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William Bruce Penfold 1923–2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jun 1923

Birth Location: Gardenville, Erie, New York, USA

Death Date: 21 Oct 2006

Death Location: Oakwood Cemetery, East Aurora, Erie County, New York, United States of America

Father: Daniel Penfold

Mother: Anna Jerge

Spouse(s): Betty Smithley

Children(s):

William Bruce Penfold was born in 1923 in Gardenville, Erie, New York, USA, the child of Daniel Edward Penfold And Anna Margarita Jerge. In 1950, William Bruce Penfold resided in Big Tree Road West, Wales, Erie, New York, USA. William Bruce Penfold married Betty Jane Smithley, and had children including Barbara Jean Penfold, Bonita Susan Penfold, Christine D Penfold, Jerry Penfold, Mary Elizabeth Penfold, Michael John Penfold, Teresa A Penfold, William Bruce Penfold. William Bruce Penfold passed away in 2006 in Oakwood Cemetery, East Aurora, Erie County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Bruce Penfold was born in 1923 in Gardenville, Erie, New York, USA, the child of Daniel Edward Penfold And Anna Margarita Jerge.
  • In 1950, William Bruce Penfold resided in Big Tree Road West, Wales, Erie, New York, USA.
  • William Bruce Penfold married Betty Jane Smithley, and had children including Barbara Jean Penfold, Bonita Susan Penfold, Christine D Penfold, Jerry Penfold, Mary Elizabeth Penfold, Michael John Penfold, Teresa A Penfold, William Bruce Penfold.
  • William Bruce Penfold passed away in 2006 in Oakwood Cemetery, East Aurora, Erie County, New York, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Penfold's Ancestors

Self
William Penfold
1923–2006
Birth Place: Gardenville, Erie, New York, USA
Parents
Daniel Edward Penfold
1885–1964
Ebenezer, Erie County, New York, USA
Anna (Margarita) Jerge
1887–1964
Ebenezer, Erie, New York, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Penfold
1838–1925
Hawkhurst, Kent, England
Ann Good
1842–1927
England
Great-Grandparents
James Penfold
1806–1882
Margaret Christmas
1811–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Penfold
1768–1835
Mary Goodwin
1779–1853

William Penfold's Timeline

4 Records

1923
27 Jun 1923
Birth of William Bruce Penfold in Gardenville, Erie, New York, USA
Gardenville, Erie, New York, USA
1950
1950
Age 27
William Bruce Penfold resided here in Big Tree Road West, Wales, Erie, New York, USA
Big Tree Road West, Wales, Erie, New York, USA
2006
18 Oct 2006
Age 83
Death of William Bruce Penfold in East Aurora, Erie, New York, USA
East Aurora, Erie, New York, USA
2006
21 Oct 2006
Age 83
Burial of William Bruce Penfold in Oakwood Cemetery, East Aurora, Erie County, New York, United States of America
Oakwood Cemetery, East Aurora, Erie County, New York, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1923
    Event Place: Gardenville, Erie, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Wales, Erie, New York; Roll: 12; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 15-306

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Big Tree Road West, Wales, Erie, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Wales, Erie, New York; Roll: 12; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 15-306

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 2006
    Event Place: East Aurora, Erie, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 21 Oct 2006
    Event Place: Oakwood Cemetery, East Aurora, Erie County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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