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Francois Xavier Finley 1770–1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1770

Birth Location: Nipawin, Saskatchewan, Canada

Death Date: 1859

Death Location: Spokane, Washington, USA

Father: James "Finlay"

Mother: Christina Youel

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Caulton

Children(s): Elizabeth Finley

Francois Xavier Finley was born in 1770 in Nipawin, Saskatchewan, Canada, the child of James G Finley Finlay And Christina Youel. Francois Xavier Finley married Elizabeth Caulton, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Finley. Francois Xavier Finley passed away in 1859 in Spokane, Washington, USA.

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Biography

  • Francois Xavier Finley was born in 1770 in Nipawin, Saskatchewan, Canada, the child of James G Finley Finlay And Christina Youel.
  • Francois Xavier Finley married Elizabeth Caulton, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Finley.
  • Francois Xavier Finley passed away in 1859 in Spokane, Washington, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James "Finlay"
1733–1797
Birth Location: St Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Christina Youel
1739–1792
Birth Location: Present Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
CY

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Caulton
1777–1849
Birth Location: Durham, Durham, England
EC

Children(s)

Elizabeth Finley
1799–1884
Birth Location: Wythe, Virginia, United States
EF

Francois Finley's Ancestors

Self
Francois Finley
1770–1859
Birth Place: Nipawin, Saskatchewan, Canada
Parents
James G Finley "Finlay"
1733–1797
St Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Christina Youel
1739–1792
Present Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Grandparents
James (I) Finlay
1708–1780
South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Rebekah (“Rebecca” Wright) *^
1708–1770
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
James Youel
1710–
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Anna Dunbar
1712–
Scottland
Great-Grandparents
James *
1680–
Rebecca *
1661–1750
Archibald Dunbar
1693–1769
Margaret Oliphant
1692–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward *^
1638–1689
James *
1629–1688

Francois Finley's Descendants

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Francois (Xavier) Finley (Sep 1770–1859) m. Elizabeth Caulton (1777–July 1849)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Finley 1799–1884 m. John (Henry) Smith 1795–1864
    1. 1. Catherine ("Kate") Smith 1822–1872 m. Wyatt (E.) Adkins 1820–1901
      1. 1. Francis (Marion) Adkins 1861–1926 m. Amanda (Francis) Faar 1865–1927
        1. 1. Lula Adkins 1887–1970 m. Joe (Newman) Sammons 1882–1969

Francois Finley's Timeline

2 Records

1770
Sep 1770
Birth of Francois Xavier Finley in Nipawin, Saskatchewan, Canada
Nipawin, Saskatchewan, Canada
1859
1859
Age 89
Death of Francois Xavier Finley in Spokane, Washington, USA
Spokane, Washington, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1770
    Event Place: Nipawin, Saskatchewan, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1859
    Event Place: Spokane, Washington, USA
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