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| | From Cornwall to Canada in 1841 |
 | | However, the Act of Union, passed in 1840, took effect in February 1841, re-designating the separate colonies of Upper Canada (now Ontario) and Lower Canada (now Quebec) as the regions of Canada West and Canada East, united together as the new Province of Canada. |
 | | It may well be imagined that a journey across the Atlantic in 1841, in a “timber” ship, with accommodation and conveniences of the scantiest, and the consequent suffering entailed, was altogether unlike the pleasant trip on board of one of the “Ocean Grayhounds” of the present day. |
 | | In 1841, the country was but sparsely “cleared”; a very different condition from that seen at the present day. |
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