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William Smith Findley 1856–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Dec 1856

Birth Location: Mercer County, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 5 Mar 1922

Death Location: Lackawanna, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Patterson Findley

Mother: Prudence Alexander

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William Smith Findley was born in 1856 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, the child of Patterson Findley And Prudence Alexander. In 1870, William Smith Findley resided in Jackson, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1880, William Smith Findley resided in Findley, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA. William Smith Findley passed away in 1922 in Lackawanna, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • William Smith Findley was born in 1856 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, the child of Patterson Findley And Prudence Alexander.
  • In 1870, William Smith Findley resided in Jackson, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1880, William Smith Findley resided in Findley, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • William Smith Findley passed away in 1922 in Lackawanna, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA.

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William Findley's Ancestors

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William Findley
1856–1922
Birth Place: Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Parents
Patterson Findley
1824–
, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
Prudence Alexander
1829–1939
, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John Findlay
1776–1855
Unity Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Amberson
1783–1865
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Judge Amberson
1752–1833
Elizabeth Smith
1765–1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Amberson
1720–1769
Elizabeth Johnson
1720–1756

William Findley's Timeline

4 Records

1856
30 Dec 1856
Birth of William Smith Findley in Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Mercer County, Pennsylvania
1870
1870
Age 14
William Smith Findley resided here in Jackson, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
Jackson, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
1880
1880
Age 24
William Smith Findley resided here in Findley, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
Findley, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
1922
5 Mar 1922
Age 66
Death of William Smith Findley in Lackawanna, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
Lackawanna, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1856
    Event Place: Mercer County, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 029001-032000
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Findley, Mercer, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1155; Family History Film: 1255155; Page: 53C; Enumeration District: 207
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Jackson, Mercer, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1373; Page: 330A; Family History Library Film: 552872

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Jackson, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Jackson, Mercer, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1373; Page: 330A; Family History Library Film: 552872

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Findley, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Findley, Mercer, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1155; Family History Film: 1255155; Page: 53C; Enumeration District: 207

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1922
    Event Place: Lackawanna, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 029001-032000

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