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Husband: Alexander McRae | |||
Born: | 21 Jan 1818 | at: | St Gregorie, Iberville, Québec, Canada |
Married: | 29 Aug 1844 | at: | Byron, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada |
Died: | 24 Jun 1895 | at: | Austin, Sanalac, Michigan, USA |
Father: | Christopher MacRae | ||
Mother: | Selenda Phelps | ||
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Wife: Caroline Harriet Rogers | |||
Born: | 27 Dec 1827 | at: | Westminister, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada |
Died: | 15 Oct 1908 | at: | Austin, Sanalac, Michigan, USA |
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Name: | Christopher McRae | ||
Born: | 21 Mar 1846 | at: | Walsingham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada |
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Died: | 9 Mar 1925 | at: | Muskegon, Michigan, United States |
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Name: | John Henry McRae | ||
Born: | 1 Apr 1848 | at: | Walsingham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada |
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Died: | 1 Sep 1923 | at: | Austin, Genesee, Michigan, USA |
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Name: | William McRae | ||
Born: | 8 Aug 1849 | at: | Byron, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada |
Died: | Dec 1922 | at: | |
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Name: | Mary Tamison McRae | ||
Born: | 30 Oct 1851 | at: | Walsingham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada |
Died: | at: | ||
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Name: | Duncan McRae | ||
Born: | 16 May 1853 | at: | Byron, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada |
Died: | 31 Oct 1901 | at: | |
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Name: | Zelenda McRae | ||
Born: | 17 Dec 1854 | at: | Walsingham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada |
Died: | 7 Jan 1856 | at: | Walsingham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada |
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Name: | Amris McRae | ||
Born: | Aug 1855 | at: | Byron, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada |
Died: | at: | Walsingham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada | |
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Name: | Kenneth Alexander McRae | ||
Born: | 18 May 1856 | at: | Byron, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada |
Died: | 19 Nov 1870 | at: | Michigan |
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Name: | Douglas McRae | ||
Born: | Sep 1857 | at: | Byron, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada |
Died: | at: | Walsingham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada | |
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Name: | Eliza Catherine McRae | ||
Born: | 9 Jul 1858 | at: | Byron, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada |
Died: | 17 Mar 1906 | at: | Phillips, Price, Wisconsin, USA, Us |
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Name: | Fanny McRae | ||
Born: | 1859 | at: | Byron, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada |
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Name: | Phillip McRae | ||
Born: | 7 Mar 1860 | at: | Mayfield, Dekalb, Illinois, USA |
Died: | 17 Aug 1864 | at: | Austin, Sanalac, Michigan, USA |
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Name: | Lillie Bell McRae | ||
Born: | 13 Sep 1861 | at: | Austin, Sanalac, Michigan, USA |
Died: | 21 Aug 1864 | at: | Austin, Sanalac, Michigan, USA |
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Name: | Caroline Harriet McRae | ||
Born: | 21 May 1863 | at: | Austin, Sanalac, Michigan, USA |
Died: | 6 Sep 1935 | at: | |
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Name: | Robert McRae | ||
Born: | 21 Aug 1866 | at: | Austin, Sanalac, Michigan, USA |
Died: | 22 Oct 1943 | at: | |
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/--Alexander MacRae /--John MacRae | \--Isabel Leitch /--Christopher MacRae | | /-- | \--Catherine McIntosh | \-- |--Alexander McRae | /--John Phelps | /--Amos Phelps | | \--Thanks Wilcox \--Selenda Phelps | /--John Phelps \--Diadama Long \--Martha Brewster
/-- /-- | \-- /-- | | /-- | \-- | \-- |--Caroline Harriet Rogers | /-- | /-- | | \-- \-- | /-- \-- \--
