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Samuel Luther Rutherford 1865–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jun 1865

Birth Location: Grey County, Ontario

Death Date: 5 Sep 1944

Death Location: Eastnor, Bruce Co., ON

Father: David Rutherford

Mother: Margaret McKnight

Spouse(s): Jessie Mason

Children(s): Charles Rutherford

The story of Samuel Luther Rutherford began in 1865 in Grey County, Ontario. Samuel Luther Rutherford married Jessie Maria Mason, and had children including Charles Herman Rutherford. Samuel Luther Rutherford passed away in 1944 in Eastnor, Bruce Co., ON.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Luther Rutherford began in 1865 in Grey County, Ontario.
  • Samuel Luther Rutherford married Jessie Maria Mason, and had children including Charles Herman Rutherford.
  • Samuel Luther Rutherford passed away in 1944 in Eastnor, Bruce Co., ON.

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Samuel Rutherford's Ancestors

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Samuel Rutherford
1865–1944
Birth Place: Grey County, Ontario
Parents
David Rutherford
1831–1909
Enniskillen, Fermanaugh County, Northern Ireland
Margaret McKnight
1833–1882
Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
Adam Rutherford
1787–1873
Fermanagh County, Northern Ireland
Jane Borthwick
1801–1873
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
James McKnight
1790–1845
Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Hannah (Ann) Colwell
1797–1870
Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
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Samuel Rutherford's Descendants

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Samuel (Luther) Rutherford (3 Jun 1865–5 Sep 1944) m. Jessie (Maria) Mason (27 Sep 1868–18 Apr 1952)
  1. 1. Charles ("Herman") Rutherford 1894–1978 m. Agnes (Wilhelmina) Ebel 1891–1971
    1. 1. Jessie (Margaret) Rutherford 1915–2007 m. Everett (Earl) Brown 1912–1975
      1. 1. Robert (Dennis) Brown 1941–1988
      2. 2. Ruth-Anne Brown 1947–2019 m. Donald (James) McKinnon 1946–2018

Samuel Rutherford's Timeline

2 Records

1865
3 Jun 1865
Birth of Samuel Luther Rutherford in Grey County, Ontario
Grey County, Ontario
1944
5 Sep 1944
Age 79
Death of Samuel Luther Rutherford in Eastnor, Bruce Co., ON
Eastnor, Bruce Co., ON

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1865
    Event Place: Grey County, Ontario

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1944
    Event Place: Eastnor, Bruce Co., ON

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