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Joseph Saelens, Belgium-Canada, born 1903

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Re: Joseph Saelens, Belgium-Canada, born 1903

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 11:49PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 24 Oct 2012 11:53PM GMT
Surnames: Saelens
Hi, I am Joseph Saelens grand-daughter in law. I am married to his youngest grandson. Joseph (Grandpa Joe) has 3 grandsons from his only son Harry. He now has 9 great grandchildren and 5 great great grandchildren currently. Grandpa Joe passed away Sunday January 19, 1997.

He once told me that he first came over to North America via Detroit and then immigrated from there into Windsor Ontario Canada. After living there a little bit he went to the train station to go "where the other belgians are". He was told that was Saskatchewan but was informed he did't have enough money to buy a ticket there. When he asked how far he could go with the money he had, the ticketman replied "Hamilton Ontario". So that's where he went. He lived out his life in southern Ontario and is buried in the Tillsonburg Ontario cemetary.
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