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Martha Rebekah Simpson 1813–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1813

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 1899

Death Location: Bayfield, Huron County, Ontario, Canada

Father: William 1795

Mother: Martha Worsley

Spouse(s): James Switzer

Children(s): Maria Switzer, Joseph Switzer, Benjamin Switzer, James Switzer, Louisa Switzer, Charles Switzer, Elizabeth Switzer, Emma Switzer, Louisa Switzer, Mary Switzer, Samuel Switzer, Selina McBurney

In 1813, Martha Rebekah Simpson entered the world in England, born to William Marfrey Simpson 1795 And Martha Worsley. Martha Rebekah Simpson married James Maurice Switzer, and had children including Benjamin Switzer, Charles Switzer, Elizabeth Matilda Switzer, Emma Switzer, James Berry Switzer, Joseph Switzer, Louisa J Switzer, Louisa Switzer, Maria Caroline Switzer, Mary Anna Switzer, Samuel George Switzer, Selina Angela Switzer Mcburney. Martha Rebekah Simpson passed away in 1899 in Bayfield, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1813, Martha Rebekah Simpson entered the world in England, born to William Marfrey Simpson 1795 And Martha Worsley.
  • Martha Rebekah Simpson married James Maurice Switzer, and had children including Benjamin Switzer, Charles Switzer, Elizabeth Matilda Switzer, Emma Switzer, James Berry Switzer, Joseph Switzer, Louisa J Switzer, Louisa Switzer, Maria Caroline Switzer, Mary Anna Switzer, Samuel George Switzer, Selina Angela Switzer Mcburney.
  • Martha Rebekah Simpson passed away in 1899 in Bayfield, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

William 1795
1795–1873
Birth Location: Great Yarmouth Norfolk England
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Martha Worsley
1778–1830
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

James Switzer
1812–1880
Birth Location: New Jersey
JS

Children(s)

Maria Switzer
1847–1900
Birth Location: Goderich, Huron, Ontario, Canada
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Joseph Switzer
1840–1936
Birth Location: Goderich, Huron, Ontario, Canada
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Benjamin Switzer
1842–1916
Birth Location: Goderich Township, Huron County, Ontario, Canada
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James Switzer
1856–1934
Birth Location: Goderich Township, Huron County, Ontario, Canada
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Louisa Switzer
1848–
Birth Location: –
LS
Charles Switzer
1859–1859
Birth Location: Goderich Tp, Huron Co, Ontario, Canada
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Elizabeth Switzer
1853–1877
Birth Location: Goderich Twp. Huron Co. Ontario, Canada
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Emma Switzer
1849–1850
Birth Location: Goderich, Ontario, Canada
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Louisa Switzer
1851–1917
Birth Location: Goderich Twp Huron Co, Ontario, Canada
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Mary Switzer
1837–1928
Birth Location: Goderich, Huron, Ontario, Canada
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Samuel Switzer
1860–1947
Birth Location: Goderich, Huron, Ontario, Canada
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Selina McBurney
1844–1931
Birth Location: Goderich, Huron Co. Ontario, Canada
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Martha Simpson's Ancestors

Self
Martha Simpson
1813–1899
Birth Place: England
Parents
William Marfrey Simpson 1795
1795–1873
Great Yarmouth Norfolk England
Martha Worsley
1778–1830
England
Grandparents
Richard Simpson
1764–1825
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Mary (Anne) Bromedge
1767–1809
Great-Grandparents
John Bromedge
1733–1779
Sarah Leathe
1738–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Bromedge
–1792
Mary Franklin
–1794
Thos Leathe
1705–1757
Anna Rand
1705–1771

