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William Brown Adams 1809–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1809

Birth Location: Pond Point, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Death Date: 17 Jun 1900

Death Location: Irishtown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Father: Thomas ♦

Mother: Isabella Brown

Spouse(s): Ellen ♦

Children(s): William Adams, Jeremiah ♥, Thomas Adams, Priscilla Adams, James Adams, Frances ✔️

In 1809, William Brown Adams entered the world in Pond Point, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada, born to Thomas Adams And Isabella Brown. In 1881, William Brown Adams resided in Lot 11, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada. In 1891, William Brown Adams resided in Lot 20, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada. William Brown Adams married Ellen Sudsbury, and had children including Frances Adams, James A Adams, Jeremiah Anderson Adams, Priscilla Anne Adams, Thomas Adams, William Adams. William Brown Adams passed away in 1900 in Irishtown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1809, William Brown Adams entered the world in Pond Point, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada, born to Thomas Adams And Isabella Brown.
  • In 1881, William Brown Adams resided in Lot 11, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  • In 1891, William Brown Adams resided in Lot 20, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  • William Brown Adams married Ellen Sudsbury, and had children including Frances Adams, James A Adams, Jeremiah Anderson Adams, Priscilla Anne Adams, Thomas Adams, William Adams.
  • William Brown Adams passed away in 1900 in Irishtown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas ♦
–1855
Birth Location: –
T♦
Isabella Brown
1790–1876
Birth Location: Covehead, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
IB

Spouses(s)

Ellen ♦
1814–1905
Birth Location: New London, Prince Edward Island, Canada
E♦

Children(s)

William Adams
1857–1931
Birth Location: Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
WA
Jeremiah ♥
1860–1928
Birth Location: Sea View, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
J♥
Thomas Adams
1854–1929
Birth Location: SeaView, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
TA
Priscilla Adams
1866–1898
Birth Location: SeaView, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
PA
James Adams
1849–1929
Birth Location: New London, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
JA
Frances ✔️
1851–1910
Birth Location: Three Ponds, Prince Edward Island, Canada
F✔

William Adams's Ancestors

Self
William Adams
1809–1900
Birth Place: Pond Point, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Parents
Thomas Adams ♦
–1855
Isabella Brown
1790–1876
Covehead, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Grandparents
John (Adams) ♦
1734–1815
Hilton, Derbyshire, England
Sarah (Harrison) ♦
1740–1826
Hilton, Derbyshire, England
Lawrence BROWN
1740–1806
Kirkoswald, Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland
Jean Jamieson
1750–1807
Tayside, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Brown
1708–1774
Agnes Rainie
1708–1742
John Jamieson
1723–1776
Anna Walker
1730–1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Brown
1665–1724
Jannet McGren
1669–1738
Jean Ramsay
1682–
William JAMESON
1697–1753
Elizabeth Rule
1697–1768
Robert Walker
1700–1740
Margaret Paterson
1700–1747

