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William Nelson Finney 1871–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1871

Birth Location: Montana, , Iowa, USA

Death Date: 18 Dec 1965

Death Location: St Vincent, Kittson, Minnesota, USA

Father: MARTIN FEENEY

Mother: Sara Lightfoot

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William Nelson Finney was born in 1871 in Montana, , Iowa, USA, the child of Martin Feeney And Sara Lightfoot. William Nelson Finney passed away in 1965 in St Vincent, Kittson, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • William Nelson Finney was born in 1871 in Montana, , Iowa, USA, the child of Martin Feeney And Sara Lightfoot.
  • William Nelson Finney passed away in 1965 in St Vincent, Kittson, Minnesota, USA.

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William Finney's Ancestors

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William Finney
1871–1965
Birth Place: Montana, , Iowa, USA
Parents
MARTIN FEENEY
1830–1875
Charleville, , Cork, Ireland
Sara Lightfoot
1843–1913
, , , England
Grandparents
Bernard Feeney
1810–1835
Charleville, , Cork, Ireland
Sarah Feeney
1811–1874
Rom, , , Ireland
David (L) Lightfoot
1823–1891
Simpson County, Kentucky
Sarah (H) Chapman
1825–1856
Monroe County, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
`Ballyquin Finn
1770–1828
Henry Lightfoot
1793–1861
Barbara Lambert
1799–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George \Finn
1748–

William Finney's Timeline

2 Records

1871
29 Mar 1871
Birth of William Nelson Finney in Montana, , Iowa, USA
Montana, , Iowa, USA
1965
18 Dec 1965
Age 94
Death of William Nelson Finney in St Vincent, Kittson, Minnesota, USA
St Vincent, Kittson, Minnesota, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1871
    Event Place: Montana, , Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1965
    Event Place: St Vincent, Kittson, Minnesota, USA

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