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William Franklin GARDINER 1856 – 1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 JUL 1856

Birth Location: New York

Death Date: 11 MAY 1943

Death Location: Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Gardiner*

Mother: Rosanna SHERIDAN

Spouse(s): Louisa THOMSON

Children(s): Ethel Gardiner, William Gardiner, Caroline GARDINER, John GARDINER, James GARDINER, Glenn GARDINER, Edith GARDINER

William Franklin GARDINER was born in 1856 in New York, the child of William Franklin "John" Gardiner* and Rosanna SHERIDAN. William Franklin GARDINER married Louisa Sophia THOMSON, and had children including Ethel L Gardiner, William Franklin Gardiner, Caroline Frances GARDINER, John Thomson GARDINER, James Irving GARDINER, Glenn Lion GARDINER, Edith Marion GARDINER. William Franklin GARDINER passed away in 1943 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • William Franklin GARDINER was born in 1856 in New York, the child of William Franklin "John" Gardiner* and Rosanna SHERIDAN.
  • William Franklin GARDINER married Louisa Sophia THOMSON, and had children including Ethel L Gardiner, William Franklin Gardiner, Caroline Frances GARDINER, John Thomson GARDINER, James Irving GARDINER, Glenn Lion GARDINER, Edith Marion GARDINER.
  • William Franklin GARDINER passed away in 1943 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Gardiner*
1827 – 1914
Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
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Rosanna SHERIDAN
1830 – 1872
Birth Location: Canada
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Spouses(s)

Louisa THOMSON
1861 – 1923
Birth Location: Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
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Children(s)

Ethel Gardiner
1885 – 1972
Birth Location: Fulton Twsp., Rock Co., WI, U.S.
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William Gardiner
1885 – 1971
Birth Location: Edgerton, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
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Caroline GARDINER
1887 – 1968
Birth Location: Fulton Twsp., Rock Co., WI, U.S.
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John GARDINER
1888 – 1932
Birth Location: Fulton Twsp., Rock Co., WI, U.S.
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James GARDINER
1892 – 1957
Birth Location: Wisconsin
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Glenn GARDINER
1896 – 1962
Birth Location: Fulton Twsp., Rock Co., WI, U.S.
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Edith GARDINER
1899 – 1979
Birth Location: Fulton Twsp., Rock Co., WI, U.S.
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William GARDINER's Ancestors

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William GARDINER
1856 – 1943
Birth Place: New York
Parents
William Franklin "John" Gardiner*
1827 – 1914
Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
Rosanna SHERIDAN
1830 – 1872
Canada
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William GARDINER's Descendants

1.
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William (Franklin) GARDINER (18 JUL 1856 – 11 MAY 1943) m. Louisa (Sophia) THOMSON (15 JUN 1861 – 10 NOV 1923)
  1. 1. Ethel (L) Gardiner (16 JUL 1885 – 26 MAR 1972)
  2. 2. William (Franklin) Gardiner (21 Sep 1885 – 23 Aug 1971) m. Velma BROWN (24 May 1889 – Abt. Nov 1981)
    1. 1. Ronald (Lion) GARDINER (30 May 1916 – 1 November 1991) m. Miriam ("Wilma" Louise) Alexander (23 Feb 1920 – 18 MAR 2003)
      1. 1. Mark (Lionel William) GARDINER
      2. 2. Alison (Lynette) Gardiner m. Graham (Robert) Aish (1942 – )
        1. 1. Cameron (Ronald) Aish m. Zara MacLean m. Courtney (Leigh) Smith (21 Oct 1970 – )
        2. 2. Malcolm Aish m. Ruth
        3. 3. Nathan Aish
      3. 3. Esther (Vivienne) Gardiner m. Brian (Ronald) Aish
      4. 4. Cheryl Gardiner
      5. 5. Ross Gardiner
    2. 2. Wilma (Louise) Gardiner (23 Feb 1920 – 16 May 1998)
  3. 3. Caroline (Frances) GARDINER (3 MAY 1887 – 15 DEC 1968)
  4. 4. John (Thomson) GARDINER (12 SEP 1888 – 1932)
  5. 5. James (Irving) GARDINER (3 FEB 1892 – 1957)
  6. 6. Glenn (Lion) GARDINER (6 JUN 1896 – 1962)
  7. 7. Edith (Marion) GARDINER (27 NOV 1899 – 7 DEC 1979)

William GARDINER's Timeline

2 Records

1856
18 JUL 1856
Birth of William Franklin GARDINER in New York
New York
1943
11 MAY 1943
Age 87
Death of William Franklin GARDINER in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 JUL 1856
    Event Place: New York

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 MAY 1943
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
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