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William Alexander McRae 1915–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Apr 1915

Birth Location: Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA

Death Date: 2 Sep 1999

Death Location: Wheat Ridge, Jefferson, Colorado, USA

Father: George McRae

Mother: Mary Harper

Spouse(s): Kathryn Miller, Dolores Chveja

Children(s):

In 1915, William Alexander McRae entered the world in Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA, born to George Drennan Mcrae And Mary Harper. In 1915, William Alexander McRae resided in Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA. In 1920, William Alexander McRae resided in La Salle, Niagara, New York, USA. William Alexander McRae married Dolores Pauline Chveja, Kathryn Gertrude Miller, and had children including Karene K Mcrae, Kathy Mcrae, Mcrae. William Alexander McRae passed away in 1999 in Wheat Ridge, Jefferson, Colorado, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1915, William Alexander McRae entered the world in Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA, born to George Drennan Mcrae And Mary Harper.
  • In 1915, William Alexander McRae resided in Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA.
  • In 1920, William Alexander McRae resided in La Salle, Niagara, New York, USA.
  • William Alexander McRae married Dolores Pauline Chveja, Kathryn Gertrude Miller, and had children including Karene K Mcrae, Kathy Mcrae, Mcrae.
  • William Alexander McRae passed away in 1999 in Wheat Ridge, Jefferson, Colorado, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George McRae
1877–1966
Birth Location: New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Mary Harper
1883–1965
Birth Location: Keith, Banffshire, Scotland
MH

Spouses(s)

Kathryn Miller
1919–2007
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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Dolores Chveja
1930–2012
Birth Location: New York, USA
DC

Children(s)

William McRae's Ancestors

Self
William McRae
1915–1999
Birth Place: Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA
Parents
George Drennan McRae
1877–1966
New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Mary Harper
1883–1965
Keith, Banffshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John McCrae
1826–1899
New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Hannah Drennan
1833–1891
Old Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Jane McRae
1803–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert McCrae
1777–1862
Elizabeth Hair
1776–1862

William McRae's Timeline

14 Records

1915
25 Apr 1915
Birth of William Alexander McRae in Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA
Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA
1915
01 Jun 1915
William Alexander McRae resided here in Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA
Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA
1920
1920
Age 5
William Alexander McRae resided here in La Salle, Niagara, New York, USA
La Salle, Niagara, New York, USA
1925
1925
Age 10
William Alexander McRae resided here in Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA
Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA
1930
1930
Age 15
William Alexander McRae resided here in Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA
Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA
1932
1932
Age 17
William Alexander McRae resided here in Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA
Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA
1935
1935
Age 20
William Alexander McRae resided here in Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA
Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA
1940
1940
Age 25
William Alexander McRae resided here in Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA
Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA
1948
1948
Age 33
William Alexander McRae resided here in Denver, Colorado, USA
Denver, Colorado, USA
1950
1950
Age 35
William Alexander McRae resided here in Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
1951
Bef. 1951
Age 36
William Alexander McRae resided here in New York, USA
New York, USA
1959
1959
Age 44
William Alexander McRae resided here in Denver, Colorado, USA
Denver, Colorado, USA
1993
1993
Age 78
William Alexander McRae resided here in Denver, Colorado, USA
Denver, Colorado, USA
1999
2 Sep 1999
Age 84
Death of William Alexander McRae in Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1915
    Event Place: Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Jun 1915
    Event Place: Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., State Census, 1915

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: La Salle, Niagara, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., State Census, 1925

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1932
    Event Place: Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Niagara Falls High School; Year: 1932

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1948
    Event Place: Denver, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Denver, Denver, Colo

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Bef. 1951
    Event Place: New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Denver, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Denver, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Colorado, USA
    Record Source: Nevada, U.S., Marriage Index, 1956-2005

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for New York State, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1999
    Event Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wheat Ridge, Jefferson, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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