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Raymond Preston 1891–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Aug 1891

Birth Location: Stockdale, Hastings, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 9 Feb 1979

Death Location: Cherry Valley, Prince Edward County Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Father: Nelson Preston

Mother: Melissa Marlow

Spouse(s): Floella (Preston)

Children(s): Ralph Preston, Claude Preston, Reata (Fletcher)

Raymond Preston was born in 1891 in Stockdale, Hastings, Ontario, Canada, the child of Nelson J N Preston And Melissa Minnie Marlow. Raymond Preston married Floella Leavitt Preston, and had children including Claude Melbourne Preston, Ralph Edward Preston, Reata M Preston Fletcher. Raymond Preston passed away in 1979 in Cherry Valley, Prince Edward County Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Raymond Preston was born in 1891 in Stockdale, Hastings, Ontario, Canada, the child of Nelson J N Preston And Melissa Minnie Marlow.
  • Raymond Preston married Floella Leavitt Preston, and had children including Claude Melbourne Preston, Ralph Edward Preston, Reata M Preston Fletcher.
  • Raymond Preston passed away in 1979 in Cherry Valley, Prince Edward County Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nelson Preston
1865–1929
Birth Location: Murray, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada
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Melissa Marlow
1871–1899
Birth Location: Deseronto, Thurlow Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Floella (Preston)
1897–1973
Birth Location: Athol, Prince Edward County Municipality, Ontario, Canada
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Children(s)

Ralph Preston
1919–1980
Birth Location: –
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Claude Preston
1920–1977
Birth Location: –
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Reata (Fletcher)
1923–1988
Birth Location: –
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Raymond Preston's Ancestors

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Raymond Preston
1891–1979
Birth Place: Stockdale, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Nelson J. N. Preston
1865–1929
Murray, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada
Melissa ((Minnie)) Marlow
1871–1899
Deseronto, Thurlow Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Rowland (Potter) Preston
1826–1870
Picton, Prince Edward County Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Sarah (Jane Comstock) (Preston)
1833–1868
Murray Township On Cold Creek, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Preston
1797–1887
Diadamia (Preston)
1804–1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Raymond Preston's Descendants

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Raymond Preston (19 Aug 1891–9 Feb 1979) m. Floella (Leavitt) (Preston) (29 Apr 1897–24 Mar 1973)
  1. 1. Ralph (Edward) Preston 1919–1980 m. Dorothy (Margaret) Carley 1923–2018
  2. 2. Claude (Melbourne) Preston 1920–1977
  3. 3. Reata (M Preston) (Fletcher) 1923–1988

Raymond Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1891
19 Aug 1891
Birth of Raymond Preston in Stockdale, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
Stockdale, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
1979
9 Feb 1979
Age 88
Death of Raymond Preston in Trenton, Hastings Co, Ontario, Canada
Trenton, Hastings Co, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1891
    Event Place: Stockdale, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1979
    Event Place: Trenton, Hastings Co, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cherry Valley, Prince Edward County Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index
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