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John D Preston 1879 – 1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 or 27 Feb 1879

Birth Location: Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 20 Sep 1945

Death Location: Kenora, Ontario, Canada

Father: William Preston

Mother: Mary Doig

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John D Preston was born in 1879 in Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada, the child of William James McCulloch Preston and Mary Jane Doig. In 1901, John D Preston resided in Rat Portage (Town/Ville), Algoma, Ontario, Canada. John D Preston passed away in 1945 in Kenora, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • John D Preston was born in 1879 in Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada, the child of William James McCulloch Preston and Mary Jane Doig.
  • In 1901, John D Preston resided in Rat Portage (Town/Ville), Algoma, Ontario, Canada.
  • John D Preston passed away in 1945 in Kenora, Ontario, Canada.

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John Preston's Ancestors

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John Preston
1879 – 1945
Birth Place: Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
Parents
William James McCulloch Preston
1851 – 1881
Ontario, Canada
Mary (Jane) Doig
1852 – 1921
Lambton Co, Ontario
Grandparents
Preston
McCulloch
Robert Doig
1821 – 1892
Gargunnock, Stirling, Scotland
Jean (Eleanora) Jenkins
1826 – 1907
Kippen
Great-Grandparents
John Doig
1780 – 1861
Jean McKinlay
1781 – 1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Preston's Timeline

3 Records

1879
25 or 27 Feb 1879
Birth of John D Preston in Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 22
John D Preston resided here in Rat Portage (Town/Ville), Algoma, Ontario, Canada
Rat Portage (Town/Ville), Algoma, Ontario, Canada
1945
20 Sep 1945
Age 66
Death of John D Preston in Kenora, Ontario, Canada
Kenora, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 or 27 Feb 1879
    Event Place: Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Rat Portage (Town/Ville), Algoma, Ontario; Page: 16; Family No: 159

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Rat Portage (Town/Ville), Algoma, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Rat Portage (Town/Ville), Algoma, Ontario; Page: 16; Family No: 159

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1945
    Event Place: Kenora, Ontario, Canada

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