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Eleanor "Nellie" Catherine Bowden 1914–1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 November 1914

Birth Location: Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 15 Jun 1992

Death Location: Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada

Father: Stewart Bowden

Mother: Catherine Hunter

Spouse(s): John Smith

Children(s): John Smith

Eleanor "Nellie" Catherine Bowden was born in 1914 in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Stewart Edward William Bowden And Catherine Sarah Cassie Hunter. In 1931, Eleanor "Nellie" Catherine Bowden resided in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada. Eleanor "Nellie" Catherine Bowden married John Wesley Martin Smith, and had children including Carol Lynn Smith, John Wesley Dayton Smith, Karen Leigh Smith, Mary Love Smith, Patricia Catherine Anne Smith. Eleanor "Nellie" Catherine Bowden passed away in 1992 in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Eleanor "Nellie" Catherine Bowden was born in 1914 in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Stewart Edward William Bowden And Catherine Sarah Cassie Hunter.
  • In 1931, Eleanor "Nellie" Catherine Bowden resided in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Eleanor "Nellie" Catherine Bowden married John Wesley Martin Smith, and had children including Carol Lynn Smith, John Wesley Dayton Smith, Karen Leigh Smith, Mary Love Smith, Patricia Catherine Anne Smith.
  • Eleanor "Nellie" Catherine Bowden passed away in 1992 in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Eleanor Bowden's Ancestors

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Eleanor Bowden
1914–1992
Birth Place: Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Stewart Edward William Bowden
1882–1925
Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Catherine (Sarah "Cassie") Hunter
1882–1979
Oxford, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eleanor Bowden's Descendants

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Eleanor ("Nellie" Catherine) Bowden (10 November 1914–15 Jun 1992) m. John (Wesley Martin) Smith (28 Jul 1909–1 Jun 1984)
  1. 1. John (Wesley Dayton) Smith 1934–2023

Eleanor Bowden's Timeline

4 Records

1914
10 November 1914
Birth of Eleanor "Nellie" Catherine Bowden in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada
1931
1931
Age 17
Eleanor "Nellie" Catherine Bowden resided here in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
1992
11 June 1992
Age 78
Death of Eleanor "Nellie" Catherine Bowden in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada
Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada
1992
15 Jun 1992
Age 78
Burial of Eleanor "Nellie" Catherine Bowden
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 November 1914
    Event Place: Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Canada, Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [3] 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27191; Census Place: Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; Page Number: 12

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27191; Census Place: Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; Page Number: 12

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 June 1992
    Event Place: Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Canada, Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1992
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Canada, Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

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