Identity area
Reference code
CA ON00156 2021-097
Title
A pioneer family : The name Van Ysselsteyn, Esselstein and Isselstein, Asselstine, 1649-1949; three hundred years on the continent of North America and some allied families viz: Keldar (Kellar), Fraleigh (Fralick), Lochhead
Date(s)
- 1954 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 volume
Context area
Name of creator
(1884-1970)
Biographical history
Kathryn Rachel Asselstine was born in Marlbank, Ontario on 6 December 1884, the child of Oscar William Asselstine and Marion Ann (Lochhead). She served as a nursing sister during the First World War, and subsequently as a nurse in Detroit, Michigan. She died in 1970.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Vera Morton in November 2021.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Bound photocopy of a book by Kathryn Asselstine, with addition of obituary of Witney Albert Asselstine (grandfather of the donor).