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Mary Ellen Douglas 1873 – 1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 April 1873

Birth Location: Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 15 April 1954

Death Location: Parker Nursing Home, Watford, Ontario, Canada

Father: Oliver Douglas

Mother: Mary Clark

Spouse(s): John Zavitz

Children(s): George Zavitz, Oliver Zavitz, Hettie Zavitz, Mary Zavitz, Alma Zavitz

Mary Ellen Douglas was born in 1873 in Ontario, Canada, the child of Oliver Douglas and Mary Clark. In 1891, Mary Ellen Douglas resided in Brooke, Lambton East, Ontario, Canada. Mary Ellen Douglas married John Zavitz, and had children including George Dwight Zavitz, Oliver Ward Zavitz, Hettie Jane Zavitz, Mary Myrtle Zavitz, Alma Gladys Zavitz. Mary Ellen Douglas passed away in 1954 in Parker Nursing Home, Watford, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Mary Ellen Douglas was born in 1873 in Ontario, Canada, the child of Oliver Douglas and Mary Clark.
  • In 1891, Mary Ellen Douglas resided in Brooke, Lambton East, Ontario, Canada.
  • Mary Ellen Douglas married John Zavitz, and had children including George Dwight Zavitz, Oliver Ward Zavitz, Hettie Jane Zavitz, Mary Myrtle Zavitz, Alma Gladys Zavitz.
  • Mary Ellen Douglas passed away in 1954 in Parker Nursing Home, Watford, Ontario, Canada.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Douglas's Ancestors

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Mary Douglas
1873 – 1954
Birth Place: Ontario, Canada
Parents
Oliver Douglas
1836 – 1903
Scotland, United Kingdom
Mary Clark
1839 – 1915
England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Douglas's Descendants

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Mary (Ellen) Douglas (15 April 1873 – 15 April 1954) m. John Zavitz (3 Jul 1869 – 24 Apr 1954)
  1. 1. George (Dwight) Zavitz (19 August 1896 – 1 May 1969)
  2. 2. Oliver (Ward) Zavitz (15 December 1897 – 3 July 1966) m. Amy (Eleanor) Hair (28 Oct 1905 – 28 Dec 1993)
    1. 1. Beverly (Ross) Zavitz (27 Mar 1945 – 30 Mar 1945)
    2. 2. Margaret (Helen) Zavitz m. Lynn (G.) Clark (1931 – )
  3. 3. Hettie (Jane) Zavitz (13 January 1900 – 22 September 1984)
  4. 4. Mary (Myrtle) Zavitz (17 August 1901 – 23 Dec 1991)
  5. 5. Alma (Gladys) Zavitz (1 January 1908 – 9 March 1971)

Mary Douglas's Timeline

4 Records

1873
15 April 1873
Birth of Mary Ellen Douglas in Brooke, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
Brooke, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
1873
15 April 1873
Birth of Mary Ellen Douglas in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1891
1891
Age 18
Mary Ellen Douglas resided here in Brooke, Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
Brooke, Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
1954
15 April 1954
Age 81
Death of Mary Ellen Douglas in Parker Nursing Home, Watford, Ontario, Canada
Parker Nursing Home, Watford, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 April 1873
    Event Place: Brooke, Lambton, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 April 1873
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Brooke, Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 April 1954
    Event Place: Parker Nursing Home, Watford, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Alvinston, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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