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William Selby Finn 1892 – 1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 May 1892

Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois

Death Date: 10 March 1949

Death Location: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Father: John Finn

Mother: Eliza Fairfax

Spouse(s): Newell Mainwaring

Children(s): Duane FINN, Truman Finn, Leighton Finn, Keith Finn

According to available records, William Selby Finn Dr was born in 1892 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, the child of John Thomas Finn and Eliza Ellen "Nellie" Fairfax. Following those early years, William Selby Finn Dr married Newell Mainwaring, and their family grew to include Duane Loring FINN, Truman Finn, Leighton Selby Finn and Keith Ellis Finn. In the later years of life, William Selby Finn Dr died in 1949 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

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Parents

John Finn
1862 – 1892
Birth Location: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
JF
Eliza Fairfax
1865 – 1918
Birth Location: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
EF

Spouses(s)

Newell Mainwaring
1895 – 1946
Birth Location: Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA
NM

Children(s)

Duane FINN
1920 – 1985
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
DF
Truman Finn
1921 – 1921
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois
TF
Leighton Finn
1924 – 2006
Birth Location: Cook, Illinois, United States
LF
Keith Finn
1927 – 1976
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
KF

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 24 May 1892
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 28 Nov 1946

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 March 1949
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

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