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William Bruce Jay 1881–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Nov 1881

Birth Location: Mt Stewart, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Death Date: 29 Apr 1943

Death Location: Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada

Father: Ellen Coffin

Mother: Jonathan Jay

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The story of William Bruce Jay began in 1881 in Mt Stewart, Prince Edward Island, Canada. William Bruce Jay passed away in 1943 in Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of William Bruce Jay began in 1881 in Mt Stewart, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  • William Bruce Jay passed away in 1943 in Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada.

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William Jay's Ancestors

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William Jay
1881–1943
Birth Place: Mt Stewart, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Parents
Ellen Jane Coffin
1856–1881
Mount Stewart, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Jonathan Jay
1847–1900
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Grandparents
Elisha (E.) Coffin
1804–1892
Savage Harbor, PEI, Canada
Elizabeth (Jackson) ♦
1816–1893
Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Andrew ♦
1774–1853
Frances Sanderson
1778–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Saunderson
1750–1818
Margaret Mayne
1750–1815

William Jay's Timeline

2 Records

1881
4 Nov 1881
Birth of William Bruce Jay in Mt Stewart, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Mt Stewart, Prince Edward Island, Canada
1943
29 Apr 1943
Age 62
Death of William Bruce Jay in Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1881
    Event Place: Mt Stewart, Prince Edward Island, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1943
    Event Place: Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada

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