Robert John ROSS

Male 1852 - 1938  (85 years)


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  • Name Robert John ROSS  [1
    Born 6 Aug 1852  Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1871  [3
    18 years, living with parents and 4 siblings in Pictou, NS 
    Miscellaneous 1938  Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Death registration reports him as single 
    Died 13 Jul 1938  Brookfield, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I273  McNab/Kuhn
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2021 

    Father Alexander Peter ROSS,   b. 4 May 1802, McNabs Island, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1872, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Sarah MCKAY,   b. 10 Sep 1814, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1895, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 25 Dec 1834  Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6
    Family ID F97  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Aug 1852 - Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMiscellaneous - Death registration reports him as single - 1938 - Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Jul 1938 - Brookfield, Cook County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S82] Sydenham Howe's Scrapbook: Joseph Howe and His World, Howe, Sydenham, (Nova Scotia Archives ), https://archives.novascotia.ca/howe/archives/?ID=438 (Reliability: 2).
      Family Register Ross Family.

    2. [S141] Illinois, U.S., Deaths, Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, (Ancestry.Com ) (Reliability: 2).
      Name: Robert John Ross
      Birth Date: 6 Aug 1852
      Birth Place: Pieton, Nova Scotia
      Death Date: 11 Jul 1938
      Death Place: Brookfield, Cook, Illinois
      Burial Date: 13 Jul 1938
      Burial Place: Chicago, Cook, Ill.
      Death Age: 87
      Occupation: Retired
      Race: White
      Marital status: S
      Gender: Male
      Residence: British Old Peoples Home
      Father Name: Alexander P. Ross
      Father Birth Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia
      Mother Name: Sarah McKay
      Mother Birth Place: Pieton, Nova Scotia
      FHL Film Number: 1818884
      Note incorrect spelling on birth place

    3. [S20] 1871 Census of Canada, Dominion of Canada, (Library and Archives Canada) (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S141] Illinois, U.S., Deaths, Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, (Ancestry.Com ) (Reliability: 2).
      Name: Robert John Ross
      Birth Date: 6 Aug 1852
      Birth Place: Pieton, Nova Scotia
      Death Date: 11 Jul 1938
      Death Place: Brookfield, Cook, Illinois
      Burial Date: 13 Jul 1938
      Burial Place: Chicago, Cook, Ill.
      Death Age: 87
      Occupation: Retired
      Race: White
      Marital status: S
      Gender: Male
      Residence: British Old Peoples Home
      Father Name: Alexander P. Ross
      Father Birth Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia
      Mother Name: Sarah McKay
      Mother Birth Place: Pieton, Nova Scotia
      FHL Film Number: 1818884

    5. [S141] Illinois, U.S., Deaths, Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, (Ancestry.Com ) (Reliability: 2).
      Name: Robert John Ross
      Birth Date: 6 Aug 1852
      Birth Place: Pieton, Nova Scotia
      Death Date: 11 Jul 1938
      Death Place: Brookfield, Cook, Illinois
      Burial Date: 13 Jul 1938
      Burial Place: Chicago, Cook, Ill.
      Death Age: 87
      Occupation: Retired
      Race: White
      Marital status: S
      Gender: Male
      Residence: British Old Peoples Home
      Father Name: Alexander P. Ross
      Father Birth Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia
      Mother Name: Sarah McKay
      Mother Birth Place: Pieton, Nova Scotia
      FHL Film Number: 1818884

    6. [S135] Nova Scotia Vital Records, 1763-1957, (FamilySearch.org), https://wwwp.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMGH-NN3.
      Alex. P. Ross
      Nova Scotia Vital Records, 1763-1957

      Name: Alex. P. Ross
      Event Type:Marriage
      Event Date:1834
      Event Place:, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
      Sex:Male
      Age: y m d
      Spouse's Name: Sarah Mckay
      Registration Date: 1834
      Volume: 1800