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Dorothy Laura Button 1898 – 1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Mar 1898

Birth Location: Hastings, Sussex, England

Death Date: 6 Mar 1985

Death Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Father: James Button

Mother: Dora West

Spouse(s): William McKinnon

Children(s): Dora Mackinnon, Gerald Mackinnon, Joan MacKinnon

Dorothy Laura Button was born in 1898 in Hastings, Sussex, England, the child of James Button and Dora West. In 1901, Dorothy Laura Button resided in Black Horse Road, Battle, Sussex, England. Dorothy Laura Button married William Edward McKinnon, and had children including Dora Louise Frances Mackinnon, Gerald John Mackinnon, Joan Mary MacKinnon. Dorothy Laura Button passed away in 1985 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Laura Button was born in 1898 in Hastings, Sussex, England, the child of James Button and Dora West.
  • In 1901, Dorothy Laura Button resided in Black Horse Road, Battle, Sussex, England.
  • Dorothy Laura Button married William Edward McKinnon, and had children including Dora Louise Frances Mackinnon, Gerald John Mackinnon, Joan Mary MacKinnon.
  • Dorothy Laura Button passed away in 1985 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Button's Ancestors

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Dorothy Button
1898 – 1985
Birth Place: Hastings, Sussex, England
Parents
James Button
1878 –
Hastings, Sussex, England
Dora West
1880 – 1959
Westfield, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Robert West
1843 –
Westfield, Sussex, England
Sarah (Elizabeth) Fuller
1843 –
Battle, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard West
1808 –
Mercy Glazier
1810 –
Thomas Fuller
1811 – 1887
Rachel Quaife
1816 – 1892
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse West
1776 –
Barbara Turner
1776 – 1829
John Glazier
1785 – 1876
Hannah Shoesmith
1791 – 1862
Rose Fuller
1782 – 1867
Priscilla Blackman
1788 – 1864
Thomas Quaife
1789 – 1827
Sarah Woodiwiss
1788 – 1867

Dorothy Button's Descendants

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Dorothy (Laura) Button (26 Mar 1898 – 6 Mar 1985) m. William (Edward) McKinnon (24 May 1899 – 15 Mar 1974)
  1. 1. Dora (Louise Frances) Mackinnon (5 May 1924 – 1 Mar 2011) m. Joseph (Pierre Edgar) Seguin (18 Jun 1922 – 24 Mar 2008)
    1. 1. John (Edgar Sonny) Seguin (1951 – 21 Jun 1985) m. Elisa Montalvo
      1. 1. Beatrice Seguin
      2. 2. Melanie Seguin
      3. 3. Melissa Seguin
    2. 2. Linda Seguin
    3. 3. Anne Seguin
    4. 4. Suzanne Seguin
    5. 5. Julie Seguin
    6. 6. Louise Seguin
  2. 2. Gerald (John) Mackinnon (17 Nov 1925 – 27 Jun 2002)
  3. 3. Joan (Mary) MacKinnon (17 Oct 1934 – 17 Nov 2002) m. Cecil (Russell) Stapleton (1928 – 1 Nov 2020)
    1. 1. William (Russell) Stapleton (25 Feb 1958 – 1 Oct 2018)
    2. 2. Cheryl Stapleton
    3. 3. Nancy Stapleton

Dorothy Button's Timeline

6 Records

1898
26 Mar 1898
Birth of Dorothy Laura Button in Hastings, Sussex, England
Hastings, Sussex, England
1898
22 May 1898
Dorothy Laura Button was baptized in Hastings St Mary-in-the-Castle, Sussex, England
Hastings St Mary-in-the-Castle, Sussex, England
1901
1901
Age 3
Dorothy Laura Button resided here in Black Horse Road, Battle, Sussex, England
Black Horse Road, Battle, Sussex, England
1911
1911
Age 13
Dorothy Laura Button resided here in 45 Cambridge Road, Hastings, Sussex, England
45 Cambridge Road, Hastings, Sussex, England
1931
1931
Age 33
Dorothy Laura Button resided here in 7475 Drolet Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
7475 Drolet Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1985
6 Mar 1985
Age 87
Death of Dorothy Laura Button in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1898
    Event Place: Hastings, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: T-4802
    [2] 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
    [3] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 876; Folio: 46; Page: 24
    [4] East Sussex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920, East Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR 369/1/2/4
    [5] 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27251; Census Place: St Denis, Quebec, Canada; Page Number: 6

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 May 1898
    Event Place: Hastings St Mary-in-the-Castle, Sussex, England
    Record Source: East Sussex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920, East Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR 369/1/2/4

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Black Horse Road, Battle, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 876; Folio: 46; Page: 24

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: 45 Cambridge Road, Hastings, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Jul 1913
    Event Place: Liverpool, England
    Record Source: Canada, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: T-4802

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1913
    Event Place: Quebec, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: T-4802
    [2] 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27251; Census Place: St Denis, Quebec, Canada; Page Number: 6

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: 7475 Drolet Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27251; Census Place: St Denis, Quebec, Canada; Page Number: 6

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1985
    Event Place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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