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William Ryerson Prosser 1843–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 May 1843

Birth Location: Osnabruck, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 30 January 1937

Death Location: Cardinal, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada

Father: Truman Prosser

Mother: Eliza Helmer

Spouse(s): Jane Reid

Children(s): Lottie Prosser, Alvin Prosser, Elmer Prosser, Bertha Prosser, Maud Prosser, Leonard Prosser, Milo Prosser

William Ryerson Prosser was born in 1843 in Osnabruck, Ontario, Canada, the child of Truman Richard Prosser And Eliza Helmer. In 1891, William Ryerson Prosser resided in Cardinal, Grenville South, Ontario, Canada. William Ryerson Prosser married Jane Reid, and had children including Alvin Ryerson Ryerson Prosser, Bertha Prosser, Elmer Prosser, Leonard Prosser, Lottie Prosser, Maud Prosser, Milo Prosser. William Ryerson Prosser passed away in 1937 in Cardinal, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • William Ryerson Prosser was born in 1843 in Osnabruck, Ontario, Canada, the child of Truman Richard Prosser And Eliza Helmer.
  • In 1891, William Ryerson Prosser resided in Cardinal, Grenville South, Ontario, Canada.
  • William Ryerson Prosser married Jane Reid, and had children including Alvin Ryerson Ryerson Prosser, Bertha Prosser, Elmer Prosser, Leonard Prosser, Lottie Prosser, Maud Prosser, Milo Prosser.
  • William Ryerson Prosser passed away in 1937 in Cardinal, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Prosser's Ancestors

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William Prosser
1843–1937
Birth Place: Osnabruck, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Truman Richard Prosser
1816–1900
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada
Eliza Helmer
1817–
Ontario
Grandparents
Jesse Prosser
1791–1881
Osnabruck, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada
Margaret Prosser
1796–1879
Peter Helmer
1788–1874
German Flats, Herkimer, New York, USA
Margaret Rombough
1791–1862
Osnabruck, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Philipp Lines)
1757–1820
Anna Bellinger
1751–1837
Amos Rombough
1751–1808
Elizabeth Bunn
1754–1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philip Helmer
1725–

William Prosser's Descendants

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William (Ryerson) Prosser (28 May 1843–30 January 1937) m. Jane Reid (abt 1852–)
  1. 1. Lottie Prosser 1872–
  2. 2. Alvin (Ryerson Ryerson) Prosser 1876–
  3. 3. Elmer Prosser 1878–
  4. 4. Bertha Prosser 1881–
  5. 5. Maud Prosser 1885–
  6. 6. Leonard Prosser 1888–
  7. 7. Milo Prosser 1890–

William Prosser's Timeline

3 Records

1843
28 May 1843
Birth of William Ryerson Prosser in Osnabruck, Ontario, Canada
Osnabruck, Ontario, Canada
1891
1891
Age 48
William Ryerson Prosser resided here in Cardinal, Grenville South, Ontario, Canada
Cardinal, Grenville South, Ontario, Canada
1937
30 January 1937
Age 94
Death of William Ryerson Prosser in Cardinal, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada
Cardinal, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 May 1843
    Event Place: Osnabruck, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Cardinal, Grenville South, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6337; Family No: 96
    [2] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1940
    [3] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1950
    [4] Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Cardinal, Grenville South, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Cardinal, Grenville South, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6337; Family No: 96

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 January 1937
    Event Place: Cardinal, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1950
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cardinal, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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