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William Francis Sweeney 1901–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Nov 1901

Birth Location: Fresno, California, USA

Death Date: 9 Nov 1972

Death Location: Hayward, USA

Father: James Sweeney

Mother: Carmela Sweeney

Spouse(s): Doris Franklin

Children(s):

William Francis Sweeney was born in 1901 in Fresno, California, USA, the child of James J Sweeney And Carmela Sweeney. In 1928, William Francis Sweeney resided in Fresno, California, USA. William Francis Sweeney married Doris Winifred Soares Bushor Franklin. William Francis Sweeney passed away in 1972 in Hayward, USA.

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Biography

  • William Francis Sweeney was born in 1901 in Fresno, California, USA, the child of James J Sweeney And Carmela Sweeney.
  • In 1928, William Francis Sweeney resided in Fresno, California, USA.
  • William Francis Sweeney married Doris Winifred Soares Bushor Franklin.
  • William Francis Sweeney passed away in 1972 in Hayward, USA.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

William Sweeney's Ancestors

Self
William Sweeney
1901–1972
Birth Place: Fresno, California, USA
Parents
James J Sweeney
1865–
Ireland
Carmela Sweeney
1871–1938
Mexico
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sweeney's Timeline

3 Records

1901
15 Nov 1901
Birth of William Francis Sweeney in Fresno, California, USA
Fresno, California, USA
1928
1928
Age 27
William Francis Sweeney resided here in Fresno, California, USA
Fresno, California, USA
1972
9 Nov 1972
Age 71
Death of William Francis Sweeney in Alameda, California, USA
Alameda, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1901
    Event Place: Fresno, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [2] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: Alameda; Date: 9 Nov 1972; Social Security: 700162900
    [3] California, U.S., Marriage Records from Select Counties
    [4] California, U.S., Birth Records from Select Counties, California State Archives; Sacramento, California; Birth Registers, Fresno County, Volume 1 (1889-1904); GSU Film Number: 1548580
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1928
    Event Place: Fresno, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 72 - 7th St Oakland
    Record Source: California, U.S., Marriage Records from Select Counties

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1972
    Event Place: Alameda, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [2] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: Alameda; Date: 9 Nov 1972; Social Security: 700162900
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hayward, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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