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Bert Edwin Sawyer 1879–1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 NOV 1879

Birth Location: Dorchester, Macoupin, Illinois

Death Date: 25 Oct 1970

Death Location: Bunker Hill, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Seth Sawyer

Mother: Julia McGilvary

Spouse(s): Margaret Merrick

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Bert Edwin Sawyer was born in 1879 in Dorchester, Macoupin, Illinois, the child of Seth Thomas Sawyer And Julia Ann Mcgilvary. Bert Edwin Sawyer married Margaret Ann Merrick, and had children including Olive Wright. Bert Edwin Sawyer passed away in 1970 in Bunker Hill, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bert Edwin Sawyer was born in 1879 in Dorchester, Macoupin, Illinois, the child of Seth Thomas Sawyer And Julia Ann Mcgilvary.
  • Bert Edwin Sawyer married Margaret Ann Merrick, and had children including Olive Wright.
  • Bert Edwin Sawyer passed away in 1970 in Bunker Hill, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Bert Sawyer's Ancestors

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Bert Sawyer
1879–1970
Birth Place: Dorchester, Macoupin, Illinois
Parents
Seth Thomas Sawyer
1850–1930
Dorchester, Macoupin, Illinois
Julia (Ann) McGilvary
1857–1940
Dorchester, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Johnson ((John J.)) McGilvary
1820–1863
Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA
Lavinia Swain
1817–1897
Tyrrell County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John McGillvray
1776–1833
Ruth Owens
1780–1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bert Sawyer's Timeline

2 Records

1879
30 NOV 1879
Birth of Bert Edwin Sawyer in Dorchester, Macoupin, Illinois
Dorchester, Macoupin, Illinois
1970
25 Oct 1970
Age 91
Death of Bert Edwin Sawyer in Bunker Hill, Macoupin, Illinois, United States
Bunker Hill, Macoupin, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 NOV 1879
    Event Place: Dorchester, Macoupin, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1970
    Event Place: Bunker Hill, Macoupin, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bunker Hill, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America

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