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Pre
August
2001 |
Thank you to all
descendants of William Cone who wrote supplying details of their family!
This gave a valuable insight into personal lives of families and the
wonderful information allowed our descendant tree to
be formulated. At the reunion, Cone descendants attending the reunion
at Christchurch added additional data and brought photos which gave
vision to individual members. As information is known, data has since
been updated and treasured photos have been copied and are on
this website, ensuring people never will be
forgotten. |
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 Cone
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| 24 August 2001 |
The family gathered,
were met, welcomed and together, we renewed our links with each line.
We are indebted
to Ron Cone who took the idea of staging a reunion through to its final
fruition exactly 150 years after our Cone family immigrated from Suffolk.
He arranged our venue with the able assistance of ... ...names please! ...
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All attending
stated it "a resounding success." |
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25 August
2001 |
We commemorated
our pioneer ancestor William Cone, his wife and four children by
planting a tree on William's grave in Barbadoes Cemetery. William's
accident in 1852 occurred just 9 short months after arrival and the
2001 Cone reunion ensured his final resting place was recorded by his
descendants. |
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Planting of
tree |
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Our
bus took us past the home
of the Cunningham family and on to Webb's Wharf, a landing or quay. Here, small boats
ferried goods up-river from the mouth of the Heathcote to
be off-loaded here for the early residents of
Christchurch.
It is marked by
a Historic Places Trust plaque.us o
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From Rangiora we
crossed the Ashley River, the bridge which brought a lifeline to the
nearby town and saw Cones Road where all four of William Cone's
children at some time lived.
We viewed the
concrete home built by George Cone which is still lived in and visited the
Rangiora cemetery and the excellent museum. |
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| 26 August 2001 |
"A family who eat
together, stay together". Fine food was shared and we celebrated our time
together by the cutting of the beautiful reunion cake which
symbolised to all, our valued past and our hope for the
future. |
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Celebration |
| 8-9 April 2008 |
Group Photos of Cone
descendants attending the reunion - Our thoughts were with all who were
unable to be with us and we left with the expressed hope, that maybe
sometime, somewhere, we all will meet
again........ |
Cone Group
Photos |
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