[716] Alexander MCRAE was born on 1818 in St Gregoire, Iberville, Quebec. He died on 1895 in Austin Twp., Sanalac, MI. He was buried on 1895 in Mt. Pleasant, Cemetery. He has reference number 3K8P-Z0. Recently more information has come to light about Alexander McRae. I was working with a descendant of Alexander McRae, A Maxwell and Gloria descent through Alexander's child, Caroline H. McRae that married a They have been traveling where the McRae and well families lived in Canada and the U.S. They found the place that Alexander was in the of Canada, which was Walsingham, Norfolk Canada. They also found that to the biography on Alexander, he fought in the war on the U.S side, prior coming into the USA. We were never able to figure this out, but Max able to pull his pension papers and get a copy of them and from them gave the new additional info that I will now write. Alexander McRae: Burial: 'McRae': Alexander was the son of Selenda (Phelps) McRae of Canada and Scotland (Christopher Scotland, Canada). He came to Austin Co. Michigan in 1860. He had married daughter of Jonathon and Tamezon (Well) Rogers of New England (New Jonathon and Mass. and Canada for Tamison) and Canada in 1844. Alexander McRae, was one of the best known and highly esteemed citizens of the part of this county for over 30 years. This was copied from the newspaper obituary in the possession of Fern Hunt Foster of Brown City, Michigan. She was a grand daughter of Alexander McRae. Fern stated that it was the largest funeral known in parts. General: Alexander McRae donated the land for the Mt. Pleasant He had buried two of his young children, Phillip born 7 Mar 1860 died 1864 and Lillie Bell born 13 Sep 1861 died Aug 21, 1864. they were the be buried on the hill north of their home and later became the cemetery area, this was on his original land grant from United states was called the McRae Cemetery for many years. (Morris Merrith) Behind cemetery he had owned and operated a sawmill when he first settled land. It was on this section of land where Caroline taught school in home. When he was 21 years of age, Mr. McRae engaged as an assistant mill, and later was employed on a farm after which he became a soldier regular army of the United States, (Indian War) whence he was disability after a connection there with of two years and 3 months. He joined May 1840 at age of 22 years, eyes hazle, hair black, complexion 10'' 1/4'. St. Marys, Canada, trade carpenter. Inducted in Jackson Hunt. Member of the 4th Artillery Co. I, discharged 31 Aug 1842 for a disabality. Was station at Fort Monroe VA., and a Corporal. Vol 43 entry 103. In the year 1860 Alexander Mcraw was in Lexington, Michigan his Declaration of Intention. Jan 9 1860. He was back in Mayfield Twp. Co./ Illinois In Detroit, Michigan 1 Oct 1860 at the land office claiming his 120 Autin twp from the United States. Signed by pries. James Buchanan. 'To Wm., W. Dudley Commisioner of Pensions Washington DC. Dear sir, I duly your notice for me to approx. give an account line of my places of since I was discharged from the US service. Also the medical enlisted on the 14 day of may 1840 at Jackson, Michigan for the term years, a sound young man...Soon affer my enlistement I was order out company. and reg. into the interior of the state of Michigan to gather Potawatomie Indians togather and was kept out until winter set in..in sleet weather. AFter resuming my duties at Detroit through the winter, I began to feel a lamenesws in my ankle joints but before over I was detailed to write in Gneral HJugh Brandys office and so until the next june when I was selected by Lt. COl. J.B. Jorame to go recuriting service at Columbus and Dayton Ohio. I was called into to co. and regt. at Buffalo, N.Y the following NOvember and by this time considerable lame and the offficers noticing me walking lame and my J.Bjcott came to me and asked me if I was lame and I told him that I told him my ankle joints seemed to grow gradually weaker all the time pain, he told me that I had better go into the hospital I told him rather go on duty and give it a trial and after being on duty about a grew worse upon marching in order with the co and reg by this time my joints commenaced swelling effected them more on account of marching marching order. I was obliged to quite duty but by this time I was the officers and Doctor Wood of the regt and instead of going into the hospital I was allowed to go into the qrmasters office to write an and the