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William A. McRae 1876–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Oct 1876

Birth Location: Tyendinaga, Hastings, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 28 April 1939

Death Location: Ridgedale, Melfort Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada

Father: Donald McRae

Mother: Elizabeth McCullough

Spouse(s): Margaret McRae, Sarah Smiley

Children(s): Ross McRae, Hartwell Mcrae

William A. McRae was born in 1876 in Tyendinaga, Hastings, Ontario, Canada, the child of Donald Alexander Mcrae And Elizabeth Mccullough. In 1881, William A. McRae resided in Tyendinaga, Hastings East, Ontario, Canada. In 1891, William A. McRae resided in Tyendinaga, Hastings East, Ontario, Canada. William A. McRae married Margaret Mcrae, Sarah Jane Smiley, and had children including Hartwell Harold Mcrae, Ross Mcrae. William A. McRae passed away in 1939 in Ridgedale, Melfort Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada.

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Biography

  • William A. McRae was born in 1876 in Tyendinaga, Hastings, Ontario, Canada, the child of Donald Alexander Mcrae And Elizabeth Mccullough.
  • In 1881, William A. McRae resided in Tyendinaga, Hastings East, Ontario, Canada.
  • In 1891, William A. McRae resided in Tyendinaga, Hastings East, Ontario, Canada.
  • William A. McRae married Margaret Mcrae, Sarah Jane Smiley, and had children including Hartwell Harold Mcrae, Ross Mcrae.
  • William A. McRae passed away in 1939 in Ridgedale, Melfort Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William McRae's Ancestors

Self
William McRae
1876–1939
Birth Place: Tyendinaga, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Donald Alexander McRae
1848–1933
Lonsdale, Tyendinaga, Hastings, Ontario, Canadas, Ontario, Canada
Elizabeth McCullough
1850–1910
Tyendinaga, Hastings, Ontario, Canadas, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Alexander McRae
1808–1871
Scotland
Catherine McLure
1811–1851
William (H) McCullough
1819–1914
Monaghan, Ireland
Rebecca English
1819–1905
Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada (Ontario), Canada
Great-Grandparents
John English
1784–1863
Elizabeth Ford
1789–1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William McRae's Descendants

1.
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William (A.) McRae (8 Oct 1876–28 April 1939) m. Margaret McRae (abt 1877–) m. Sarah (Jane) Smiley (22 Jan 1873–21 Jan 1963)
  1. 1. Ross McRae 1911–1931
  2. 2. Hartwell (Harold) Mcrae 1894–1978 m. Eliza Arnold 1908–1985
    1. 1. Luella (Amy) McRae 1930–2017
    2. 2. Rodney (Terrance) McRae 1945–2008
    3. 3. Vivian (Grace) McRae 1931–2019

William McRae's Timeline

7 Records

1876
8 Oct 1876
Birth of William A. McRae in Tyendinaga, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
Tyendinaga, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
1881
1881
Age 5
William A. McRae resided here in Tyendinaga, Hastings East, Ontario, Canada
Tyendinaga, Hastings East, Ontario, Canada
1891
1891
Age 15
William A. McRae resided here in Tyendinaga, Hastings East, Ontario, Canada
Tyendinaga, Hastings East, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 25
William A. McRae resided here in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 45
William A. McRae resided here in Tyendinaga, Hastings East, Ontario, Canada
Tyendinaga, Hastings East, Ontario, Canada
1931
1931
Age 55
William A. McRae resided here in Hastings, Ontario, Canada
Hastings, Ontario, Canada
1939
28 April 1939
Age 63
Death of William A. McRae in Ridgedale, Melfort Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada
Ridgedale, Melfort Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1876
    Event Place: Tyendinaga, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada
    [2] 1881 Census of Canada
    [3] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1939
    [4] 1901 Census of Canada
    [5] 1921 Census of Canada
    [6] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [7] 1931 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Tyendinaga, Hastings East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Tyendinaga, Hastings East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Tyendinaga, Hastings East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Hastings, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 April 1939
    Event Place: Ridgedale, Melfort Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ridgedale, Melfort Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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