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William Leslie Graves 1913 – 2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1913

Birth Location: Mount Albert, York County, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 15 November 2002

Death Location: Meaford, Grey County, Ontario, Canada

Father: Thomas Graves

Mother: Rubie Skinner

Spouse(s): Grace Wrightman

Children(s): Ruth Graves, Betty Graves, Earl Graves

William Leslie Graves was born in Mount Albert, York County, Ontario, Canada in 1913, to Thomas Warren Graves and Rubie Clare Skinner. Later in life, William Leslie Graves married Grace Edna Wrightman; among their children were Ruth Graves, Betty Claire Graves and Earl Graves. William Leslie Graves died in Meaford, Grey County, Ontario, Canada, 2002.

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Parents

Thomas Graves
1881 – 1963
Birth Location: Laxton Twp., Victoria, Ontario, Canada
TG
Rubie Skinner
1886 – 1916
Birth Location: Whitchurch Twp., York Co., ON
RS

Spouses(s)

Grace Wrightman
1915 – 1981
Birth Location: Baldwin, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
GW

Children(s)

Ruth Graves
1936 –
Birth Location: York County, Ontario, Canada
RG
Betty Graves
1938 – 2009
Birth Location: Newmarket, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
BG
Earl Graves
1944 –
Birth Location: York County, Ontario, Canada
EG

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 AUG 1912
    Event Place: Mount Albert, York County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, 1931 Census of Canada, Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Geneanet Community Trees Index, Ontario, Canada Births, 1858-1913, Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, 1933-1934, Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Delayed Registrations and Stillbirths, "50" Series, 1869-1911, 1913; Series: MS930; Reel: 70; Record Group: RG 80-2, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 100; Census Place: 100, York North, Ontario; Page Number: 16

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1913

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 22 Jan 1961
    Record Source: Canada, Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Sun Times; Publication Date: 16 Nov 2002; Publication Place: Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada; ,0.221715,0.9818502,0.33061016&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Whitchurch, York North, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 100; Census Place: 100, York North, Ontario; Page Number: 16

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1931
    Event Place: Gaspe, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Meatotd
    Record Source: Canada, Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Sun Times; Publication Date: 16 Nov 2002; Publication Place: Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada; ,0.221715,0.9818502,0.33061016&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 15 November 2002
    Event Place: Meaford, Grey County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Canada, Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Geneanet Community Trees Index, Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016, The Sun Times; Publication Date: 16 Nov 2002; Publication Place: Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada; ,0.221715,0.9818502,0.33061016&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 18 Nov 2002
    Event Place: Queensville, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Canada, Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Sun Times; Publication Date: 16 Nov 2002; Publication Place: Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada; ,0.221715,0.9818502,0.33061016&xid=3355
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