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Rene William Hill 1802–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 SEP 1802

Birth Location: Cornwallis, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: AUG 1876

Death Location: Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: James Hill

Mother: Phoebe Cossitt

Spouse(s): Flora Brown

Children(s): Douglas Hill, Louise Hill, Emily Hill, Henry Hill, William Hill, Marshall Hill, Bessie Hill, Minnie Hill, Charlotte Hill, Charles Hill, Samuel Hill

Rene William Hill was born in 1802 in Cornwallis, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of James Hill And Phoebe Cossitt. Rene William Hill married Flora Brown, and had children including Bessie Eveline Hill, Charles Edward Hill, Charlotte Ann Hill, Douglas Kendall Hill, Emily Frances Hill, Henry James Hill, Louise Maria Hill, Marshall John Hill, Minnie B Hill, Samuel Bentley Hill, William Webb Hill. Rene William Hill passed away in 1876 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Rene William Hill was born in 1802 in Cornwallis, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of James Hill And Phoebe Cossitt.
  • Rene William Hill married Flora Brown, and had children including Bessie Eveline Hill, Charles Edward Hill, Charlotte Ann Hill, Douglas Kendall Hill, Emily Frances Hill, Henry James Hill, Louise Maria Hill, Marshall John Hill, Minnie B Hill, Samuel Bentley Hill, William Webb Hill.
  • Rene William Hill passed away in 1876 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Hill
1773–1829
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
JH
Phoebe Cossitt
1781–1863
Birth Location: Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA
PC

Spouses(s)

Flora Brown
1818–
Birth Location: Scotland
FB

Children(s)

Douglas Hill
1854–
Birth Location: Scotland
DH
Louise Hill
1850–
Birth Location: Scotland
LH
Emily Hill
1846–
Birth Location: Scotland
EH
Henry Hill
1842–
Birth Location: Scotland
HH
William Hill
1838–1900
Birth Location: Scotland
WH
Marshall Hill
1840–
Birth Location: Scotland
MH
Bessie Hill
1852–
Birth Location: Scotland
BH
Minnie Hill
1860–
Birth Location: Scotland
MH
Charlotte Hill
1848–
Birth Location: Scotland
CH
Charles Hill
1844–1911
Birth Location: Scotland
CH
Samuel Hill
1857–
Birth Location: Scotland
SH

Rene Hill's Ancestors

Self
Rene Hill
1802–1876
Birth Place: Cornwallis, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
James Hill
1773–1829
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Phoebe Cossitt
1781–1863
Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA
Grandparents
Rene Cossitt
1744–1815
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Thankful Brooks
1756–1802
Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Rene Cossitt
1722–1810
Phoebe Hillyer
1720–1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Hillyer
1683–1770
Joanna Hayes
1692–1780

Rene Hill's Descendants

1.
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Rene (William) Hill (17 SEP 1802–AUG 1876) m. Flora Brown (10 AUG 1818–)
  1. 1. Douglas (Kendall) Hill 1854–
  2. 2. Louise (Maria) Hill 1850– m. Eugene Bryant 1850–
    1. 1. Florence (Victoria) Bryant 1874– m. Benjamin (Murray) Hill 1871–
    2. 2. Emily (May) Bryant 1889– m. William (Joseph) Hines 1885–
    3. 3. Minnie Bryant 1893– m. Rennie West 1889–
    4. 4. Lee (A.) Bryant 1890–1923
  3. 3. Emily (Frances) Hill 1846– m. George (Germain) Cossitt 1832–1913
    1. 1. Bessie (Louise) Cossitt 1874–
      1. 1. Frank Fayackerly 1906–
      2. 2. Florence (Louise) Fayackerly 1902–
      3. 3. Eugenia (Cossitt) Fayackerly 1904–
      4. 4. Ralph (Maximillian) Fayackerly 1907–
    2. 2. Benjamin (Henry) Cossitt 1864–1867
    3. 3. Emily (Fanucha) Cossitt 1881– m. Herbert (Haig) Scothorne 1872–1914
    4. 4. Lillian (Frances Maria) Cossitt 1891–
    5. 5. Robert (Hoffer) Cossitt 1888– m. Mary (Euline) Peters 1895–
    6. 6. George (Germain Frederick) Cossitt 1868–1954
    7. 7. Herbert Cossitt 1868–1869
    8. 8. Eugene (Herbert) Cossitt 1875–
    9. 9. Brown (Basil Pearl) Cossitt 1886–1888
    10. 10. Edith (Anna) Cossitt 1866– m. Murdock (Arthur) Smith 1862–
      1. 1. Georgia (Mary Ann) Smith 1895– m. John (George) Piercy 1891–1918
        1. 1. Geordah (Louise Vienne) Piercy 1915–1999
      2. 2. Raymond (Homer) Smith 1902–1975 m. Ollie MacKenzie –1943
      3. 3. Chauncey (Murdoch) Smith 1896–1959 m. Ethel (May) Stewart 1901–
      4. 4. Emma (Frances) Smith 1898–
        1. 1. Edna (Florence) Holley 1920–2003
      5. 5. Frank (William) Smith 1900– m. Lena Morrison –2003
      6. 6. Florence (Gertrude) Smith 1904–
        1. 1. Joan (Edith) MacLean 1931–1937
      7. 7. Murdock (Arthur) Smith 1907–1986 m. Helen (Kathleen) Holloway 1911–1997
    11. 11. Benjamin (Rene) Cossitt 1882–1952
    12. 12. Maximillia (Emily) Cossitt 1879– m. Knute (Alfred) Hallberg 1875–
  4. 4. Henry (James) Hill 1842–
  5. 5. William (Webb) Hill 1838–1900
  6. 6. Marshall (John) Hill 1840–
  7. 7. Bessie (Eveline) Hill 1852–
  8. 8. Minnie (B.) Hill 1860–
  9. 9. Charlotte (Ann) Hill 1848–
  10. 10. Charles (Edward) Hill 1844–1911 m. Maria (Augusta) Cossitt 1828–1920
    1. 1. Mary (Frances) Hill 1869–
      1. 1. James (Murray) Hackett 1899–1899
      2. 2. Leora Hackett 1897–
      3. 3. Evardus (Henry) Hackett 1896–
      4. 4. Winnifred (Margaret) Hackett 1903–
    2. 2. Eveline Hill 1872–1872
    3. 3. Murray (B.) Hill 1873– m. Emily (Sarah) Peters 1874–
    4. 4. Katherine (Fanucha) Hill 1865– m. Martin Blanchard 1855–1939
      1. 1. Thomas (Frederick) Blanchard 1886–1963 m. Frances Fiet 1896–1986
      2. 2. Ethel (Maria) Blanchard 1883–1885
  11. 11. Samuel (Bentley) Hill 1857–

Rene Hill's Timeline

2 Records

1802
17 SEP 1802
Birth of Rene William Hill in Cornwallis, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Cornwallis, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
1876
AUG 1876
Age 74
Death of Rene William Hill in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 SEP 1802
    Event Place: Cornwallis, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: AUG 1876
    Event Place: Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
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