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William James Dafoe

William James Dafoe

Male 1831 - 1898  (66 years)

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  • Name William James Dafoe 
    Birth 2 Sep 1831  Bellville, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Handwritten note of George K. McCuistion places the birth of William Dafoe in 1831 rather than 1824. This is confirmed by William J.'s grandson, William Alfred Dafoe.
    Gender Male 
    Death 29 May 1898  Oasis, Waushara County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Burial Oasis, Waushara County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I297  Family
    Last Modified 16 Jun 2023 

    Father George Dafoe,   b. Jan 1789, Fredericksburgh, County Lennox, Ontario Province, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Apr 1873, Sidney Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Sills,   b. 13 Feb 1791   d. Abt 1860 (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 1806  [4
    Family ID F5752  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Fannie Ann White,   b. 1 Jan 1835, Sidney, Ontario County, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Aug 1914, Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 11 Jan 1852  Hastings County, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Dafoe-White Marriage Record 1852
    Dafoe-White Marriage Record 1852
    Children 
     1. Sarah Marie Dafoe,   b. 16 Oct 1854, Bellville, Ontario Province, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Mar 1925, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     2. Esther Elizabeth Dafoe,   b. 5 Sep 1857, Ontario Province, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1943 (Age 85 years)
     3. Albert Edward Dafoe,   b. 9 Mar 1864, Belleville, Ontario Province, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1926 (Age 62 years)
     4. George Eber Dafoe,   b. 4 Feb 1871, Belleville, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1955, Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F114  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 29 May 1898 - Oasis, Waushara County, Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Oasis, Waushara County, Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S107] GDM Letter 1997.

    2. [S1241] Wisconsin Cemetery Listing.

    3. [S2927] Find a Grave, online; 16 June 2023; William James Dafoe; Memorial ID: 84102126.

    4. [S467] Dafoe, John Ernst.

    5. [S5202] Canada, Ontario District Marriage Registers, 1801-1858 - FamilySearch, online; 16 June 2023; Dafoe-White Marriage Record 1852.