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Joshua Thompson West 1857–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 May 1857

Birth Location: Londonderry, Colchester, Nova Scotia, CANADA

Death Date: Aft. 1942

Death Location: Massachusetts, USA

Father: Freeman West

Mother: Catharine Thompson

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Joshua Thompson West was born in 1857 in Londonderry, Colchester, Nova Scotia, CANADA, the child of Freeman West And Catharine Thompson. Joshua Thompson West passed away in 1942 in Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Joshua Thompson West was born in 1857 in Londonderry, Colchester, Nova Scotia, CANADA, the child of Freeman West And Catharine Thompson.
  • Joshua Thompson West passed away in 1942 in Massachusetts, USA.

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Joshua West's Ancestors

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Joshua West
1857–1942
Birth Place: Londonderry, Colchester, Nova Scotia, CANADA
Parents
Freeman West
1816–1881
NS, Canada
Catharine Thompson
1824–1891
Nova Scotia, CANADA
Grandparents
Freeman West
1771–1838
Cornwallis, 1654145, Nova Scotia, Canada
Abigail Slack
1773–1838
Onslow, Colchester, NS, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Cyrus West
1740–1776
Mary Freeman
1729–1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William West
1714–1799
Jane Cottle
1716–1799

Joshua West's Timeline

2 Records

1857
01 May 1857
Birth of Joshua Thompson West in Londonderry, Colchester, Nova Scotia, CANADA
Londonderry, Colchester, Nova Scotia, CANADA
1942
Aft. 1942
Age 85
Death of Joshua Thompson West in Massachusetts, USA
Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 May 1857
    Event Place: Londonderry, Colchester, Nova Scotia, CANADA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1942
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA

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