look after. He returned to Lebanon in 1907. They had three more children in four years. He returned to Canada in 1911 and brought my Uncle Said with him. My dad came to Canada in 1913 and both he and Uncle Said returned to Lebanon in 1924. Said got married in July 1924 and Dad got married in August 1924. My grandmother was finally able to leave Lebanon in August 1925 with Uncle Said and his new bride, Selwa Aboujamra, Uncle Toufic, Aunts Miriam and Nahil. So from 1902 to 1925 she had the most difficult task of bringing up the children for the most part by herself.

Back row left to right: Grandfather Joseph, Uncle Said, Mom, Aunt Salwa (Said’s wife). Front row: Uncle Sam, Dad, Uncle Toufic

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