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William David Joy 1846–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Apr 1846

Birth Location: Marlborough Twp., Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada.

Death Date: 23 Apr 1925

Death Location: Richmond, Ontario, Canada

Father: David Joy

Mother: Mary Watson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Nixon

Children(s): Gertrude Joy

William David Joy was born in 1846 in Marlborough Twp., Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada., the child of David Joy And Mary Ann Watson. William David Joy married Elizabeth Nixon, and had children including Gertrude Mable Joy. William David Joy passed away in 1925 in Richmond, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • William David Joy was born in 1846 in Marlborough Twp., Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada., the child of David Joy And Mary Ann Watson.
  • William David Joy married Elizabeth Nixon, and had children including Gertrude Mable Joy.
  • William David Joy passed away in 1925 in Richmond, Ontario, Canada.

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William Joy's Ancestors

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William Joy
1846–1925
Birth Place: Marlborough Twp., Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada.
Parents
David Joy
1799–
Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Ann) Watson
1810–1860
Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Joy's Descendants

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William (David) Joy (9 Apr 1846–23 Apr 1925) m. Elizabeth Nixon (Abt. 1846–06 Dec 1896)
  1. 1. Gertrude (Mable) Joy 1886–1959 m. George (Phillips) Vaughan 1883–1939
    1. 1. Alice (Elizabeth) Vaughan 1915–1990 m. Henry (Elburn) Cassidy 1906–1960
      1. 1. Male Cassidy 1936–1936
    2. 2. Wilbert (H) Vaughan 1910–1973
    3. 3. George (Ferdinand "Fergie") Vaughan 1913–2001
    4. 4. Gertrude (O M) Vaughan 1920–

William Joy's Timeline

2 Records

1846
9 Apr 1846
Birth of William David Joy in Marlborough Twp., Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada.
Marlborough Twp., Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada.
1925
23 Apr 1925
Age 79
Death of William David Joy in Richmond, Ontario, Canada
Richmond, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1846
    Event Place: Marlborough Twp., Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1925
    Event Place: Richmond, Ontario, Canada

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