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Reuben James Rees 1845 – 1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1845

Birth Location: Lance Cove, Bell Island, Newfoundland

Death Date: 26 May 1931

Death Location: Lance Cove, Bell Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Father: William Rees

Mother: Jane Hiscock

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Children(s): William Rees

Reuben James Rees was born in 1845 in Lance Cove, Bell Island, Newfoundland, the child of William Thomas Rees and Jane Sophia Hiscock. Reuben James Rees had children including William Arthur Rees. Reuben James Rees passed away in 1931 in Lance Cove, Bell Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Biography

  • Reuben James Rees was born in 1845 in Lance Cove, Bell Island, Newfoundland, the child of William Thomas Rees and Jane Sophia Hiscock.
  • Reuben James Rees had children including William Arthur Rees.
  • Reuben James Rees passed away in 1931 in Lance Cove, Bell Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Reuben Rees's Ancestors

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Reuben Rees
1845 – 1931
Birth Place: Lance Cove, Bell Island, Newfoundland
Parents
William Thomas Rees
1811 – 1897
Lance Cove, Bell Island, Newfoundland
Jane (Sophia) Hiscock
1815 – 1896
Lance Cove, Bell Island, Newfoundland
Grandparents
George (Reece) (Rees)
1772 – 1859
Bristol, Somerset, England
Mary (Ann Neary) (Rees)
1787 – 1874
Portugal Cove
George Hiscock
1775 – 1860
Portugal Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Mary Clark
1785 – 1825
Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Richard Rees
1749 – 1836
Mary Meek
1754 – 1777
Francis NEARY
1755 – 1818
Ann Kent
1765 – 1818
JAMES HISCOCK
1750 – 1780
Ann Petten
1750 – 1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard ReesDNA
1733 – 1819
MARY STEPHENS
1732 – 1770
Richard Hiscock
1725 – 1764

Reuben Rees's Descendants

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Reuben (James) Rees (Mar 1845 – 26 May 1931)
  1. 1. William (Arthur) Rees (28 Aug 1875 – Feb 1950) m. Frances (Jane 'Fanny') Whalen (Apr 1887 – 25 Aug 1961)
    1. 1. Ernest Rees (Sep 1904 – 9 Jul 1943) m. Jane (Maria) Davis (1908 – 24 Jun 1937)
      1. 1. William (Arthur) Rees (1 Sep 1934 – 2004)
        1. 1. Luke (Arthur) Rees (14 Oct 1969 – ) m. Carol (Margaret) Barr (23 Dec 1970 – )

Reuben Rees's Timeline

2 Records

1845
Mar 1845
Birth of Reuben James Rees in Lance Cove, Bell Island, Newfoundland
Lance Cove, Bell Island, Newfoundland
1931
26 May 1931
Age 86
Death of Reuben James Rees in Lance Cove, Bell Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Lance Cove, Bell Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1845
    Event Place: Lance Cove, Bell Island, Newfoundland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 1931
    Event Place: Lance Cove, Bell Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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