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John Henry Gordon 1863 – 1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 October 1863

Birth Location: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 2 July 1923

Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: James Gordon

Mother: Ellen Deering

Spouse(s): Sarah Canavan

Children(s): James Gordon, Marie Gordon, John Gordon, Arthur Gordon, Helen Gordon, Sarah Gordon, James Gordon, Veronica Gordon

According to available records, John Henry Gordon was born in 1863 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of James Gordon and Ellen Deering. Following those early years, John Henry Gordon married Sarah Ann Canavan, and their family grew to include James Gordon, Marie J. Gordon, John Joseph Gordon, Arthur E. Gordon, Helen Veronica Gordon, Sarah Regina Gordon, James Edward Gordon and Veronica Elizabeth Gordon. In the later years of life, John Henry Gordon died in 1923 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Parents

James Gordon
1834 – 1888
Birth Location: County, Mayo, Ireland
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Ellen Deering
1842 – 1917
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Canavan
1860 – 1930
Birth Location: Tyrone, County Galway, Ireland
SC

Children(s)

James Gordon
1888 – 1890
Birth Location: PA
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Marie Gordon
1890 – 1972
Birth Location: Philadelphia, PA, USA
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John Gordon
1892 – 1962
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Arthur Gordon
1894 – 1970
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Helen Gordon
1897 – 1992
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Sarah Gordon
1900 – 1996
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
SG
James Gordon
1902 – 1977
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Veronica Gordon
1905 – 2000
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
VG

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 4 October 1863
    Event Place: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1944, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941-1945, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 073501-076500, Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 31, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1635; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 1006; Image: 113, Year: 1880; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1177; Family History Film: 1255177; Page: 291C; Enumeration District: 348; Image: 0752, Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 31, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1473; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0797; FHL microfilm: 1241473, Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 31, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1403; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0741; FHL microfilm: 1375416

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1177; Family History Film: 1255177; Page: 291C; Enumeration District: 348; Image: 0752

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Philadelphia Ward 31, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 31, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1473; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0797; FHL microfilm: 1241473

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Philadelphia Ward 31, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 31, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1403; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0741; FHL microfilm: 1375416

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Philadelphia Ward 31, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 31, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1635; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 1006; Image: 113

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 2 July 1923
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1944, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 073501-076500

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cheltenham, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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