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Michael James Welch 1871 – 1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Aug 1871

Birth Location: Washington Township, Buchanan Co., MO

Death Date: 19 Dec 1942

Death Location: Napoleon, Lafayette, Missouri, USA

Father: Michael Welsh

Mother: Catherine Cummings

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Children(s):

Michael James Welch was born in 1871 in Washington Township, Buchanan Co., MO, the child of Michael Welsh and Catherine J. Cummings. Michael James Welch passed away in 1942 in Napoleon, Lafayette, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Michael James Welch was born in 1871 in Washington Township, Buchanan Co., MO, the child of Michael Welsh and Catherine J. Cummings.
  • Michael James Welch passed away in 1942 in Napoleon, Lafayette, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

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Michael Welch's Ancestors

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Michael Welch
1871 – 1942
Birth Place: Washington Township, Buchanan Co., MO
Parents
Michael Welsh
1837 –
Ireland
Catherine (J.) Cummings
1841 – 1918
County Tipperary, Ireland
Grandparents
Michael Cummings
1845 – 1885
County Sligo, Ireland
Mary Moghler
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Michael Welch's Timeline

3 Records

1871
18 Aug 1871
Birth of Michael James Welch in Ft Scott, Kansas
Ft Scott, Kansas
1871
18 Aug 1871
Birth of Michael James Welch in Washington Township, Buchanan Co., MO
Washington Township, Buchanan Co., MO
1942
19 Dec 1942
Age 71
Death of Michael James Welch in Napoleon, Lafayette, Missouri, USA
Napoleon, Lafayette, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1871
    Event Place: Ft Scott, Kansas
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1871
    Event Place: Washington Township, Buchanan Co., MO

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1942
    Event Place: Napoleon, Lafayette, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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