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Catherine Simpson 1837 – 1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 February 1837

Birth Location: Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 1 August 1911

Death Location: Grand Valley, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada

Father: William Hannah

Mother: Jane Hannah

Spouse(s): John Simpson, William Drysdale

Children(s): William Simpson, Ellen Potter, Thomas Simpson, Nobel Simpson, Violite Simpson, William Simpson

Early life: Catherine Simpson arrived in Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada in 1837, born to William Hannah and Jane Hannah. Over time, Catherine Simpson formed a family with John Simpson and William Drysdale, which included William Alexander Simpson, Ellen Jane Potter, Thomas Simpson, Nobel Simpson, Violite Simpson and William Alexander Simpson. Catherine Simpson concluded life in Grand Valley, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada in 1911.

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Parents

William Hannah
1811 – 1887
Birth Location: Monaghan, Ireland
WH
Jane Hannah
1804 –
Birth Location: –
JH

Spouses(s)

John Simpson
1838 – 1920
Birth Location: Ireland
JS
William Drysdale
Birth Location: –
WD

Children(s)

William Simpson
1859 – 1922
Birth Location: East Garafraxa, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada
WS
Ellen Potter
1862 – 1938
Birth Location: East Garafraxa, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada
EP
Thomas Simpson
1871 –
Birth Location: Ontario
TS
Nobel Simpson
1875 –
Birth Location: Wellington, Ontario, Canada
NS
Violite Simpson
1881 –
Birth Location: Ontario
VS
William Simpson
1859 – 1922
Birth Location: East Garafraxa, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada
WS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 9 February 1837
    Event Place: Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, 1891 Census of Canada, 1901 Census of Canada, 1911 Census of Canada, Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948, Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: Lincoln, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Amaranth, Wellington North, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Dufferin, Ontario
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Garafraxa Township
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869, Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1 August 1911
    Event Place: Grand Valley, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grand Valley, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Web: Canadian Headstone Index, 1840-2017

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