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Mary Lusby Purdy

F, #19451

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Child with James Hewson b. 1820, d. 1901

Son	Clement Belcher Hewson+

Zilpha Schurman

F, #19452, b. 1903, d. 24 April 1967

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Father	Amos Wilfred Schurman b. 1883
Mother	Effie J. Mooring b. 1885, d. September 1906

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Name	Zilpha Schurman was also known as Zilpha Sharpe.
Name	She was also known as Zilpha Boyles.
Birth	She was born in 1903, in Collingwood, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.
Marriage	She married Gordon Sharpe in 1924, in Truro, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.
Death	She died on 24 April 1967 in Los Angeles County, California, USAG.

Child with Gordon Sharpe d. 1961

Son	Wilfred E. Sharpe d. 1925

Gordon Sharpe

M, #19453, d. 1961

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Marriage	Gordon Sharpe married Zilpha Schurman daughter of Amos Wilfred Schurman and Effie J. Mooring, in 1924, in Truro, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.
Death	Gordon Sharpe died in 1961 in Los Angeles County, California, USAG.

Child with Zilpha Schurman b. 1903, d. 24 April 1967

Son	Wilfred E. Sharpe d. 1925

Iona May Schurman

F, #19455, b. 1906, d. 23 May 1910

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Parents

Father	Amos Wilfred Schurman b. 1883
Mother	Effie J. Mooring b. 1885, d. September 1906

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Birth	Iona May Schurman was born in 1906, in Collingwood, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.
Death	She died on 23 May 1910 in Wyvern, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.

Irene Hewson Schurman

F, #19456, b. 4 October 1914, d. 25 January 1969

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Parents

Father	Amos Wilfred Schurman b. 1883
Mother	Grace Rebecca Hewson b. 22 November 1885, d. 3 January 1964

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Name	Irene Hewson Schurman was also known as Irene Hewson Chambers.
Birth	She was born on 4 October 1914, in Collingwood, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.
Death	She died on 25 January 1969.

Thomas Sweet

M, #19458

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Child with Eliza Metcalfe

Son	Levi Densmore Sweet+ b. 22 March 1864, d. 31 December 1930

Eliza Metcalfe

F, #19459

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Child with Thomas Sweet

Son	Levi Densmore Sweet+ b. 22 March 1864, d. 31 December 1930

Russell Dewey Sweet

M, #19460, b. 11 November 1898, d. 26 January 1942

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Father	Levi Densmore Sweet b. 22 March 1864, d. 31 December 1930
Mother	Bessie Alma Schurman b. 5 March 1879, d. 3 February 1946

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Birth	Russell Dewey Sweet was born on 11 November 1898, in Wyvern, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.
Marriage	He married Lillian Pearle Brown daughter of George Brown and Annie Reynolds, on 29 December 1925, in Windsor, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.
Death	Russell Dewey Sweet died on 26 January 1942 in Springhill, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.

Child with Lillian Pearle Brown b. 9 August 1904

Daughter

Helen Joyce Sweet b. 19 September 1926

Iva M. Sweet

F, #19461, b. 1901, d. 29 August 1901

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Parents

Father	Levi Densmore Sweet b. 22 March 1864, d. 31 December 1930
Mother	Bessie Alma Schurman b. 5 March 1879, d. 3 February 1946

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Birth	Iva M. Sweet was born in 1901, in Wyvern, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.
Death	She died on 29 August 1901 in Wyvern, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.

Lillian Pearle Brown

F, #19462, b. 9 August 1904

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Parents

Father	George Brown
Mother	Annie Reynolds

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Name	Lillian Pearle Brown was also known as Lillian Pearle Sweet.
Birth	She was born on 9 August 1904, in Minasville, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.
Marriage	She married Russell Dewey Sweet son of Levi Densmore Sweet and Bessie Alma Schurman, on 29 December 1925, in Windsor, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.

Child with Russell Dewey Sweet b. 11 November 1898, d. 26 January 1942

Daughter

Helen Joyce Sweet b. 19 September 1926

George Smith

M, #19463, b. 1849, d. 1915

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Parents

Father	Henry Smith b. About 1814, d. 1879
Mother	Elizabeth Boss b. About 1819, d. 1892

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Birth	George Smith was born in 1849.
Death	He died in 1915.

Child with Melinda Mills

Son	Eric Alfred Smith+ b. 20 July 1877, d. 20 August 1938

Melinda Mills

F, #19464

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Child with George Smith b. 1849, d. 1915

Son	Eric Alfred Smith+ b. 20 July 1877, d. 20 August 1938

Dora Brown

F, #19465

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Birth

Dora Brown was born, in Springhill, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.

