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William George Thurston 1895–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 JUL 1895

Birth Location: Fesserton, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 17 Dec 1976

Death Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Father: George Thurston

Mother: Edith Sparks

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In 1895, William George Thurston entered the world in Fesserton, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, born to George Thurston And Edith Eaddie Teressa Sparks. William George Thurston passed away in 1976 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1895, William George Thurston entered the world in Fesserton, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, born to George Thurston And Edith Eaddie Teressa Sparks.
  • William George Thurston passed away in 1976 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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William Thurston's Ancestors

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William Thurston
1895–1976
Birth Place: Fesserton, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Parents
George Thurston
1866–1931
Orillia, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Edith ((Eaddie) Teressa) Sparks
1865–1954
Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
John Sparks
1841–1919
Exeter, Devon, England
Helen (Amelia) Tansley
1843–1917
West Flamboro, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
John Sparks
1805–1896
Amy Ellworthy
1806–1884
Joseph Tansley
1817–1900
Sarah Curtis
1823–1898
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Southwood
1774–1812
Susanna Pinhay
1776–1849
John Tansley
1784–1863
Esther Setchel
1782–1828

William Thurston's Timeline

2 Records

1895
27 JUL 1895
Birth of William George Thurston in Fesserton, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Fesserton, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
1976
17 Dec 1976
Age 81
Death of William George Thurston in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 JUL 1895
    Event Place: Fesserton, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1976
    Event Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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