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George Watson Vance 1810–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1810

Birth Location: Masstown, Colchester Co., NS

Death Date: 19 May 1876

Death Location: Glenholme, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Alexander Vance

Mother: Mary Spencer

Spouse(s): Isabella Simpson

Children(s): Stiles Vance, George Vance, Emma Vance, Edward Vance, Charles Vance, Leander Vance

George Watson Vance was born in 1810 in Masstown, Colchester Co., NS, the child of Alexander Vance And Mary Jane Spencer. In 1861, George Watson Vance resided in Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada. George Watson Vance married Isabella Simpson, and had children including Charles Watson Vance, Edward Sinclair Vance, Emma F Vance, George Watson Vance, Leander St Clair Vance, Stiles Artumus Vance. George Watson Vance passed away in 1876 in Glenholme, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • George Watson Vance was born in 1810 in Masstown, Colchester Co., NS, the child of Alexander Vance And Mary Jane Spencer.
  • In 1861, George Watson Vance resided in Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • George Watson Vance married Isabella Simpson, and had children including Charles Watson Vance, Edward Sinclair Vance, Emma F Vance, George Watson Vance, Leander St Clair Vance, Stiles Artumus Vance.
  • George Watson Vance passed away in 1876 in Glenholme, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Vance's Ancestors

Self
George Vance
1810–1876
Birth Place: Masstown, Colchester Co., NS
Parents
Alexander Vance
1790–1856
Londonderry, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mary (Jane) Spencer
1781–1869
Dull, Perth, Scotland
Grandparents
David (B) Vance
1748–1832
Ireland
Jane Hill
1755–1827
Ireland
John Spencer
1766–1835
Great Village, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Rebecca (Mary Diermond) (Deyarmond)
1764–1801
Donegal, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Vance
1725–1808
Mary Kelly
1725–1803
Mary GGM
1725–
Robert Spencer
1710–1793
Jane Spencer
1740–1805
Alexander Deyarmond
1735–1785
Mary Barnhill
1736–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew, Sr
1690–1750
Jane Ewing
1691–1708
Robert Jr
1698–1775
Mary GGM
1696–1763
John Spencer
1680–1750
Alice Gregg
1673–
Joseph Collins
1704–1756
Elizabeth Vincent
1700–
Alexander Diermond
1715–1775

George Vance's Descendants

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George (Watson) Vance (Abt. 1810–19 May 1876) m. Isabella Simpson (15 Apr 1835–19 Apr 1901)
  1. 1. Stiles (Artumus) Vance 1856–1936
  2. 2. George (Watson) Vance 1864–1936
  3. 3. Emma (F) Vance 1868–1966
  4. 4. Edward (Sinclair) Vance 1874–1951
  5. 5. Charles (Watson) Vance 1859–1947
  6. 6. Leander (St Clair) Vance 1860–1939

George Vance's Timeline

3 Records

1810
Abt. 1810
Birth of George Watson Vance in Masstown, Colchester Co., NS
Masstown, Colchester Co., NS
1861
1861
Age 51
George Watson Vance resided here in Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
1876
19 May 1876
Age 66
Death of George Watson Vance in Masstown, Colchester Co., NS
Masstown, Colchester Co., NS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1810
    Event Place: Masstown, Colchester Co., NS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: M1168

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Londonderry, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Seafarers of the Atlantic Provinces, 1789-1935

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Masstown, Londonderry Township
    Record Source: Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1876
    Event Place: Masstown, Colchester Co., NS

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Glenholme, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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