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Willis Dresser 1898–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 SEP 1898

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 25 JUL 1972

Death Location: Orange County, California, USA

Father: George I

Mother: Harriet McLean

Spouse(s): Alice Robertson

Children(s):

The story of Willis Dresser began in 1898 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. Willis Dresser married Alice Barbara Robertson. Willis Dresser passed away in 1972 in Orange County, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Willis Dresser began in 1898 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Willis Dresser married Alice Barbara Robertson.
  • Willis Dresser passed away in 1972 in Orange County, California, USA.

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Children(s)

Willis Dresser's Ancestors

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Willis Dresser
1898–1972
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
George Edwin Dresser I
1846–1909
Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Harriet (Georgina) McLean
1858–1939
Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Emery (A.) Dresser
1819–1892
Barnston, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada
Mary (Frances) Rand
1822–1885
Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Great-Grandparents
John II
1791–1857
Clarissa Greenleaf
1798–1855
James Rand
1800–1882
Sarah White
1802–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Dresser
1762–1833
Mary Boynton
1762–1850

Willis Dresser's Timeline

2 Records

1898
6 SEP 1898
Birth of Willis Dresser in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1972
25 JUL 1972
Age 74
Death of Willis Dresser in Orange County, California, USA
Orange County, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 SEP 1898
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 JUL 1972
    Event Place: Orange County, California, USA

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