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Joshua Thomas Dobson 1877–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1877

Birth Location: British Columbia, Canada

Death Date: 13 Feb 1936

Death Location: Ontario, Ontario, Canada

Father: Oswald Dobson

Mother: Eliza Dobson

Spouse(s): Betsy Dobson, Elizabeth Gibbs

Children(s): Flora Mather, Baby Dobson, Lawence Dobson, Nora Chalmers, Dobson None, Dobson None, Joshua Dobson, Charlotte Dobson, Thomas Dobson, William Dobson, Howard Dobson, Hillyard Dobson, Annie Dobson

The story of Joshua Thomas Dobson began in 1877 in British Columbia, Canada. Joshua Thomas Dobson married Betsy Chalmers Dobson, Elizabeth Anne Gibbs, and had children including Annie Irene Dobson, Baby Dobson, Charlotte L Dobson, Dobson, Flora E Mather, Hillyard Munro Dobson, Howard Osborne Dobson, Joshua George Dobson, Lawence Everett Dobson, Nora Chalmers, Thomas Roswell Dobson, William Harvey Dobson. Joshua Thomas Dobson passed away in 1936 in Ontario, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua Thomas Dobson began in 1877 in British Columbia, Canada.
  • Joshua Thomas Dobson married Betsy Chalmers Dobson, Elizabeth Anne Gibbs, and had children including Annie Irene Dobson, Baby Dobson, Charlotte L Dobson, Dobson, Flora E Mather, Hillyard Munro Dobson, Howard Osborne Dobson, Joshua George Dobson, Lawence Everett Dobson, Nora Chalmers, Thomas Roswell Dobson, William Harvey Dobson.
  • Joshua Thomas Dobson passed away in 1936 in Ontario, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joshua Dobson's Ancestors

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Joshua Dobson
1877–1936
Birth Place: British Columbia, Canada
Parents
Oswald Dobson
1847–
Eliza Dobson
1855–
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Dobson's Descendants

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Joshua (Thomas) Dobson (1877–13 Feb 1936) m. Betsy (Chalmers) Dobson (1886–5 Mar 1944) m. Elizabeth (Anne) Gibbs (January 1865–5 Mar 1944)
  1. 1. Flora (E) Mather 1907–2000 m. Bert (Leo) Mather 1891–1955 m. Raymond Nelson 1903–1940
    1. 1. June Nelson 1937–2000 m. Jimmie (R) Wilson 1927–1999 m. Charles (Delano) Petee 1934–1996
    2. 2. Dolores (Flora) Mather 1935–2000 m. Napoleon Bergamaschi 1935–1971
    3. 3. Raymond (M) Mather 1940–2007 m. Patricia (Jean) Bryant 1939–1996
    4. 4. Frasier Mather 1944–1977 m. Jeannie (Claire Aan Tu Aat) DALTON 1947–2000
    5. 5. Mabel (May) Mather 1941–1941
    6. 6. Melvin (Rodman) Nelson 1930–1938
    7. 7. Marvin Mather 1950–1951
    8. 8. Jack Mather 1922–
  2. 2. Baby Dobson 1910–
  3. 3. Lawence (Everett) Dobson 1889–1973
  4. 4. Nora Chalmers 1920–1947 m. Donald Fawcett 1919–2007
    1. 1. Hilda Fawcett 1943–2007
    2. 2. Laura (Virginia) Fawcett 1942–1942
    3. 3. Donald (Richard Fawcett) JR. 1947–1947
    4. 4. Donald (George) Fawcett 1940–1940
    5. 5. George (E.) Fawcett 1946–1946
  5. 5. Dobson 1905–
  6. 6. Dobson 1915–
  7. 7. Joshua (George) Dobson 1891–1971
  8. 8. Charlotte (L) Dobson 1893–
  9. 9. Thomas (Roswell) Dobson 1901–1932 m. Mabel (Irene) Tondiff 1904–1964
    1. 1. Joan (A) Fediuk 1930–2011
  10. 10. William (Harvey) Dobson 1904–
  11. 11. Howard (Osborne) Dobson 1886–1962
  12. 12. Hillyard (Munro) Dobson 1887–1944 m. Alexandrina Abel 1887–1961
    1. 1. John (Thomas) Dobson 1914–1991
  13. 13. Annie (Irene) Dobson 1897–

Joshua Dobson's Timeline

10 Records

1864
11 May 1864
Birth of Joshua Thomas Dobson in British Columbia, Canada
British Columbia, Canada
1877
1877
Birth of Joshua Thomas Dobson in British Columbia, Canada
British Columbia, Canada
1877
1877
Birth of Joshua Thomas Dobson in British Columbia, Canada
British Columbia, Canada
1877
1877
Birth of Joshua Thomas Dobson in British Columbia, Canada
British Columbia, Canada
1885
25 Feb 1885
Age 8
Joshua Thomas Dobson was married in Port Hope, Ontario, Canada
Port Hope, Ontario, Canada
1900
1900
Age 23
Joshua Thomas Dobson resided here in Metlakatla, Southern Supervisors District, Alaska, USA
Metlakatla, Southern Supervisors District, Alaska, USA
1910
1910
Age 33
Joshua Thomas Dobson resided here in Ketchikan, Division 1, Alaska Territory, USA
Ketchikan, Division 1, Alaska Territory, USA
1911
1911
Age 34
Joshua Thomas Dobson resided here in Ontario South, Ontario
Ontario South, Ontario
1930
1930
Age 53
Joshua Thomas Dobson resided here in Ketchikan, First Judicial District, Alaska Territory, USA
Ketchikan, First Judicial District, Alaska Territory, USA
1936
13 Feb 1936
Age 59
Death of Joshua Thomas Dobson in Ontario, Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1864
    Event Place: British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [4] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948
    [5] 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1877
    Event Place: British Columbia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1877
    Event Place: British Columbia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1877
    Event Place: British Columbia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1885
    Event Place: Port Hope, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1887
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Metlakatla, Southern Supervisors District, Alaska, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Ketchikan, Division 1, Alaska Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Ontario South, Ontario
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ketchikan, First Judicial District, Alaska Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1936
    Event Place: Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948

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