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John Albert Cameron 1891–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 MAY 1891

Birth Location: Township of Whitby, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 21 MAR 1979

Death Location: Oshawa, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Father: Alexander Cameron

Mother: Isabelle Benness

Spouse(s): Bessie Gifford

Children(s): Helen Cameron, Jack Cameron, Doris Cameron, William Cameron

The story of John Albert Cameron began in 1891 in Township of Whitby, Ontario, Canada. In 1901, John Albert Cameron resided in Ontario, Canada. In 1931, John Albert Cameron resided in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. John Albert Cameron married Bessie Amanda Gifford, and had children including Doris Isibell Leta Cameron, Helen Alma Cameron, Jack Alexander Cameron, William Blair Cameron. John Albert Cameron passed away in 1979 in Oshawa, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of John Albert Cameron began in 1891 in Township of Whitby, Ontario, Canada.
  • In 1901, John Albert Cameron resided in Ontario, Canada.
  • In 1931, John Albert Cameron resided in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.
  • John Albert Cameron married Bessie Amanda Gifford, and had children including Doris Isibell Leta Cameron, Helen Alma Cameron, Jack Alexander Cameron, William Blair Cameron.
  • John Albert Cameron passed away in 1979 in Oshawa, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Cameron's Ancestors

Self
John Cameron
1891–1979
Birth Place: Township of Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Alexander Cameron
1853–1933
Ontario
Isabelle Benness
1851–1926
Brooklin, Durham, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
George Benness
1818–1881
West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Agnes Hodgson
1815–1891
Landgrig, Gt. Musgrave, Westmorland, England
Great-Grandparents
William Hodgson
1786–1821
Isabella Collinson
1791–1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hodgson
1746–
Ann Sumner
1751–
William Collinson
1728–1812
Elizabeth Robinson
1745–1818

John Cameron's Descendants

1.
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John (Albert) Cameron (6 MAY 1891–21 MAR 1979) m. Bessie (Amanda) Gifford (31 Aug 1895–12 Dec 1979)
  1. 1. Helen (Alma) Cameron
  2. 2. Jack (Alexander) Cameron
  3. 3. Doris (Isibell Leta) Cameron 1924–2008
  4. 4. William (Blair) Cameron –2007

John Cameron's Timeline

4 Records

1891
6 MAY 1891
Birth of John Albert Cameron in Township of Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Township of Whitby, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 10
John Albert Cameron resided here in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1931
1931
Age 40
John Albert Cameron resided here in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
1979
21 MAR 1979
Age 88
Death of John Albert Cameron in Oshawa, Ontario
Oshawa, Ontario

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 MAY 1891
    Event Place: Township of Whitby, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Ontario; Page: 7; Family No: 61
    [3] Ontario, Canada Births, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: Delayed Registrations and Stillbirths, "50" Series, 1869-1911, 1913; Reel: 13; Record Group: Rg 80-2
    [4] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [5] 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27283; Census Place: Ontario, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: 13

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Ontario; Page: 7; Family No: 61

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27283; Census Place: Ontario, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: 13

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 MAR 1979
    Event Place: Oshawa, Ontario
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oshawa, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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