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John Erwin Ordway 1909–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Sep 1909

Birth Location: Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 23 Aug 1986

Death Location: Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Harold Ordway

Mother: Maude LaFountain

Spouse(s): Helen Spare

Children(s):

In 1909, John Erwin Ordway entered the world in Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, born to Harold Alexander Harry Ordway And Maude Josephine Lafountain. In 1910, John Erwin Ordway resided in Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. John Erwin Ordway married Helen Gertrude Spare. John Erwin Ordway passed away in 1986 in Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1909, John Erwin Ordway entered the world in Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, born to Harold Alexander Harry Ordway And Maude Josephine Lafountain.
  • In 1910, John Erwin Ordway resided in Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
  • John Erwin Ordway married Helen Gertrude Spare.
  • John Erwin Ordway passed away in 1986 in Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harold Ordway
1880–1961
Birth Location: Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Maude LaFountain
1879–1957
Birth Location: White River Junction, Windsor, Vermont, USA
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Spouses(s)

Helen Spare
1909–1996
Birth Location: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
HS

Children(s)

John Ordway's Ancestors

Self
John Ordway
1909–1986
Birth Place: Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Harold Alexander "Harry" Ordway
1880–1961
Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Maude (Josephine) LaFountain
1879–1957
White River Junction, Windsor, Vermont, USA
Grandparents
John (Harriman Walker) Ordway
1848–1937
Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA
Lydia (Maria) Nourse
1849–1927
Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Peter LaFountain
1861–1936
Cadyville, Clinton, New York, USA
Rose Richard
1860–1919
New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Eben Ordway
1817–1897
Ann Brassbridge
1821–1895
Warren Nourse
1809–1870
Nancy Derby
1817–1893
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Ordway's Timeline

7 Records

1909
15 Sep 1909
Birth of John Erwin Ordway in Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1909
15 Sep 1909
Birth of John Erwin Ordway in Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1910
1910
Age 1
John Erwin Ordway resided here in Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1940
1940
Age 31
John Erwin Ordway resided here in Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1948
1948
Age 39
John Erwin Ordway resided here in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA
Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA
1950
1950
Age 41
John Erwin Ordway resided here in Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1986
23 Aug 1986
Age 77
Death of John Erwin Ordway
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1909
    Event Place: Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Massachusetts, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 736
    [3] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs; United States; U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs Birls Death File, 1850-2022
    [4] Massachusetts, Mason Membership Cards
    [5] Massachusetts, Birth Records
    [6] New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, New England Historical Genealogical Society; New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records, Concord, New Hampshire
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_629; Page: 1a; Enumeration District: 1777; FHL microfilm: 1374642
    [8] New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage Records, New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services; Concord, NH, USA; New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1700-1969
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 3378; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 14-108

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1909
    Event Place: Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_629; Page: 1a; Enumeration District: 1777; FHL microfilm: 1374642

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Massachusetts, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 736

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1948
    Event Place: Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 3378; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 14-108

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cooper, Florida
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Mason Membership Cards

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 3378; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 14-108

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1986
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs; United States; U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs Birls Death File, 1850-2022
    [2] Massachusetts, Mason Membership Cards

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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