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EZEKIEL family of Canada and Boston

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EZEKIEL family of Canada and Boston

Posted: 14 Feb 2003 1:03PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 3 Jan 2004 1:40PM GMT
Hello to all ! I am new to this endeavor and any help or info will be greatly appreciated. Am having difficulty finding my Ezekiels! I have read all the message boards, and so far nothing looks familiar. Please help!!!! This is the info I have.
MY GGF WAS JAMES EZEKIEL OF ST. JOHNS NF. HE MARRIED FLORENCE WATSON OF QUEBEC. THEY HAD (NOT IN BIRTH ORDER), DOROTHY, MARY, JIM, BARBARA, SAM, CAROL, MARIE(MY GRANDMOTHER), AND JULIA.
I am told that John and Florence (Watson) Ezekiel moved to the US where all the children were born. My father, James, of Marie Ezekiel was born in 1950 so I dont think the year fits for the Carol Ezekiel (sister of Marie) to be the same Carol Ann Ezekiel that the young lady searching to find her birth mother, is looking for. However, there still could be a connection. Perhaps James Ezekiel named one of his daughters after a younger sister or cousin? The family settled in Boston, specifically the South Boston and Dorchester areas. My Grandmother Marie is now deceased but many of her sibling are still alive. The only other info I have that might jog someones memory is this
One of my gmothers sisters(Dorothy?) was married with five children in South Boston in 1971-2 . There was a tragic fire in the triple decker apartment they were living in and four of the five children perished in the blaze. Only the oldest son, Brian survived. The other children were named Tommy 14, who died trying to reach his 12-year-old sister Susan . The two youngest children, Eugene and Samuel died in their beds before the fire reached them. The devastating story made headlines for days in the Boston papers.I was only two at the time of the incident, but my father has recounted the painful details to me and shown me newsclippings with pictures of my Grandmohter Marie standing on the street with her brother Jim, looking on in horror. If anyone knows these Ezekiels from Boston please post a message. I would love to hear from you as I seem to have hit a brick wall. Thanks!! Annie Murray

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