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Gordon Squires Read 1901–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jul 1901

Birth Location: Tacks Beach, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Death Date: 10 Oct 1979

Death Location: Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Father: James Reid

Mother: Melinda Best

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In 1901, Gordon Squires Read entered the world in Tacks Beach, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, born to James Reid And Melinda Best. Gordon Squires Read passed away in 1979 in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1901, Gordon Squires Read entered the world in Tacks Beach, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, born to James Reid And Melinda Best.
  • Gordon Squires Read passed away in 1979 in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Gordon Read's Ancestors

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Gordon Read
1901–1979
Birth Place: Tacks Beach, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Parents
James Reid
1865–1953
Stepaside, Burin, Newfoundland
Melinda Best
1878–1977
Merasheen Island, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Grandparents
William Reid
1811–1887
Harbor Buffett
Mary (Frances) Wagg
1821–1888
Burin, Newfoundland
Great-Grandparents
William Reid
1789–1867
Ann Unknown
Thomas Wagg
1787–1875
Rebecca Kirby
1798–1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Wagg
1772–
Mary Bridle
1774–1829
Joseph Kirby
1763–1838
Rebecca Fraser
1769–

Gordon Read's Timeline

2 Records

1901
13 Jul 1901
Birth of Gordon Squires Read in Tacks Beach, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Tacks Beach, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
1979
10 Oct 1979
Age 78
Death of Gordon Squires Read in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1901
    Event Place: Tacks Beach, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1979
    Event Place: Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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