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I am researching the names Potter, Love, Greep, Searle, Webster and Field from England, and Damhaut and Pirotton from Belgium. I began researching my family history in late 1999. With the help of close and distant cousins in Canada, England and Belgium, I have gathered a wealth of information, and continue to do so. Early in 2000 my research took me to Winnipeg, Manitoba where my grandparents are buried and where they lived a good part of their lives. Later in the year I traveled to Belgium where I carried out research on my grandfather's family. I actually found the grave of my great-great grandfather, and saw where my grandfather was born, and where he went to school. I was even able to sleep in the house where my great-grandmother was born in 1867 ! I met so many distant relatives, and was surprised to find a few remaining first cousins of my grandfather. They remembered him very well, although he left Belgium with his family in 1913 and only made one return visit in 1963. While the Internet has made doing this kind of research much easier (my research would have been so much more difficult without the Internet), there is nothing like actually going to the homeland of your ancestors and seeing first hand where they lived and worked. I am indebted to the following people for their assistance in obtaining information on my family: my cousin Michele Potter for supplying me with some wonderful information on my Potter ancestors from England, Francine Klein-Lamer in Belgium, a distant cousin on the Pirotton side who is as passionate about our family history as I am...my Belgian research would not have been possible without her assistance. I am also grateful for the assistance provided by Jean-Louis Sottiaux, Lorraine Sourisseau, James Harris, Charles Damhaut, Gilbert Delrée, and the late Madeleine Damhaut. Un grand merci à ma petite-cousine Francine Klein-Lamer, ainsi qu'à Jean Louis Sottiaux, Charles Damhaut, Freddy Delrée, Gilbert Delrée et feue Madeleine Damhaut.	The Family of John Potter of Toronto, Canada Updated June 5, 2009
	John A Potter 39 Camrose Crescent Scarborough, ON M1L 2B5 Canada j_potter2005@sympatico.ca
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Jean Damhaut (6 KB) My grandfather, Jean Damhaut in his military uniform, Belgian occupation, 1923. Damhaut Family Portrait (12 KB) This is my favourite photo of the Damhaut Family. It was taken in a studio in St-Boniface, Manitoba in 1919.. Frederick Webster 1921 (35 KB) This is one of the best photos we have of my great-grandfather, Frederick Webster. Photo taken in 1921. Damhaut Family, St-Boniface (43 KB) New immigrants. This photo of the Damhaut Family was taken in St-Boniface, Manitoba, shortly after they arrived from Belgium in 1913. That's my grandfather on the right. The St-Boniface Hospital now stands on the site of this home. Damhaut Home, Belgium (9 KB) This is my great-grandparents home, in Sprimont Belgium. My great-grandparents, Julien and Victoire are In front of the door on the left. My grandfather's sister Bertha and her husband Louis are in front of the door on the fight. My grandfather's sister, Hortense Damhaut (5 KB) Hortense before she cut her long hair. This photo was on the wall in Bertha's home in Belgium. Articles suggest her depression and suicide was a result of losing her long curly hair. Frederick Webster grave, Winnipeg. (9 KB) Grave of my great-grandfather, Frederick Webster, in Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg. He had an amazing career in the Canadian Army (WW1) and the British Army (Boer War). His obituary states he was Queen Victoria's trumpeter in the Royal Horse Artillery. My great-grandparents. (6 KB) This photo of my great-grandparents Julien Damhaut and Victoire Pirotton was taken in Winnipeg, in 1919. They stayed in Canada until 1930, and then went back to live in Belgium. Letters suggest that they found the winters too hard to cope with. Robert Webster Grave (39 KB) This is a clear picture of the grave of RW Webster in Yokohama Cemetery. Courtesy Steve Douglas of Maple Leaf Legacy Project My Four Grandparents (20 KB) Rare photo showing all four of my grandparents: Jean and Maude Damhaut, and Alexander and Daisy Potter. Taken at Mom and Dad's wedding on September 3, 1949. Damhaut Family, St-Boniface (43 KB) New immigrants. This photo of the Damhaut Family was taken in St-Boniface, Manitoba, shortly after they arrived from Belgium in 1913. That's my grandfather Jean Damhaut on the far right. Robert Webster, My grandmother's brother (9 KB) Photo of my grandmother's brother Robert. He fought with the Winnipeg Grenadiers in the Battle for Hong Kong in 1941. He was captured by the Japanese and died in a POW camp in 1944. Damhaut Grave, Sprimont Belgium (15 KB) This is the grave of my great-grandparents, Julien Damhaut and Victoire Pirotton. It is in the cemetery at Sprimont, Belgium. Robert Webster grave (7 KB) Photo of Robert Webster's grave, Yokohama Cemetery, Japan. Courtesy of Mrs. Nobuo Tenma Albert Victor Webster (10 KB) This is a great photo of my grandmother's brother Albert Victor Webster in his military uniform. The date on the back is 1913, so he is only 16 years old in this photo. He died in in the battle for Hill 70 in 1917 at the age of 20. Alexander Richard Potter (25 KB) My grandfather, Alexander Richard Potter. Photo taken approximately 1918. Courtesy Michele Potter. Vimy Hero - William Henry Potter in Uniform (10 KB) This is a great photo of my great-uncle William Henry Potter in his military uniform. He belonged to the 19th Canadian Battalion and died at the battle of Vimy Ridge on April 9th, 1917. My great-grandparents (26 KB) My great-grandparents Alexander Richard Potter and Charlotte Greep with their children. AR Potter died when his fishing boat was rammed. Photo courtesy Michele Potter. Marie Joseph Lejeune with Josephine Damhaut (9 KB) This is my great-great grandmother, Marie-Joseph Lejeune, with her daughter Josephine Damhaut. Date of photo approximate 1917. Photo courtesy of Freddy Delree. My grandmother Daisy Potter (35 KB) Grandma Potter celebrating her 90th birthday, 1983. Grandma and Grandad Potter had 10 children and 27 grandchildren. My Great-grandfather Frederick Webster in WW1 (25 KB) This is one of the best photos we have of my great-grandfather Frederick Webster. It was taken in Winnipeg in 1915. Fred belonged to the 5th Brigade of Battalion 19. Jean Damhaut with sister Bertha (24 KB) I love this photo of my grandfather Jean Damhaut with his sister Bertha. It was taken on the bridge at Comblain-au-Pont, Belgium in 1963. I stood at this exact spot in May 2000. My grandfather Alexander Richard Potter (7 KB) This is one of the last photos of my grandfather Alexander Richard Potter. I never knew him as he died the year before I was born.

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