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Violet Jean Foster 1906–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 May 1906

Birth Location: Gibson, York, New Brunswick, Canada

Death Date: 30 Oct 2000

Death Location: Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Albert McCoy

Mother: Elizabeth McCoy

Spouse(s): Harry Foster, Paul Canney

Children(s): Susan Beyer, Albert Foster, Betty Foster, Eric Canney

The story of Violet Jean Foster began in 1906 in Gibson, York, New Brunswick, Canada. Violet Jean Foster married Harry Roy Foster, Paul Charles Canney, and had children including Albert William Foster, Betty Jean Foster, Eric Paul Canney, George Canney, James Jim Canney, John Canney, Paul Charles Canney Jr, Ronald Ron Canney, Susan Letitia Foster Beyer, William Bill Canney. Violet Jean Foster passed away in 2000 in Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Violet Jean Foster began in 1906 in Gibson, York, New Brunswick, Canada.
  • Violet Jean Foster married Harry Roy Foster, Paul Charles Canney, and had children including Albert William Foster, Betty Jean Foster, Eric Paul Canney, George Canney, James Jim Canney, John Canney, Paul Charles Canney Jr, Ronald Ron Canney, Susan Letitia Foster Beyer, William Bill Canney.
  • Violet Jean Foster passed away in 2000 in Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Violet Foster's Ancestors

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Violet Foster
1906–2000
Birth Place: Gibson, York, New Brunswick, Canada
Parents
Albert Arthur McCoy
1878–1964
Aston, Warwickshire, England
Elizabeth McCoy
1878–1939
Blackville, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
Grandparents
Frank McCoy
1843–1915
Snodland, Kent, England
Alice (Amelia) Palmer
1845–1915
Newington, Surrey, England
Henry Curtis
1851–
New Brunswick
Bridget Curtis
1866–
New Brunswick
Great-Grandparents
William Macoy
1806–1890
Mary Macoy
1805–1855
Joseph Palmer
1813–1883
Rachel Turness
1813–1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Palmer
1792–1862
Elizabeth King
1795–1854
John Turness
1785–1857
Margaret Turnis
1789–1866

Violet Foster's Descendants

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Violet (Jean) Foster (16 May 1906–30 Oct 2000) m. Harry ('Roy') Foster (22 Aug 1899–3 Jul 1938) m. Paul (Charles) Canney (12 Feb 1922–6 Nov 1999)
  1. 1. Susan (Letitia Foster) Beyer 1930–2018
  2. 2. Albert (William) Foster 1928–2014 m. Mary (Jane) Pyne 1930–2017
  3. 3. Betty (Jean) Foster 1936–1988
  4. 4. Eric (Paul) Canney 1948–2002

Violet Foster's Timeline

6 Records

1906
26 May 1906
Birth of Violet Jean Foster in Gibson, New Brunswick, Canada
Gibson, New Brunswick, Canada
1906
16 May 1906
Birth of Violet Jean Foster in Gibson, York, New Brunswick, Canada
Gibson, York, New Brunswick, Canada
1908
1908-1919
Age 2
Violet Jean Foster was baptized in Frédéricton (Bureau de Santé), Acadie (Nova Scotia and New Brunswick)
Frédéricton (Bureau de Santé), Acadie (Nova Scotia and New Brunswick)
1911
1911
Age 5
Violet Jean Foster resided here in Sunberry and Queens, New Brunswick
Sunberry and Queens, New Brunswick
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 15
Violet Jean Foster resided here in Maugerville Parish, York-Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Maugerville Parish, York-Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
2000
30 Oct 2000
Age 94
Death of Violet Jean Foster in Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada
Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 May 1906
    Event Place: Gibson, New Brunswick, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1906
    Event Place: Gibson, York, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 16 - Mangerville, Sunberry and Queens, New Brunswick; Page: 9; Family No: 83
    [2] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 39; Census Place: Maugreville (Parish), York-Sunbury, New Brunswick; Page Number: 4
    [3] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [4] New Brunswick, Canada, Marriages, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick; New Brunswick, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1908-1919
    Event Place: Frédéricton (Bureau de Santé), Acadie (Nova Scotia and New Brunswick)
    Record Source: Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Sunberry and Queens, New Brunswick
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 16 - Mangerville, Sunberry and Queens, New Brunswick; Page: 9; Family No: 83

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Maugerville Parish, York-Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 39; Census Place: Maugreville (Parish), York-Sunbury, New Brunswick; Page Number: 4

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Oct 2000
    Event Place: Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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