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Kathleen Wright 1927 – 2021 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27/07/1927

Birth Location: Gore Bay, Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 12 Aug 2021

Death Location: Gore Bay, Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada

Father: Charles Wright

Mother: Katherine McDougall

Spouse(s): James Merrylees

Children(s): Mina (Gibbs)

Kathleen Wright was born in 1927 in Gore Bay, Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada, the child of Charles Wright and Katherine "Katie" McDougall. Kathleen Wright married James Morris Merrylees, and had children including Mina Jean Merrylees (Gibbs). Kathleen Wright passed away in 2021 in Gore Bay, Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Kathleen Wright was born in 1927 in Gore Bay, Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada, the child of Charles Wright and Katherine "Katie" McDougall.
  • Kathleen Wright married James Morris Merrylees, and had children including Mina Jean Merrylees (Gibbs).
  • Kathleen Wright passed away in 2021 in Gore Bay, Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Wright
1887 – 1966
Birth Location: Collingwood, Ontario
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Katherine McDougall
1892 – 1987
Birth Location: Gordon Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
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Spouses(s)

James Merrylees
1924 – 2006
Birth Location: barrie, island, Ontario, Canada
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Children(s)

Mina (Gibbs)
1951 –
Birth Location: Gore Bay, Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada
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Kathleen Wright's Ancestors

Self
Kathleen Wright
1927 – 2021
Birth Place: Gore Bay, Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Charles Wright
1887 – 1966
Collingwood, Ontario
Katherine ("Katie") McDougall
1892 – 1987
Gordon Township, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Walter (John) Wright
1863 – 1952
Dudley, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England
Jemima Wilson
1864 – 1903
Ontario, Canada
Laughlin McDougall
1847 – 1926
, , , Scotland
Annie McCannel
1851 – 1922
Glennallan, Ontario
Great-Grandparents
Charles Wright
1839 – 1916
Louisa Bunce
1838 – 1911
Ambrose Wilson
1829 – 1882
Rachel Wilson
1838 – 1881
Archibald McDougall
1802 – 1880
Margaret Milloy
1800 – 1884
Alexander McCannel
1823 – 1888
Janet McNiven
1820 – 1897
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse Wright
1789 – 1854
Elizabeth Wilson
– 1883
John Bunce
1798 – 1884
Margaret Clapham
1806 – 1845
John Wilson
1796 – 1867
Christiana Noble
1802 – 1841
Robert Gibson
1775 – 1882
Charlotte Botthswell
1791 – 1882
John McDougall
1775 – 1836
Girsel Stewart
1777 – 1814
Hugh Milloy
1767 –
Margaret Beaton
1767 –
Alexander McNiven*
1786 – 1870
Esther McLellan*
1798 – 1879

Kathleen Wright's Descendants

1.
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Kathleen Wright (27/07/1927 – 12 Aug 2021) m. James (Morris) Merrylees (20/06/1924 – 18 February 2006)
  1. 1. Mina (Jean Merrylees) (Gibbs) (14/03/1951 – )
    1. 1. Sherri Gibbs (06/11/1973 – )

Kathleen Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1927
27/07/1927
Birth of Kathleen Wright in Gore Bay, Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada
Gore Bay, Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada
2021
12 Aug 2021
Age 94
Death of Kathleen Wright in Gore Bay, Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada
Gore Bay, Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27/07/1927
    Event Place: Gore Bay, Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Aug 2021
    Event Place: Gore Bay, Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada
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