My Lund, Ibbitson and Towse ancestors came from Yorkshire England to New Brunswick Canada in 1816-1820.The earliest known in Canada married as follows: 1. George LUND (abt 1788) to Jane IBBITSON (1795) in Sackville,NB in 1821. 2. John LUND (1819-1904) to Mary Ann TOWSE (1817-1894) in Sackville in 1842. I have been tracing their family histories with fascinating results.The Family Trees below provide much of the data I have collected: if any family or individual listed is of interest to you, please contact me for more information. (The GEDCOMs are displayed as Internet trees: I find the easiest way to navigate these is to right-click on the screen). Note that these trees are not complete, and their accuracy is not guaranteed. Your input is very welcome! The first English-speaking settlers began to arrive after 1755 to the area that the French called Acadia, what is now Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and northeast Maine, from the New England states. They were called the Planters. The earliest Yorkshire Settlers arrived in the Sackville NB area in 1772-1776. There was a gap between these early settlers and the "second wave" in 1816-1820 resulting from a series of conflicts: the American Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812-1815. The Lunds, Ibbitsons and Towses came in the second wave. Many Planter and other Yorkshire settler families are represented in their family trees: for several generations there were a limited number of families living in a relatively small area.Later, descendants moved on to become pioneers in the Canadian and American west, including many members of my ancestral families. But there are Lunds and Ibbitsons in Sackville yet. Over 1,000 descendants of Yorkshire settlers got together at the very successful Yorkshire Gathering held at Mount Allison University in Sackville in August 2000. Lunds and Ibbitsons had their own reunions during the event.There are links below to information about the immigrants and the big event, and I can link you to further information about our families and others in the area. I look forward to hearing from you! UPDATE: On June 17, 2001, about 70 Lunds and relatives gathered in Elkhorn Manitoba to celebrate their heritage.This is near the Pipestone Creek where John and Mary Ann Lund homesteaded (when they were abt 65!) with 8 of their children and their families, in the 1880s.A number of Lunds still live in the area, and Garth Lund still farms the homestead lands.Many thanks to Marilyn Clayton (a descendant of 2 of the original Lund settlers) for organizing this wonderful event! Marty Lund I HAVE LEARNED MUCH MORE SINCE STARTING THIS SITE, ESPECIALLY RE LUNDS IN NORTHERN MAINE. CONTACT ME!
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- The Lund farm, Cookville NB (192 KB)
Not the original farm house, but the land up the Tantramar River from Sackville has been farmed by Lunds since the 1820s. - Lund Gathering 2000 (23 KB)
These folks, all Lunds or their spouses, met in Sackville August 4th from 6 Canadian provinces.We had a grand time! - Mt Allison University, Sackville (17 KB)
This is the swan pond on the campus, situated in the centre of the lovely town of Sackville. Lunds have lived in the area for over 200 years. My greatgrandfather Daniel was Steward here: he and Charlotte and the family lived on campus where all the children were born. - Lund Reunion 2001 (136 KB)
Lunds gathered together to catch up on the latest news and celebrate our heritage: we came from all 4 western provinces, enjoyed a classic prairie feast and had a wonderful time despite the hailstorm!
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