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Ellen Jane Potter 1862 – 1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 August 1862

Birth Location: East Garafraxa, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 23 February 1938

Death Location: Orangeville, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada

Father: John Simpson

Mother: Catherine Simpson

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Ellen Jane Potter was born in 1862 in East Garafraxa, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada, the child of John Simpson and Catherine Simpson. In 1938, Ellen Jane Potter passed away in Orangeville, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada.

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John Simpson
1838 – 1920
Birth Location: Ireland
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Catherine Simpson
1837 – 1911
Birth Location: Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 8 August 1862
    Event Place: East Garafraxa, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 23 February 1938
    Event Place: Orangeville, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grand Valley, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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