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John Smith Pickering 1870–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1870

Birth Location: At sea in transit to Canada

Death Date: 6 Apr 1939

Death Location: Lucknow, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada

Father: John Pickering

Mother: Mary Murdoch

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Beaton

Children(s): Mary Pickering, Florence Pickering, Annie Pickering, Katharine Pickering, Dorothy Pickering

In 1870, John Smith Pickering entered the world in At sea in transit to Canada, born to John Pickering And Mary Ann Murdoch. In 1871, John Smith Pickering resided in Ashfield, Huron, Ontario, Canada. John Smith Pickering married Elizabeth Beaton, and had children including Annie Elizabeth Pickering, Dorothy Irene Pickering, Florence Ada Pickering, Katharine Lena Pickering, Mary Pickering. John Smith Pickering passed away in 1939 in Lucknow, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1870, John Smith Pickering entered the world in At sea in transit to Canada, born to John Pickering And Mary Ann Murdoch.
  • In 1871, John Smith Pickering resided in Ashfield, Huron, Ontario, Canada.
  • John Smith Pickering married Elizabeth Beaton, and had children including Annie Elizabeth Pickering, Dorothy Irene Pickering, Florence Ada Pickering, Katharine Lena Pickering, Mary Pickering.
  • John Smith Pickering passed away in 1939 in Lucknow, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Pickering's Ancestors

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John Pickering
1870–1939
Birth Place: At sea in transit to Canada
Parents
John Pickering
1837–1919
Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Mary (Ann) Murdoch
1844–1909
Scotland
Grandparents
John Murdoch
1795–1854
Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
Mary Caldwell
1805–1886
Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Caldwell
1783–1843
Elizabeth Jamieson
1786–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Jamieson
1754–1798
Mary Glover
1755–

John Pickering's Descendants

1.
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John (Smith) Pickering (25 May 1870–6 Apr 1939) m. Elizabeth Beaton (22 Oct 1875–26 NOV 1961)
  1. 1. Mary Pickering 1897–1979 m. William (A) Alexander 1895–1960
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Alexander 1923–2015 m. Reginald (Louis) Aumann 1923–
    2. 2. Robert (William) Alexander 1930–2008 m. Arlene (Lora Hope) Lefevre 1931–2006
    3. 3. Anna Alexander 1927–2021 m. Matthew (Currie Hunter) Jr 1926–
  2. 2. Florence (Ada) Pickering 1903–2003 m. George (Edward) Smith 1903–1985
  3. 3. Annie (Elizabeth) Pickering 1901–1924
  4. 4. Katharine (Lena) Pickering 1911–1997 m. Harry (B) Etchells 1913–1975
    1. 1. William (Harry) Etchells 1945–2021
    2. 2. Jack (Pickering) Etchells 1950–1995
  5. 5. Dorothy (Irene) Pickering 1906–1991

John Pickering's Timeline

8 Records

1870
25 May 1870
Birth of John Smith Pickering in At sea in transit to Canada
At sea in transit to Canada
1871
Abt. 1871
Age 1
John Smith Pickering resided here in Ashfield, Huron, Ontario, Canada
Ashfield, Huron, Ontario, Canada
1881
1881
Age 11
John Smith Pickering resided here in Ashfield, Huron, Ontario, Canada
Ashfield, Huron, Ontario, Canada
1891
1891
Age 21
John Smith Pickering resided here in Ashfield, Huron, Ontario, Canada
Ashfield, Huron, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 31
John Smith Pickering resided here in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1911
1911
Age 41
John Smith Pickering resided here in Bruce, Ontario, Canada
Bruce, Ontario, Canada
1921
01 Jun 1921
Age 51
John Smith Pickering resided here in Ontario Hospital London, London, Middlesex East, Ontario, Canada
Ontario Hospital London, London, Middlesex East, Ontario, Canada
1939
6 Apr 1939
Age 69
Death of John Smith Pickering in London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1870
    Event Place: At sea in transit to Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS 935; Series: M047451; Reel: 627
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1842
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt. 1871
    Event Place: Ashfield, Huron, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Ashfield, Huron South, Ontario; Roll: C-9930; Page: 45

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Ashfield, Huron, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Ashfield, Huron North, Ontario; Roll: C_13274; Page: 32; Family No: 144

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Ashfield, Huron, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Ashfield, Huron (West/Ouest), Ontario; Page: 6; Family No: 47

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Bruce, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 40 - Huron, Bruce South, Ontario; Page: 1; Family No: 11

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Ontario Hospital London, London, Middlesex East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 72; Census Place: 72, Middlesex East, Ontario; Page Number: 16

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1939
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS 935; Series: M047451; Reel: 627
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lucknow, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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