Partner with Eric Alfred Smith b. 20 July 1877, d. 20 August 1938

Josephine Rushton

F, #19471

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Partner with Eric Alfred Smith b. 20 July 1877, d. 20 August 1938

Henry Smith

M, #19473, b. About 1814, d. 1879

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Father	William Smith
Mother	Jane Bulmer

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Birth	Henry Smith was born About 1814.
Death	He died in 1879.

Children with Elizabeth Boss b. About 1819, d. 1892

Son	Alfred Smith+
Son	George Smith+ b. 1849, d. 1915

Jane Bulmer

F, #19474

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Child with William Smith

Son	Henry Smith+ b. About 1814, d. 1879

Aaron Boss

M, #19475, b. 1790, d. 1879

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Parents

Father	George Boss
Mother	Eunice Daniels

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Birth	Aaron Boss was born in 1790.
Marriage	He married Eunice Harrison.
Death	He died in 1879.

Child with Eunice Harrison

Daughter

Elizabeth Boss+ b. About 1819, d. 1892

George Boss

M, #19476

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Child with Eunice Daniels

Son	Aaron Boss+ b. 1790, d. 1879

Eunice Daniels

F, #19477

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Child with George Boss

Son	Aaron Boss+ b. 1790, d. 1879

Eunice Harrison

F, #19478

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Name	Eunice Harrison was also known as Eunice Boss.
Marriage	She married Aaron Boss son of George Boss and Eunice Daniels.

Child with Aaron Boss b. 1790, d. 1879

Daughter

Elizabeth Boss+ b. About 1819, d. 1892

Esmeralda Smith

F, #19479, b. 15 July 1899

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Parents

Father	Eric Alfred Smith b. 20 July 1877, d. 20 August 1938
Mother	Gertrude Eliza Schurman b. 16 March 1880, d. 26 November 1911

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Name	Esmeralda Smith was also known as Esmeralda Canning.
Name	She was also known as Esmeralda Pettigrew.
Birth	She was born on 15 July 1899, in Windham Hill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.
Marriage	She married John Charles Canning son of George Canning and Melvena Pike, on 11 July 1916, in Rodney, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.
Marriage	Esmeralda Smith married Wilbert Freeman Pettigrew son of David Pettigrew and Jane Skidmore, on 30 June 1951, in Athol Road, Springhill, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.

Children with John Charles Canning b. 2 October 1892, d. 28 July 1928

Son	George Ronald Canning b. 13 May 1917
Son	Kenneth Alton Canning+ b. 17 February 1919
Son	Hilton Wardrope Canning b. 28 November 1920
Daughter	Hazel Vivian Canning b. 19 June 1926

Partner with Wilbert Freeman Pettigrew b. 13 May 1892

Hazel Jane Smith

F, #19480, b. 3 June 1901

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Parents

Father	Eric Alfred Smith b. 20 July 1877, d. 20 August 1938
Mother	Gertrude Eliza Schurman b. 16 March 1880, d. 26 November 1911

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Name	Hazel Jane Smith was also known as Hazel Jane Eaton.
Birth	She was born on 3 June 1901, in Windham Hill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.
Marriage	She married Harry Alston Eaton son of ? Eaton, on 23 March 1927, in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, CanadaG.

Partner with Harry Alston Eaton b. 7 February 1892

Ottie Orland Smith

M, #19481, b. 20 February 1903, d. 9 November 1966

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Parents

Father	Eric Alfred Smith b. 20 July 1877, d. 20 August 1938
Mother	Gertrude Eliza Schurman b. 16 March 1880, d. 26 November 1911

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Birth	Ottie Orland Smith was born on 20 February 1903, in Windham Hill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.
Marriage	He married Dora Emma Gilroy daughter of Levi Gilroy and Mary Anne Smith, on 27 June 1928, in Rodney, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.
Death	Ottie Orland Smith died on 9 November 1966 in Kentville, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.

Partner with Dora Emma Gilroy b. 26 April 1907

Arlington Gordon Smith

M, #19482, b. 3 June 1904

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Father	Eric Alfred Smith b. 20 July 1877, d. 20 August 1938
Mother	Gertrude Eliza Schurman b. 16 March 1880, d. 26 November 1911

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Birth	Arlington Gordon Smith was born on 3 June 1904, in Windham Hill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.
Marriage	He married Lois Annie Colborne daughter of William Colborne and Caroline Higgs, on 29 June 1927, in Wyvern, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.
Marriage	Arlington Gordon Smith married Annie Beryl Smith daughter of Percy Smith and Jeanne Colborne, After 1934, in Springhill, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.

