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Thomas Dewitt Patterson 1891 – 1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Mar 1891

Birth Location: Tilbury East Township, Kent County, Ontario

Death Date: Mar 1976

Death Location: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.

Father: Thomas Patterson

Mother: Margaret Junkin

Spouse(s): Lydia Cowan

Children(s): Clare Patterson, Helen Patterson

The story of Thomas Dewitt Patterson began in 1891 in Tilbury East Township, Kent County, Ontario. In 1930, Thomas Dewitt Patterson resided in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Thomas Dewitt Patterson married Lydia Gertrude Cowan, and had children including Clare R. Patterson, Helen I. Patterson. Thomas Dewitt Patterson passed away in 1976 in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A..

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Dewitt Patterson began in 1891 in Tilbury East Township, Kent County, Ontario.
  • In 1930, Thomas Dewitt Patterson resided in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
  • Thomas Dewitt Patterson married Lydia Gertrude Cowan, and had children including Clare R. Patterson, Helen I. Patterson.
  • Thomas Dewitt Patterson passed away in 1976 in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A..

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Patterson
1851 – 1922
Birth Location: Ontario
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Margaret Junkin
1858 – 1896
Birth Location: Verulam Twsp., Victory County, Ontario
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Spouses(s)

Lydia Cowan
1894 – 1980
Birth Location: Tilbury East Township, Kent, Ontario, Canada
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Children(s)

Clare Patterson
1920 – 2005
Birth Location: Tibury East, Kent County, Canada
CP
Helen Patterson
1925 – 1970
Birth Location: Tilbury East Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada
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Thomas Patterson's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Patterson
1891 – 1976
Birth Place: Tilbury East Township, Kent County, Ontario
Parents
Thomas Patterson
1851 – 1922
Ontario
Margaret (Ann) Junkin
1858 – 1896
Verulam Twsp., Victory County, Ontario
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Patterson's Descendants

1.
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Thomas (Dewitt) Patterson (6 Mar 1891 – Mar 1976) m. Lydia (Gertrude) Cowan (7 Nov 1894 – 30 Dec 1980)
  1. 1. Clare (R.) Patterson (8 FEB 1920 – 15 FEB 2005)
  2. 2. Helen (I.) Patterson (1925 – 1970)

Thomas Patterson's Timeline

3 Records

1891
6 Mar 1891
Birth of Thomas Dewitt Patterson in Tilbury East Township, Kent County, Ontario
Tilbury East Township, Kent County, Ontario
1930
1930
Age 39
Thomas Dewitt Patterson resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
1976
Mar 1976
Age 85
Death of Thomas Dewitt Patterson in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1891
    Event Place: Tilbury East Township, Kent County, Ontario
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: 362-28-6276; Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 1046; Page: 28B; Enumeration District: 1089; Image: 516.0.
    [3] Archives of Ontario; Series: MS929; Reel: 105

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 1046; Page: 28B; Enumeration District: 1089; Image: 516.0.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1976
    Event Place: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Number: 362-28-6276; Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: Before 1951
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