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James Mervin Thayer 1929–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1929

Birth Location: Ontario

Death Date: 4 May 2016

Death Location: Orangeville, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada

Father: William Thayer

Mother: Martha Stewart

Spouse(s): Irene Cotton

Children(s):

James Mervin Thayer was born in 1929 in Ontario, the child of William Edward Ned Thayer And Martha Victoria Stewart. In 1931, James Mervin Thayer resided in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. James Mervin Thayer married Irene Margaret Rene Cotton. James Mervin Thayer passed away in 2016 in Orangeville, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • James Mervin Thayer was born in 1929 in Ontario, the child of William Edward Ned Thayer And Martha Victoria Stewart.
  • In 1931, James Mervin Thayer resided in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • James Mervin Thayer married Irene Margaret Rene Cotton.
  • James Mervin Thayer passed away in 2016 in Orangeville, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Thayer's Ancestors

Self
James Thayer
1929–2016
Birth Place: Ontario
Parents
William Edward (Ned) Thayer
1893–1971
Wright, Quebec, Canada
Martha (Victoria) Stewart
1901–
Quebec
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Thayer's Timeline

4 Records

1929
Abt. 1929
Birth of James Mervin Thayer in Ontario
Ontario
1931
1931
Age 2
James Mervin Thayer resided here in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1952
1952-54
Age 23
James Mervin Thayer was married in Mayo, Papineau, Quebec, Canada
Mayo, Papineau, Quebec, Canada
2016
4 May 2016
Age 87
Death of James Mervin Thayer in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1929
    Event Place: Ontario
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [2] 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27303; Census Place: Toronto Northwest, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: 2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1952-54
    Event Place: Mayo, Papineau, Quebec, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27303; Census Place: Toronto Northwest, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: 2

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 2016
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Orangeville, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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