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Emma Augusta Willson 1844–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1844

Birth Location: Saltfleet, Wentworth, Canada West (Ontario)

Death Date: 24 Jul 1899

Death Location: Cook County, Illinois, USA

Father: John Willson

Mother: Jane Nelles

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In 1844, Emma Augusta Willson entered the world in Saltfleet, Wentworth, Canada West (Ontario), born to John Wesley Willson And Jane Margaret Sophia Nelles. Emma Augusta Willson passed away in 1899 in Cook County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1844, Emma Augusta Willson entered the world in Saltfleet, Wentworth, Canada West (Ontario), born to John Wesley Willson And Jane Margaret Sophia Nelles.
  • Emma Augusta Willson passed away in 1899 in Cook County, Illinois, USA.

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Emma Willson's Ancestors

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Emma Willson
1844–1899
Birth Place: Saltfleet, Wentworth, Canada West (Ontario)
Parents
John Wesley Willson
1819–1889
Saltfleet Township, Upper Canada (Ontario)
Jane (Margaret Sophia) Nelles
1822–1893
Grimsby, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Henry (Nelles) Captain
1788–1841
Jarvis, Haldimand Co., Upper Canada (now Ontario, Canada)
Sarah Fanning
1798–1840
Willoughby, Welland, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Robert Col
1761–1842
ELIZABETH Moore
1769–1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hendrick Capt.
1735–1791
Anna Dillenbach
1741–1778

Emma Willson's Timeline

2 Records

1844
abt 1844
Birth of Emma Augusta Willson in Saltfleet, Wentworth, Canada West (Ontario)
Saltfleet, Wentworth, Canada West (Ontario)
1899
24 Jul 1899
Age 55
Death of Emma Augusta Willson in Cook County, Illinois, USA
Cook County, Illinois, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1844
    Event Place: Saltfleet, Wentworth, Canada West (Ontario)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1899
    Event Place: Cook County, Illinois, USA

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