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John Baptiste Shank 1885–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 MAY 1885

Birth Location: Madoc Co. Hastings, Ontario, Canadas, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 3 AUG 1965

Death Location: Windsor, Essex County, Ontario, Canada

Father: Euclide Shank

Mother: Sophia Duguay

Spouse(s): Bertha Shank

Children(s): Blanche Shank, Joseph Shank, Louis Shank, Elmer Shank, Marie Shank, Joseph Shank

John Baptiste Shank was born in 1885 in Madoc Co. Hastings, Ontario, Canadas, Ontario, Canada, the child of Euclide Shank And Sophia Duguay. John Baptiste Shank married Bertha Shank, and had children including Blanche Shank, Elmer Shank, Joseph Onesime Shank, Joseph William Shank, Louis Henry Shank, Marie Germaine Shank. John Baptiste Shank passed away in 1965 in Windsor, Essex County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • John Baptiste Shank was born in 1885 in Madoc Co. Hastings, Ontario, Canadas, Ontario, Canada, the child of Euclide Shank And Sophia Duguay.
  • John Baptiste Shank married Bertha Shank, and had children including Blanche Shank, Elmer Shank, Joseph Onesime Shank, Joseph William Shank, Louis Henry Shank, Marie Germaine Shank.
  • John Baptiste Shank passed away in 1965 in Windsor, Essex County, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Euclide Shank
1853–1942
Birth Location: Quebec, Canada
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Sophia Duguay
1866–1894
Birth Location: Hastings, Ontario, Canada County, Ontario, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Bertha Shank
1896–1965
Birth Location: Ste-Cecile-de-Masham, Quebec, Canada, Hull, Gatineau, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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Children(s)

Blanche Shank
1915–1989
Birth Location: Caldwell Twp. Verner, Ontario, Canada
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Joseph Shank
1920–
Birth Location: Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada
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Louis Shank
1925–
Birth Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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Elmer Shank
1928–2007
Birth Location: Ontario
ES
Marie Shank
1917–1985
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
MS
Joseph Shank
1918–1914
Birth Location: Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada
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John Shank's Ancestors

Self
John Shank
1885–1965
Birth Place: Madoc Co. Hastings, Ontario, Canadas, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Euclide Shank
1853–1942
Quebec, Canada
Sophia Duguay
1866–1894
Hastings, Ontario, Canada County, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Shank's Descendants

1.
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John (Baptiste) Shank (30 MAY 1885–3 AUG 1965) m. Bertha Shank (1 Jul 1896–1965)
  1. 1. Blanche Shank 1915–1989 m. Eugene (Cecil Evans) Freeswick 1916–1999 m. Marcel (Joseph) Gagnon 1915–1996
    1. 1. Allen (William) Freeswick 1949–1999
    2. 2. Shirley (Ann) Freeswick 1941–1976
    3. 3. Mona Freeswick 1938–2015
    4. 4. John Freeswick 1945–2010
  2. 2. Joseph (William) Shank 1920– m. Irene 1927–2009
    1. 1. Leonard (Richard) Shank 1944–2000
  3. 3. Louis (Henry) Shank 1925– m. Roseanne (Blanche) LEVESQUE 1930–1966
    1. 1. Mary (Catherine) Shank –1993
    2. 2. Sandra (Joyce) Shank 1950–2016
  4. 4. Elmer Shank 1928–2007
  5. 5. Marie (Germaine) Shank 1917–1985 m. Marcel (Joseph) Gagnon 1915–1996
  6. 6. Joseph (Onesime) Shank 1918–1914

John Shank's Timeline

7 Records

1885
19 Jul 1885
Birth of John Baptiste Shank in Fallonfield, Hastings, Ontario, Canadas, Ontario, Canada
Fallonfield, Hastings, Ontario, Canadas, Ontario, Canada
1885
30 MAY 1885
Birth of John Baptiste Shank in Madoc Co. Hastings, Ontario, Canadas, Ontario, Canada
Madoc Co. Hastings, Ontario, Canadas, Ontario, Canada
1885
30 MAY 1885
Birth of John Baptiste Shank in Madoc Co. Hastings, Ontario, Canadas, Ontario, Canada
Madoc Co. Hastings, Ontario, Canadas, Ontario, Canada
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 36
John Baptiste Shank resided here in Sandwich West Tp, Essex North, Ontario, Canada
Sandwich West Tp, Essex North, Ontario, Canada
1931
1931
Age 46
John Baptiste Shank resided here in Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
1965
3 AUG 1965
Age 80
Death of John Baptiste Shank in Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
1965
3 AUG 1965
Age 80
Death of John Baptiste Shank in Essex Co. Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Essex Co. Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1885
    Event Place: Fallonfield, Hastings, Ontario, Canadas, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, 1933-1934, Archives of Ontario, Canada; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928
    [2] 1931 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 MAY 1885
    Event Place: Madoc Co. Hastings, Ontario, Canadas, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, 1933-1934, Archives of Ontario, Canada; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928
    [2] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 56; Census Place: Sandwich West (Township), Essex North, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: 3
    [3] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Windsor Star; Publication Date: 5 Aug 1965; Publication Place: Windsor, Ontario, Canada; ,0.48223093,0.39102113,0.5510458&xid=3355
    [5] Canada, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, The Windsor Star; Publication Date: 5 Aug 1965; Publication Place: Windsor, Ontario, Canada; ,0.48223093,0.39102113,0.5510458&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 MAY 1885
    Event Place: Madoc Co. Hastings, Ontario, Canadas, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Sandwich West Tp, Essex North, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 56; Census Place: Sandwich West (Township), Essex North, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: 3

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Windsor, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 AUG 1965
    Event Place: Windsor, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 AUG 1965
    Event Place: Essex Co. Windsor, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Windsor Star; Publication Date: 5 Aug 1965; Publication Place: Windsor, Ontario, Canada; ,0.48223093,0.39102113,0.5510458&xid=3355
    [3] Canada, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, The Windsor Star; Publication Date: 5 Aug 1965; Publication Place: Windsor, Ontario, Canada; ,0.48223093,0.39102113,0.5510458&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windsor, Essex County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index
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