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Joseph Gershom CHILDS 1870–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 JUN 1870

Birth Location: Jamaica

Death Date: 28 NOV 1940

Death Location: St. John's Norway Cemetery, Toronto

Father: William Childs

Mother: Abigail HOLMES

Spouse(s): Sophia WESTON

Children(s): Edna CHILDS, Margaret CHILDS, Norah CHILDS

Joseph Gershom CHILDS was born in 1870 in Jamaica, the child of William John Childs And Abigail Holmes. Joseph Gershom CHILDS married Sophia Rebecca Weston, and had children including Edna Mary Childs, Margaret Isobel Childs, Norah Catharine Childs. Joseph Gershom CHILDS passed away in 1940 in St. John's Norway Cemetery, Toronto.

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Biography

  • Joseph Gershom CHILDS was born in 1870 in Jamaica, the child of William John Childs And Abigail Holmes.
  • Joseph Gershom CHILDS married Sophia Rebecca Weston, and had children including Edna Mary Childs, Margaret Isobel Childs, Norah Catharine Childs.
  • Joseph Gershom CHILDS passed away in 1940 in St. John's Norway Cemetery, Toronto.

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Joseph CHILDS's Ancestors

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Joseph CHILDS
1870–1940
Birth Place: Jamaica
Parents
William John Childs
1836–1919
Kensington, Middlesex, England
Abigail HOLMES
1831–1919
Brighton, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Samuel CHILDS
1787–1870
Shepperton, Middlesex
Elizabeth WOOD
1794–1859
Chelsea, London
Anthony Holmes
1790–1869
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Lydia Edwards
1795–1847
Ringmer, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
John Wood
1760–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph CHILDS's Descendants

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Joseph (Gershom) CHILDS (10 JUN 1870–28 NOV 1940) m. Sophia (Rebecca) WESTON (14 MAR 1871–1939)
  1. 1. Edna (Mary) CHILDS 1900–1991
  2. 2. Margaret (Isobel) CHILDS 1904–1956
  3. 3. Norah (Catharine) CHILDS 1906–1982

Joseph CHILDS's Timeline

2 Records

1870
10 JUN 1870
Birth of Joseph Gershom CHILDS in Jamaica
Jamaica
1940
28 NOV 1940
Age 70
Death of Joseph Gershom CHILDS in Toronto, 1654339, Ontario, Canada
Toronto, 1654339, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 JUN 1870
    Event Place: Jamaica

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 NOV 1940
    Event Place: Toronto, 1654339, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: St. John's Norway Cemetery, Toronto

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation

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