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

Birth Date: 1896

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

Death Date: 1986

Death Location: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Father: Teackle Warfield

Mother: Alice Montague

Spouse(s): Earl Jr, Edward VIII, Ernest Simpson

Children(s): Elizabeth Spencer, Maude Spencer

In 1896, Bessie Wallis Warfield Windsor Duchess of Windsor entered the world in Blue Ridge Summit, Washington Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Teackle Wallis Warfield And Alice M Montague. Bessie Wallis Warfield Windsor Duchess of Windsor married Earl Winfield Spencer Jr, Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Windsor Edward Viii, Ernest Aldrich Simpson, and had children including Elizabeth W Spencer, Maude A Spencer. Bessie Wallis Warfield Windsor Duchess of Windsor passed away in 1986 in Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France.

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  • In 1896, Bessie Wallis Warfield Windsor Duchess of Windsor entered the world in Blue Ridge Summit, Washington Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Teackle Wallis Warfield And Alice M Montague.
  • Bessie Wallis Warfield Windsor Duchess of Windsor married Earl Winfield Spencer Jr, Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Windsor Edward Viii, Ernest Aldrich Simpson, and had children including Elizabeth W Spencer, Maude A Spencer.
  • Bessie Wallis Warfield Windsor Duchess of Windsor passed away in 1986 in Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France.

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Bessie Windsor's Ancestors

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

Bessie Windsor's Descendants

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Bessie (Wallis Warfield Windsor Duchess of) Windsor (1896–1986) m. Earl (Winfield Spencer) Jr (20 September 1888–1950) m. Edward (Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Windsor Edward) VIII (1894–1972) m. Ernest (Aldrich) Simpson (1897–30 November 1958)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (W) Spencer 1914–
  2. 2. Maude (A) Spencer 1913–

Bessie Windsor's Timeline

4 Records

1896
1896
Birth of Bessie Wallis Warfield Windsor Duchess of Windsor in Blue Ridge Summit, Washington Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Blue Ridge Summit, Washington Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
1916
8 November 1916
Age 20
Bessie Wallis Warfield Windsor Duchess of Windsor was married in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1928
1928
Age 32
Bessie Wallis Warfield Windsor Duchess of Windsor was married in London, London, England, United Kingdom
London, London, England, United Kingdom
1986
1986
Age 90
Death of Bessie Wallis Warfield Windsor Duchess of Windsor in Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1896
    Event Place: Blue Ridge Summit, Washington Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 November 1916
    Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1928
    Event Place: London, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1986
    Event Place: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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