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William Faulkner 1850–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 July 1850

Birth Location: Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 24 Mar 1923

Death Location: Bruce

Father: Joshua Faulkner

Mother: Elizabeth McCullough

Spouse(s): Sarah Langstaff

Children(s): Norman Faulkner, Mary Faulkner, Florence Faulkner, William Faulkner, Adrian Faulkner, Edna Faulkner, Joshua Faulkner

William Faulkner was born in 1850 in Ontario, Canada, the child of Joshua Faulkner And Elizabeth Mccullough. William Faulkner married Sarah Langstaff, and had children including Adrian Britton Faulkner, Edna Evaline Faulkner, Florence Elizabeth Flossie Faulkner, Joshua Faulkner, Mary Ann Faulkner, Norman Langstaff Faulkner, William Leslie Faulkner. William Faulkner passed away in 1923 in Bruce.

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Biography

  • William Faulkner was born in 1850 in Ontario, Canada, the child of Joshua Faulkner And Elizabeth Mccullough.
  • William Faulkner married Sarah Langstaff, and had children including Adrian Britton Faulkner, Edna Evaline Faulkner, Florence Elizabeth Flossie Faulkner, Joshua Faulkner, Mary Ann Faulkner, Norman Langstaff Faulkner, William Leslie Faulkner.
  • William Faulkner passed away in 1923 in Bruce.

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William Faulkner's Ancestors

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William Faulkner
1850–1923
Birth Place: Ontario, Canada
Parents
Joshua Faulkner
1821–1907
County of Monaghan, Ireland
Elizabeth McCullough
1821–1886
County Monaghan, Ireland
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Faulkner's Descendants

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William Faulkner (27 July 1850–24 Mar 1923) m. Sarah Langstaff (30 Jun 1853–19 Aug 1928)
  1. 1. Norman (Langstaff) Faulkner 1890–1964 m. Beatrice (Margaret) McLean 1889–1984
    1. 1. Norman (James) Faulkner 1931–1998 m. Marjorie (Dawn) Code 1934–2010
    2. 2. Donald (William) Faulkner 1922–1983
  2. 2. Mary (Ann) Faulkner 1881–1938 m. William (George) Walker 1871– m. Thomas (Andrew) King 1880–1939
    1. 1. William King 1904–1952 m. Eleanora (B) Groh 1907–1995
      1. 1. Donald (Faulkner) King 1934–1996
      2. 2. Douglas (Morrill) King 1937–2011
    2. 2. Michael King 1907–
  3. 3. Florence (Elizabeth (Flossie)) Faulkner 1885–
  4. 4. William (Leslie) Faulkner 1879–1954 m. Mildred (May) Manchester 1886–1981
    1. 1. Sarah (Isabell) Faulkner 1908–1953
    2. 2. George (Adrian) Faulkner 1910–1985
    3. 3. Florence (May) Faulkner 1911–1974 m. Duncan MacLeod 1904–1985
      1. 1. Gary (Alexander) MacLeod 1935–1984 m. Loreen Roadhouse 1937–1992
      2. 2. Janet MacLeod 1937–2007
    4. 4. Olive (Joy) Faulkner 1916–
  5. 5. Adrian (Britton) Faulkner 1887–1918 m. Hannah (May) Wells 1887–1949
    1. 1. Doris (E) Faulkner 1913–
    2. 2. Rubie Faulkner 1915–
  6. 6. Edna (Evaline) Faulkner 1887–1962
  7. 7. Joshua Faulkner 1878–1879

William Faulkner's Timeline

2 Records

1850
27 July 1850
Birth of William Faulkner in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1923
24 Mar 1923
Age 73
Death of William Faulkner in Bruce
Bruce

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 July 1850
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1923
    Event Place: Bruce

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