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Joy Walker 1918–2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 JAN 1918

Birth Location: New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 15 NOV 2010

Death Location: Shoreham Village Home for Special Care, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Edmund Walker

Mother: Mary Keddy

Spouse(s): Kenneth Leopold

Children(s):

Joy Walker was born in 1918 in New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Edmund Oliver Walker And Mary Ethel Keddy. In 1996, Joy Walker resided in New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. In 2001, Joy Walker resided in Shoreham Village Home for Special Care, Chester, L. Joy Walker married Kenneth Earl Leopold, and had children including Royce Leopold, Sheila Leopold. Joy Walker passed away in 2010 in Shoreham Village Home for Special Care, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Joy Walker was born in 1918 in New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Edmund Oliver Walker And Mary Ethel Keddy.
  • In 1996, Joy Walker resided in New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • In 2001, Joy Walker resided in Shoreham Village Home for Special Care, Chester, L.
  • Joy Walker married Kenneth Earl Leopold, and had children including Royce Leopold, Sheila Leopold.
  • Joy Walker passed away in 2010 in Shoreham Village Home for Special Care, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Joy Walker's Ancestors

Self
Joy Walker
1918–2010
Birth Place: New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Edmund Oliver Walker
1885–1958
Leville, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mary (Ethel) Keddy
1896–1985
Waterville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Leander Keddy
1870–1906
New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mary (Susan) Hyson
1868–
Indian Point, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Lazarus Keddy
1847–1920
Elizabeth Veinot
1847–1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Keddy
1807–1873
Catherine Sarty
1807–1893

Joy Walker's Timeline

4 Records

1918
8 JAN 1918
Birth of Joy Walker in New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1996
JUN 1996
Age 78
Joy Walker resided here in New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
2001
SEP 2001
Age 83
Joy Walker resided here in Shoreham Village Home for Special Care, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Shoreham Village Home for Special Care, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
2010
15 NOV 2010
Age 92
Death of Joy Walker in Shoreham Village Home for Special Care, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Shoreham Village Home for Special Care, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 JAN 1918
    Event Place: New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Keddy Family History, The Scotsman and The English Lady. Author: Vernon S. Keddy, November 1, 2000

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: JUN 1996
    Event Place: New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Christ Church Anglican Cemetery (New), New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 NOV 2010
    Event Place: Shoreham Village Home for Special Care, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: SEP 2001
    Event Place: Shoreham Village Home for Special Care, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

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