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Nancy Adair 1848–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1848

Birth Location: Adelaide, Middlesex Co. Ontario

Death Date: 23 Dec 1938

Death Location: Strathroy, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada

Father: James Sr

Mother: Margaret Craig

Spouse(s): Benjamin Knight, James Petch

Children(s): Bertha Knight, Mary Knight

Nancy Adair was born in 1848 in Adelaide, Middlesex Co. Ontario, the child of James Adair Sr And Margaret Craig. Nancy Adair married Benjamin Knight, James Petch, and had children including Bertha Adelaide Knight, Mary Ann Knight. Nancy Adair passed away in 1938 in Strathroy, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Nancy Adair was born in 1848 in Adelaide, Middlesex Co. Ontario, the child of James Adair Sr And Margaret Craig.
  • Nancy Adair married Benjamin Knight, James Petch, and had children including Bertha Adelaide Knight, Mary Ann Knight.
  • Nancy Adair passed away in 1938 in Strathroy, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.

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Spouses(s)

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Nancy Adair's Ancestors

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Nancy Adair
1848–1938
Birth Place: Adelaide, Middlesex Co. Ontario
Parents
James Adair Sr
1810–1896
Down, Down, Ireland
Margaret Craig
1820–1874
Ireland
Grandparents
John Adair
1765–1850
Down, Down, Ireland
Jane (Campbell) Rankin
1775–1876
dromore, down, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Adair
1735–1793
Mary McClughan
1740–
John Rankin
1750–1807
Mary Beaton
1752–1807
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mathew Adair
1700–1774
Agnes Livingston
1704–
John Rankin
1726–1795
Lilias Waddell
1739–1786
Alexander Beaton
1698–1770
Anne #
1704–1780

Nancy Adair's Descendants

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Nancy Adair (1848–23 Dec 1938) m. Benjamin Knight (abt 1856–8 Dec 1888) m. James Petch (1849–)
  1. 1. Bertha (Adelaide) Knight 1887–
  2. 2. Mary (Ann) Knight 1884–1948 m. Cecil Denniss 1884–1965
    1. 1. Kenneth Denniss 1915–1961 m. Dorothy (Eileen) Brooks 1913–
    2. 2. Geraldine Denniss 1919–1981

Nancy Adair's Timeline

2 Records

1848
1848
Birth of Nancy Adair in Adelaide, Middlesex Co. Ontario
Adelaide, Middlesex Co. Ontario
1938
23 Dec 1938
Age 90
Death of Nancy Adair in Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1848
    Event Place: Adelaide, Middlesex Co. Ontario
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 82
    [2] Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS935; Reel: 609

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1938
    Event Place: Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS935; Reel: 609
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Strathroy, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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