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William Peterson McRae 1864–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1864

Birth Location: Bearbrook, , Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 24 Jan 1945

Death Location: New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Father: James McRae

Mother: Susanna Smiley

Spouse(s): Lelia Moffatt

Children(s): Lottie McRae, William McRae, Violet McRae, Charles McRae

William Peterson McRae was born in 1864 in Bearbrook, , Ontario, Canada, the child of James Marcus Aitken Aurelious Mcrae And Susanna Smiley. William Peterson McRae married Lelia Bertha Moffatt, and had children including Charles Edmund Mcrae, Lottie Susannah Mcrae, Violet Gertrude Mcrae, William James Linton Mcrae. William Peterson McRae passed away in 1945 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.

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Biography

  • William Peterson McRae was born in 1864 in Bearbrook, , Ontario, Canada, the child of James Marcus Aitken Aurelious Mcrae And Susanna Smiley.
  • William Peterson McRae married Lelia Bertha Moffatt, and had children including Charles Edmund Mcrae, Lottie Susannah Mcrae, Violet Gertrude Mcrae, William James Linton Mcrae.
  • William Peterson McRae passed away in 1945 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

James McRae
1833–1897
Birth Location: Bearbrook, Russell, Ontario, Canada
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Susanna Smiley
1836–1921
Birth Location: , Fermanagh, , Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Lelia Moffatt
1872–1961
Birth Location: North Gower, Carelton Co, Ontario, Canada
LM

Children(s)

Lottie McRae
1891–1990
Birth Location: Gregg, Manitoba ,Canada
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William McRae
1895–1977
Birth Location: Gregg, Manitoba, Canada
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Violet McRae
1901–1988
Birth Location: Gregg, Manitoba, Canada
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Charles McRae
1906–1949
Birth Location: Gregg,Manitoba, Canada
CM

William McRae's Ancestors

Self
William McRae
1864–1945
Birth Place: Bearbrook, , Ontario, Canada
Parents
James Marcus Aitken Aurelious McRae
1833–1897
Bearbrook, Russell, Ontario, Canada
Susanna Smiley
1836–1921
, Fermanagh, , Ireland
Grandparents
James McRae
1787–1874
Scotland
Sarah (Sherwood) Roe
1797–1856
Milshogue, Wexford Co, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Roe
1763–1836
Sarah Sherwood
1768–1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sherwood
1739–1790
Mary Brass
1745–1810

William McRae's Descendants

1.
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William (Peterson) McRae (28 Feb 1864–24 Jan 1945) m. Lelia (Bertha) Moffatt (26 January 1872–21 March 1961)
  1. 1. Lottie (Susannah) McRae 1891–1990
  2. 2. William (James Linton) McRae 1895–1977
  3. 3. Violet (Gertrude) McRae 1901–1988 m. William (Lloyd) Gibson 1896–
    1. 1. Thomas (Rae) Gibson 1934–1997
    2. 2. William (Garnet) Gibson 1931–2021 m. Dorothy Joyce 1928–2020
  4. 4. Charles (Edmund) McRae 1906–1949

William McRae's Timeline

2 Records

1864
28 Feb 1864
Birth of William Peterson McRae in Bearbrook, , Ontario, Canada
Bearbrook, , Ontario, Canada
1945
24 Jan 1945
Age 81
Death of William Peterson McRae in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1864
    Event Place: Bearbrook, , Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1945
    Event Place: New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
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