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William Dempsey Lear 1859–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1859

Birth Location: Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 5 May 1905

Death Location: Blairsville, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Peter Lear

Mother: Nancy Nixon

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The story of William Dempsey Lear began in 1859 in Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA. William Dempsey Lear passed away in 1905 in Blairsville, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Dempsey Lear began in 1859 in Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • William Dempsey Lear passed away in 1905 in Blairsville, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA.

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William Lear's Ancestors

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William Lear
1859–1905
Birth Place: Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Peter Isaac Lear
1826–1904
Bairdstown, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Nancy (Jane) Nixon
1826–1910
Torrance, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
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William Lear's Timeline

2 Records

1859
10 May 1859
Birth of William Dempsey Lear in Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
1905
5 May 1905
Age 46
Death of William Dempsey Lear in Blairsville, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Blairsville, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1859
    Event Place: Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1905
    Event Place: Blairsville, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA

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