Hi Bob,
I am so thrilled to hear from you!!!!!!!!!! I never knew ANY of the things that you told me about my great-grandparents.
My grandfather was Ernest C. My father, Ernest George, told me father's middle name was Christmas. NO kidding. Allegedly he was born on or around Christmas day. My grandfather came from England when he was approximately 20 years old, give or take. He went to Canada and met my grandmother, Winifred Hallam, who was from Quebec, of English descent. My father, Ernest George was born in Eustus, Quebec, Canada on December 1, 1911. My dad was the firstborn. His siblings in birth order were Doris, William, Robert, and Olive. I know that Doris was born in Eustus also. I think the others were born here in the States. All of the Beane children, except William (Bill) had children. Most of these children, my first cousins, still reside in the Niagara Falls, New York, area. Some have died, others are in Texas or in Western New York, somewhere. My grandfather, Ernest C. died in 1966 when I was 10 years old. He had a horse riding stable in Pekin, NY, a rural area about 13 miles from Niagara Falls, NY. When I was a kid, my father mentioned to me that his uncle had been a survivor on the Titanic and had lived in Rochester NY, about 70 miles from here. I wasn't interested in "old" people and their lives in particular at that time in my life. Oh, youth!!!!! Now of course, I wish I had listened. If you would like additional information and/or could find Roger, please let me know. Before, I forget, my father told me 3 Beane brothers left England. I don't know who the third brother is, nor do I know if that is true and/or that brother returned to England. There must be other Beanes on your side of the pond. If you could find out anything, I would appreciate it. Thanks Bob. Bonnie Beane
. Thanks for the post.