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Ruby Melissa Preston 1849–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 APR 1849

Birth Location: Ripon, Wisconsin

Death Date: 29 JAN 1949

Death Location: Ohaton, Alberta, Canada

Father: Peter Preston

Mother: Melissa Champine

Spouse(s): William Welsh

Children(s): Jennie Welsh, John Welsh, William Welsh, Sarah Welsh, Edith Welsh

In 1849, Ruby Melissa Preston entered the world in Ripon, Wisconsin, born to Peter Henry Preston And Melissa Luzetta Champine. Ruby Melissa Preston married William Welsh, and had children including Edith Welsh, Jennie Louisa Welsh, John Peter Welsh, Sarah Melissa Welsh, William Henry Welsh. Ruby Melissa Preston passed away in 1949 in Ohaton, Alberta, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1849, Ruby Melissa Preston entered the world in Ripon, Wisconsin, born to Peter Henry Preston And Melissa Luzetta Champine.
  • Ruby Melissa Preston married William Welsh, and had children including Edith Welsh, Jennie Louisa Welsh, John Peter Welsh, Sarah Melissa Welsh, William Henry Welsh.
  • Ruby Melissa Preston passed away in 1949 in Ohaton, Alberta, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Preston
1825–
Birth Location: –
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Melissa Champine
1825–1865
Birth Location: Dekalb, St. Lawrence, New York
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Spouses(s)

William Welsh
1852–1909
Birth Location: Illinois
WW

Children(s)

Jennie Welsh
1885–
Birth Location: –
JW
John Welsh
1880–
Birth Location: –
JW
William Welsh
1874–
Birth Location: –
WW
Sarah Welsh
1873–
Birth Location: –
SW
Edith Welsh
1876–
Birth Location: –
EW

Ruby Preston's Ancestors

Self
Ruby Preston
1849–1949
Birth Place: Ripon, Wisconsin
Parents
Peter Henry Preston
1825–
Melissa (Luzetta) Champine
1825–1865
Dekalb, St. Lawrence, New York
Grandparents
Louis Champine
1800–1874
Montreal, Quebec
Hannah Hewlett
1802–1880
Shelburne, Vermont
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Hewlett
1776–1811
Sarah Clark
1780–1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hewlett
1775–1812
Mary
–1848
Zadoc Clark
1741–1827
unk
1744–

Ruby Preston's Descendants

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Ruby (Melissa) Preston (19 APR 1849–29 JAN 1949) m. William Welsh (10 MAR 1852–20 OCT 1909)
  1. 1. Jennie (Louisa) Welsh 1885–
  2. 2. John (Peter) Welsh 1880–
  3. 3. William (Henry) Welsh 1874–
  4. 4. Sarah (Melissa) Welsh 1873–
  5. 5. Edith Welsh 1876–

Ruby Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1849
19 APR 1849
Birth of Ruby Melissa Preston in Ripon, Wisconsin
Ripon, Wisconsin
1949
29 JAN 1949
Age 100
Death of Ruby Melissa Preston in Ohaton, Alberta, Canada
Ohaton, Alberta, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 APR 1849
    Event Place: Ripon, Wisconsin

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 JAN 1949
    Event Place: Ohaton, Alberta, Canada
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