Dr. Perscribed for me at the ....office was adjoing the .....was discharged about this time I WAS .....in his place and there until the .....and under perscription at which time the reg. was Fort Monroe Va. by this time I was getting around on crutches on the Vir.....by Strange Doctors in the Erie Canal and on Governors Island a we stopped there and 13 days on brig to Ft. Monroe all the way and to Fort Tincture, Calehicum was adminstered to me, when we arrived at Monroe, I went on guard duty one day and had to give up duty ever and stayed in hospital until discharged on account of Rheumatic was quite ambitious there were 2 chances for promotions to Sergenant by this time the oldest Corporal in the regt and was not allowed to be account of being a cripple and I became dissatisfied and asked to be discharged and accordingly I was on the 31st day of Aug 1842. I then a light ship stationed at the mouth of the James River I thought I watches through nights I was there about a month when I was taken violent sea fever. I was taken off up to city of Norfolk and stayed at until I got some strength from the sea fever and then took passage for N.y. I procured a prescription for my ankle and knee joints that strengthen them and kept on my way up into michigan to a village by Uticas in Macomb Co. and worked some in an Ashery through winter and of 1843 I went to Canada to a place called Dorchester near london this time quite considerable strengthened in my joints. I engaged to saw mill and worked perhaps two thirds of the time over the year and my joints at the same time with balsam of fir the perscrition I got in which helped or seemed to help strengthn my joints for a time and at I was married and worked some on a farm for 2 years and then went to a called Walsingham in Norfolk Co. in Canada and worked some of the time lumbering. Say about half the time suffered a great deal of pain there using whatever I could hear tell of for Rheumatism. I stayed there 12 from fall of 1846 to fall of 1858, while there I was a good deal suffered a good deal of pain. At this time my fathers family lived on illinois prarie and I moved there in fall of 1858 and stayed with them worked for them for my living with my family what I was able to. I here in Sanalac Co. Michigan in fall of 1860, worked at lumbering some fall of 1862...obtained 40 acres of Homestead and have stayed on it ..might have had 100 and 60 acres if I could go where it was but was and not the means to go where it was, the Rheumatic pains never left altogether and in 1864 I was laid up all summer hepless could not stir foot and suffered excurciating pains, at this time all my joints were swollen my ankles knees writs and elbo joints my wife was obliged to for about 4 months sent to forest ville on lake huron shore for Dr. Johnson he did not seem to do me much good for months until winter set in winter of 1865 commenced to get around again and have been getting withe percritions ever since. since I have been here I have been deal with local town office which helped me to live a good deal of the my infirm condition I am using parrulee liniment at present I am pain at present in my left kneww joints, I am limbing about the old some chores etc. Respectufuly submitted Alexander McRae at typr p.o. co. michigan. ps the doctors name at ft. Monroe I have forgotten he young man he can be found on the army register of that day and time. stamped us pension office 12 dec 1884 I was well acquainted with McRae for the last 34 years and am his near neighbor and I was present death and saw the last breath leave his body and also assisted in the rites and services and saw his body lowered into his grave and am also acquainted with his widow Mrs Caroline McRae and they have lived man and wife until death did them part I was also present about a year their Golden Wedding and read over them the marriage service and they pledged their troth to continue to live together as husband and wife death. I have also seen their first certfiicate of marriage and I now the state of his death as it stands on the chruch books of the Baptist Church of Austin, Sanalic Co. Michgian and recorded on page alexander McRae died 24 Jun 1895/ Rev. Thomas Pollard acting church Source: 1. Portriats and Biographical Album of Sanalac County, Chicago Brothers 1884 and National ARchives Veterns Records. He was married to Caroline Harriet ROGERS on 1844 in Byron, Middlesex, Ontario.
