Conversion Stories 6

1 Thomas Freestone and Ann Fall

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homas Freestone, the son of George Freestone and Anna Youngman, was born in Flixton, Suffolk, England, on May 19, 1795, the second of nine children. Thomas Freestone was our emigrant ancestor. He did not keep a journal so the only evidence now available to reconstruct an image of him and his character is taken from memories of their father written by his children. There is no picture available that would give us an image of his personal appearance, but he has been described by a daughter that he was "of dark complexion, moderate in height, and heavy set". About the year 1825 Thomas left his native land to seek for greater opportunities. In company with his sister, Sarah, and her husband, William Ward, they decided to immigrate to Canada. They first settled in the Province of Prince Edward Island, east of the Canadian border.

Ann Fall Ann Fall was born in Aldbrough, Yorkshire, England, on August 6, 1812, the daughter of James Fall and Elizabeth Rouston. When Ann was about six years of age, her parents, James Fall and Elizabeth Rouston, moved to Canada, where her father bought 100 acres of wooded land in the Province of Prince Edward Island. He later purchased another 100 acres about nine miles from Charlottestown, the capital of the Island. As Ann grew up, she was privileged to live under a condition of financial security, a situation that was not to be part of her future life. Ann was a very religious person with a strong determination to do what she believed was right. As an example, a Scotsman by the name of McDonald