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Donald Alexander Bethune 1887–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1887

Birth Location: Black River, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 25 November 1953

Death Location: Paris, South Dumfries, Brant, Ontario, Canada

Father: John Bethune

Mother: Catherine McDonald

Spouse(s): Eliza Rutherford

Children(s): Donald Bethune, Emmaline Bethune, Norman Bethune, Lorraine Bethune, Albert Bethune, Mary Bethune, Harold Bethune, Herbert Bethune, James Bethune

Donald Alexander Bethune was born in 1887 in Black River, Ontario, Canada, the child of John Alexander Bethune And Catherine Ann Mcdonald. In 1931, Donald Alexander Bethune resided in Paris, Ontario, Canada. Donald Alexander Bethune married Eliza Beatrice Rutherford, and had children including Albert Artos Bethune, Donald Joseph Bethune, Emmaline Catherine Beatrice Bethune, Harold Francis Bethune, Herbert Bethune, James Lorne Bethune, Lorraine Vivian Bethune, Mary Jean Bethune, Norman Alexander Bethune, Wilfred Bethune. Donald Alexander Bethune passed away in 1953 in Paris, South Dumfries, Brant, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Donald Alexander Bethune was born in 1887 in Black River, Ontario, Canada, the child of John Alexander Bethune And Catherine Ann Mcdonald.
  • In 1931, Donald Alexander Bethune resided in Paris, Ontario, Canada.
  • Donald Alexander Bethune married Eliza Beatrice Rutherford, and had children including Albert Artos Bethune, Donald Joseph Bethune, Emmaline Catherine Beatrice Bethune, Harold Francis Bethune, Herbert Bethune, James Lorne Bethune, Lorraine Vivian Bethune, Mary Jean Bethune, Norman Alexander Bethune, Wilfred Bethune.
  • Donald Alexander Bethune passed away in 1953 in Paris, South Dumfries, Brant, Ontario, Canada.

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Spouses(s)

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Donald Bethune's Ancestors

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Donald Bethune
1887–1953
Birth Place: Black River, Ontario, Canada
Parents
John Alexander Bethune
1843–1920
Kenyon, Glengarry, Canada West
Catherine (Ann) McDonald
1855–1936
Glengarry, Canada West
Grandparents
Alexander Bethune
1815–
Linllithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Catherine (McGilleasburg) McDonald
1823–1875
1654299, Ontario, Canada
Ellen Kennedy
1829–1895
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Donald Bethune's Descendants

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Donald (Alexander) Bethune (7 Feb 1887–25 November 1953) m. Eliza (Beatrice) Rutherford (27 Jun 1889–11 MAY 1961)
  1. 1. Donald (Joseph) Bethune 1910–1989
  2. 2. Emmaline (Catherine Beatrice) Bethune 1912–1966
  3. 3. Norman (Alexander) Bethune 1915–1999
  4. 4. Lorraine (Vivian) Bethune 1917–2000
  5. 5. Albert (Artos) Bethune 1920–1977
  6. 6. Mary ("Jean") Bethune 1923–2015
  7. 7. Harold (Francis) Bethune 1926–2007
  8. 8. Herbert Bethune 1926–
  9. 9. James (Lorne) Bethune 1927–2017

Donald Bethune's Timeline

3 Records

1887
7 Feb 1887
Birth of Donald Alexander Bethune in Black River, Ontario, Canada
Black River, Ontario, Canada
1931
1931
Age 44
Donald Alexander Bethune resided here in Paris, Ontario, Canada
Paris, Ontario, Canada
1953
25 November 1953
Age 66
Death of Donald Alexander Bethune in Paris, South Dumfries, Brant, Ontario, Canada
Paris, South Dumfries, Brant, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1887
    Event Place: Black River, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Paris, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 November 1953
    Event Place: Paris, South Dumfries, Brant, Ontario, Canada

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