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John Hugh Spence 1879–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jun 1879

Birth Location: Ontario

Death Date: 8 Dec 1940

Death Location: Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Father: Alexander Spence

Mother: Mary (Mcfadyen)

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John Hugh Spence was born in 1879 in Ontario, the child of Alexander Spence And Mary Isabella Spence Mcfadyen. In 1891, John Hugh Spence resided in Eldon, Victoria North, Ontario, Canada. John Hugh Spence passed away in 1940 in Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • John Hugh Spence was born in 1879 in Ontario, the child of Alexander Spence And Mary Isabella Spence Mcfadyen.
  • In 1891, John Hugh Spence resided in Eldon, Victoria North, Ontario, Canada.
  • John Hugh Spence passed away in 1940 in Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

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John Spence's Ancestors

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John Spence
1879–1940
Birth Place: Ontario
Parents
Alexander Spence
1834–1918
Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Mary (Isabella Spence) (Mcfadyen)
1841–1892
Eldon Twp, Victoria, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
John Mcfadyen
1815–1895
Islay, Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Flora (Mcfadyen) (McDougall)
1816–1896
Islay, Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Macfadyen
1795–
Isobell Douglas
1785–
Ronald Macdougall
1791–
Mary
1791–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Duglass
1763–
Kathrine Mcarthur
1763–
Alexander Macdougald
1760–1853

John Spence's Timeline

3 Records

1879
5 Jun 1879
Birth of John Hugh Spence in Ontario
Ontario
1891
1891
Age 12
John Hugh Spence resided here in Eldon, Victoria North, Ontario, Canada
Eldon, Victoria North, Ontario, Canada
1940
8 Dec 1940
Age 61
Death of John Hugh Spence in Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1879
    Event Place: Ontario
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada
    [2] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Eldon, Victoria North, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1940
    Event Place: Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1950

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