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William Edward Quinn 1868–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 OCT 1868

Birth Location: Chicago, Cook Co., IL

Death Date: 21 APR 1941

Death Location: Detroit, Wayne Co., MI

Father: Edward Quinn

Mother: Elizabeth Clancy

Spouse(s): Sadie Colburn

Children(s): Frances Quinn, William Quinn, Robert Quinn, Thomas Quinn, James Quinn, Margaret Quinn

The story of William Edward Quinn began in 1868 in Chicago, Cook Co., IL. William Edward Quinn married Mary E Meyers, Mary Stadtherr, Sadie Anna Louise Colburn, and had children including Arlene Jane Quinn, Child Quinn, Frances Elizabeth Quinn, James L Quinn, Margaret Mary Midge Quinn, Robert Colburn Quinn, Thomas Ruby Quinn, Tom Quinn, William Edward Quinn. William Edward Quinn passed away in 1941 in Detroit, Wayne Co., MI.

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Biography

  • The story of William Edward Quinn began in 1868 in Chicago, Cook Co., IL.
  • William Edward Quinn married Mary E Meyers, Mary Stadtherr, Sadie Anna Louise Colburn, and had children including Arlene Jane Quinn, Child Quinn, Frances Elizabeth Quinn, James L Quinn, Margaret Mary Midge Quinn, Robert Colburn Quinn, Thomas Ruby Quinn, Tom Quinn, William Edward Quinn.
  • William Edward Quinn passed away in 1941 in Detroit, Wayne Co., MI.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Quinn's Ancestors

Self
William Quinn
1868–1941
Birth Place: Chicago, Cook Co., IL
Parents
Edward William Quinn
1838–1912
Arderra, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Elizabeth (Frances "Eliza") Clancy
1840–1916
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., MI
Grandparents
William Quinn
1808–1861
Arderra, Kilkenny, Ireland
Anastasia Kennedy
–1864
Ireland
Michael Clancy
1800–1885
County Kilkenny, Ireland
Mary (Ann) Buckley
1800–1841
County Cork, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Clancy
1754–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Clancy
1730–

William Quinn's Descendants

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William (Edward) Quinn (25 OCT 1868–21 APR 1941) m. Sadie (Anna Louise) Colburn (26 AUG 1892–23 OCT 1977)
  1. 1. Frances (Elizabeth) Quinn 1921–2000 m. Livio Ottino 1916–2011
  2. 2. William (Edward) Quinn 1918–2001 m. Rose (Marie) Merth 1914–1997
  3. 3. Robert (Colburn) Quinn 1923–1985
  4. 4. Thomas (Ruby) Quinn 1925–1980
  5. 5. James (L.) Quinn 1928–1986
  6. 6. Margaret (Mary "Midge") Quinn 1933–1998

William Quinn's Timeline

2 Records

1868
25 OCT 1868
Birth of William Edward Quinn in Chicago, Cook Co., IL
Chicago, Cook Co., IL
1941
21 APR 1941
Age 73
Death of William Edward Quinn in Detroit, Wayne Co., MI
Detroit, Wayne Co., MI

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 OCT 1868
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook Co., IL
    Record Source: Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Prison Record, see notes

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cadillac Memorial Cemetery, Clinton TWP, MI

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 16 FEB 1915
    Event Place: Racine, Wisconsin
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Journal Times - 16 Feb 1915 - Page 3, William Edward Quinn 16 Feb 1915

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 APR 1941
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne Co., MI
    Record Source: Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan

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