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James Sumner 1844–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1844

Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 15 January 1889

Death Location: Duncan, Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

Father: Samuel Jr

Mother: Keziah Carter

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James Sumner was born in 1844 in Westminster, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada, the child of Samuel Lockhart Sumner Jr And Keziah Carter. James Sumner passed away in 1889 in Duncan, Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.

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Biography

  • James Sumner was born in 1844 in Westminster, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada, the child of Samuel Lockhart Sumner Jr And Keziah Carter.
  • James Sumner passed away in 1889 in Duncan, Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.

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James Sumner's Ancestors

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James Sumner
1844–1889
Birth Place: Westminster, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Samuel Lockhart Sumner Jr
1795–1874
New Hampshire, United States of America
Keziah Carter
1812–1871
USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Lockhart) Sumner
1766–1822
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Mary ("Molly") Tyler
1768–1865
Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sumner
1734–1820
Rebecca Downer
1739–1820
Colonel Tyler
1733–1814
Mehitable Andrews
1732–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Dr. Sumner
1699–1778
HANNAH HUNT
1702–1781
Samuel CivWar
1699–1797
Phebe Bishop
1701–1797
John Tyler
1711–1741
PHEBE BEACH
1710–1740
Mehitable (6GGP)
1701–1780

James Sumner's Timeline

2 Records

1844
1844
Birth of James Sumner in Westminster, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
Westminster, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
1889
15 January 1889
Age 45
Death of James Sumner in Quamichan, Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Quamichan, Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1844
    Event Place: Westminster, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 January 1889
    Event Place: Quamichan, Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Duncan, Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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