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Jane Pearce 1835–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Mar 1835

Birth Location: Dunwich Twp, Elgin, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 1 May 1914

Death Location: Wallacetown, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada

Father: William Pearce

Mother: Ann Moorehouse

Spouse(s): Robert Backus

Children(s): William Backus, Frederick Backus, John Backus, Anna Backus

Jane Pearce was born in 1835 in Dunwich Twp, Elgin, Ontario, Canada, the child of William Pearce And Ann Moorehouse. Jane Pearce married Robert Backus, and had children including Anna Frances Backus, Frederick Henry Backus, John Robert Backus, William Stephen Backus. Jane Pearce passed away in 1914 in Wallacetown, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Jane Pearce was born in 1835 in Dunwich Twp, Elgin, Ontario, Canada, the child of William Pearce And Ann Moorehouse.
  • Jane Pearce married Robert Backus, and had children including Anna Frances Backus, Frederick Henry Backus, John Robert Backus, William Stephen Backus.
  • Jane Pearce passed away in 1914 in Wallacetown, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Jane Pearce's Ancestors

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Jane Pearce
1835–1914
Birth Place: Dunwich Twp, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
Parents
William Pearce
1805–1890
Erie County, Pennsylvania
Ann Moorehouse
1809–1875
Scarawalsh, County Wexford, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jane Pearce's Descendants

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Jane Pearce (19 Mar 1835–1 May 1914) m. Robert Backus (15 Jun 1827–26 Jul 1898)
  1. 1. William (Stephen) Backus 1859–1892 m. Jane (Olivia) Backus 1855–1949
    1. 1. Mary (Olive) Backus 1889–1889
    2. 2. Evelyn (Gertrude) Backus 1890–1979
    3. 3. William (Leslie) Backus 1892– m. Mary (Eliza) Garbutt 1894–
  2. 2. Frederick (Henry) Backus 1861–1919 m. Sarah (Jane) Thayer 1874–1910
    1. 1. John (R.) Backus 1905–1975
    2. 2. George (Henry) Backus 1907–1944
    3. 3. Winfred Backus 1897–1947
    4. 4. Florence (May) Backus 1899–1993 m. Fred (G.) Brown 1902–1986
    5. 5. Mabel Backus 1895–1957
    6. 6. William (Albert) Backus 1903–2002
  3. 3. John (Robert) Backus 1866–1899
  4. 4. Anna (Frances) Backus 1874–1939 m. Edward (Vernon) Docker 1871–1957

Jane Pearce's Timeline

2 Records

1835
19 Mar 1835
Birth of Jane Pearce in Dunwich Twp, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
Dunwich Twp, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
1914
1 May 1914
Age 79
Death of Jane Pearce in Dunwich Twp, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
Dunwich Twp, Elgin, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1835
    Event Place: Dunwich Twp, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928
    [2] Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, Roll: .
    [3] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Web: Canada, GenWeb Cemetery Index, 1800-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dunwich Township
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, Roll: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1914
    Event Place: Dunwich Twp, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, Roll: .
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Web: Canada, GenWeb Cemetery Index, 1800-2011

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wallacetown, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Web: Canada, GenWeb Cemetery Index, 1800-2011

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