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William James Smeltzer Courtney 1899–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 June 1899

Birth Location: Huron County, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 27 May 1969

Death Location: Ripley, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada

Father: John Courtney

Mother: Isabella Courtney

Spouse(s): Clara Wilkie

Children(s): Donald Courtney, Mary Courtney

In 1899, William James Smeltzer Courtney entered the world in Huron County, Ontario, Canada, born to John Courtney And Isabella Courtney. In 1921, William James Smeltzer Courtney resided in Huron, Huron Township, Bruce South, Ontario, Canad. William James Smeltzer Courtney married Clara Elizabeth Wilkie, and had children including Donald Reginald Courtney, Mary Isabel Courtney. William James Smeltzer Courtney passed away in 1969 in Ripley, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1899, William James Smeltzer Courtney entered the world in Huron County, Ontario, Canada, born to John Courtney And Isabella Courtney.
  • In 1921, William James Smeltzer Courtney resided in Huron, Huron Township, Bruce South, Ontario, Canad.
  • William James Smeltzer Courtney married Clara Elizabeth Wilkie, and had children including Donald Reginald Courtney, Mary Isabel Courtney.
  • William James Smeltzer Courtney passed away in 1969 in Ripley, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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William Courtney's Ancestors

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William Courtney
1899–1969
Birth Place: Huron County, Ontario, Canada
Parents
John Courtney
1861–1949
Isabella Courtney
1853–1923
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Courtney's Descendants

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William (James Smeltzer) Courtney (14 June 1899–27 May 1969) m. Clara (Elizabeth) Wilkie (18 Jul 1893–24 Mar 1976)
  1. 1. Donald (Reginald) Courtney 1920–2004 m. Ivy (Jean) McQuay 1922–1999
    1. 1. David (James) Courtney 1944–2016
  2. 2. Mary (Isabel) Courtney 1925–2000 m. John (Calvin (Jack\John Dorie, John C.)) MacDonald 1920–1987
    1. 1. (John) (Courtney) MacDonald 1948–2002

William Courtney's Timeline

3 Records

1899
14 June 1899
Birth of William James Smeltzer Courtney in Huron County, Ontario, Canada
Huron County, Ontario, Canada
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 22
William James Smeltzer Courtney resided here in Huron, Huron Township, Bruce South, Ontario, Canada
Huron, Huron Township, Bruce South, Ontario, Canada
1969
27 May 1969
Age 70
Death of William James Smeltzer Courtney in Kincardine Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
Kincardine Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 June 1899
    Event Place: Huron County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Huron, Huron Township, Bruce South, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1969
    Event Place: Kincardine Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ripley, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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