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Robert Joseph Gibson 1775 – 1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Aug 1775

Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 04 Jan 1882

Death Location: Collingwood, Grey, Ontario, Canada

Father: William Gibson

Mother: Elizabeth Pothey

Spouse(s): Charlotte Botthswell

Children(s): Rachel Wilson

1775 marked the beginning of Robert Joseph Gibson's life in Scotland, United Kingdom, to parents William Gibson and Elizabeth Duff or Potney or Pothey. Eventually, Robert Joseph Gibson married Charlotte Botthswell, and they welcomed Rachel (Gibson) Wilson. Robert Joseph Gibson passed in 1882 at Collingwood, Grey, Ontario, Canada.

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Parents

William Gibson
1740 – 1827
Birth Location: Dalry, Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Pothey
1754 – 1827
Birth Location: Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Charlotte Botthswell
1791 – 1882
Birth Location: Dromore Parish, Down Northern Ireland
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Children(s)

Rachel Wilson
1838 – 1881
Birth Location: Ireland
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 02 Aug 1775
    Event Place: Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 04 Jan 1882
    Event Place: Collingwood, Grey, Ontario, Canada
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