William Adams's Descendants

1.
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William (Brown) Adams (10 May 1809–17 Jun 1900) m. Ellen (Sudsbury) ♦ (27 May 1814–1905)
  1. 1. William Adams 1857–1931 m. Catherine (Jane Caseley) ♦ 1861–1944
    1. 1. Marie Adams 1891–1991
    2. 2. Annie (Belle Adams) ✔️ 1891–1922 m. Merrite Davison 1888–1961
      1. 1. Ivan (Andrew) Davison 1912–1990 m. Isabel Wall 1911–1985
        1. 1. Frances (J. Davison) ✔️ 1936–2013
      2. 2. Bertha (Marie) Davidson 1914–
    3. 3. Mary (Jane) Adams 1886–1970
    4. 4. Wallace (Simpson) Adams 1905–1975
    5. 5. Gertrude (Evans) Adams 1897–1950
    6. 6. Earl Adams 1893–1931 m. Ada 1901–
      1. 1. Earla (Clark) Adams 1932–2003 m. Ivan (Adams) ♦ 1920–2000
      2. 2. Vernon Adams 1928–1979
      3. 3. Glenwood (Earl Adams) ✔️ 1920–2010
        1. 1. Earle (Preston Adams) ✔️ 1945–2021
      4. 4. Oliver (DELMAR) Adams 1922–2008 m. Erma (Mae Bryanton) ✔️ 1924–2023
        1. 1. Earla (Elaine Lucy Adams) ✔️ 1949–2018 m. Konstantyn (Wenc) ✔️ 1942–2006
    7. 7. Roy Adams 1899–1976 m. Annie (Mildred Donald) ♦ 1904–1987
      1. 1. Sheldon (Keith) Adams 1935–1965 m. Doris (Amelia Reeves) ♦ 1935–1997
      2. 2. William (Caseley) Adams 1931–1931
      3. 3. Leroy (Donald) Adams 1929–1970
      4. 4. David (Windsor) Adams 1936–1976 m. Shirley (Mae Bridges) ✔️ 1936–2020
    8. 8. Jeremiah Adams 1884–1947
    9. 9. Wallace Adams 1888–1905
    10. 10. Florence (Maud) Adams 1895–1964 m. Charles (Bearisto) Paynter 1893–1975
      1. 1. Thelma (J.) Paynter 1918–1977
      2. 2. Harold (Wesley) Paynter 1934–1998
      3. 3. Arthur (Elwood) Paynter 1921–1970
      4. 4. Paul (Wellington) Paynter 1929–2001
      5. 5. Helen (June Paynter) ✔️ 1934–2012
      6. 6. William (Roland Paynter) ✅ 1912–1983
    11. 11. Claude (Adams) ✔️ 1902–1943 m. Maisie (Winnifred Patricia Lamont) ♦ 1913–2000
      1. 1. Robert (Lamont Adams) ✔️ 1935–2015
  2. 2. Jeremiah (Anderson Adams) ♥ 1860–1928 m. Sadie (Fowler) ♦ 1864–
  3. 3. Thomas Adams 1854–1929
  4. 4. Priscilla (Anne) Adams 1866–1898 m. George (Brander) ♦ 1857–1931
    1. 1. William Brander 1889–1961
    2. 2. Edna (Grace) Brander 1894–1971
    3. 3. Theresa (( Thurza) Ella) Brander 1882–1971
    4. 4. James Brander 1885–1969
    5. 5. Elsie Brander 1887–1889
    6. 6. Carrie (Millicent) Brander 1895–1988
  5. 5. James (A.) Adams 1849–1929 m. Mary (ELLEN Duggan) ♦ 1851–1930
    1. 1. Adelia (Adams) ✔️ 1880–1957
      1. 1. Thomas (Brenton) Adams 1909–1971
    2. 2. Margaret (Ellen) Adams 1875–1957
    3. 3. Rebecca (Bertha Whitehead) Adams 1879–1952 m. Thomas (Charles Burt) ♦ 1866–1941
      1. 1. Louisa Burt 1904–
      2. 2. Rosella Burt 1911–
      3. 3. William (Monroe Burt Or) Burke 1906–1972
      4. 4. Donald (G.) Burt 1898–1900
      5. 5. Clara Burt 1917–1986
      6. 6. Celia (Ellen) Burt 1894–1960
      7. 7. Charles (Everett) Burt 1899–1935
      8. 8. James (A.) Burt 1895–1900
      9. 9. Frank Burt 1909–1969
      10. 10. Anne Burt 1913–1936
      11. 11. Mabel (Catherine) Burt 1898– m. Daved McGougan 1894–1918
    4. 4. Fulton (Adams) ✔️ 1884–1944 m. Hannah (Mae Darrach) ♦ 1887–1979
      1. 1. Doris (May Adams) ✔️ 1915–1930
    5. 5. Annie (Jane Adams) ✔️ 1877–1942 m. John (Donald Murphy) ♦ 1871–1929
      1. 1. William (Fulton) Murphy 1912–1949
      2. 2. Maude (L.) Murphy 1905–
      3. 3. John (Donald) Murphy 1906–1978
      4. 4. Annie (Irene) Murphy 1907–1984 m. Ralph (Christie Hutchison) ♦ 1900–1971
      5. 5. Dora Murphy 1892–1941
      6. 6. Nellie (Alice) Murphy 1895–1934
      7. 7. Frederick Murphy 1896–1976
      8. 8. Mary (Eva) Murphy 1900–1984 m. Russell (Harvey) ♦ 1883–
        1. 1. John Harvey 1933–1996
        2. 2. Louis (C) Harvey 1922–2015
      9. 9. Margaret (Edith) Murphy 1902–1984
      10. 10. Beatrice Murphy 1910–1986
      11. 11. James (Edwin) Murphy 1903–1980
    6. 6. Donald (Adams) ✔️ 1889–1924 m. Helen (Winnifred Duggan) ♦ 1900–1970
      1. 1. Donald (Bruce) Adams 1922–1977
      2. 2. Harry (Lorne) Adams 1920–1993 m. Elizabeth Hunt 1912–2001
      3. 3. Fulton (James Adams) ✔️ 1917–1967 m. Elizabeth (Jane Miller) ✔️ 1925–2019
    7. 7. William (Jeremiah) Adams 1882–1972 m. Ella (Maud Adams) ✔️ 1882–1956
      1. 1. Gladys (Alvina) Adams 1906–
    8. 8. Jonathan (Alexander) Adams 1875–1926
  6. 6. Frances (Adams) ✔️ 1851–1910 m. Mary (Jane Cousins) ♦ 1853–1930
    1. 1. Ethel (Mae Adams) ✔️ 1881–1971 m. Jacob (Francis) Dockendorff 1875–1958
      1. 1. Hilda (Blanche) Dockendorff 1907–2002
      2. 2. Elsie (Elizabeth Dockendorff) ✔️ 1912–2007 m. Samuel (Phillip) McDonald 1912–2000
    2. 2. Alonzo Adams 1884–1928 m. Flora (Ethel) Ramsay 1891–1973
      1. 1. Florence (Ethel Adams) ✔️ 1915–2012 m. James (A. Murray) ♦ 1912–
        1. 1. James (Andrew) Murphy 1934–1934
      2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Adams 1913–2002 m. Lewis (Darrach) ♦ 1912–2002
      3. 3. Francis (Alonzo Adams) ✔️ 1917–
        1. 1. Audrey (Frances) Adams 1937–1978
        2. 2. Barrie (Adams) ✔️ 1945–2023

