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Letter from F.W.G. Austin to Benjamin Hall, 5 October 1847
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CA RBD MSG 1299-2-08-003
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5 October 1847 (Creation)
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- Austin, F. W. G. (Francis William Gowen), 1818-1890
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- Québec (Québec)
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1 sheet
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(Approximately 1818-1890)
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F.W.G. (Francis William Gowen) Austin was an advocate and farmer born 22 December 1818 in Quebec City. Austin was the son of Lucretia Hall Austin and Captain Francis Austin, and the grandson of William Hall (1768-1854). He married Myrrha Harriet Bradshaw on 25 November 1856 at the Anglican Cathedral Holy Trinity Church in Quebec City. They had at least 6 children together. He died on 20 November 1890.
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Letter from F.W.G. Austin to his cousin (great-uncle) Benjamin Hall about a possible Hall legacy. Austin had met a man looking for a Nicolas Hall whose details bore some resemblance to the life of his grandfather William Hall (Benjamin's brother).
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- Hall, Benjamin, 1779-1863 (Recipient)