Martha Simpson's Descendants

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Martha (Rebekah) Simpson (abt 1813–1899) m. James (Maurice) Switzer (16 Dec 1812–29 Dec 1880)
  1. 1. Maria (Caroline) Switzer 1847–1900 m. James Pettapiece 1845–1917
    1. 1. Matilda (Emmaline 'Emma') Pettapiece 1866–1954 m. Robert (Thomas) Pettapiece 1860–1947
      1. 1. Beverley (James) Pettapiece 1898–1916
      2. 2. William ("Clarence") Pettapiece 1893–1982 m. Bertha Bailey 1898–1981
        1. 1. Robert ("Lyle") Pettapiece 1927–2016 m. Jacqueline (Lois) Tillson 1926–2016
        2. 2. William (Glenford 'Glen') Pettapiece 1921–2006
        3. 3. Kenneth (Orley) Pettapiece 1923–2001
      3. 3. Amon (B.) Pettapiece 1891–1991 m. Edna (Marnie) Beacom 1893–1937 m. Ethel Stockwell 1893–1972
        1. 1. Carrie (Elizabeth) Pettapiece 1914–1986 m. Ronald ("Jack") Tapson 1914–1983
        2. 2. Robert ("Clare") Pettapiece 1916–2005 m. Helen (Grace) Dales 1916–2011
        3. 3. Russell (Ronald) Pettapiece 1923–1923
        4. 4. Jessie (Pauline) Pettapiece 1927–1927
      4. 4. Caroline ("Carrie" Jane) Pettapiece 1895–1984 m. Alvin (James) Thorpe 1892–1961
        1. 1. Stanley (Melvin) Thorpe 1923–1989
        2. 2. Rosemary (Louella) Thorpe 1930–1938
      5. 5. Charlotte (Fern "Lottie") Pettapiece 1903–2004 m. Milton ("Eldon") Wigle 1901–1964
      6. 6. Edmund (Aubrey) Pettapiece 1906–2006 m. Margaret Humber 1914–
        1. 1. Charles (Edmund "Chuck") Pettapiece 1939–2013 m. Irene (May) Page 1946–2008
      7. 7. Thomas (Ivan) Pettapiece 1901–1986 m. Annie (Ida) Parker 1908–2013 m. Sarah (Elizabeth Sada) Neville 1901–1939
        1. 1. Thomas (William "Bill") Pettapiece 1938–1985
      8. 8. Irena (Ida Belle) Pettapiece 1889–1909
    2. 2. Eunice (Louisa) Pettapiece 1889–1979
    3. 3. William (James) Pettapiece 1868–1938
    4. 4. Mary (Martha) Pettapiece 1871–1946 m. William (James) McBride\McBryde 1869–1950
      1. 1. Forrest (Edwin) McBryde 1904–1961 m. Pearl (Katherine) Todd 1901–1965
      2. 2. William (Roy) McBryde 1909–1960
      3. 3. Beatrice McBride 1915–1924
      4. 4. Clennel ("Clennie" Wilford) McBryde 1902–1969
    5. 5. Alfred (Switzer) Pettapiece 1875–1919 m. Edith (Melinda\Emeline) Cassidy 1886–1935
      1. 1. James (Albert) Pettapiece 1914–2001
      2. 2. Carolyn ("Carrie") Pettapiece 1912–1968 m. Harlan (Frank) Hutchinson 1915–
      3. 3. John (Holton) Pettapiece 1908–1927
      4. 4. Edith ("Myra") Pettapiece 1910–1935
      5. 5. Richard (Goldwyn) Pettapiece 1911–1996
      6. 6. William (Clayton) Pettapiece 1914–2001 m. Lillian Marr 1922–2000
      7. 7. Orpha Pettapiece 1917–1917
    6. 6. Charles (Amos) Pettapiece 1881–1968
    7. 7. Augustus (Barry) Pettapiece 1877–1973
    8. 8. Barbara (Irene) Pettapiece 1873–1928
    9. 9. Susannah ("Susan") Pettapiece 1879–1892
    10. 10. Margaret (Ellen) Pettapiece 1883–1972
    11. 11. Ann (Elizabeth) Pettapiece 1886–1960
    12. 12. Eliza (Helena) Pettapiece 1884–1972
  2. 2. Joseph Switzer 1840–1936
  3. 3. Benjamin Switzer 1842–1916
  4. 4. James (Berry) Switzer 1856–1934 m. Susanna 1859–
    1. 1. Maurice Switzer 1882–
  5. 5. Louisa Switzer 1848–
  6. 6. Charles Switzer 1859–1859
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Matilda) Switzer 1853–1877
  8. 8. Emma Switzer 1849–1850
  9. 9. Louisa (J) Switzer 1851–1917 m. James (Hamilton) Elliott 1846–1913
    1. 1. Emma Elliott 1890–1890
    2. 2. Samuel (Herbert) Elliott 1875–1901
    3. 3. Wilfred (Horace Frederick) Elliott 1878–1939
    4. 4. Annie (Louisa Jane?) Elliott 1880–1976
    5. 5. Garnet (Benson) Elliott 1885–1950
    6. 6. Florence (Rebecca) Elliott 1888–1971
    7. 7. Arthur (Edward "Art") Elliott 1891–1968
    8. 8. James (Alfred) Elliott 1883–1968
  10. 10. Mary (Anna) Switzer 1837–1928
  11. 11. Samuel (George) Switzer 1860–1947
  12. 12. Selina (Angela Switzer) McBurney 1844–1931

Martha Simpson's Timeline

5 Records

1813
abt 1813
Birth of Martha Rebekah Simpson in England
England
1816
28 Sep 1816
Age 3
Birth of Martha Rebekah Simpson in Bayfield, Huron, Ontario, Canada
Bayfield, Huron, Ontario, Canada
1816
13 Oct 1816
Age 3
Martha Rebekah Simpson was baptized in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1899
1899
Age 86
Death of Martha Rebekah Simpson
None
1900
3 Jan 1900
Age 87
Death of Martha Rebekah Simpson in Goderich, Huron, Ontario, Canada
Goderich, Huron, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1816
    Event Place: Bayfield, Huron, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Norfolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1919
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1813
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1816
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1919

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1900
    Event Place: Goderich, Huron, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1899

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bayfield, Huron County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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