more, Jim
Separate from the above is a memory of that sister’s that was revealed only a short time before our Mother was dying. 1994 . Sister was born in Nov 1935 and is soon 72, Nov.6, so 71 for now
Her first baby, a girl, was born in 1959 and J., when bathing her, washing around her neck, would have dizzy spells and feel as though she was floating over our old parlour… and she could see the doilies on the chesterfield, heard a baby crying and she was choking, then heard our Mother say, “That’s enough, Joelie!”
2nd oldest sister questioned Mom about this and Mom said that on Uncle Lloyd’s (Dad's brother about 41) funeral day, J. was dressed for the funeral and set on the chesterfield. She fell over and began to cry (Mom said she was 6-7 months old and Dad’s rage took over, so he picked up baby J. and was ‘beating’ her on the bum (padded with diapers I expect) but over his knee her throat was caught (the choking?) and all was stopped only when Mom said “That’s enough, Joelie”
2nd sister told J (eldest sister) what Mom had said and J. never had those spells anymore……but what I gather from this, is that she had these spells from the birth of her daughter 1959 to 1994 and never sought help?
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b. 3 Dec 1895, North Gwillimbury Twp, York Co., ON (my father’s brother, Lloyd, born and died.)
bp.
d. 12 Jul 1936, North Gwillimbury Twp, York Co., ON
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m. 29 Sep 1934, Churchill, Simcoe Co., ON (our parent’s wedding date)
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Now I am looking at the dates of Uncle Lloyd’s death, JULY 1936, and her birth, NOV. 1935
I am seeing that she would be 8 months old.
What to you make of that? (I copied details from our family tree online.)
Memories from a happening at the age of 8 months! La-la-la-la. La-la-la-la
Izzy