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Dorothy Viola Bedford 1918–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Nov 1918

Birth Location: Gravelburg, Saskatchewan, Canada

Death Date: 2005

Death Location: Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada

Father: Orie Bedford

Mother: Merle Cooper

Spouse(s): Martin Henke

Children(s):

Dorothy Viola Bedford was born in 1918 in Gravelburg, Saskatchewan, Canada, the child of Orie Emerson Bedford And Merle Mae Cooper. In 1920, Dorothy Viola Bedford resided in Franklinville, Cattaraugus, New York, USA. Dorothy Viola Bedford married Martin Henke. Dorothy Viola Bedford passed away in 2005 in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Viola Bedford was born in 1918 in Gravelburg, Saskatchewan, Canada, the child of Orie Emerson Bedford And Merle Mae Cooper.
  • In 1920, Dorothy Viola Bedford resided in Franklinville, Cattaraugus, New York, USA.
  • Dorothy Viola Bedford married Martin Henke.
  • Dorothy Viola Bedford passed away in 2005 in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.

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Dorothy Bedford's Ancestors

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Dorothy Bedford
1918–2005
Birth Place: Gravelburg, Saskatchewan, Canada
Parents
Orie Emerson Bedford
1890–1929
Wellington, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
Merle (Mae) Cooper
1894–1971
Derby, Lucas, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
David (George Washington Gray) Cooper
1868–1906
Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA
Emma (Elizabeth) Swartz
1870–1953
Derby, Lucas, Iowa, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Swartz
1838–1927
Mary (Swartz
1849–1924
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jessie West
1813–1895
Eliza Peebler
1823–1902

Dorothy Bedford's Timeline

3 Records

1918
9 Nov 1918
Birth of Dorothy Viola Bedford in Gravelburg, Saskatchewan, Canada
Gravelburg, Saskatchewan, Canada
1920
1920
Age 2
Dorothy Viola Bedford resided here in Franklinville, Cattaraugus, New York, USA
Franklinville, Cattaraugus, New York, USA
2005
2005
Age 87
Death of Dorothy Viola Bedford in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1918
    Event Place: Gravelburg, Saskatchewan, Canada
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Franklinville, Cattaraugus, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2005
    Event Place: Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada

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