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William John MAIN 1869–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Nov 1869

Birth Location: Dawsonville, New Carlisle, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada

Death Date: 28 Jan 1972

Death Location: Buried at Dawsonville Cemetery,Restigouche County, New Brunswick

Father: William Maine

Mother: Margaret Chatterton

Spouse(s): May DOBSON

Children(s): James Main, Austin Main, Robert Main, Florence Main, Baby Main, Ellen Main, Ivan Main, Hilda Main, Westley Main, George Main, William Main

The story of William John MAIN began in 1869 in Dawsonville, New Carlisle, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada. William John MAIN married May Elzeletta Dobson, and had children including Austin Herbert Main, Baby Main, Ellen Flora Main, Florence Main, George Andrew Main, Hilda Adelaide Mary Main, Ivan Louien Main, James Stewart Main, Robert John Charles Main, Westley Rubin Main, William Woodbury Doherty Main. William John MAIN passed away in 1972 in Buried at Dawsonville Cemetery,Restigouche County, New Brunswick.

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Biography

  • The story of William John MAIN began in 1869 in Dawsonville, New Carlisle, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada.
  • William John MAIN married May Elzeletta Dobson, and had children including Austin Herbert Main, Baby Main, Ellen Flora Main, Florence Main, George Andrew Main, Hilda Adelaide Mary Main, Ivan Louien Main, James Stewart Main, Robert John Charles Main, Westley Rubin Main, William Woodbury Doherty Main.
  • William John MAIN passed away in 1972 in Buried at Dawsonville Cemetery,Restigouche County, New Brunswick.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Maine
1832–1907
Birth Location: New Carlisle, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
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Margaret Chatterton
1841–1922
Birth Location: Hopetown, Bonaventure, Québec
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Spouses(s)

May DOBSON
1868–1942
Birth Location: New Carlisle, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
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Children(s)

James Main
1899–1941
Birth Location: Dawsonville, New Brunswick, Canada
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Austin Main
1905–1979
Birth Location: Dawsonville, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
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Robert Main
1896–1966
Birth Location: Dawsonville, Restigouche Co., New Brunswick, Canada
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Florence Main
1889–1966
Birth Location: Eldon, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
FM
Baby Main
1908–1908
Birth Location: Dawsonville, New Brunswick, Canada
BM
Ellen Main
1893–1974
Birth Location: Dawsonville, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
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Ivan Main
1908–1998
Birth Location: Dawsonville, New Brunswick, Canada
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Hilda Main
1901–1969
Birth Location: New Carlisle, Quebec, Canada
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Westley Main
1902–1959
Birth Location: Dawsonville, Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada
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George Main
1894–1990
Birth Location: Dawsonville, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
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William Main
1898–1992
Birth Location: Dawsonville, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
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William MAIN's Ancestors

Self
William MAIN
1869–1972
Birth Place: Dawsonville, New Carlisle, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
Parents
William Maine
1832–1907
New Carlisle, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
Margaret Chatterton
1841–1922
Hopetown, Bonaventure, Québec
Grandparents
John Main
1805–1890
New Carlisle, Bonaventure Co.,, Quebec, Canada
Mary (Ann Devor or) Devon
1807–1880
Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland or possibly Quebec?
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William MAIN's Descendants

