Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2014 21:56:00 -0400 From: Our Lake are from Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, Canada. They came over from England possibly in the 1700s. The story has it that two Lakes stayed in Placentia Bay and one went to Fortune Bay. My great grandfather was John Lake born about 1830 in Newfoundland. There was also a Solomon Lake and a Henry Lake also at that time(1800s) Teresa Collins sister of Basil J Carroll On Wed, 27 Mar 2019, Teresa Collins wrote: > Hello Marshall, > Thank you for accepting me to your Lake Project. > My mother was Margaret Lake from Oderin Newfoundland and married Stanislaus Carroll. > The oldest paper trail I have is my GGFather. John Lake born about 1830 most likely Oderin. > I was told he was killed in Cape Breton from a fall on a boat. > He married Martha Traverse from Oderin in the 1860s? > James Lake from Edmonton ,Alberta contacted me .He is part of you group > I think he is related to me. > My cousin Gordon Lake from Oderin is going to have his YDNA done as James is incontact with him also. > I was told that our Lakes were from England. > James Lake told me his Lake is not defined in any group. > What does this mean? > What can I do to help this situation? > Thank You, > Teresa Carroll Collins > St Johns, > Newfoundland