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Archibald Haywood Rayner 1879–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 July 1879

Birth Location: Greenmount, Kildare, PEI, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Death Date: 17 September 1937

Death Location: Greenmount, Kildare, PEI, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Father: Silas Rayner

Mother: Emily Cannon

Spouse(s): Josephine Merrill

Children(s): George Rayner, Mildred Rayner, Charles Rayner, Hazel Rayner, Beatrice Rayner, Emily Rayner, Olive Rayner

Archibald Haywood Rayner was born in 1879 in Greenmount, Kildare, PEI, Prince Edward Island, Canada, the child of Silas Rayner And Emily Cannon. Archibald Haywood Rayner married Josephine Belle Merrill, and had children including Beatrice Rayner, Charles Rayner, Emily Rayner, George Merrill Rayner, Hazel Rayner, Mildred Rayner, Olive Rayner. Archibald Haywood Rayner passed away in 1937 in Greenmount, Kildare, PEI, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

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Biography

  • Archibald Haywood Rayner was born in 1879 in Greenmount, Kildare, PEI, Prince Edward Island, Canada, the child of Silas Rayner And Emily Cannon.
  • Archibald Haywood Rayner married Josephine Belle Merrill, and had children including Beatrice Rayner, Charles Rayner, Emily Rayner, George Merrill Rayner, Hazel Rayner, Mildred Rayner, Olive Rayner.
  • Archibald Haywood Rayner passed away in 1937 in Greenmount, Kildare, PEI, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Silas Rayner
1841–1924
Birth Location: Travellers Rest, Lot 19, Prince, PEI, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Emily Cannon
1841–1928
Birth Location: St. Eleanors, Lot 17, Prince, PEI, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Josephine Merrill
1882–1952
Birth Location: Sterling, MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

George Rayner
1906–1992
Birth Location: –
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Mildred Rayner
1912–
Birth Location: Prince Edward Island
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Charles Rayner
1908–1981
Birth Location: Prince Edward Island
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Hazel Rayner
1906–
Birth Location: Prince Edward Island
HR
Beatrice Rayner
1910–
Birth Location: Prince Edward Island
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Emily Rayner
1916–
Birth Location: Prince Edward Island
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Olive Rayner
1913–2006
Birth Location: Prince Edward Island
OR

Archibald Rayner's Ancestors

Self
Archibald Rayner
1879–1937
Birth Place: Greenmount, Kildare, PEI, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Parents
Silas Rayner
1841–1924
Travellers Rest, Lot 19, Prince, PEI, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Emily Cannon
1841–1928
St. Eleanors, Lot 17, Prince, PEI, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Grandparents
James (A) Rayner
1808–1871
Tilton's Creek, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Mary (Ann) Simmons
1818–1905
Southwark, London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England
Charles Cannon
1814–1898
St Eleanors, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Mary (Elizabeth Townshend Rayner (Cannon) "CLARK") [CLARK]
1816–1900
New London, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Edward Raynor
1775–1847
James Simmons
1782–1849
Margaret BOUNEAU
1783–
Edward Rayner
1775–1847
Mary Watson
1777–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Rayner
1733–1817
Frances Adams
1743–1826

Archibald Rayner's Descendants

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Archibald (Haywood) Rayner (13 July 1879–17 September 1937) m. Josephine (Belle) Merrill (25 May 1882–9 August 1952)
  1. 1. George (Merrill) Rayner 1906–1992 m. Lillian (Irene Bernard) (Rayner) 1919–2018
  2. 2. Mildred Rayner 1912–
  3. 3. Charles Rayner 1908–1981
  4. 4. Hazel Rayner 1906–
  5. 5. Beatrice Rayner 1910–
  6. 6. Emily Rayner 1916–
  7. 7. Olive Rayner 1913–2006

Archibald Rayner's Timeline

2 Records

1879
13 July 1879
Birth of Archibald Haywood Rayner in Greenmount, Kildare, PEI, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Greenmount, Kildare, PEI, Prince Edward Island, Canada
1937
17 September 1937
Age 58
Death of Archibald Haywood Rayner in Greenmount, Kildare, PEI, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Greenmount, Kildare, PEI, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 July 1879
    Event Place: Greenmount, Kildare, PEI, Prince Edward Island, Canada
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 September 1937
    Event Place: Greenmount, Kildare, PEI, Prince Edward Island, Canada
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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