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Gordon Douglas Cole 1899 – 1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1899

Birth Location: Elgin County, Ontario

Death Date: 6 MAR 1976

Death Location: Woodstock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada

Father: George Hewitt

Mother: Mary Cole

Spouse(s): Cora Whitcroft

Children(s): Gerald Cole, Eugene Cole, Clare Cole, Douglas Cole, Donald Cole, Doris Cole

Gordon Douglas Cole was born in 1899 in Elgin County, Ontario, the child of George Hewitt and Mary Eliza Cole. Gordon Douglas Cole married Cora Beatice Whitcroft, and had children including Gerald Mancell Cole, Eugene Maxwell Cole, Clare Cole, Douglas Cole, Donald Cole, Doris Elizabeth Cole. Gordon Douglas Cole passed away in 1976 in Woodstock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Gordon Douglas Cole was born in 1899 in Elgin County, Ontario, the child of George Hewitt and Mary Eliza Cole.
  • Gordon Douglas Cole married Cora Beatice Whitcroft, and had children including Gerald Mancell Cole, Eugene Maxwell Cole, Clare Cole, Douglas Cole, Donald Cole, Doris Elizabeth Cole.
  • Gordon Douglas Cole passed away in 1976 in Woodstock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Hewitt
– 1932
Birth Location: –
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Mary Cole
1877 – 1942
Birth Location: South Dorchester, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Cora Whitcroft
1900 – 1976
Birth Location: Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
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Children(s)

Gerald Cole
1919 – 1994
Birth Location: Straffordville, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada
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Eugene Cole
1925 – 1975
Birth Location: Straffordville, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada
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Clare Cole
Birth Location: –
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Douglas Cole
Birth Location: –
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Donald Cole
Birth Location: –
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Doris Cole
Birth Location: –
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Gordon Cole's Ancestors

Self
Gordon Cole
1899 – 1976
Birth Place: Elgin County, Ontario
Parents
George Hewitt
– 1932
Mary (Eliza) Cole
1877 – 1942
South Dorchester, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Samuel Cole
1845 – 1923
Malahide, Ontario, Canada
Ann (Hamutol) Porter
1846 – 1916
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Mark Cole
1806 – 1887
Sarah Mabbot
1808 – 1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gordon Cole's Descendants

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Gordon (Douglas) Cole (Oct 1899 – 6 MAR 1976) m. Cora (Beatice) Whitcroft (4 Jan 1900 – 10 Apr 1976)
  1. 1. Gerald (Mancell) Cole (18 Aug 1919 – 18 Nov 1994)
    1. 1. Wayne Cole
  2. 2. Eugene (Maxwell) Cole (18 Aug 1925 – 19 May 1975) m. Catherine (Forbes) Main (abt 1921 – 9 Aug 2010) m. Irene ( – Jun 1974)
    1. 1. Heather Cole (Aft. 1962 – ) m. Brown
    2. 2. Roy Cole
  3. 3. Clare Cole
  4. 4. Douglas Cole
  5. 5. Donald Cole
  6. 6. Doris (Elizabeth) Cole

Gordon Cole's Timeline

2 Records

1899
Oct 1899
Birth of Gordon Douglas Cole in Elgin County, Ontario
Elgin County, Ontario
1976
6 MAR 1976
Age 77
Death of Gordon Douglas Cole in Woodstock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
Woodstock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1899
    Event Place: Elgin County, Ontario
    Record Source: Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1917
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Canada
    Record Source: Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 MAR 1976
    Event Place: Woodstock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
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