I know a lot about them and can send you some stuff. I don't have any pictures of Aunt Betty and Captain Brown. Wish I did.
Cheers,
Susan