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John Adair 1840–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1840

Birth Location: Bertie Township, Welland County, Ontario Province, Canada

Death Date: 12 Oct 1930

Death Location: Elma Township, Perth County, Ontario, Canada

Father: Joseph Adair

Mother: Elizabeth Colter

Spouse(s): Maria Newell

Children(s): Elizebeth ADAIR, Robert ADAIR, James ADAIR, Samuel Adair, George Adair, Joseph Adair, Mary Adair, Sarah ADAIR, William Adair, David ADAIR

John Adair was born in 1840 in Bertie Township, Welland County, Ontario Province, Canada, the child of Joseph Adair And Elizabeth Ellen Colter. John Adair married Maria Newell, and had children including David L Adair, Elizebeth Bessie Lavinia Adair, George Livingstone Adair, James Newell Adair, Joseph Adair, Mary Matilda Adair, Robert Adair, Samuel John Adair, Sarah Jane Adair, William Matthew Adair. John Adair passed away in 1930 in Elma Township, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • John Adair was born in 1840 in Bertie Township, Welland County, Ontario Province, Canada, the child of Joseph Adair And Elizabeth Ellen Colter.
  • John Adair married Maria Newell, and had children including David L Adair, Elizebeth Bessie Lavinia Adair, George Livingstone Adair, James Newell Adair, Joseph Adair, Mary Matilda Adair, Robert Adair, Samuel John Adair, Sarah Jane Adair, William Matthew Adair.
  • John Adair passed away in 1930 in Elma Township, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Adair's Ancestors

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John Adair
1840–1930
Birth Place: Bertie Township, Welland County, Ontario Province, Canada
Parents
Joseph Adair
1808–1877
Dromara Parish, Gransha Townland, Down Co., Northern Ireland
Elizabeth (Ellen) Colter
1817–1905
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Grandparents
John Adair
1765–1850
Down, Down, Ireland
Jane (Campbell) Rankin
1775–1876
dromore, down, Ireland
Samuel (Robert Coulter) II
1785–1856
Ballykeel, Dromore, Banbridge, County Down, Ulster Province, Northern Ireland, UK
Sarah (Jane) Livingstone
1783–1886
Dromore, County Down, Ulster Province, Northern Ireland, UK
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Adair
1735–1793
Mary McClughan
1740–
John Rankin
1750–1807
Mary Beaton
1752–1807
Samuel Colter
1753–1836
Sarah Mason
1758–1856
Robert Livingstone
1760–1844
Margaret Patterson
1760–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mathew Adair
1700–1774
Agnes Livingston
1704–
John Rankin
1726–1795
Lilias Waddell
1739–1786
Alexander Beaton
1698–1770
Anne #
1704–1780
Samuel Livingston
1735–1799
Ann Massey
1740–1823

John Adair's Descendants

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John Adair (1840–12 Oct 1930) m. Maria Newell (07 Jan 1840–11 Feb 1934)
  1. 1. Elizebeth ((Bessie) Lavinia) ADAIR 1880–1969
  2. 2. Robert ADAIR 1869–1954 m. Mary (Thomsena) Quipp 1876–1962
    1. 1. Vera (Irene) Adair 1900–1909
    2. 2. Teresa (May Isabel) Adair 1902–1993 m. William (John Earl) Horn 1901–1974
    3. 3. Clarence (Robert) Adair 1912–1912
    4. 4. Edith (Viola) Adair 1915–1982
  3. 3. James (Newell) ADAIR 1866–1948 m. Mary (Ann) McIntosh 1886–1964
    1. 1. Gertrude (Mary) Adair 1922–2008
    2. 2. John (Roderick) Adair 1907–1979
    3. 3. Margaret (Rhoda) Adair 1909–1993
    4. 4. William (Thomas) Adair 1918–
  4. 4. Samuel (John) Adair 1868–1964 m. Mary (Ellen) Holmes 1876–1945
    1. 1. Eleanor (Pearl) Adair 1915–1923
    2. 2. May (Isabella) Adair 1905–1984 m. Harold (Henry Frank) Sack 1903–
    3. 3. Samuel (J) Adair 1910–
    4. 4. Arthur (Murdock) Adair 1912–2003 m. Elizabeth (Emily Ann "Betty") Dugard 1916–1996
      1. 1. Harold (Frederic) Adair 1949–2019
  5. 5. George (Livingstone) Adair 1878–1961 m. Jeannie (M) Battin 1874–1968
    1. 1. Joseph (Warren) Adair 1913–1991
    2. 2. Ralph (Livingston) Adair 1909–2005 m. Doris (Isobel) Dodd 1917–2001
      1. 1. George (Livingstone) Adair 1942–2006
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Jean) Adair 1943–1943
  6. 6. Joseph Adair 1863–1943 m. Martha (Jane Wilkinson) (Jenny) 1868–1951
    1. 1. Florence (Myrtle) Adair 1895–1980 m. Thomas (Roy Joseph) Gummow 1894–1956
      1. 1. Wilda (M.) Rennick 1926–2001
      2. 2. Wilma Maddess 1926–2019
  7. 7. Mary (Matilda) Adair 1864–1959 m. Thomas (Duncan) Holmes 1860–1944
  8. 8. Sarah (Jane) ADAIR 1874–1927
  9. 9. William (Matthew) Adair 1876–1956
  10. 10. David (L.) ADAIR 1871–1955

John Adair's Timeline

4 Records

1833
18 Dec 1833
Birth of John Adair in Bertie Township, Welland County, Ontario, Canada
Bertie Township, Welland County, Ontario, Canada
1840
1840
Birth of John Adair in Bertie Township, Welland County, Ontario Province, Canada
Bertie Township, Welland County, Ontario Province, Canada
1930
12 Oct 1930
Age 90
Death of John Adair in Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Stratford, Ontario, Canada
1930
12 Oct 1930
Age 90
Death of John Adair in Stratford, 1654328, Ontario Province, Canada
Stratford, 1654328, Ontario Province, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1833
    Event Place: Bertie Township, Welland County, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Bertie Township, Welland County, Ontario Province, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: South Easthope Township
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1930
    Event Place: Stratford, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1930
    Event Place: Stratford, 1654328, Ontario Province, Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elma Township, Perth County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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