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Donald Mercier Durnest Ross 1895–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jun 1895

Birth Location: Leeds County, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 28 May 1960

Death Location: Cornwall, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada

Father: Donald Ross

Mother: Nora Ross

Spouse(s): Margaret Kerr

Children(s): Donald Ross, Robert Ross, Gerry Ross, Nora Ross, David Ross

Donald Mercier Durnest Ross was born in 1895 in Leeds County, Ontario, Canada, the child of Donald Daniel William Ross And Nora Darling Mcmullen Ross. In 1901, Donald Mercier Durnest Ross resided in Ontario, Canada. In 1911, Donald Mercier Durnest Ross resided in , Brockville, Ontario. Donald Mercier Durnest Ross married Margaret Esther Kerr, and had children including David William Ross, Diane Easton, Donald James Ross, Douglas Ross, Gerry Ross, Heather Moran, Jane Larocque, Nora Margaret Ross, Robert Bob Ross. Donald Mercier Durnest Ross passed away in 1960 in Cornwall, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Donald Mercier Durnest Ross was born in 1895 in Leeds County, Ontario, Canada, the child of Donald Daniel William Ross And Nora Darling Mcmullen Ross.
  • In 1901, Donald Mercier Durnest Ross resided in Ontario, Canada.
  • In 1911, Donald Mercier Durnest Ross resided in , Brockville, Ontario.
  • Donald Mercier Durnest Ross married Margaret Esther Kerr, and had children including David William Ross, Diane Easton, Donald James Ross, Douglas Ross, Gerry Ross, Heather Moran, Jane Larocque, Nora Margaret Ross, Robert Bob Ross.
  • Donald Mercier Durnest Ross passed away in 1960 in Cornwall, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Donald Ross
1853–1936
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Leeds and Grenville County, Ontario, Canada
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Nora Ross
1863–1934
Birth Location: Brockville, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
NR

Spouses(s)

Margaret Kerr
1900–1992
Birth Location: Prescott, Ont
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Children(s)

Donald Ross
1926–2011
Birth Location: Brockville (Town/Ville) Centre (Ward/Quartier), Brockville (town/ville), Ontario, Canada
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Robert Ross
1927–2011
Birth Location: Brockville, 1654313, Ontario, Canada
RR
Gerry Ross
1928–1963
Birth Location: Brockville (Town/Ville) Centre (Ward/Quartier), Brockville (town/ville), Ontario, Canada
GR
Nora Ross
1930–2018
Birth Location: –
NR
David Ross
1933–2015
Birth Location: –
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Donald Ross's Ancestors

Self
Donald Ross
1895–1960
Birth Place: Leeds County, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Donald Daniel William Ross
1853–1936
Elizabethtown, Leeds and Grenville County, Ontario, Canada
Nora (Darling McMullen) Ross
1863–1934
Brockville, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Robert (Hugh) Ross
1820–1868
Durness Parish Sutherlandshire Scotland
Mary Dalton
1831–1920
Elizabethtown Ontario,Canada
John (Mercier) McMullen
1820–1907
Kells, Castlecomer, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
Sarah (Charlotte) Nesbitt
1830–1889
Castlecorner, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Donald Ross
1780–1853
Isabella GGM"
1787–1861
Jennett Simpson
1801–1887
William Dalton
1802–1885
Mary Mercier
1781–1854
John McMULLEN
1778–1857
William Nesbitt
1799–1849
Sarah Downy
1780–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ross
1763–1795
David Calder
1760–1809
Isabella Sutherland
1768–1848
Margaret Petrie
1765–1854
John Simpson
1777–1831
John Dalton
1788–
Mary Bartle
1783–1877
John Mercier
1761–1837
Mary *
1759–1837
Margaret Grieg
1738–1805
George *
1741–1811
Robert Nesbitt
1762–1848
Ellen Boyle
1777–1863
Isabella Barrett
1770–1839

Donald Ross's Descendants

1.
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Donald (Mercier Durnest) Ross (27 Jun 1895–28 May 1960) m. Margaret (Esther) Kerr (8 Oct 1900–1992)
  1. 1. Donald (James) Ross 1926–2011
  2. 2. Robert ("Bob") Ross 1927–2011 m. Donna Giffin 1929–1999 m. Vivian (Elizabeth) Theberge 1945–2005
  3. 3. Gerry Ross 1928–1963
  4. 4. Nora (Margaret) Ross 1930–2018
  5. 5. David (William) Ross 1933–2015

Donald Ross's Timeline

7 Records

1895
27 Jun 1895
Birth of Donald Mercier Durnest Ross in Leeds County, Ontario, Canada
Leeds County, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 6
Donald Mercier Durnest Ross resided here in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1911
1911
Age 16
Donald Mercier Durnest Ross resided here in , Brockville, Ontario
, Brockville, Ontario
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 26
Donald Mercier Durnest Ross resided here in 38, Man, Nelson, Manitoba, Canada
38, Man, Nelson, Manitoba, Canada
1925
Abt 1925
Age 30
Donald Mercier Durnest Ross resided here in Brcck-Ville
Brcck-Ville
1949
Abt 1949
Age 54
Donald Mercier Durnest Ross resided here in Brockville
Brockville
1960
28 May 1960
Age 65
Death of Donald Mercier Durnest Ross in Brockville (TownVille) Centre (WardQuartier), Brockville (town/ville), Ontario, Canada
Brockville (Town/Ville) Centre (Ward/Quartier), Brockville (town/ville), Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1895
    Event Place: Leeds County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1901 Census of Canada
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Ontario, Canada Births

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: , Brockville, Ontario
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 4 - Elizabethtown, Brockville, Ontario; Page: 1; Family No: 8

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: 38, Man, Nelson, Manitoba, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 25; Census Place: 25, Nelson, Manitoba; Page Number: 24

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1925
    Event Place: Brcck-Ville
    Record Source: Canada, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Ottawa Citizen; Publication Date: 2 Jul 1925; Publication Place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; ,0.43437716,0.6192051,0.5693472&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1949
    Event Place: Brockville
    Record Source: Canada, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Brockvllle
    Record Source: Canada, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Ottawa Citizen; Publication Date: 2 Jul 1925; Publication Place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; ,0.43437716,0.6192051,0.5693472&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1960
    Event Place: Brockville (TownVille) Centre (WardQuartier), Brockville (town/ville), Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cornwall, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current
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