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James Garfield Nicholas 1897 – 1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Aug 1897

Birth Location: Gaspé, La Côte-de-Gaspé, Quebec, Canada

Death Date: 1974

Death Location: Chatham, Ontario

Father: Jeremiah Nicholas

Mother: Louisa Groves

Spouse(s): Jessie Olmstead

Children(s): Leona Nicholas

James Garfield Nicholas was born in 1897 in Gaspé, La Côte-de-Gaspé, Quebec, Canada, the child of Jeremiah "Jerry" Nicholas and Louisa Maria Mary Groves. In 1901, James Garfield Nicholas resided in Airey, Sabine and Lyell, Nipissing, Ontario, Canad. James Garfield Nicholas married Jessie Mae Olmstead, and had children including Leona Ann Nicholas. James Garfield Nicholas passed away in 1974 in Chatham, Ontario.

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Biography

  • James Garfield Nicholas was born in 1897 in Gaspé, La Côte-de-Gaspé, Quebec, Canada, the child of Jeremiah "Jerry" Nicholas and Louisa Maria Mary Groves.
  • In 1901, James Garfield Nicholas resided in Airey, Sabine and Lyell, Nipissing, Ontario, Canad.
  • James Garfield Nicholas married Jessie Mae Olmstead, and had children including Leona Ann Nicholas.
  • James Garfield Nicholas passed away in 1974 in Chatham, Ontario.

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James Nicholas's Ancestors

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James Nicholas
1897 – 1974
Birth Place: Gaspé, La Côte-de-Gaspé, Quebec, Canada
Parents
Jeremiah "Jerry" Nicholas
1863 – 1931
Perce, Quebec, Canada
Louisa (Maria Mary) Groves
1873 – 1950
Liverpool, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Nicholas's Descendants

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James (Garfield) Nicholas (26 Aug 1897 – 1974) m. Jessie (Mae) Olmstead (11 Apr 1912 – 30 March 2011)
  1. 1. Leona (Ann) Nicholas (05 Feb 1937 – 1 Oct 2004)

James Nicholas's Timeline

3 Records

1897
26 Aug 1897
Birth of James Garfield Nicholas in Gaspé, La Côte-de-Gaspé, Quebec, Canada
Gaspé, La Côte-de-Gaspé, Quebec, Canada
1901
1901
Age 4
James Garfield Nicholas resided here in Airey, Sabine and Lyell, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
Airey, Sabine and Lyell, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
1974
1974
Age 77
Death of James Garfield Nicholas in Chatham, Ontario
Chatham, Ontario

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1897
    Event Place: Gaspé, La Côte-de-Gaspé, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918
    [2] Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Ontario Marriages, 1933-1934; Reference: RG 80-05-0-2227
    [3] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Airey, Sabine and Lyell, Nipissing, Ontario; Page: 13; Family No: 114
    [4] Archives of Ontario; Series: MS929; Reel: 139

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Airey, Sabine and Lyell, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Airey, Sabine and Lyell, Nipissing, Ontario; Page: 13; Family No: 114

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Whitney, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Whitney, Ont
    Record Source: Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Ontario Marriages, 1933-1934; Reference: RG 80-05-0-2227

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1974
    Event Place: Chatham, Ontario

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