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Bessie Wallis Warfield Duchess of Windsor 1896–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 June 1896

Birth Location: Blue Ridge Summit, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 24 April 1986

Death Location: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England

Father: Teakle Warfield

Mother: Alice Montague

Spouse(s): Edward V, Ernest Simpson, Earl USN

Children(s):

The story of Bessie Wallis Warfield Duchess of Windsor began in 1896 in Blue Ridge Summit, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA. Bessie Wallis Warfield Duchess of Windsor married Earl Winfield Spencer Cdr Usn, Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Windsor Saxe Coburg And Gotha King V, Ernest Aldrich Simpson. Bessie Wallis Warfield Duchess of Windsor passed away in 1986 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Wallis Warfield Duchess of Windsor began in 1896 in Blue Ridge Summit, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Bessie Wallis Warfield Duchess of Windsor married Earl Winfield Spencer Cdr Usn, Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Windsor Saxe Coburg And Gotha King V, Ernest Aldrich Simpson.
  • Bessie Wallis Warfield Duchess of Windsor passed away in 1986 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Bessie Windsor's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Windsor
1896–1986
Birth Place: Blue Ridge Summit, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Teakle Wallis Warfield
1869–1896
Saint Johns Parish, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Alice (M) Montague
1869–1929
New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Windsor's Timeline

3 Records

1896
19 June 1896
Birth of Bessie Wallis Warfield Duchess of Windsor in Blue Ridge Summit, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Blue Ridge Summit, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
1924
1924
Age 28
Bessie Wallis Warfield Duchess of Windsor was married
None
1986
24 April 1986
Age 90
Death of Bessie Wallis Warfield Duchess of Windsor in Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 June 1896
    Event Place: Blue Ridge Summit, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1924

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 April 1986
    Event Place: Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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