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George Whitefield SIMMS 1876–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1876

Birth Location: Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada

Death Date: 1940

Death Location: Hartland, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Frederick SIMMS

Mother: Ellen Sims

Spouse(s): Grace Simms

Children(s): Graham SIMMS

George Whitefield SIMMS was born in 1876 in Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada, the child of Frederick Webster Simms And Ellen Gayton Spinney Sims. In 1881, George Whitefield SIMMS resided in Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. In 1891, George Whitefield SIMMS resided in Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. George Whitefield SIMMS married Grace Adelaide Hemphill Simms, and had children including Graham Frank Simms. George Whitefield SIMMS passed away in 1940 in Hartland, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Biography

  • George Whitefield SIMMS was born in 1876 in Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada, the child of Frederick Webster Simms And Ellen Gayton Spinney Sims.
  • In 1881, George Whitefield SIMMS resided in Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada.
  • In 1891, George Whitefield SIMMS resided in Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada.
  • George Whitefield SIMMS married Grace Adelaide Hemphill Simms, and had children including Graham Frank Simms.
  • George Whitefield SIMMS passed away in 1940 in Hartland, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Frederick SIMMS
1839–1895
Birth Location: Plymouth, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Ellen Sims
1841–1909
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Grace Simms
1880–1966
Birth Location: Windsor, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
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Children(s)

Graham SIMMS
1905–1983
Birth Location: Windsor, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
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George SIMMS's Ancestors

Self
George SIMMS
1876–1940
Birth Place: Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Parents
Frederick Webster SIMMS
1839–1895
Plymouth, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ellen (Gayton SPINNEY) Sims
1841–1909
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Thomas (W) SPINNEY
1817–1889
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Eunice (GAYTON) Spinney
1818–1886
Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Jacob SPINNEY
1765–1845
Susanna Spinney
1773–1817
Thomas GAYTON
1791–1858
Anne Gayton
1789–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jr
1733–1793
Joanna Spinney
1744–1824
Isaac SPINNEY
1761–1840
Eunice Spinney
1750–1820

George SIMMS's Descendants

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George (Whitefield) SIMMS (1876–1940) m. Grace (Adelaide HEMPHILL) Simms (23 Jun 1880–1966)
  1. 1. Graham (Frank) SIMMS 1905–1983 m. Evelyn (Marguerite DICKINSON) Simms 1907–1990

George SIMMS's Timeline

7 Records

1876
1876
Birth of George Whitefield SIMMS in Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
1881
1881
Age 5
George Whitefield SIMMS resided here in Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
1891
1891
Age 15
George Whitefield SIMMS resided here in Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
1901
1901
Age 25
George Whitefield SIMMS resided here in New Brunswick, Canada
New Brunswick, Canada
1921
1921
Age 45
George Whitefield SIMMS resided here in Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
1931
1931
Age 55
George Whitefield SIMMS resided here in Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
1940
1940
Age 64
Death of George Whitefield SIMMS
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1876
    Event Place: Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada; Roll: T-6297; Family No: 218
    [2] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick; Roll: C_13183; Page: 70; Family No: 292
    [3] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick; Page: 12; Family No: 170
    [4] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 37; Census Place: Victoria and Carleton, New Brunswick; Page Number: 18
    [5] New Brunswick, Canada, Marriages, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick; New Brunswick, Canada
    [6] 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27203; Census Place: Victoria-Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada; Page Number: 13

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick; Roll: C_13183; Page: 70; Family No: 292

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada; Roll: T-6297; Family No: 218

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick; Page: 12; Family No: 170

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 37; Census Place: Victoria and Carleton, New Brunswick; Page Number: 18

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27203; Census Place: Victoria-Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada; Page Number: 13

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1940

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hartland, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
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