On Tue, Dec 8, 2020 at 10:18 PM <jameslake377@comcast.net> wrote:

      And I’m officially envious! Ever since I started researching my family’s history in high school (my family was visited by Jean
      Lake (below) and a friend of hers who were researching in White Creek and just happened to drive by our house and noticed our
      mailbox with “Lake” on it!), I’ve been wanting to visit (and take my sons to visit) Gravesend but haven’t made it yet.


      LAKE, Jean Irene (nee Dafoe) UE

      (2 October 1920-10 October 2008) was a founding member of Kawartha Branch in the fall of 1979. She was already a regular member of
      the UELAC and a member of Toronto Branch but when it was decided to form a Branch in Peterborough she made Kawartha her primary
      Branch.

      Jean served two terms as President, two terms as First Vice-President and three terms as Second Vice-President. As well, she
      served as Program Convenor, Social Convenor, and many years as Past President and Director. In all she was an Executive Member of
      Kawartha Branch for twenty-nine years. She also served as First Vice-President and member of the Conference Committee at the time
      that Kawartha Branch hosted the National Conference in 1987 and she served again on the organization committee when Kawartha
      hosted the Conference for the second time in 2004. Jean was a proud Canadian, proud of her UE heritage, supporting a number of
      Heritage groups in the area, and was a founding member of most of them. Many of us will remember her willingness to share her
      knowledge and expert, research skills to help others find their lineage as well. Jean was a direct descendant of Capt. John Ernst
      Dafoe UE and his wife, Mary Keller. She had other Loyalists families too: Varty, Holcomb, Peck, and Wright. Jean was predeceased
      by her beloved husband Jarvis in March 2002. Jean took an active part in Kawartha Branch and will be remembered for her smile, her
      laughter, her clear thinking and good advice. All of us will truly miss her.


      And according to my RootsMagic database, Christopher Lake is my first cousin, 6 times removed. Nicholas Lake, grandfather of
      Christopher, looks to be our common ancestor – my 6th great grandfather.

       
      Jim