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William Gordon Mercer 1924 – 2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Feb 1924

Birth Location: Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 2 Jun 2011

Death Location: Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada

Father: Aubrey Mercer

Mother: Mary Hills

Spouse(s): Katherine Keller

Children(s): Katherine Mercer, Paula Mercer

William Gordon Mercer was born in 1924 in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada, the child of Aubrey John Mercer and Mary Ann Hills. William Gordon Mercer married Katherine Joyce Keller, and had children including Katherine Mercer, Paula Joyce Mercer. William Gordon Mercer passed away in 2011 in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • William Gordon Mercer was born in 1924 in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada, the child of Aubrey John Mercer and Mary Ann Hills.
  • William Gordon Mercer married Katherine Joyce Keller, and had children including Katherine Mercer, Paula Joyce Mercer.
  • William Gordon Mercer passed away in 2011 in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Mercer's Ancestors

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William Mercer
1924 – 2011
Birth Place: Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Aubrey John Mercer
1902 – 1976
Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario, Canada
Mary (Ann) Hills
1900 – 1970
Minto, Cavalier, North Dakota
Grandparents
William (Charles) Mercer
1864 –
Newfoundland
Mary (Mahela) French
1871 –
Newfoundland
John (Edward) Hills
1868 – 1959
Grey, Ontario, Canada
Ellen (Jane) Nelson
1868 – 1959
Derby, Grey, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
James Mercer
Ann Sparks
Nathaniel French
Mary Hayes
George Hills
1833 – 1910
Elizabeth Jeffery
1833 – 1897
William Nelson
1834 – 1902
Jane Armstrong
1841 – 1928
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Mercer's Descendants

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William (Gordon) Mercer (16 Feb 1924 – 2 Jun 2011) m. Katherine (Joyce) Keller (11 Jun 1923 – 26 Dec 2020)
  1. 1. Katherine Mercer
  2. 2. Paula (Joyce) Mercer m. Norman (Albert) Hope
    1. 1. Sarah Hope

William Mercer's Timeline

2 Records

1924
16 Feb 1924
Birth of William Gordon Mercer in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
2011
2 Jun 2011
Age 87
Death of William Gordon Mercer in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1924
    Event Place: Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 3 Jun 2011
    Event Place: Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Sun Times - 3 Jun 2011 - Page 20, William Gordon Mercer Obituary 3 Jun 2011

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jun 2011
    Event Place: Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada

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