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Rachel Lyons 1795–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1795

Birth Location: Down, Down, Ireland

Death Date: 26 APRIL 1870

Death Location: Ajax, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Father: Jacob Lyon

Mother: Sarah Cook

Spouse(s): Thomas Parks

Children(s): James Parks, Rachel Park, John Parks, Nancy Parks, Jane Parks, Mary Parks, Hannah Parks, Phebe Parks, Eliza Parks, Margaret Parks

In 1795, Rachel Lyons entered the world in Down, Down, Ireland, born to Jacob Gooding Lyon And Sarah Jane Cook. Rachel Lyons married Thomas Parks, and had children including Eliza Parks, Hannah Parks, James Parks, Jane S Parks, John L Parks, Margaret M Parks, Mary Margaret Parks, Nancy Agnes Parks, Phebe Anna Parks, Rachel Park. Rachel Lyons passed away in 1870 in Ajax, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1795, Rachel Lyons entered the world in Down, Down, Ireland, born to Jacob Gooding Lyon And Sarah Jane Cook.
  • Rachel Lyons married Thomas Parks, and had children including Eliza Parks, Hannah Parks, James Parks, Jane S Parks, John L Parks, Margaret M Parks, Mary Margaret Parks, Nancy Agnes Parks, Phebe Anna Parks, Rachel Park.
  • Rachel Lyons passed away in 1870 in Ajax, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

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Spouses(s)

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Rachel Lyons's Ancestors

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Rachel Lyons
1795–1870
Birth Place: Down, Down, Ireland
Parents
Jacob Gooding Lyon
1763–1840
Culpeper, Culpeper, VA
Sarah (Jane) Cook
1768–1840
Wilkes, North Carolina
Grandparents
Alexander Lyon
1730–1785
Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rachel Lyons's Descendants

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Rachel Lyons (1 May 1795–26 APRIL 1870) m. Thomas Parks (August 1793–4 APRIL 1864)
  1. 1. James Parks 1818–1898 m. Mary Moore 1818–1886
    1. 1. Nancy (Agnes) Parks 1846–1933 m. Jean-Clément ((John)) Amesse 1844–1922
      1. 1. Adele (Margaret) Amesse 1879–1971
      2. 2. Joseph (Henry) Amesse 1876–1971 m. Nellie (Cummings) (Amesse) 1877–
        1. 1. Robert (H) Amesse 1898–
        2. 2. Adele Amesse 1903–
      3. 3. James (E) Amesse 1869–1924
      4. 4. John (W.) Amesse 1874– m. Mary (Moneta) Amesse 1879–1956
        1. 1. Helen (M) Amesse 1909–1996
        2. 2. John (H) Amesse 1915–
    2. 2. Thomas Parks 1842–1920 m. Mary (Ann) Parks 1847–1927
    3. 3. John Parks 1848–1925
    4. 4. Hannah Parks 1844–
    5. 5. William (John) Parks 1852–1907 m. Jane Harris 1861–1924
      1. 1. Winifred (Theresa Parks) (Delorey) 1890–1978 m. Benjamin (Simon) Delorey 1892–1958
        1. 1. Mary (Jane Delorey) (Whinnie) 1924–2010
        2. 2. Joan (Marian Delorey) (Gariepy) 1930–2000
        3. 3. Mary Delorey 1917–2001
        4. 4. Lawrence (Edward) Delorey 1927–2007 m. Frances (Lorraine) Delorey 1927–2002
        5. 5. Donald (Robert) Delorey 1920–2004 m. Gertrude (Pearl) Delorey 1919–2018
        6. 6. Paul (William) Delorey 1923–2004
        7. 7. George (Marvin) Delorey 1932–2013
      2. 2. John Parks 1904–1928
      3. 3. Mildred Parks 1898–1902
      4. 4. Walter Parks 1884–1918
      5. 5. Albert (E) Parks 1887–
      6. 6. William Parks 1893–
    6. 6. Elizabeth ('Lizzie' M) Parks 1854–1900
    7. 7. Alexander Parks 1856–
  2. 2. Rachel Park 1829–1920
  3. 3. John (L) Parks 1816–1894
  4. 4. Nancy (Agnes) Parks 1821–1894
  5. 5. Jane (S) Parks 1823–1897
  6. 6. Mary (Margaret) Parks 1826–1904
  7. 7. Hannah Parks 1828–1908 m. David Bowes 1817–
  8. 8. Phebe (Anna) Parks 1834–1909
  9. 9. Eliza Parks 1835–1908 m. Matthew Crawforth 1826–1909
  10. 10. Margaret (M) Parks 1838–1910

Rachel Lyons's Timeline

2 Records

1795
1 May 1795
Birth of Rachel Lyons in Down, Down, Ireland
Down, Down, Ireland
1870
26 APRIL 1870
Age 75
Death of Rachel Lyons in Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Whitby, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1795
    Event Place: Down, Down, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: MS935; Reel: 2
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 APRIL 1870
    Event Place: Whitby, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: MS935; Reel: 2
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ajax, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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