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Leo Orton White 1898–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 MAR 1898

Birth Location: Geraldine, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: 4 NOV 1918

Death Location: Le Quesnoy, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Father: William White

Mother: Bessie Orton

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In 1898, Leo Orton White entered the world in Geraldine, Canterbury, New Zealand, born to William Henry White And Bessie Annie Orton. Leo Orton White passed away in 1918 in Le Quesnoy, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

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Biography

  • In 1898, Leo Orton White entered the world in Geraldine, Canterbury, New Zealand, born to William Henry White And Bessie Annie Orton.
  • Leo Orton White passed away in 1918 in Le Quesnoy, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

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Leo White's Ancestors

Self
Leo White
1898–1918
Birth Place: Geraldine, Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents
William Henry White
1874–1927
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Bessie (Annie) Orton
1873–1963
New Zealand
Grandparents
Reginald Orton
1839–1895
Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England, United Kingdom
Jeannie Manson
1844–1928
Dean's Farm, Riccarton, Christchurch, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
Great-Grandparents
Reginald Orton
1810–1862
Agnes Bradley
1815–1840
Samuel Manson
1815–1890
JANE Smith
1819–1898
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Orton
1784–1857
Barbara Inman
1789–1875
Orton Bradley
1788–1857
Mary Holland
1786–1865
John Manson
1776–1848
Mary Robb
1777–1851

Leo White's Timeline

2 Records

1898
22 MAR 1898
Birth of Leo Orton White in Geraldine, Canterbury, New Zealand
Geraldine, Canterbury, New Zealand
1918
4 NOV 1918
Age 20
Death of Leo Orton White in France WWI
France WWI

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 MAR 1898
    Event Place: Geraldine, Canterbury, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 NOV 1918
    Event Place: France WWI

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Le Quesnoy, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

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