Husband: Morinus Willett Strayer | |||
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Wife: Sara Frances Smith | |||
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Name: | Louis Brewster Strayer [1354] | ||
Born: | 8 Apr 1869[1354] | at: | Lexington, McLean, Illinois, United States |
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Died: | 20 Oct 1934 | at: | Normal, McLean, Illinois, USA |
Spouses: | Blanche Claggett , Wintie Franklin | ||
Name: | Frank Strayer | ||
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/-- /-- | \-- /-- | | /-- | \-- | \-- |--Morinus Willett Strayer | /-- | /-- | | \-- \-- | /-- \-- \--
/-- /-- | \-- /--Milton Smith | | /-- | \-- | \-- |--Sara Frances Smith | /-- | /-- | | \-- \-- | /-- \-- \--
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Husband: Thomas Plantagenet | |||
Born: | 7 Jan 1354 | at: | Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England |
Married: | 1374 | at: | |
Died: | 8 Sep 1397 | at: | Calais, Pas-de-Calais, France |
Father: | Edward Plantagenet III King of England | ||
Mother: | Philippa de Avesnes Queen of England | ||
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Name: | Humphrey of Buckingham Earl | ||
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Name: | Anne of Gloucester | ||
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Name: | Joan | ||
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Name: | Isabel | ||
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/--Edward 'Longshanks' Plantagenet I King of England /--Edward Plantagenet II King of England | \--Eleanor of Castile Countess of Ponthieu /--Edward Plantagenet III King of England | | /--Philip IV The Fair King of France | \--Isabelle Princess of France | \--Joan of Navarre |--Thomas Plantagenet | /-- | /--Willem III de Avesnes | | \-- \--Philippa de Avesnes Queen of England | /-- \--Jeanne de Valois \--
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Husband: Eugene Edgar Stephens | |||
Born: | 1869[3749] [3750] | at: | Illinois |
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Died: | 1936 | at: | Metropolis, Illinois, USA |
Father: | James Stephens | ||
Mother: | Nancy Caroline Calvert | ||
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Wife: Mary Elizabeth Roby | |||
Born: | 10 Aug 1874[9648] | at: | |
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Father: | Adolphus Farley Roby | ||
Mother: | Sarah Elizabeth Brenton | ||
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Name: | Eugene Edgar Stephens Jr. [7782] | ||
Born: | 7 Mar 1911[7782] | at: | Metropolis, Illinois |
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Spouses: | Jean Marion Whyte | ||
Name: | Caroline Elizabeth Stephens [13741] | ||
Born: | 14 Mar 1908[13741] | at: | Metropolis, Il |
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Spouses: | John Winton Sibert, Jr. |
/-- /-- | \-- /--James Stephens | | /-- | \-- | \-- |--Eugene Edgar Stephens | /-- | /-- | | \-- \--Nancy Caroline Calvert | /-- \-- \--
/-- /-- | \-- /--Adolphus Farley Roby | | /-- | \-- | \-- |--Mary Elizabeth Roby | /-- | /-- | | \-- \--Sarah Elizabeth Brenton | /-- \-- \--
[3752] The 1920 Census reports that both of Edgars' parents were born in Virginia. Edgar's occupation is given as "Retail Merchandise - Hardware." A 62 year old woman named Emma Boicourt (sp?) is living with them. Her relation is given as "uns" (unsure?). She was born in Illinois; her father and mother were born in Indiana. The family is living on 406 Second St. in Metropolis, Illinois.
