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David Abijah West 1847–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jan 1847

Birth Location: West Gwillimbury, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 30 Nov 1901

Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Benjamin West

Mother: Mary Howard

Spouse(s): Isadore West

Children(s): Ruth Garbutt, Mary Gibbs, Raymond West, Fannie West, Rowcliffe West, Alfred West, Lena West, Sarah West

David Abijah West was born in 1847 in West Gwillimbury, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada, the child of Benjamin Franklin West And Mary Howard. In 1870, David Abijah West resided in Worth, Sanilac, Michigan, USA. David Abijah West married Isadore Elpharetta West, and had children including Alfred Albert West, Fannie A West, Lena Lavonia West, Mary Elizabeth Gibbs, Raymond Allen West, Rowcliffe Jenny West, Ruth Ester Garbutt, Sarah Evangeline West. David Abijah West passed away in 1901 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • David Abijah West was born in 1847 in West Gwillimbury, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada, the child of Benjamin Franklin West And Mary Howard.
  • In 1870, David Abijah West resided in Worth, Sanilac, Michigan, USA.
  • David Abijah West married Isadore Elpharetta West, and had children including Alfred Albert West, Fannie A West, Lena Lavonia West, Mary Elizabeth Gibbs, Raymond Allen West, Rowcliffe Jenny West, Ruth Ester Garbutt, Sarah Evangeline West.
  • David Abijah West passed away in 1901 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin West
1810–1873
Birth Location: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States of America
BW
Mary Howard
1813–1852
Birth Location: East Gwillimbury, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
MH

Spouses(s)

Isadore West
1848–1937
Birth Location: Canada
IW

Children(s)

Ruth Garbutt
1875–1953
Birth Location: Michigan
RG
Mary Gibbs
1873–1954
Birth Location: Michigan
MG
Raymond West
1878–1961
Birth Location: Lexington, Sanilac County, Michigan, United States of America
RW
Fannie West
1877–1969
Birth Location: Michigan
FW
Rowcliffe West
1887–1965
Birth Location: Lexington, Sanilac County, Michigan, United States of America
RW
Alfred West
1875–1876
Birth Location: Croswell, Sanilac County, Michigan, United States of America
AW
Lena West
1881–1969
Birth Location: Lexington, Sanilac County, Michigan, United States of America
LW
Sarah West
1891–1924
Birth Location: Lexington, Sanilac County, Michigan, United States of America
SW

David West's Ancestors

Self
David West
1847–1901
Birth Place: West Gwillimbury, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Benjamin Franklin West
1810–1873
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States of America
Mary Howard
1813–1852
East Gwillimbury, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Stephen Howard
1781–1840
Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Tammy Foster
1796–1869
Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Foster
1781–1824
Mary Clark
1789–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Moses Foster
1758–1807
Jenny McFee
1762–1812
Alexander Clark
1760–1825
Elizabeth McCleve
1764–1819

David West's Descendants

1.
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David (Abijah) West (16 Jan 1847–30 Nov 1901) m. Isadore (Elpharetta) West (Jun 1848–5 July 1937)
  1. 1. Ruth (Ester) Garbutt 1875–1953 m. Frank (Earnest) Garbutt 1875–1963
    1. 1. Julian (A) Garbutt 1901–1998 m. Dorothy (Barbara) Deering 1909–1993
    2. 2. Bruce (D) Garbutt 1905–1985 m. Mildred (F) Hogue 1902–1997
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Gibbs 1873–1954 m. Frank (H) Gibbs 1861–1929
    1. 1. Ruth (A.) Gibbs 1898–1981 m. Byron (Ensley) Abegglen 1896–1995
      1. 1. Robert (Gibbs) Abegglen 1923–1994 m. Phyllis (Jean) Aust 1923–2009
      2. 2. John (Francis) Abegglen 1929–2010 m. Sylvia (R) Reser 1932–1998
  3. 3. Raymond (Allen) West 1878–1961 m. Mary (Elisabeth) Richardson 1875–1961
    1. 1. Stanley (Raymond) West 1900–1981 m. Beatrice (M) Stoutenburg 1903–1999 m. Helen Kief 1903–
    2. 2. Howard (Gaige) West 1902–1981 m. Leona (I) Schultz 1903–1999
      1. 1. David (G) West 1945–1949
      2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) West 1948–1982
    3. 3. Jack (Harland) West 1905–1961 m. Julia (Elizabeth) Hunt 1907–1976
    4. 4. Melvin (Gladwin) West 1906–1914
  4. 4. Fannie (A) West 1877–1969 m. John Brown 1863–1933
    1. 1. John (West) Brown 1903–2005 m. Belle (Berenice) Gehrig 1903–2000
      1. 1. Jean (M) Brown 1925–2003
      2. 2. John (Wesley) Brown 1927–1991 m. Mary (Jean) Wolters 1924–1997
    2. 2. Carlton (Farewell Brown ,) MD 1905–1988 m. Ina (Ruth) Otis 1908–1974 m. Irene (L.) Morrice 1911–1999
      1. 1. John (Allen) Brown 1931–1973 m. Anna Palenkas 1922– m. Alice (Virginia) Hooper 1929–2012
    3. 3. Edith (Rowcliffe) Brown 1906–1994 m. Frank (Louis) Judish 1901–1955
    4. 4. Frances (Marion) Brown 1908–1980 m. Burton (Raymond) Carlson 1907–1980
      1. 1. Walter (Gustavus) Carlson 1932–2007
    5. 5. Evangeline (Bessie) Brown 1909–1984 m. Harry (Sophus) Stahr 1897–1970
      1. 1. Harriet (E) Stahr 1935–2010
    6. 6. Raymond (Howard) Brown 1912–1929
    7. 7. June Brown 1903–1994 m. W. (E.) Johnston 1896–
      1. 1. Virginia (Ardys) Johnston 1928–2006
  5. 5. Rowcliffe (Jenny) West 1887–1965 m. Fred (S) Taylor 1892–
  6. 6. Alfred (Albert) West 1875–1876
  7. 7. Lena (Lavonia) West 1881–1969 m. Percy (H) Bradshaw 1869–
  8. 8. Sarah (Evangeline) West 1891–1924

David West's Timeline

7 Records

1847
16 Jan 1847
Birth of David Abijah West in West Gwillimbury, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
West Gwillimbury, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
1870
1870
Age 23
David Abijah West resided here in Worth, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
Worth, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
1871
25 Dec 1871
Age 24
David Abijah West was married in Worth, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
Worth, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
1880
1880
Age 33
David Abijah West resided here in Worth, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
Worth, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
1900
1900
Age 53
David Abijah West resided here in Worth, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
Worth, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
1900
1 Aug 1900
Age 53
Death of David Abijah West in Worth, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
Worth, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
1901
30 Nov 1901
Age 54
Burial of David Abijah West in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1847
    Event Place: West Gwillimbury, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Passport Applications
    [2] Michigan, Marriage Records
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1871
    Event Place: Worth, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Michigan, Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1869
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Worth, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Worth, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Worth, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Deceased
    Record Source: U.S. Passport Applications

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Worth
    Record Source: Michigan, Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1900
    Event Place: Worth, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1901
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013
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