James of Colchester
An interesting family group in that so much is known about them after they land in Canada (thanks largely to one Ian Beard, now sadly deceased), but very little beforehand. The family folklore is that these Beards “were Huguenots who came from France, probably in the 16th century”, settling in or near Colchester for two and a half centuries before relocating to Canada.
According to Ian, “There are relatives in Washington, Ohio, New York, Oregon, Missouri, California, and the western provinces. In a book about the history of Oro it says that the Beards left Medonte. This is not true as the land or portions thereof that the Beards settled on is still in, and has never left, the Beard name.
The tree I have for these Beards was put together by Ian, who in turn benefited from some input from other family members. The original tree (together with photographs) can be found at www.geocities.com/ibeard_o_m/index; someone else seems to be maintaining the site
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