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James A Brett 1843–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1843

Birth Location: Sligo, Sligo, Connaught, Ireland

Death Date: 8 Jul 1912

Death Location: Regina, , Saskatchewan, Canada

Father: Henry Brett

Mother: Catherine Cuffe

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hanna

Children(s): Herbert Brett

James A Brett was born in 1843 in Sligo, Sligo, Connaught, Ireland, the child of Henry Brett And Catherine Cuffe. James A Brett married Elizabeth Anna Hanna, and had children including Herbert Lorne Wellington Brett. James A Brett passed away in 1912 in Regina, , Saskatchewan, Canada.

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Biography

  • James A Brett was born in 1843 in Sligo, Sligo, Connaught, Ireland, the child of Henry Brett And Catherine Cuffe.
  • James A Brett married Elizabeth Anna Hanna, and had children including Herbert Lorne Wellington Brett.
  • James A Brett passed away in 1912 in Regina, , Saskatchewan, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Brett
1795–1877
Birth Location: Barnacoghill, Templeboy, Sligo, Ireland
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Catherine Cuffe
1805–1882
Birth Location: Lissaneagh, Anchory, Co Sligo, Ireland., Sligo, Connaught, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Hanna
1849–1903
Birth Location: Albion Township, Peel, Ontario, Canada
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Children(s)

Herbert Brett
1878–1954
Birth Location: Adjala Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
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James Brett's Ancestors

Self
James Brett
1843–1912
Birth Place: Sligo, Sligo, Connaught, Ireland
Parents
Henry Brett
1795–1877
Barnacoghill, Templeboy, Sligo, Ireland
Catherine Cuffe
1805–1882
Lissaneagh, Anchory, Co Sligo, Ireland., Sligo, Connaught, Ireland
Grandparents
George (Tickner) Brett
1742–1797
Templeboy, Sligo, Ireland
Mary Campbell
1743–1803
Droim ar Snámh, Leitrim, Ireland
Richard (Cuff) *
1771–1832
Achonry, Skreen Co, Sligo Ireland
Jane Morrison
1788–1869
Achonry, Sligo, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Brett's Descendants

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James (A) Brett (7 May 1843–8 Jul 1912) m. Elizabeth (Anna) Hanna (12 Aug 1849–7 May 1903)
  1. 1. Herbert (Lorne Wellington) Brett 1878–1954 m. Minnie Irwin 1880–1954
    1. 1. Herbert (Claude) Brett 1907–1989
    2. 2. Lorne Brett 1915–1982 m. Dodie ((Doris)) Collins 1918–2007 m. Emma (Madeline) Reed 1919–1994
    3. 3. Leland Brett 1913–1913
    4. 4. Lillian (Ellenminnie) Brett 1913–1981 m. Charles (Eldon) Fausset 1910–1989
    5. 5. William (Maurice) Brett 1912–1966
    6. 6. Kenneth (James) Brett 1909–1998
    7. 7. Loraine Brett 1916–

James Brett's Timeline

2 Records

1843
7 May 1843
Birth of James A Brett in Sligo, Sligo, Connaught, Ireland
Sligo, Sligo, Connaught, Ireland
1912
8 Jul 1912
Age 69
Death of James A Brett in Regina, , Saskatchewan, Canada
Regina, , Saskatchewan, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1843
    Event Place: Sligo, Sligo, Connaught, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1912
    Event Place: Regina, , Saskatchewan, Canada
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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