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James Edward Meredith 1864–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jan 1864

Birth Location: camden, Kent, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 9 Dec 1928

Death Location: kent ontario canada

Father: James Meredith

Mother: Margaret Mckenzie

Spouse(s): Agnes Pottruff

Children(s): Beulah Carr, (Edward) Meredith, Allan Meredith, Hugh Meredith, Bernice Meredith, Hazel Martin, Howard Meredith, Mabel Meredith, James Meredith, Mary Meredith, Oliver Meredith

James Edward Meredith was born in 1864 in camden, Kent, Ontario, Canada, the child of James Meredith And Margaret Ann Mckenzie. In 1865, James Edward Meredith resided in Camden. James Edward Meredith married Agnes Lavinia Pottruff, and had children including Allan Irwin Meredith, Bernice Margaret Jane Meredith, Beulah Rose Meredith Carr, Edward Bruce Meredith, Hazel Fern Meredith Martin, Howard Meredith, Hugh Ashley Pat Meredith, James Wesley Meredith, Mabel Meredith, Mary Grace Meredith, Oliver Stuart Meredith. James Edward Meredith passed away in 1928 in kent ontario canada.

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Biography

  • James Edward Meredith was born in 1864 in camden, Kent, Ontario, Canada, the child of James Meredith And Margaret Ann Mckenzie.
  • In 1865, James Edward Meredith resided in Camden.
  • James Edward Meredith married Agnes Lavinia Pottruff, and had children including Allan Irwin Meredith, Bernice Margaret Jane Meredith, Beulah Rose Meredith Carr, Edward Bruce Meredith, Hazel Fern Meredith Martin, Howard Meredith, Hugh Ashley Pat Meredith, James Wesley Meredith, Mabel Meredith, Mary Grace Meredith, Oliver Stuart Meredith.
  • James Edward Meredith passed away in 1928 in kent ontario canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Meredith
1836–1905
Birth Location: Chatham, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada
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Margaret Mckenzie
1842–1921
Birth Location: Chatham Twp Kent Co ON Canada
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Pottruff
1868–1970
Birth Location: Conc 7 Chatham Twp Kent Co ON Canada
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Children(s)

Beulah Carr
1896–1979
Birth Location: Kent, Ontario, Canada
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(Edward) Meredith
1888–1967
Birth Location: Wallaceburg, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada
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Allan Meredith
1894–1975
Birth Location: Chatham Township, Kent, Ontario, Canada
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Hugh Meredith
1898–1979
Birth Location: Kent, Ontario, Canada
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Bernice Meredith
1902–1998
Birth Location: Kent, Ontario, Canada
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Hazel Martin
1886–1938
Birth Location: Kent, Ontario, Canada
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Howard Meredith
1892–1956
Birth Location: Kent, Ontario, Canada
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Mabel Meredith
1906–1906
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
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James Meredith
1890–1928
Birth Location: Kent, Ontario, Canada
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Mary Meredith
1899–1976
Birth Location: Chatham, Kent County, Ontario, Canada
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Oliver Meredith
1909–1909
Birth Location: Chatham Ontario
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James Meredith's Ancestors

Self
James Meredith
1864–1928
Birth Place: camden, Kent, Ontario, Canada
Parents
James Meredith
1836–1905
Chatham, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Margaret (Ann) Mckenzie
1842–1921
Chatham Twp Kent Co ON Canada
Grandparents
Samuel Meredith
1802–1863
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Margaret Vanston
1807–1847
Maryborough, Queen's County, Ireland
Alexander McKenzie
1809–1889
Blackhill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Susan Williams
1821–1885
Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Meredith's Descendants