Children with Lois Annie Colborne b. 12 September 1909

Daughter	Catherine Arlene Smith b. 29 December 1929, d. About March 1931
Son	Gerald Ross Smith b. 1934, d. 1934

Child with Annie Beryl Smith b. 13 August 1920

Son	Percy Douglas Smith b. 17 September 1940, d. 12 September 1968

James Cecil Smith

M, #19483, b. 3 June 1906, d. 17 April 1930

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Parents

Father	Eric Alfred Smith b. 20 July 1877, d. 20 August 1938
Mother	Gertrude Eliza Schurman b. 16 March 1880, d. 26 November 1911

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Birth	James Cecil Smith was born on 3 June 1906, in Windham Hill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.
Marriage	He married Ella Darlene Herrett daughter of Ambrose Hicks Herrett and Cordelia Lear Fillmore, on 16 May 1928, in Springhill, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.
Death	James Cecil Smith died on 17 April 1930 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.

Partner with Ella Darlene Herrett b. 31 January 1907

Ronald Murray Smith

M, #19484, b. 13 October 1909

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Parents

Father	Eric Alfred Smith b. 20 July 1877, d. 20 August 1938
Mother	Gertrude Eliza Schurman b. 16 March 1880, d. 26 November 1911

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Birth	Ronald Murray Smith was born on 13 October 1909, in Windham Hill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.
Marriage	He married Hilda Ann Dean daughter of Alfred Dean and Agnes Meisnor, in January 1933, in Springhill, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.

Partner with Hilda Ann Dean b. 22 February 1911

John Charles Canning

M, #19485, b. 2 October 1892, d. 28 July 1928

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Father	George Canning
Mother	Melvena Pike

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Name	John Charles Canning was also known as Jack Canning.
Birth	He was born on 2 October 1892, in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, CanadaG.
Marriage	He married Esmeralda Smith daughter of Eric Alfred Smith and Gertrude Eliza Schurman, on 11 July 1916, in Rodney, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.
Death	John Charles Canning died on 28 July 1928 in Mapleton, Nova Scotia, CanadaG. he was killed in a car accident.

Children with Esmeralda Smith b. 15 July 1899

Son	George Ronald Canning b. 13 May 1917
Son	Kenneth Alton Canning+ b. 17 February 1919
Son	Hilton Wardrope Canning b. 28 November 1920
Daughter	Hazel Vivian Canning b. 19 June 1926

Wilbert Freeman Pettigrew

M, #19486, b. 13 May 1892

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Parents

Father	David Pettigrew
Mother	Jane Skidmore

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Birth	Wilbert Freeman Pettigrew was born on 13 May 1892, in Economy, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.
Marriage	He married Elta Moore Before 1951.
Marriage	He married Esmeralda Smith daughter of Eric Alfred Smith and Gertrude Eliza Schurman, on 30 June 1951, in Athol Road, Springhill, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.

Partner with Elta Moore

Partner with Esmeralda Smith b. 15 July 1899

Harry Alston Eaton

M, #19487, b. 7 February 1892

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Father

? Eaton

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Birth	Harry Alston Eaton was born on 7 February 1892, in Oxford, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.
Marriage	He married Hazel Jane Smith daughter of Eric Alfred Smith and Gertrude Eliza Schurman, on 23 March 1927, in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, CanadaG.

Partner with Hazel Jane Smith b. 3 June 1901

Dora Emma Gilroy

F, #19488, b. 26 April 1907

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Father	Levi Gilroy b. 1864, d. 1931
Mother	Mary Anne Smith b. 1871, d. 1959

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Name	Dora Emma Gilroy was also known as Dora Emma Smith.
Birth	She was born on 26 April 1907, in Rodney, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.
Marriage	She married Ottie Orland Smith son of Eric Alfred Smith and Gertrude Eliza Schurman, on 27 June 1928, in Rodney, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.

Partner with Ottie Orland Smith b. 20 February 1903, d. 9 November 1966

Lois Annie Colborne

F, #19489, b. 12 September 1909

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Father	William Colborne
Mother	Caroline Higgs

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Name	Lois Annie Colborne was also known as Lois Annie Smith.
Birth	She was born on 12 September 1909, in Collingwood, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.
Marriage	She married Arlington Gordon Smith son of Eric Alfred Smith and Gertrude Eliza Schurman, on 29 June 1927, in Wyvern, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.

