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Bessie Graves 1889 – 1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Feb 1889

Birth Location: The Lodge, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

Death Date: Jan 1978

Death Location: Kansas

Father: John Graves

Mother: Eliza Munro

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Bessie Graves was born in 1889 in The Lodge, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, the child of John Robert Graves and Eliza (Ella) Amanda Munro. In 1891, Bessie Graves resided in Mill Cove, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. In 1901, Bessie Graves resided in Nova Scotia, Canada. Bessie Graves passed away in 1978 in Kansas.

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Biography

  • Bessie Graves was born in 1889 in The Lodge, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, the child of John Robert Graves and Eliza (Ella) Amanda Munro.
  • In 1891, Bessie Graves resided in Mill Cove, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • In 1901, Bessie Graves resided in Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Bessie Graves passed away in 1978 in Kansas.

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Bessie Graves's Ancestors

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Bessie Graves
1889 – 1978
Birth Place: The Lodge, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Parents
John Robert Graves
1857 – 1918
North River, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Eliza ((Ella) Amanda) Munro
1868 – 1941
Sheet Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
George (Isaac) Graves
1831 – 1911
Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Anne (Nancy) Jollimore
1834 – 1911
Mill Cove, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
John (Edward) Munroe
1831 – 1893
Sheet Harbour, Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada
Louisa (Charlotte Libby) Helphard
1833 – 1911
Sheet Harbour, Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
John Graves
1792 – 1872
Nancy Hume
1800 – 1881
Christian Jollimore
1778 – 1858
Catherine Westhaver
1786 – 1863
James Munro
1804 – 1886
Lydia Jackson
1810 – 1844
Henry Hilpert
1785 – 1857
Louisa Doane
1805 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christian Kraft\Croft\Graves
1751 – 1800
Anna Westhaver
1753 – 1800
William Hume
1760 – 1812
Sarah Baker
1767 – 1857
Jacques Jollimore
1754 – 1833
Catherine Robar
1760 – 1812
Johann WESTHAVER
1758 – 1825
Catherine Boutilier
1761 – 1826

Bessie Graves's Timeline

5 Records

1889
17 Feb 1889
Birth of Bessie Graves in The Lodge, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
The Lodge, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
1891
1891
Age 2
Bessie Graves resided here in Mill Cove, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mill Cove, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1901
1901
Age 12
Bessie Graves resided here in Nova Scotia, Canada
Nova Scotia, Canada
1911
1911
Age 22
Bessie Graves resided here in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax, Nova Scotia
1978
Jan 1978
Age 89
Death of Bessie Graves in Kansas
Kansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1889
    Event Place: The Lodge, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Mill Cove, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada; Roll: T-6318; Family No: 92
    [2] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Nova Scotia; Page: 13; Family No: 134
    [3] 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 14, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Page: 11; Family No: 25

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Mill Cove, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Mill Cove, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada; Roll: T-6318; Family No: 92

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Nova Scotia; Page: 13; Family No: 134

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 14, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Page: 11; Family No: 25

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1978
    Event Place: Kansas

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