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Bernice Helen Sears 1905–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 JUN 1905

Birth Location: Grand Forks, Grand Forks, ND

Death Date: 1954

Death Location: Fargo, Cass, ND

Father: John Sears

Mother: Lucy Hanrahan

Spouse(s): North Cornforth

Children(s): Donald Cornforth, North Cornforth, Paul Cornforth, Thomas Cornforth

Bernice Helen Sears was born in 1905 in Grand Forks, Grand Forks, ND, the child of John Preston Sears And Lucy Hanrahan. In 1930, Bernice Helen Sears resided in Fargo, Cass, ND. In 1935, Bernice Helen Sears resided in Fargo, Cass, ND. Bernice Helen Sears married North Edwin Cornforth, and had children including Donald L Cornforth, Mary Camilla Cornforth, North Edwin Cornforth, Paul Cornforth, Thomas Cornforth. Bernice Helen Sears passed away in 1954 in Fargo, Cass, ND.

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Biography

  • Bernice Helen Sears was born in 1905 in Grand Forks, Grand Forks, ND, the child of John Preston Sears And Lucy Hanrahan.
  • In 1930, Bernice Helen Sears resided in Fargo, Cass, ND.
  • In 1935, Bernice Helen Sears resided in Fargo, Cass, ND.
  • Bernice Helen Sears married North Edwin Cornforth, and had children including Donald L Cornforth, Mary Camilla Cornforth, North Edwin Cornforth, Paul Cornforth, Thomas Cornforth.
  • Bernice Helen Sears passed away in 1954 in Fargo, Cass, ND.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bernice Sears's Ancestors

Self
Bernice Sears
1905–1954
Birth Place: Grand Forks, Grand Forks, ND
Parents
John Preston Sears
1866–1940
Bedford Tsp. Frontenac Cty. Ont, Canada
Lucy Hanrahan
1878–1926
Michigan, United States of America
Grandparents
David (James) Sears
1833–1888
Caldwell Manor, Quebec, Canada
Susan Pixley
1838–1886
Loughborough Tsp. Frontenac, Ont
Great-Grandparents
Lyman Pixley
1814–1881
Mary Buck
1817–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Asa Jr
1782–1847
Mary Nichols
1792–1864

Bernice Sears's Descendants

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Bernice (Helen) Sears (7 JUN 1905–1954) m. North (Edwin) Cornforth (15 SEP 1901–20 JUL 1969)
  1. 1. Donald (L) Cornforth 1927–1996
  2. 2. North (Edwin) Cornforth 1930–1992
  3. 3. Paul Cornforth 1926–1984 m. Hazel (Marjorie) Fick 1923–
  4. 4. Thomas Cornforth 1931–1994

Bernice Sears's Timeline

5 Records

1905
7 JUN 1905
Birth of Bernice Helen Sears in Grand Forks, Grand Forks, ND
Grand Forks, Grand Forks, ND
1930
1930
Age 25
Bernice Helen Sears resided here in Fargo, Cass, ND
Fargo, Cass, ND
1935
1935
Age 30
Bernice Helen Sears resided here in Fargo, Cass, ND
Fargo, Cass, ND
1940
1940
Age 35
Bernice Helen Sears resided here in Fargo, Cass, ND
Fargo, Cass, ND
1954
1954
Age 49
Death of Bernice Helen Sears in Fargo, Cass, ND
Fargo, Cass, ND

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 JUN 1905
    Event Place: Grand Forks, Grand Forks, ND
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Fargo, Cass, ND
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Fargo, Cass, ND
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Fargo, Cass, ND
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Fargo, Cass, ND
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

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