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Husband: John Olin | |||
Born: | 1664 | at: | Newport, Rhode Island |
Married: | 4 Oct 1708 | at: | East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States |
Died: | 10 Jun 1725 | at: | East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States |
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Wife: Susannah Spencer | |||
Born: | 6 Apr 1680 | at: | Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA |
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Father: | John Spencer | ||
Mother: | Susannah | ||
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Name: | John Olin [6198] | ||
Born: | 8 Mar 1712 | at: | East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States |
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Died: | 24 Sep 1797 | at: | Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, United States |
Spouses: | Susanna Peirce | ||
Name: | Eleanor Olin [6213] | ||
Born: | ABT 1712 | at: | East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States |
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Name: | Jonathan Olin [6211] | ||
Born: | ABT 1716 | at: | East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States |
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Name: | Phebe Olin [6212] | ||
Born: | ABT 1718 | at: | East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States |
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Name: | Henry Olin [6210] | ||
Born: | 1719 | at: | East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States |
Died: | 1823 | at: | East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States |
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/-- /-- | \-- /-- | | /-- | \-- | \-- |--John Olin | /-- | /-- | | \-- \-- | /-- \-- \--
/--Gerard Spencer /--Michael Spencer | \--Alice Whitbread /--John Spencer | | /-- | \--Isabel Robbins | \-- |--Susannah Spencer | /-- | /--Robert Griffin | | \-- \--Susannah | /-- \--Ann (Agnes, Annis) Almy \--Audray or Audrey Barlowe
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Husband: James Barker | |||
Born: | 30 Dec 1700 | at: | Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States |
Married: | 1730 | at: | Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States |
Died: | 27 Mar 1772 | at: | Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States |
Father: | James Barker | ||
Mother: | Mary Cook | ||
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Wife: Margaret Clarke Weeden | |||
Born: | 1701 | at: | Of Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island |
Died: | 5 May 1785 | at: | |
Father: | Jeremiah Weeden | ||
Mother: | Mary Clarke | ||
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Name: | John Barker [7218] | ||
Born: | 30 Aug 1732 | at: | Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island, United States |
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Died: | 9 May 1786 | at: | Lanesborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States |
Spouses: | Lucretia Newhall |
/-- /-- | \-- /--James Barker | | /-- | \-- | \-- |--James Barker | /-- | /-- | | \-- \--Mary Cook | /-- \-- \--
/-- /-- | \-- /--Jeremiah Weeden | | /-- | \-- | \-- |--Margaret Clarke Weeden | /-- | /-- | | \-- \--Mary Clarke | /-- \-- \--
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Husband: Carl J. Althaus | |||
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Wife: Jean Marie Bremser | |||
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Name: | Stacie Marie Althaus [8068] | ||
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Name: | Trevor James Althaus [8077] | ||
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/-- /-- | \-- /-- | | /-- | \-- | \-- |--Carl J. Althaus | /-- | /-- | | \-- \-- | /-- \-- \--
/--Charles Bremser Sr. /--John Nicolaus Bremser | \--Marie Schneider /--Alois J. Bremser | | /-- | \--Susanna Berres | \-- |--Jean Marie Bremser | /-- | /-- | | \-- \--Althea Marie Vollmer | /-- \-- \--
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Husband: Kenton Swank | |||
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Wife: Joan E. Schaffer | |||
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Name: | Ashley Swank [9581] | ||
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Name: | Celeste Swank [9582] | ||
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/-- /-- | \-- /-- | | /-- | \-- | \-- |--Kenton Swank | /-- | /-- | | \-- \-- | /-- \-- \--
/-- /-- | \-- /--Richard William Schaffer | | /-- | \-- | \-- |--Joan E. Schaffer | /-- | /--William J. Theisen | | \-- \--Eileen E. Theisen | /-- \--Elizabeth Margaret Opel \--Marie Henrietta Klein
[9580] This person is presumed living.
[9410] This person is presumed living.
[9581] This person is presumed living.
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Husband: Frank Cochrane | |||
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Wife: Winifred Mary Neave | |||
Born: | 28 Jan 1875 | at: | |
Died: | 1947 | at: | |
Father: | James Reynolds Neave | ||
Mother: | Jane Phelps | ||
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/-- /-- | \-- /-- | | /-- | \-- | \-- |--Frank Cochrane | /-- | /-- | | \-- \-- | /-- \-- \--
/-- /-- | \-- /--James Reynolds Neave | | /-- | \-- | \-- |--Winifred Mary Neave | /--Robert Phelps | /--Robert Phelps | | \--Anne Homes \--Jane Phelps | /--Robert Phelps \--Harriet Moore \--
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