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Thomas James Rankin 1914–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Oct 1914

Birth Location: Saco, York, Maine, USA

Death Date: 21 Jan 1986

Death Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: James Rankin

Mother: Margaret Graham

Spouse(s): Helen Larson, Ella Fontana

Children(s): Madelyn Rankin

Thomas James Rankin was born in 1914 in Saco, York, Maine, USA, the child of James Rankin And Margaret Graham. In 1920, Thomas James Rankin resided in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. In 1930, Thomas James Rankin resided in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. Thomas James Rankin married Ella M Fontana, Helen Madeline Ellen Larson, and had children including Madelyn Joan Rankin, Thomas James Rankin. Thomas James Rankin passed away in 1986 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas James Rankin was born in 1914 in Saco, York, Maine, USA, the child of James Rankin And Margaret Graham.
  • In 1920, Thomas James Rankin resided in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • In 1930, Thomas James Rankin resided in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Thomas James Rankin married Ella M Fontana, Helen Madeline Ellen Larson, and had children including Madelyn Joan Rankin, Thomas James Rankin.
  • Thomas James Rankin passed away in 1986 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Rankin
1885–1938
Birth Location: Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Margaret Graham
1884–1973
Birth Location: Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland
MG

Spouses(s)

Helen Larson
1919–1973
Birth Location: Everett, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
HL
Ella Fontana
1916–2010
Birth Location: Massachusetts, USA
EF

Children(s)

Madelyn Rankin
1938–
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
MR

Thomas Rankin's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Rankin
1914–1986
Birth Place: Saco, York, Maine, USA
Parents
James Rankin
1885–1938
Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Graham
1884–1973
Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Rankin
1855–1921
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Frame
1855–1930
Tradeston, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Rankin
1826–1909
Flora Mitchell
1826–1901
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Rankin
1793–1872
Margaret Cockburn
1796–1885

Thomas Rankin's Descendants

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Thomas (James) Rankin (14 Oct 1914–21 Jan 1986) m. Helen (Madeline "Ellen") Larson (15 Jan 1919–30 Sep 1973) m. Ella (M.) Fontana (20 JAN 1916–14 AUG 2010)
  1. 1. Madelyn (Joan) Rankin 1938–

Thomas Rankin's Timeline

8 Records

1914
14 Oct 1914
Birth of Thomas James Rankin in Saco, York, Maine, USA
Saco, York, Maine, USA
1920
1920
Age 6
Thomas James Rankin resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1930
1930
Age 16
Thomas James Rankin resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1935
1935
Age 21
Thomas James Rankin resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1940
1940
Age 26
Thomas James Rankin resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1950
1950
Age 36
Thomas James Rankin resided here in Randolph, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Randolph, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1951
Bef. 1951
Age 37
Thomas James Rankin resided here in Massachusetts, USA
Massachusetts, USA
1986
21 Jan 1986
Age 72
Death of Thomas James Rankin in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1914
    Event Place: Saco, York, Maine, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01669; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 15-400

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01669; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 15-400

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Randolph, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Randolph, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 2873; Page: 24; Enumeration District: 11-300

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Bef. 1951
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jamacig Plaus, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Randolph, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 2873; Page: 24; Enumeration District: 11-300

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1986
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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