William Adams's Timeline

5 Records

1809
10 May 1809
Birth of William Brown Adams in Pond Point, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Pond Point, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
1881
04 Apr 1881
Age 72
William Brown Adams resided here in Lot 11, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Lot 11, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
1891
06 Apr 1891
Age 82
William Brown Adams resided here in Lot 20, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Lot 20, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
1900
17 Jun 1900
Age 91
Death of William Brown Adams in SeaView, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
SeaView, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
1900
17 Jun 1900
Age 91
Burial of William Brown Adams in Irishtown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Irishtown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1809
    Event Place: Pond Point, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Lot 11, Prince, Prince Edward Island;Roll:C_13162; Page: 20; Family No: 76
    [2] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Lot 20, Queens, Prince Edward Island; Roll:T-6383; Family No: 92
    [3] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Lot 11, Prince, Prince Edward Island; Roll:C_13162; Page: 20; Family No: 76
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1820; Birth city: Pond Point; Birth state: Pe

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 04 Apr 1881
    Event Place: Lot 11, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Lot 11, Prince, Prince Edward Island;Roll:C_13162; Page: 20; Family No: 76
    [2] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Lot 20, Queens, Prince Edward Island; Roll:T-6383; Family No: 92
    [3] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Lot 11, Prince, Prince Edward Island; Roll:C_13162; Page: 20; Family No: 76
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1820; Birth city: Pond Point; Birth state: Pe

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 06 Apr 1891
    Event Place: Lot 20, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Lot 20, Queens, Prince Edward Island;Roll:T-6383; Family No: 92
    [2] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Lot 20, Queens, Prince Edward Island; Roll:T-6383; Family No: 92

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," Database, \i FamilySearch\i0 �, accessed 13 Feb 2016), entry for William B. Adams, person ID 2Z3K-NQY.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Lot 11, Prince, Prince Edward Island;Roll:C_13162; Page: 20; Family No: 76

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Farmer
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," Database, \i FamilySearch\i0 �, accessed 13 Feb 2016), entry for William B. Adams, person ID 2Z3K-NQY.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1900
    Event Place: SeaView, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1820; Birth city: Pond Point; Birth state: Pe
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1820; Birth city: Pond Point; Birth state: Pe

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1900
    Event Place: Irishtown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," Database, \i FamilySearch\i0 �, accessed 13 Feb 2016), entry for William B. Adams, person ID 2Z3K-NQY.
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