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William Murdock Rae 1881–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Nov 1881

Birth Location: Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: March 29, 1959

Death Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Father: James Canada

Mother: Jane McKenzie

Spouse(s): Margaret Morrisroe

Children(s): marguerite walsh, Albert Rae, Frederick Rae, Walter Rae, Mary Rae, Eleanor Rae, Tiedench Rae

The story of William Murdock Rae began in 1881 in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada. William Murdock Rae married Margaret M Morrisroe, and had children including Albert William Rae, Eleanor Rae, Frederick Martin Rae, Marguerite Walsh, Mary Theresa Rae, Tiedench J Rae, Walter James Rae. William Murdock Rae passed away in 1959 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Murdock Rae began in 1881 in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • William Murdock Rae married Margaret M Morrisroe, and had children including Albert William Rae, Eleanor Rae, Frederick Martin Rae, Marguerite Walsh, Mary Theresa Rae, Tiedench J Rae, Walter James Rae.
  • William Murdock Rae passed away in 1959 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Rae's Ancestors

Self
William Rae
1881–1959
Birth Place: Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
James T RAE OR Thomas W Rae 26 Oct 1844 Dalhousie Mountain, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
1857–1914
Nova Scotia
Jane McKenzie
1851–1929
Pleasant Valley, Nova Scotia
Grandparents
James Mckenzie
1808–1881
Nova Scotia
Janet McRobb
1812–
Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Rae's Descendants

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William (Murdock) Rae (21 Nov 1881–March 29, 1959) m. Margaret (M) Morrisroe (9 Jul 1878–1952)
  1. 1. marguerite walsh 1918–1978 m. Charles Walsh 1913–1965
  2. 2. Albert (William) Rae 1908–1967
  3. 3. Frederick (Martin) Rae 1910–2000
  4. 4. Walter (James) Rae 1912–1971
  5. 5. Mary (Theresa) Rae 1920–2008
  6. 6. Eleanor Rae 1919–1930
  7. 7. Tiedench (J) Rae 1911–

William Rae's Timeline

3 Records

1881
21 Nov 1881
Birth of William Murdock Rae in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
1905
20 Mar 1905
Age 24
William Murdock Rae - Naturalization
None
1959
March 29, 1959
Age 78
Death of William Murdock Rae in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1881
    Event Place: Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: U.S., Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906 (M1299); Microfilm Serial: M1299; Microfilm Roll: 102

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Naturalization
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1905
    Record Source: U.S., Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906 (M1299); Microfilm Serial: M1299; Microfilm Roll: 102

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906 (M1299); Microfilm Serial: M1299; Microfilm Roll: 102

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 29, 1959
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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