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Doris Billington Wade 1926–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Sep 1926

Birth Location: , Renfrew North, Ontario

Death Date: 30 January 2003

Death Location: Millbrook, Beausejour Census Division, Manitoba, Canada

Father: Arthur Wade

Mother: Georgina Hayhurst

Spouse(s): Lawrence Gafka

Children(s): Gary Gafka, Gregory Gafka, Wayne Gafka, Lynne Gafka

Doris Billington Wade was born in 1926 in , Renfrew North, Ontario, the child of Arthur Edwin Wade And Georgina Hayhurst. In 1953, Doris Billington Wade resided in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Doris Billington Wade married Lawrence Victor Gafka, and had children including Gary Gerald Gafka, Gregory Wade Gafka, Lynne Carol Gafka, Robert Gafka, Wayne Gafka. Doris Billington Wade passed away in 2003 in Millbrook, Beausejour Census Division, Manitoba, Canada.

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Biography

  • Doris Billington Wade was born in 1926 in , Renfrew North, Ontario, the child of Arthur Edwin Wade And Georgina Hayhurst.
  • In 1953, Doris Billington Wade resided in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
  • Doris Billington Wade married Lawrence Victor Gafka, and had children including Gary Gerald Gafka, Gregory Wade Gafka, Lynne Carol Gafka, Robert Gafka, Wayne Gafka.
  • Doris Billington Wade passed away in 2003 in Millbrook, Beausejour Census Division, Manitoba, Canada.

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Doris Wade's Ancestors

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Doris Wade
1926–2003
Birth Place: , Renfrew North, Ontario
Parents
Arthur Edwin Wade
1891–1926
Killaloe, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
Georgina Hayhurst
1893–1973
Eganville, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Samuel Wade
1841–1916
Prescott Ont
Francis Biesingham
1850–1934
Grattan Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario, Canada
Joseph (Richard) Hayhurst
1860–1938
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mary (Ann Billington) Hayhurst
1861–1940
Preston England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Doris Wade's Descendants

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Doris (Billington) Wade (18 Sep 1926–30 January 2003) m. Lawrence (Victor) Gafka (4 June 1922–21 September 2010)
  1. 1. Gary (Gerald) Gafka 1949–1973
  2. 2. Gregory (Wade) Gafka 1948–2021
  3. 3. Wayne Gafka 1947–2022
  4. 4. Lynne (Carol) Gafka 1945–2017 m. Nicholas Laninga –2016

Doris Wade's Timeline

3 Records

1926
18 Sep 1926
Birth of Doris Billington Wade in , Renfrew North, Ontario
, Renfrew North, Ontario
1953
1953
Age 27
Doris Billington Wade resided here in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
2003
30 January 2003
Age 77
Death of Doris Billington Wade in Springfield, Beausejour Census Division, Manitoba, Canada
Springfield, Beausejour Census Division, Manitoba, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1926
    Event Place: , Renfrew North, Ontario
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Voters Lists, Federal Elections, 1935-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 January 2003
    Event Place: Springfield, Beausejour Census Division, Manitoba, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Millbrook, Beausejour Census Division, Manitoba, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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