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William Joyce Kent 1845–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1845

Birth Location: Lower Village, Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 20 Sept 1929

Death Location: Truro, Nova Scotia Canada

Father: William Kent

Mother: Patience Joyce

Spouse(s): Willena Ross, Mary McClure

Children(s): Herbert Kent, Willis Kent, Myrtle Kent, Beryl Kent, John Kent

William Joyce Kent was born in 1845 in Lower Village, Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of William Kent And Patience Joyce. In 1891, William Joyce Kent resided in Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada. William Joyce Kent married Mary L Mcclure, Willena Mary Ross, and had children including Beryl Kent, Herbert Howard Kent, John William Kent, Myrtle Esther Kent, Willis Joyce Kent. William Joyce Kent passed away in 1929 in Truro, Nova Scotia Canada.

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Biography

  • William Joyce Kent was born in 1845 in Lower Village, Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of William Kent And Patience Joyce.
  • In 1891, William Joyce Kent resided in Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • William Joyce Kent married Mary L Mcclure, Willena Mary Ross, and had children including Beryl Kent, Herbert Howard Kent, John William Kent, Myrtle Esther Kent, Willis Joyce Kent.
  • William Joyce Kent passed away in 1929 in Truro, Nova Scotia Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Kent's Ancestors

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William Kent
1845–1929
Birth Place: Lower Village, Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
William Kent
1813–
Patience Joyce
1809–1884
Grandparents
James (Kent) Jr.
1777–1834
Lower Stewiacke, Nova Scotia, Canada
Eleanor Dickey
1780–
William Joyce
1768–1833
Great-Grandparents
James Kent
1749–1825
Margaret Williams
1753–1829
William Dickey
1761–1846
Hannah Howard
1759–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Kent's Descendants

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William (Joyce) Kent (25 May 1845–20 Sept 1929) m. Willena (Mary) Ross (1858–6 Sept 1884) m. Mary (L.) McClure (19 Dec 1853–1929)
  1. 1. Herbert (Howard) Kent 1878–1963 m. Ethel (Margaret) Cross 1882–1970
    1. 1. Myrtle (Ethel) Kent 1907–1988
    2. 2. Edith (Melba) Kent 1910–2011 m. Percy (Eugene) Wyman 1912–1982
  2. 2. Willis (Joyce) Kent 1879–1880
  3. 3. Myrtle (Esther) Kent 1881–1897
  4. 4. Beryl Kent 1893–1981 m. Hugh (James) Fraser 1875–1963
  5. 5. John (William) Kent 1896–1904

William Kent's Timeline

3 Records

1845
25 May 1845
Birth of William Joyce Kent in Lower Village, Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
Lower Village, Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
1891
1891
Age 46
William Joyce Kent resided here in Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
1929
20 Sept 1929
Age 84
Death of William Joyce Kent in Truro, Nova Scotia Canada
Truro, Nova Scotia Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1845
    Event Place: Lower Village, Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia; Roll: T-6311; Family No: 154

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia; Roll: T-6311; Family No: 154

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Sept 1929
    Event Place: Truro, Nova Scotia Canada

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