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William Wallace Colton 1901–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Sep 1901

Birth Location: Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: Apr 1954

Death Location: Picton, Prince Edward County Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Father: William Colton

Mother: Anna (Colton)

Spouse(s): Gladys (Colton)

Children(s): James Colton, Arthur Colton

In 1901, William Wallace Colton entered the world in Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada, born to William Wallace Morden Colton And Anna Jane Snider Colton. William Wallace Colton married Gladys Myrtle Badgley Colton, and had children including Arthur Lloyd Colton, James Albert Colton. William Wallace Colton passed away in 1954 in Picton, Prince Edward County Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1901, William Wallace Colton entered the world in Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada, born to William Wallace Morden Colton And Anna Jane Snider Colton.
  • William Wallace Colton married Gladys Myrtle Badgley Colton, and had children including Arthur Lloyd Colton, James Albert Colton.
  • William Wallace Colton passed away in 1954 in Picton, Prince Edward County Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

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William Colton's Ancestors

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William Colton
1901–1954
Birth Place: Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
Parents
William Wallace Morden Colton
1873–1929
Picton, Hallowell, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
Anna (Jane Snider) (Colton)
1885–1945
Prescott, Ontario
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Colton's Descendants

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William (Wallace) Colton (7 Sep 1901–Apr 1954) m. Gladys (Myrtle Badgley) (Colton) (30 May 1906–jul 1986)
  1. 1. James (Albert) Colton 1925–1996 m. Helen (June Wanamaker) (Colton) 1925–1994
  2. 2. Arthur (Lloyd) Colton 1927–2005

William Colton's Timeline

2 Records

1901
7 Sep 1901
Birth of William Wallace Colton in Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
1954
Apr 1954
Age 53
Death of William Wallace Colton in Oshawa, Whitby East, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
Oshawa, Whitby East, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1901
    Event Place: Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1954
    Event Place: Oshawa, Whitby East, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Picton, Prince Edward County Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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