1.
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William (John) MAIN (16 Nov 1869–28 Jan 1972) m. May (Elzeletta) DOBSON (28 Oct 1868–28 Sep 1942)
  1. 1. James (Stewart) Main 1899–1941 m. Julia (Gladys) Fraser 1904–1980
    1. 1. Gladys (Leila) Main 1925–2000 m. James (Faren THOMAS) * 1920–1968
      1. 1. James (Lawson) THOMAS 1950–2012
    2. 2. Doris (Vinetta) Main 1933–2007 m. Woodbury Fraser 1919–1983
    3. 3. Helen (Jean) Main 1935–2000
    4. 4. James (Gordon) Main 1927–2011
    5. 5. Frederick (Murray) Main 1939–2019
  2. 2. Austin (Herbert) Main 1905–1979 m. Marie (Fredericka) ADAMS 1911–1936 m. Eva Hennigar 1927–2000
    1. 1. Amisey (Austin "Ottie") Main 1945–2011
    2. 2. Ubles (Herbert) Main 1943–1995
    3. 3. William (John) Main 1949–2015 m. Brenda (May) Gaudin 1951–2016
  3. 3. Robert (John "Charles") Main 1896–1966 m. Mabel (Annie Isabella) Fraser 1901–1985
    1. 1. Elmer (David) Main 1937–1938
    2. 2. Emerson Main 1938–2016
  4. 4. Florence Main 1889–1966 m. William (Arthur) Fraser 1898–1982
    1. 1. Opal Fraser 1932–2021
    2. 2. Douglas Fraser 1927–1972
    3. 3. Allison (Donald) Fraser 1923–2002
    4. 4. Gordon Fraser 1921–1994 m. Ida (Muriel) Hennigar 1920–2002
      1. 1. Opal Fraser –1951
      2. 2. Myrna Fraser –1986
    5. 5. Woodbury Fraser 1919–1983 m. Doris (Vinetta) Main 1933–2007
  5. 5. Baby Main 1908–1908
  6. 6. Ellen (Flora) Main 1893–1974 m. William (Benjamin) Conners 1887–1931
    1. 1. Earl Connors 1927–2006
    2. 2. May ((twin of Jack)) Connors 1920–
    3. 3. Jack ((twin of May)) Connors 1920–1920
    4. 4. Dorothy (Elizabeth Catharine) Connors 1915–1984
    5. 5. Lydia (Victoria Alexandra) Connors 1917–1962 m. Vitale (Ephram) Hennigar 1890–1976
      1. 1. Marina (Helen Teresa) Hennigar 1935–1935
      2. 2. Dorothy (Victoria) Hennigar 1933–2017 m. Robert (William) Weedon 1928–1988
      3. 3. Scott ("Billy") Hennigar 1940–2013
      4. 4. Donald Hennigar 1938–2008
  7. 7. Ivan (Louien) Main 1908–1998
  8. 8. Hilda (Adelaide Mary) Main 1901–1969 m. Alfred (Thomas) Roy 1890–1973
    1. 1. Marie (Leona Lena) Roy 1936–1999
  9. 9. Westley (Rubin) Main 1902–1959 m. Ida (Jane) Fraser 1908–1908
  10. 10. George (Andrew) Main 1894–1990 m. Marie (Alice) Nadeau 1914–
  11. 11. William (Woodbury Doherty) Main 1898–1992 m. Edith (Mira "Nina" MANN) * 1901–1959
    1. 1. Eric (Harry) MAIN 1934–1992
    2. 2. Milton (S.) MAIN 1923–1931
    3. 3. Elseleita (Jane) MAIN 1919–2009 m. Austin (George) Harris 1911–1993
      1. 1. Verna (Jean) HARRIS 1938–1996 m. Wallace (Earl Lindsay) BORDEN 1937–2010
      2. 2. Blair (Austin) HARRIS 1943–1972
    4. 4. William (Auldin "Bill") MAIN 1937–2014
    5. 5. Edith (Lorettia MAIN) * 1921–2022 m. William (Hardy) Murray 1915–1987
      1. 1. Thelma (Jean) MURRAY 1946–2016
    6. 6. Marian (Leata MAIN) * 1925– m. Harold (Edward) Hutson 1913–1992

William MAIN's Timeline

8 Records

1869
16 Nov 1869
Birth of William John MAIN in Dawsonville, New Carlisle, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
Dawsonville, New Carlisle, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
1869
16 Nov 1869
Birth of William John MAIN in Dawsonville, New Carlisle, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
Dawsonville, New Carlisle, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
1870
1870
Age 1
William John MAIN was baptized in New Carlisle, Québec, Canada
New Carlisle, Québec, Canada
1871
Abt. 1871
Age 2
William John MAIN resided here in Cox, Bonaventure, Quebec
Cox, Bonaventure, Quebec
1901
1901
Age 32
William John MAIN resided here in New Brunswick, Canada
New Brunswick, Canada
1911
1911
Age 42
William John MAIN resided here in , Restiqouche, New Brunswick
, Restiqouche, New Brunswick
1972
28 Jan 1972
Age 103
Death of William John MAIN in Dalhousie, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
Dalhousie, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
1972
28 Jan 1972
Age 103
Death of William John MAIN in Buried at Dawsonville Cemetery,Restigouche County, New Brunswick
Buried at Dawsonville Cemetery,Restigouche County, New Brunswick

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1869
    Event Place: Dawsonville, New Carlisle, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1869
    Event Place: Dawsonville, New Carlisle, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: New Carlisle, Québec, Canada
    Record Source: Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, Comp.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt. 1871
    Event Place: Cox, Bonaventure, Quebec
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Cox, Bonaventure, Quebec; Roll: C-10369; Page: 8

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: , Restiqouche, New Brunswick
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1972
    Event Place: Dalhousie, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1972
    Event Place: Buried at Dawsonville Cemetery,Restigouche County, New Brunswick
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