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Edward Samuel Willson 1828–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1828

Birth Location: Fingal, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 1 Feb 1892

Death Location: Boissevain, Manitoba

Father: Benjamin Willson

Mother: Elizabeth Kitchen

Spouse(s): Deborah Lambert

Children(s): Elizabeth Willson

The story of Edward Samuel Willson began in 1828 in Fingal, Ontario, Canada. Edward Samuel Willson married Deborah Ann Lambert, and had children including Elizabeth Bessie Willson. Edward Samuel Willson passed away in 1892 in Boissevain, Manitoba.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward Samuel Willson began in 1828 in Fingal, Ontario, Canada.
  • Edward Samuel Willson married Deborah Ann Lambert, and had children including Elizabeth Bessie Willson.
  • Edward Samuel Willson passed away in 1892 in Boissevain, Manitoba.

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Edward Willson's Ancestors

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Edward Willson
1828–1892
Birth Place: Fingal, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Benjamin G. Willson
1796–1885
Fort Erie, Niagara, Ontario, Canada
Elizabeth ((Betsey)) Kitchen
1798–1878
Columbia Co. PA
Grandparents
Gilman (Willson) Capt.
1771–1836
Beaver Run, Wantage, Sussex, New Jersey, United States
Hannah Sypes
1773–1856
Sussex County, New Jersey, United States of America
John Kitchen
1769–1846
Greenwich, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Willson's Descendants

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Edward (Samuel) Willson (17 Mar 1828–1 Feb 1892) m. Deborah (Ann) Lambert (15 July 1834–9 Aug 1891)
  1. 1. Elizabeth ((Bessie)) Willson 1868–1951 m. Andrew Burgess 1873–
    1. 1. Burnett (Edward) Burgess 1906– m. Evelyn (Ruth Seefeld) Burgess –1994

Edward Willson's Timeline

2 Records

1828
17 Mar 1828
Birth of Edward Samuel Willson in Fingal, Ontario, Canada
Fingal, Ontario, Canada
1892
1 Feb 1892
Age 64
Death of Edward Samuel Willson in Boissevain, Manitoba
Boissevain, Manitoba

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1828
    Event Place: Fingal, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1892
    Event Place: Boissevain, Manitoba
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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