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John Melvin Osborne 1904 – 1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Dec 1904

Birth Location: Howard, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 28 Oct 1974

Death Location: Chatham, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Father: James Osborne

Mother: Violet Osborne

Spouse(s): Mildred Wightman

Children(s): John Osborne, Gordon Osborne, Doug Osborne, Don Osborne, David Osborne

The story of John Melvin Osborne began in 1904 in Howard, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada. John Melvin Osborne married Mildred May Wightman, and had children including John Morley Osborne, Gordon Ross Osborne, Doug Osborne, Don Osborne, David Osborne. John Melvin Osborne passed away in 1974 in Chatham, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of John Melvin Osborne began in 1904 in Howard, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada.
  • John Melvin Osborne married Mildred May Wightman, and had children including John Morley Osborne, Gordon Ross Osborne, Doug Osborne, Don Osborne, David Osborne.
  • John Melvin Osborne passed away in 1974 in Chatham, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Osborne
1882 – 1959
Birth Location: Harwich, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada
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Violet Osborne
1887 – 1965
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mildred Wightman
1919 – 1995
Birth Location: Canada
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Children(s)

John Osborne
1943 – 2007
Birth Location: Kent County, Ontario, Canada
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Gordon Osborne
1948 – 1996
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
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Doug Osborne
Birth Location: –
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Don Osborne
Birth Location: –
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David Osborne
Birth Location: –
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John Osborne's Ancestors

Self
John Osborne
1904 – 1974
Birth Place: Howard, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Parents
James Water Osborne
1882 – 1959
Harwich, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Violet Osborne
1887 – 1965
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Osborne's Descendants

1.
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John (Melvin) Osborne (8 Dec 1904 – 28 Oct 1974) m. Mildred (May) Wightman (21 Jul 1919 – July 9, 1995)
  1. 1. John (Morley) Osborne (1943 – 19 Jan 2007) m. Frances (Isabel) Maynard (Abt. 1946 – 30 Mar 2017)
    1. 1. John Osborne
    2. 2. Frank Osborne
    3. 3. Robert Osborne
    4. 4. Bonnie Osborne
    5. 5. Tom Osborne
    6. 6. Ted Osborne
  2. 2. Gordon (Ross) Osborne (04 Feb 1948 – 15 May 1996)
  3. 3. Doug Osborne
  4. 4. Don Osborne
  5. 5. David Osborne

John Osborne's Timeline

2 Records

1904
8 Dec 1904
Birth of John Melvin Osborne in Howard, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Howard, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada
1974
28 Oct 1974
Age 70
Death of John Melvin Osborne in Chatham, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Chatham, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1904
    Event Place: Howard, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1974
    Event Place: Chatham, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Morpeth, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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