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Betsy Belle James 1890–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Aug 1890

Birth Location: Caledonia, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 29 May 1965

Death Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Father: Alfred James

Mother: Isabella Hodgson

Spouse(s): George Thompson

Children(s): Dorothy Thompson, Alfred Thompson, Stewart Thompson, Jennie Thompson, _____ Thompson, Robert Thompson, Everett Thompson, George Thompson, Edwin Thompson

Betsy Belle James was born in 1890 in Caledonia, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada, the child of Alfred James And Isabella Hodgson. Betsy Belle James married George Holden Thompson, and had children including Alfred Ross Thompson, Dorothy Mae Thompson, Edwin Charles Thompson, Everett Holden Thompson, George Gordon Thompson, Jennie Bernice Thompson, Robert Frederick Thompson, Stewart James Thompson, Thompson. Betsy Belle James passed away in 1965 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Betsy Belle James was born in 1890 in Caledonia, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada, the child of Alfred James And Isabella Hodgson.
  • Betsy Belle James married George Holden Thompson, and had children including Alfred Ross Thompson, Dorothy Mae Thompson, Edwin Charles Thompson, Everett Holden Thompson, George Gordon Thompson, Jennie Bernice Thompson, Robert Frederick Thompson, Stewart James Thompson, Thompson.
  • Betsy Belle James passed away in 1965 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Betsy James's Ancestors

Self
Betsy James
1890–1965
Birth Place: Caledonia, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Alfred James
1849–1933
Oneida, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada
Isabella Hodgson
1852–1927
Oneida, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
John Hodgson
1803–1862
Stanhope, Durham, England
Priscilla (Curtis) Walton
1810–1869
Stanhope, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Walton
1777–1850
Priscilla Surtees
1782–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Walton
1748–1821
Mary ❌
1753–1828
John Surtees
1751–1829
Isabella Wall
1756–1821

Betsy James's Descendants

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Betsy (Belle) James (26 Aug 1890–29 May 1965) m. George (Holden) Thompson (02 Feb 1885–11 December 1928)
  1. 1. Dorothy (Mae) Thompson 1924–2013 m. William (Frederick) Harrison 1922–2004
  2. 2. Alfred (Ross) Thompson 1911–1999
  3. 3. Stewart (James) Thompson 1915–1992
  4. 4. Jennie (Bernice) Thompson 1918–2017
  5. 5. _____ Thompson 1922–1922
  6. 6. Robert (Frederick) Thompson 1913–1995
  7. 7. Everett (Holden) Thompson 1920–2007
  8. 8. George (Gordon) Thompson 1925–2007
  9. 9. Edwin (Charles) Thompson 1927–1990

Betsy James's Timeline

2 Records

1890
26 Aug 1890
Birth of Betsy Belle James in Caledonia, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada
Caledonia, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada
1965
29 May 1965
Age 75
Death of Betsy Belle James in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1890
    Event Place: Caledonia, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1965
    Event Place: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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