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John Simpson 1838 – 1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1838

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 1920

Death Location: Dufferin, Ontario, Canada

Father: John Simpson

Mother: Catherine Cadam

Spouse(s): Catherine Simpson

Children(s): William Simpson, Ellen Potter, Thomas Simpson, Nobel Simpson, Violite Simpson

Early life: John Simpson arrived in Ireland in 1838, born to John Simpson and Catherine Mc Cadam. Over time, John Simpson formed a family with Catherine Simpson, which included William Alexander Simpson, Ellen Jane Potter, Thomas Simpson, Nobel Simpson and Violite Simpson. John Simpson concluded life in Dufferin, Ontario, Canada in 1920.

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Parents

John Simpson
Birth Location: –
JS
Catherine Cadam
Birth Location: –
CC

Spouses(s)

Catherine Simpson
1837 – 1911
Birth Location: Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
CS

Children(s)

William Simpson
1859 – 1922
Birth Location: East Garafraxa, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada
WS
Ellen Potter
1862 – 1938
Birth Location: East Garafraxa, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada
EP
Thomas Simpson
1871 –
Birth Location: Ontario
TS
Nobel Simpson
1875 –
Birth Location: Wellington, Ontario, Canada
NS
Violite Simpson
1881 –
Birth Location: Ontario
VS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: May 1838
    Event Place: Ireland
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, 1861 Census of Canada, 1871 Census of Canada, 1881 Census of Canada, 1891 Census of Canada, 1901 Census of Canada, 1911 Census of Canada, Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911, Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948, Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938, U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 22 Jan 1754
    Event Place: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1852
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: Garafraxa, Wellington, Canada West, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: abt 1871
    Event Place: Amaranth, Wellington North, Ontario
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Amaranth, Wellington North, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Amaranth, Wellington North, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Dufferin, Ontario
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 8 Jul 1916
    Event Place: Niagara Falls, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Garafraxa Township
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869, Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: HI-fnrw
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Dufferin, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grand Valley, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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