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Adam Frederick Preston 1850–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Nov 1850

Birth Location: Bethany, Manvers Township, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 08 May 1932

Death Location: Victoria, British Columbia

Father: James Sgt.

Mother: Jane Johnston

Spouse(s): Caroline HUGHES

Children(s): Bernard Twin, Frederick Preston, Eunice Twin

Adam Frederick Preston was born in 1850 in Bethany, Manvers Township, Ontario, Canada, the child of James Preston Sgt And Jane Johnston. Adam Frederick Preston married Caroline Lina Hughes, and had children including Bernard Mcalpine Preston Twin, Eunice Caroline Una Preston Twin, Frederick Oscar Preston. Adam Frederick Preston passed away in 1932 in Victoria, British Columbia.

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Biography

  • Adam Frederick Preston was born in 1850 in Bethany, Manvers Township, Ontario, Canada, the child of James Preston Sgt And Jane Johnston.
  • Adam Frederick Preston married Caroline Lina Hughes, and had children including Bernard Mcalpine Preston Twin, Eunice Caroline Una Preston Twin, Frederick Oscar Preston.
  • Adam Frederick Preston passed away in 1932 in Victoria, British Columbia.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sgt.
1804–1863
Birth Location: Lurgaboy Armagh Ireland
JS
Jane Johnston
1827–1885
Birth Location: Enniskillen Fermanagh, Ireland
JJ

Spouses(s)

Caroline HUGHES
1856–1878
Birth Location: Solina, Durham Co., Ontario
CH

Children(s)

Bernard Twin
1878–1969
Birth Location: Bethany, Kenora, Ontario, Canada
BT
Frederick Preston
1876–1962
Birth Location: Durham, Ontario, Canada
FP
Eunice Twin
1878–1966
Birth Location: Manvers, Ontario, Canada
ET

Adam Preston's Ancestors

Self
Adam Preston
1850–1932
Birth Place: Bethany, Manvers Township, Ontario, Canada
Parents
James Preston Sgt.
1804–1863
Lurgaboy Armagh Ireland
Jane Johnston
1827–1885
Enniskillen Fermanagh, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Adam Preston's Descendants

1.
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Adam (Frederick) Preston (07 Nov 1850–08 May 1932) m. Caroline (‘Lina’) HUGHES (12 Sep 1856–14 Oct 1878)
  1. 1. Bernard (McAlpine Preston) Twin 1878–1969 m. Mary (Stevenson) Harding 1875–1959 m. Helen (Elizabeth) Harding 1879–1924
    1. 1. John (Bernard) MacAlpine 1907–1974
    2. 2. Robert (Frederick) MacAlpine 1909–2001
    3. 3. Wallace (Stevenson) MacAlpine 1914–2007
    4. 4. William (Harrison) MacAlpine 1911–1991
    5. 5. Helen (Bernice) MacAlpine 1922–2006
  2. 2. Frederick (Oscar) Preston 1876–1962
  3. 3. Eunice (Caroline (Una) Preston) Twin 1878–1966 m. Edmund (Landor) Taylor 1860–1934
    1. 1. Gordon (Edmund) Taylor 1904–1979
    2. 2. Caroline (Anne) Taylor 1902–1974

Adam Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1850
07 Nov 1850
Birth of Adam Frederick Preston in Bethany, Manvers Township, Ontario, Canada
Bethany, Manvers Township, Ontario, Canada
1932
08 May 1932
Age 82
Death of Adam Frederick Preston in Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria, British Columbia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Nov 1850
    Event Place: Bethany, Manvers Township, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 May 1932
    Event Place: Victoria, British Columbia
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