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Edward John "Jack" Kerr 1894–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 JAN 1894

Birth Location: Faraday, Hastings, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 19 NOV 1981

Death Location: Northbrook, Addington Highlands, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada

Father: Edward Kerr

Mother: Martha Gillon

Spouse(s): Julie Jan

Children(s): Edward Kerr, Dawson Kerr, Alice Kerr, Joseph Kerr, George Kerr, Charles Kerr

In 1894, Edward John "Jack" Kerr entered the world in Faraday, Hastings, Ontario, Canada, born to Edward B Kerr And Martha Ann Gillon. Edward John "Jack" Kerr married Julie Marguerite Jan, and had children including Alice Marguerite Kerr, Charles Gordon Kerr, Dawson James Kerr, Edward Henry Kerr, George Kerr, Jacqueline Kerr, Joseph Phillip Kerr. Edward John "Jack" Kerr passed away in 1981 in Northbrook, Addington Highlands, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1894, Edward John "Jack" Kerr entered the world in Faraday, Hastings, Ontario, Canada, born to Edward B Kerr And Martha Ann Gillon.
  • Edward John "Jack" Kerr married Julie Marguerite Jan, and had children including Alice Marguerite Kerr, Charles Gordon Kerr, Dawson James Kerr, Edward Henry Kerr, George Kerr, Jacqueline Kerr, Joseph Phillip Kerr.
  • Edward John "Jack" Kerr passed away in 1981 in Northbrook, Addington Highlands, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Kerr
1850–1915
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada
EK
Martha Gillon
1864–1942
Birth Location: Trenton, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
MG

Spouses(s)

Julie Jan
1905–1983
Birth Location: Lucens, Vaud, Switzerland
JJ

Children(s)

Edward Kerr
1932–1988
Birth Location: Bancroft, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
EK
Dawson Kerr
1936–1998
Birth Location: Bancroft, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
DK
Alice Kerr
1931–1975
Birth Location: Bancroft, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
AK
Joseph Kerr
1949–2013
Birth Location: Northbrook, Addington Highlands, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada
JK
George Kerr
1934–2023
Birth Location: Bancroft, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
GK
Charles Kerr
1940–2021
Birth Location: Bancroft, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
CK

Edward Kerr's Ancestors

Self
Edward Kerr
1894–1981
Birth Place: Faraday, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Edward B Kerr
1850–1915
Elizabethtown, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada
Martha (Ann) Gillon
1864–1942
Trenton, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Thomas (George) Kerr
1815–1904
County Wicklow, Ireland
Sarah Burnett
1827–1903
North Crosby, Leeds, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada
Thomas (Scott) Gillon
1824–1871
County Armagh, Ireland
Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Connell
1835–1866
Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Edward Kerr
1768–1839
Susannah Kidd
1769–1854
William Connell
1798–1849
Elizabeth Attridge
1798–1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Kerr
1746–
Jane Carlisle
1748–1819
James O'Connell
1775–
O'Connell
1775–
John Attridge
1760–1818
Elizabeth Clerke
1759–1825

Edward Kerr's Descendants

1.
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Edward (John "Jack") Kerr (17 JAN 1894–19 NOV 1981) m. Julie (Marguerite) Jan (25 SEP 1905–25 APR 1983)
  1. 1. Edward (Henry) Kerr 1932–1988
  2. 2. Dawson (James) Kerr 1936–1998
  3. 3. Alice (Marguerite) Kerr 1931–1975
  4. 4. Joseph (Phillip) Kerr 1949–2013
  5. 5. George Kerr 1934–2023
  6. 6. Charles (Gordon) Kerr 1940–2021

Edward Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1894
17 JAN 1894
Birth of Edward John "Jack" Kerr in Faraday, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
Faraday, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
1981
19 NOV 1981
Age 87
Death of Edward John "Jack" Kerr in Northbrook, Addington Highlands, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada
Northbrook, Addington Highlands, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 JAN 1894
    Event Place: Faraday, Hastings, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 NOV 1981
    Event Place: Northbrook, Addington Highlands, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Northbrook, Addington Highlands, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada
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