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From: "Olive Tree Genealogy" <>
Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] "Minority" question help please
Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:21:51 -0500
In-Reply-To: <7CE33C21D5884AA39F829BF303C1A842@Catherine>


Catherine

His full records will tell you if Frederick was drafted or
enlisted voluntarily.

Both Americans and natives were accepted into the CEF so if
he enlisted he would be accepted

If Frederick was drafted he might have used being American
as a reason to be let off.

My husband is pretty sure the draft did not begin until
later in 1917 so Frederick most likely enlisted. Perhaps he
found that he wasn't happy during training and used his
American citizenship to get out.

Have you sent for his full set of records?

Lorine

On 4 Feb 2009 at 15:01, Catherine Randall wrote:

> Frederick Joseph Paquette married Isabella Matilda Shane in
> 1921in Carleton Place. She immigrated to US in 1921
> (according to 1930 census). He was born 1886/7 in
> Ogdensburg, NY and listed as Catholic Living in Syracuse NY
> in 1930 On his attestation papers he enlisted (conscripted?)
> Jan 15, 1917 and was "discharged April 2, 1917 on the
> grounds of minority and American Citizenship"
>

-- Lorine McGinnis Schulze

* Olive Tree Genealogy (Ships Passenger Lists)
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/
* Naturalization Records
http://naturalizationrecords.com/
* Images of Ships Lists
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/ships/

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