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William Trenholm Dobson 1849–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1849

Birth Location: New Brunswick, Canada

Death Date: 17 Aug 1900

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Ralph Dobson

Mother: Sarah Dotten

Spouse(s): Sabra Oulton

Children(s):

William Trenholm Dobson was born in 1849 in New Brunswick, Canada, the child of Ralph Leggett Dobson And Sarah Dotten. In 1861, William Trenholm Dobson resided in Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. William Trenholm Dobson married Sabra Oulton. William Trenholm Dobson passed away in 1900 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • William Trenholm Dobson was born in 1849 in New Brunswick, Canada, the child of Ralph Leggett Dobson And Sarah Dotten.
  • In 1861, William Trenholm Dobson resided in Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
  • William Trenholm Dobson married Sabra Oulton.
  • William Trenholm Dobson passed away in 1900 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Dobson's Ancestors

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William Dobson
1849–1900
Birth Place: New Brunswick, Canada
Parents
Ralph Leggett Dobson
1816–1898
Westmorland Parish, New Brunswick, Canada
Sarah Dotten
1806–1893
New Brunswick, Canada
Grandparents
Abraham Dobson
1788–1870
Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Margaret Trenholm
1795–1866
Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Joshua Dotten
1783–1862
Westchester County, New York, USA
Sarah Beebe
1785–1823
New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Jr.
1751–1809
Ann Somers
1755–1837
John Trenholm
1763–1827
Margaret Forster
1771–1840
James Dotten
1751–1831
Abigail O'Dell
1752–1824
Secord Beebe
1764–1859
Elizabeth McDonald
1746–1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Dobson
1721–1773
Mary *
1726–1816
MATTHIAS \
1728–1768
Mariah \
1720–1757
John Trenholm
1739–1817
Isabella Coates
1739–1817

William Dobson's Timeline

3 Records

1849
20 Aug 1849
Birth of William Trenholm Dobson in New Brunswick, Canada
New Brunswick, Canada
1861
1861
Age 12
William Trenholm Dobson resided here in Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
1900
17 Aug 1900
Age 51
Death of William Trenholm Dobson in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1849
    Event Place: New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1006
    [2] Massachusetts, State and Federal Naturalization Records, National Archives at Boston; Waltham, Massachusetts; ARC Title: Petitions and Records of Naturalization , 81845 - 121911; NAI Number: 3000057; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1006

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1877
    Event Place: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, State and Federal Naturalization Records, National Archives at Boston; Waltham, Massachusetts; ARC Title: Petitions and Records of Naturalization , 81845 - 121911; NAI Number: 3000057; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1891
    Record Source: Massachusetts, State and Federal Naturalization Records, National Archives at Boston; Waltham, Massachusetts; ARC Title: Petitions and Records of Naturalization , 81845 - 121911; NAI Number: 3000057; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1900
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

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