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Robert Sterling 1859–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 MAY 1859

Birth Location: Huron City, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 7 NOV 1944

Death Location: Melita, Manitoba, Canada

Father: George Sterling

Mother: Elizabeth Brigham

Spouse(s): Sarah Geddes

Children(s): George Sterling, Mary Sterling, Edith Sterling, William Sterling, John Sterling

Robert Sterling was born in 1859 in Huron City, Ontario, Canada, the child of George Stellings Sterling And Elizabeth Brigham. Robert Sterling married Sarah Geddes, and had children including Edith Sterling, George Sterling, John Sterling, Mary Maude Sterling, William Geddes Sterling. Robert Sterling passed away in 1944 in Melita, Manitoba, Canada.

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Biography

  • Robert Sterling was born in 1859 in Huron City, Ontario, Canada, the child of George Stellings Sterling And Elizabeth Brigham.
  • Robert Sterling married Sarah Geddes, and had children including Edith Sterling, George Sterling, John Sterling, Mary Maude Sterling, William Geddes Sterling.
  • Robert Sterling passed away in 1944 in Melita, Manitoba, Canada.

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Robert Sterling's Ancestors

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Robert Sterling
1859–1944
Birth Place: Huron City, Ontario, Canada
Parents
George ( Stellings ) Sterling
1821–1910
Elizabeth Brigham
1824–1887
Sawden, York, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Sterling's Descendants

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Robert Sterling (31 MAY 1859–7 NOV 1944) m. Sarah Geddes (4 JUL 1859–1940)
  1. 1. George Sterling 1882–1882
  2. 2. Mary (Maude) Sterling 1884–1966 m. Charles (Benjamin) Grierson 1876–1956
    1. 1. Jean (Wilda) Grierson 1915–1972
    2. 2. Robert (Lorne) Grierson 1917–1986 m. Phyllis (Evelyn) Mare 1928–2015
    3. 3. Byron (Lloyd) Grierson 1921–2012
    4. 4. Irene (Edith) Grierson 1929–2005
  3. 3. Edith Sterling 1888–1966 m. Duncan (Lloyd) McLeod 1872–1934
    1. 1. Mary (Maud) McLeod 1912–2006
    2. 2. Jean (Edith) McLeod 1913–2003 m. Arthur (William) Vincent 1911–1999
    3. 3. Hazel (Margaret) McLeod 1916–1973 m. William (Glenholme) Garrett 1912–1976
    4. 4. Islay (Mabel) McLeod 1920–1923
  4. 4. William (Geddes) Sterling 1893–1976 m. Christina (( Anna ) Josephine) Loucks 1895–1992
    1. 1. John (( Jack ) Melbourne) Sterling 1918–1995 m. Florence (Louise) Banks 1921–2016
    2. 2. William (( Pat ) Delmar) Sterling 1919–2007 m. Margaret (Jean) Lee 1922–2020
      1. 1. Karen (Lee) Sterling 1947–2019
      2. 2. Robert (Douglas) Sterling 1949–2002
    3. 3. Margaret (Beryl) Sterling 1921–2000 m. John (Stanley) Wilson 1924–2016
    4. 4. Robert (Thomas ( Tom )) Sterling 1923–2014 m. Dorothy (Winona) Coates 1922–2004
    5. 5. Duncan (Lloyd) Sterling 1924–1998 m. Lois (Matilda) Gilroy 1929–2011
  5. 5. John Sterling 1896–1984 m. Aileen (Isobel) Hodgins 1900–1981
    1. 1. Donald (John) Sterling 1921–1942
    2. 2. Ruth (Aileen) Sterling 1923–2010 m. William (John) Pardy 1921–2009
    3. 3. Robert (William) Sterling 1943–2001 m. Barbara McFeely 1944–2001

Robert Sterling's Timeline

2 Records

1859
31 MAY 1859
Birth of Robert Sterling in Huron City, Ontario, Canada
Huron City, Ontario, Canada
1944
7 NOV 1944
Age 85
Death of Robert Sterling in Melita, Manitoba, Canada
Melita, Manitoba, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 MAY 1859
    Event Place: Huron City, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 NOV 1944
    Event Place: Melita, Manitoba, Canada

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