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John Thomas Finn 1862 – 1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1862

Birth Location: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 13 Sep 1892

Death Location: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Father: Thomas Finn

Mother: Mary PURCELL

Spouse(s): Eliza Fairfax

Children(s): William Finn

The story of John Thomas Finn began in 1862 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA. John Thomas Finn married Eliza Ellen "Nellie" Fairfax, and had children including William Selby Finn. John Thomas Finn passed away in 1892 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Thomas Finn began in 1862 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA.
  • John Thomas Finn married Eliza Ellen "Nellie" Fairfax, and had children including William Selby Finn.
  • John Thomas Finn passed away in 1892 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Finn
1825 – 1873
Birth Location: Fethard Parish, Tipperary, Ireland
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Mary PURCELL
1828 – 1867
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Eliza Fairfax
1865 – 1918
Birth Location: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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Children(s)

William Finn
1892 – 1949
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
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John Finn's Ancestors

Self
John Finn
1862 – 1892
Birth Place: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Parents
Thomas Finn
1825 – 1873
Fethard Parish, Tipperary, Ireland
Mary PURCELL
1828 – 1867
Ireland
Grandparents
Thomas Finn
– 1851
Margaret Graham
– 1845
John PURCELL
Catherine Purcell
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Finn's Descendants

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John (Thomas) Finn (May 1862 – 13 Sep 1892) m. Eliza (Ellen "Nellie") Fairfax (6 Oct 1865 – 18 Oct 1918)
  1. 1. William (Selby) Finn (24 May 1892 – 10 March 1949) m. Newell Mainwaring (19 July 1895 – 26 APR 1946)
    1. 1. Duane (Loring) FINN (3 Apr 1920 – 18 Nov 1985)
    2. 2. Truman Finn (10 Aug 1921 – 17 Aug 1921)
    3. 3. Leighton (Selby) Finn (17 Jan 1924 – 08 May 2006)
    4. 4. Keith (Ellis) Finn (12 Jan 1927 – 12 Jun 1976) m. Irene (Helen) Finn (28 Sep 1930 – 08 Dec 2007)
      1. 1. Gary (D) Finn (Dec 1950 – ) m. Rebecca (J) Finn (1950 – )
        1. 1. Logan (K) Finn (17 Dec 1979 – )
        2. 2. Lindsay (jean) Finn (18 Jan 1982 – )
      2. 2. William (Scott) Finn (Nov 1954 – ) m. Ruth (Caroline) Leavitt
      3. 3. Daniel (Gordon) Finn (14 Mar 1964 – ) m. Debra (Margaret) Finn
        1. 1. Alison (Oleda) Finn (9 May 1996 – )

John Finn's Timeline

2 Records

1862
May 1862
Birth of John Thomas Finn in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
1892
13 Sep 1892
Age 30
Death of John Thomas Finn in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1862
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1892
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
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