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Robert O'Brien 1798–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jul 1798

Birth Location: Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 1871

Death Location: Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Barnabas O'Brien

Mother: Catherine Downing

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Robert O'Brien was born in 1798 in Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Barnabas O Brien And Catherine Mary Downing. Robert O'Brien passed away in 1871 in Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Robert O'Brien was born in 1798 in Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Barnabas O Brien And Catherine Mary Downing.
  • Robert O'Brien passed away in 1871 in Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Robert O'Brien's Ancestors

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Robert O'Brien
1798–1871
Birth Place: Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Barnabas O'Brien
1770–1834
Onslow Township, Colchester, NS, Can
Catherine (Mary) Downing
1774–1869
Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
William Downing
1743–1816
Londonderry, Ireland
Mary Logan
1747–1793
Great-Grandparents
James Downing
1725–1776
Janet Montgomery
1727–1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert O'Brien's Timeline

2 Records

1798
8 Jul 1798
Birth of Robert O'Brien in Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
1871
1871
Age 73
Death of Robert O'Brien in Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1798
    Event Place: Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

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