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William Garrett Truax 1860 – 1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 AUG 1860

Birth Location: Brandon Township, Oakland, Michigan, United States

Death Date: 22 FEB 1940

Death Location: Oakland, Michigan, United States

Father: Garrett Truax

Mother: Catharine Auten

Spouse(s): Emila Place

Children(s):

William Garrett Truax was born in 1860 in Brandon Township, Oakland, Michigan, United States, the child of Garrett Truax and Catharine Jane Auten. William Garrett Truax married Emila Julia Place. William Garrett Truax passed away in 1940 in Oakland, Michigan, United States.

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Biography

  • William Garrett Truax was born in 1860 in Brandon Township, Oakland, Michigan, United States, the child of Garrett Truax and Catharine Jane Auten.
  • William Garrett Truax married Emila Julia Place.
  • William Garrett Truax passed away in 1940 in Oakland, Michigan, United States.

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William Truax's Ancestors

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William Truax
1860 – 1940
Birth Place: Brandon Township, Oakland, Michigan, United States
Parents
Garrett Truax
1825 – 1900
Guilderland,Albany,New York
Catharine (Jane) Auten
1837 – 1920
Oakland, Michigan, United States
Grandparents
Isaac Truax
1781 – 1873
Of Albany, Albany, New York
Angelica (La) Grange
1786 – 1857
Guilderland, Albany, New York, United States
Ezra Auten
1799 – 1889
Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Jane (A.) Brokaw
1808 – 1885
Raritan, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Great-Grandparents
Caleb Truax
1747 – 1808
Sophie Petten
Jacobus Grange
1756 –
Adriantje Truax
1764 –
Thomas Auten
1771 – 1853
Esther Coon
1768 – 1843
John Brokaw
1755 – 1830
Catharine Forest
1766 – 1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Truax
1715 –
Engeltje Beck
1715 – 1758
Philip Patten
1704 – 1751
Gerrtie Schermerhorn
1713 – 1784
Jellis Grange
1728 – 1796
Antje Grange
1727 – 1796
Elias Truax
1727 – 1820
Engeltje Evertsen
1737 – 1775
Adrian Aten
1737 – 1826
Elizabeth Stryker
1742 – 1808
Benjamin Coon
1729 – 1811
Abigail Gray
1729 – 1798
Isaac Brokaw
1723 – 1789
Antie Nostrand
1727 – 1758
John Deforrest
1743 – 1825
Mareya Neste
1744 –

William Truax's Timeline

2 Records

1860
9 AUG 1860
Birth of William Garrett Truax in Brandon Township, Oakland, Michigan, United States
Brandon Township, Oakland, Michigan, United States
1940
22 FEB 1940
Age 80
Death of William Garrett Truax in Oakland, Michigan, United States
Oakland, Michigan, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 AUG 1860
    Event Place: Brandon Township, Oakland, Michigan, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 FEB 1940
    Event Place: Oakland, Michigan, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ortonville, Brandon Township, Oakland, Michigan, United States

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