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Shane Layes
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Posted - 04/11/2005 :  01:51:10  Show Profile  Reply with Quote

Hi my name is Shane Layes im from glace Bay Nova Scotia.
I am related to all of the layes's that were mentioned from N.S.

LLyod is my great grandfather(Glace bay), Christina jones(Big Nanny is what we called her she passed away when i was only little so unfortuneitly i never knew her....)(Glace Bay) is my great grandmother, George layes is my grandfather(glace Bay) and alavean layes is my grand mother (born newfoundland moved to Glace Bay) Ruth Layes is my mother (born newfoundland moved to Glace Bay).

thats just some of the Layes's i no of more but i am not sure if they are relitives i think im related to Joseph, if its george's brother then i must be.

I to am trying to dig up information on where our name came from so if any one else Knows anything else on this please post.

Thanks for reading
Shane Layes
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