1.
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James (Edward) Meredith (24 Jan 1864–9 Dec 1928) m. Agnes (Lavinia) Pottruff (1868–30 December 1970)
  1. 1. Beulah (Rose Meredith) Carr 1896–1979 m. William (Clement) Carr 1895–1966
    1. 1. Laura (Marguerite (Carr)) Ryan-Hill 1923–1998
    2. 2. Murray (Wayne) Carr 1929–1995
  2. 2. (Edward) (Bruce) Meredith 1888–1967 m. Olive (Emily) Joiner 1888–1956
    1. 1. Vera (Irene (Meredith)) Berg 1912–1977
    2. 2. Berneida ((Meredith)) Taylor 1920–
    3. 3. Evelyn (Lillian) Meredith 1923–2011 m. Eric (Robert) Morse 1920–2014
    4. 4. JoAnne (Gwendalyn) Meredith 1933–2014 m. Garnett Goodwin 1933–2012
  3. 3. Allan (Irwin) Meredith 1894–1975 m. Myrtle (Beatrice) Kincade 1893–1968
    1. 1. James (Maxwell) Meredith 1917–2008
    2. 2. Donald (Cyrus) Meredith 1918–2006
    3. 3. Edith Meredith 1919–1999
    4. 4. Eldon (Le Roy) Meredith 1922–1946
  4. 4. Hugh (Ashley "Pat") Meredith 1898–1979 m. Jean McCallom 1898–
    1. 1. Milton (Ashley) Meredith 1927–2002 m. Irene (June) Barth 1931–2021
    2. 2. Marilyn (Amy) Meredith 1925–1998 m. Harry (F) Greenslade 1923–1981
  5. 5. Bernice (Margaret Jane) Meredith 1902–1998 m. Gerald (Joseph) Denomy 1904–1973
    1. 1. Gordon (Gerald Francis) Denomy 1934–2017
    2. 2. Shirley (Anne) Denomy 1931–1939
  6. 6. Hazel (Fern Meredith) Martin 1886–1938
  7. 7. Howard Meredith 1892–1956 m. Ella Hamilton 1890–1973
    1. 1. Harold (Gordon) Meredith 1918–1997
    2. 2. Orrin (Frank) Meredith 1926–2005
  8. 8. Mabel Meredith 1906–1906
  9. 9. James (Wesley) Meredith 1890–1928 m. Sadie (Howell) Muir 1888–1940
    1. 1. William (Ralph) Meredith 1915–2005 m. Beatrice (Elizabeth (Betty)) Williams 1915–
  10. 10. Mary (Grace) Meredith 1899–1976 m. Hugh (Baird) Weir 1889–1975
  11. 11. Oliver (Stuart) Meredith 1909–1909

James Meredith's Timeline

8 Records

1864
24 Jan 1864
Birth of James Edward Meredith in camden, Kent, Ontario, Canada
camden, Kent, Ontario, Canada
1865
9 Apr 1865
Age 1
James Edward Meredith was baptized in Raleigh, Kent Co., Canada
Raleigh, Kent Co., Canada
1865
9 Apr 1865
Age 1
James Edward Meredith resided here in Camden
Camden
1891
1891
Age 27
James Edward Meredith resided here in Chatham, Bothwell, Ontario, Canada
Chatham, Bothwell, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 37
James Edward Meredith resided here in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1911
1911
Age 47
James Edward Meredith resided here in , Kent East, Ontario
, Kent East, Ontario
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 57
James Edward Meredith resided here in Chatham Tp, Chatham Township, Kent, Ontario, Canada
Chatham Tp, Chatham Township, Kent, Ontario, Canada
1928
9 Dec 1928
Age 64
Death of James Edward Meredith in kent ontario canada
kent ontario canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1864
    Event Place: camden, Kent, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Chatham, Bothwell, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6324; Family No: 16
    [2] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1939, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 53
    [3] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Chatham, Bothwell, Ontario; Page: 9; Family No: 94
    [4] 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 11 - Chatham, Kent East, Ontario; Page: 2; Family No: 18
    [5] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 65; Census Place: 65, Kent, Ontario; Page Number: 6
    [6] Canada, Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register, RootsWeb; Ontario, Canada; Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1865
    Event Place: Raleigh, Kent Co., Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register, RootsWeb; Ontario, Canada; Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1865
    Event Place: Camden
    Record Source: Canada, Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register, RootsWeb; Ontario, Canada; Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Chatham, Bothwell, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Chatham, Bothwell, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6324; Family No: 16

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Chatham, Bothwell, Ontario; Page: 9; Family No: 94

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: , Kent East, Ontario
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 11 - Chatham, Kent East, Ontario; Page: 2; Family No: 18

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Chatham Tp, Chatham Township, Kent, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 65; Census Place: 65, Kent, Ontario; Page Number: 6

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1928
    Event Place: kent ontario canada
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