James Willard MacDonald. My mother, Eleanor Frances Corbit (Nee McCann) and Jame's mother were half sisters (same mother. Laura) My mother and another sister, Mary Dorothy, were placed in an catholic orphanage when they were little (I don't know the circumstances, I assume their father died but who knows). They were both adopted by the McCanns. I never queried my mother about this time in her life, she mentioned a few things like ice on the wash basin in the mornings and head lice. It all sounded rather grim and she did not seem to want to discuss or remember. I did not know Aunt Jean (James sister) very well as we lived in Ontario and she lived in Nova Scotia - only met cousins once I believe. Jean passed in 2017. Dec 27th - Jean Evelyn (MacDonald) Kingston. I would love to find out more about my half uncle.