Children with Arlington Gordon Smith b. 3 June 1904

Daughter	Catherine Arlene Smith b. 29 December 1929, d. About March 1931
Son	Gerald Ross Smith b. 1934, d. 1934

Annie Beryl Smith

F, #19490, b. 13 August 1920

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Father	Percy Smith
Mother	Jeanne Colborne

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Birth	Annie Beryl Smith was born on 13 August 1920, in Rodney, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.
Marriage	She married Arlington Gordon Smith son of Eric Alfred Smith and Gertrude Eliza Schurman, After 1934, in Springhill, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.

Child with Arlington Gordon Smith b. 3 June 1904

Son	Percy Douglas Smith b. 17 September 1940, d. 12 September 1968

Ella Darlene Herrett

F, #19491, b. 31 January 1907

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Father	Ambrose Hicks Herrett
Mother	Cordelia Lear Fillmore b. 1871, d. 1944

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Name	Ella Darlene Herrett was also known as Ella Darlene Smith.
Birth	She was born on 31 January 1907, in Windham Hill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.
Marriage	She married James Cecil Smith son of Eric Alfred Smith and Gertrude Eliza Schurman, on 16 May 1928, in Springhill, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.

Partner with James Cecil Smith b. 3 June 1906, d. 17 April 1930

Hilda Ann Dean

F, #19492, b. 22 February 1911

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Father	Alfred Dean
Mother	Agnes Meisnor

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Name	Hilda Ann Dean was also known as Hilda Ann Smith.
Birth	She was born on 22 February 1911, in Springhill, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.
Marriage	She married Ronald Murray Smith son of Eric Alfred Smith and Gertrude Eliza Schurman, in January 1933, in Springhill, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.

Partner with Ronald Murray Smith b. 13 October 1909

Rhoda Viola Schurman

F, #19493, b. 22 July 1905

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Parents

Father	Stanley Ross Schurman b. 5 October 1881
Mother	Margaret Elizabeth Mooring b. 29 July 1875, d. 3 January 1971

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Name	Rhoda Viola Schurman was also known as Rhoda Viola Jones.
Birth	She was born on 22 July 1905, in Collingwood, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.
Marriage	She married Carleton Duane Jones son of Fleetwood Jones and Leona Cash, on 23 December 1942, in Akron, Ohio, USAG.

Partner with Carleton Duane Jones b. 7 June 1895, d. 2 February 1967

Carleton Duane Jones

M, #19494, b. 7 June 1895, d. 2 February 1967

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Father	Fleetwood Jones
Mother	Leona Cash

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Birth	Carleton Duane Jones was born on 7 June 1895, in Hendrysburg, Ohio, USAG.
Marriage	He married Rhoda Viola Schurman daughter of Stanley Ross Schurman and Margaret Elizabeth Mooring, on 23 December 1942, in Akron, Ohio, USAG.
Death	Carleton Duane Jones died on 2 February 1967 in Detroit, Michigan, USAG.

Partner with Rhoda Viola Schurman b. 22 July 1905

Fleetwood Jones

M, #19495

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Child with Leona Cash

Son	Carleton Duane Jones b. 7 June 1895, d. 2 February 1967

Leona Cash

F, #19496

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Child with Fleetwood Jones

Son	Carleton Duane Jones b. 7 June 1895, d. 2 February 1967

James Reney Schurman

M, #19497, b. 21 October 1906

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Parents

Father	Stanley Ross Schurman b. 5 October 1881
Mother	Margaret Elizabeth Mooring b. 29 July 1875, d. 3 January 1971

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Birth

James Reney Schurman was born on 21 October 1906, in Oxford, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.

Partner with Phyllis Woods b. 20 March 1912

Phyllis Woods

F, #19498, b. 20 March 1912

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Birth

Phyllis Woods was born on 20 March 1912.

Partner with James Reney Schurman b. 21 October 1906

Kathryn Elizabeth Schurman

F, #19499, b. 24 May 1914

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Parents

Father	Stanley Ross Schurman b. 5 October 1881
Mother	Margaret Elizabeth Mooring b. 29 July 1875, d. 3 January 1971

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Name	Kathryn Elizabeth Schurman was also known as Kathryn Elizabeth Amos.
Birth	She was born on 24 May 1914, in Oxford, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.
Marriage	She married Harvey P. Amos son of Michael Harry Amos and Lillie Cochran, on 26 August 1944, in Oxford, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.

Partner with Harvey P. Amos b. 30 January 1911

Harvey P. Amos

M, #19500, b. 30 January 1911

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Father	Michael Harry Amos
Mother	Lillie Cochran

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Birth	Harvey P. Amos was born on 30 January 1911, in Exline, Iowa, USAG.
Marriage	He married Kathryn Elizabeth Schurman daughter of Stanley Ross Schurman and Margaret Elizabeth Mooring, on 26 August 1944, in Oxford, Nova Scotia, CanadaG.