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John Alexander ROSS

Male Abt 1768 - 1844  (~ 76 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Alexander ROSS was born about 1768; died on 18 Feb 1844 in Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; was buried in 1844 in Old Burying Ground, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada .

    John married Susanna MCNAB on 17 Jan 1792 in Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada . Susanna (daughter of Peter MCNAB and Susannah KUHN) was born in Aug 1773 in Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; died on 19 Apr 1803 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada ; was buried in 1803 in St. Paul's Anglican Church, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Charles Alexander ROSS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Oct 1794 in Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; died on 18 May 1828 in Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried in Old Burying Ground, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada .
    2. 3. Susanna ROSS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Feb 1796 in Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; died on 30 Sep 1808 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    3. 4. Elizabeth Ann ROSS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Jul 1797 in Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; died on 5 November, 1797 in Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    4. 5. John Urquhart ROSS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Dec 1799 in Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; died on 27 Feb 1872 in Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada .
    5. 6. Alexander Peter ROSS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 May 1802 in McNabs Island, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; died on 21 Dec 1872 in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada.

    John married Ann Maria JONES [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. William Henry ROSS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Jul 1819; died on 22 Aug 1840 in At sea near Montego Bay.
    2. 8. Charles Alexander ROSS  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Charles Alexander ROSS Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 28 Oct 1794 in Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; died on 18 May 1828 in Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried in Old Burying Ground, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada .

  2. 3.  Susanna ROSS Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 14 Feb 1796 in Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; died on 30 Sep 1808 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

  3. 4.  Elizabeth Ann ROSS Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 14 Jul 1797 in Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; died on 5 November, 1797 in Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

  4. 5.  John Urquhart ROSS Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 31 Dec 1799 in Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; died on 27 Feb 1872 in Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada .

    John married Mary Elizabeth CURRIE on 24 May 1827 in St. Matthew's United Church, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Mary (daughter of D. CURRIE) was born on 19 Sep 1802; died on 27 Feb 1878 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried in Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.  Alexander Peter ROSS Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 4 May 1802 in McNabs Island, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; died on 21 Dec 1872 in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada.

    Alexander married Sarah MCKAY on 25 Dec 1834 in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada. Sarah was born on 10 Sep 1814 in Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; died on 7 Feb 1895 in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. James Mcnab ROSS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Nov 1835 in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 20 Nov 1866 in Twillingate, Newfoundland ; was buried in General Protestant Cemetery, St John's, Newfoundland.
    2. 10. Arthur ROSS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Sep 1843 in Nova Scotia, Canada; died after 1921.
    3. 11. Ann Maria ROSS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Jul 1847 in Nova Scotia, Canada; died on Sept 26, 1933 in Ramsey, Minnesota, USA.
    4. 12. William Henry ROSS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Dec 1841 in Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 31 Oct 1919 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; was buried in Elwood Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
    5. 13. Bessie Alice ROSS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Sep 1850 in Nova Scotia, Canada.
    6. 14. Robert John ROSS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Aug 1852 in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 13 Jul 1938 in Brookfield, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
    7. 15. Clara ROSS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jul 1837.
    8. 16. Charles ROSS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jun 1839; died on 24 Jul 1839.
    9. 17. Arthur ROSS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Sep 1843.
    10. 18. Jessie ROSS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Jul 1845.
    11. 19. John Urquhart ROSS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Mar 1856.

  6. 7.  William Henry ROSS Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 31 Jul 1819; died on 22 Aug 1840 in At sea near Montego Bay.

  7. 8.  Charles Alexander ROSS Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1)

    Charles married Ann GIBBS on 6 May 1818. Ann (daughter of Anthony GIBBS and Mary UNKNOWN) was born on 7 Apr 1799 in Queensborough, Kent, England ; was christened on 2 May 1799 in Holy Trinity, Queensborough, Kent, England . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. John Gibbs ROSS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Jan 1819 in Queenborough, Kent, England ; was christened on 28 Feb 1819 in Queenborough, Kent, England ; died on 5 Jan 1844 in West Coast Africa; was buried about 1844 in Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    2. 21. Ann Maria ROSS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Feb 1820 in Queensborough, Kent, England ; was christened on 2 May 1820 in Bethel Chapel, Queensborough, Kent.
    3. 22. Charles Alexander ROSS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Jul 1821; died on 9 Oct 1823.
    4. 23. Mary Elizabeth ROSS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Jul 1825.
    5. 24. Helen Hudson ROSS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Apr 1823; died on 28 Feb 1845 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried in Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 9.  James Mcnab ROSS Descendancy chart to this point (6.Alexander2, 1.John1) was born on 23 Nov 1835 in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 20 Nov 1866 in Twillingate, Newfoundland ; was buried in General Protestant Cemetery, St John's, Newfoundland.

  2. 10.  Arthur ROSS Descendancy chart to this point (6.Alexander2, 1.John1) was born on 29 Sep 1843 in Nova Scotia, Canada; died after 1921.

    Arthur married Agnes Isabella MCDONALD on 8 Jul 1871 in York, Ontario, Canada. Agnes was born on 3 Feb 1845 in St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada; died on 24 Jun 1934 in Montreal, Québec, Canada ; was buried in Mount Royal Cemetery, Outremont, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Stewart McDonald ROSS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Apr 1876 in Lachine, Québec, Canada; died on 5 Dec 1942; was buried in Cimetière Mont-Royal, Outremont, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada.

  3. 11.  Ann Maria ROSS Descendancy chart to this point (6.Alexander2, 1.John1) was born on 31 Jul 1847 in Nova Scotia, Canada; died on Sept 26, 1933 in Ramsey, Minnesota, USA.

    Ann married Isaac A. GRANT on 12 Jul 1876 (By License, Presbyterian ) in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada. Isaac (son of George GRANT and Catherine MATHESON) was born about 1848 in Scotch Hill, Pictou County, Nova Scotia ; died on 1 Apr 1939 in Ramsey, Minnesota, USA; was buried in Roseville Cemetery, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 12.  William Henry ROSS Descendancy chart to this point (6.Alexander2, 1.John1) was born on 17 Dec 1841 in Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 31 Oct 1919 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; was buried in Elwood Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

    William married Jean Moncar DAVIDSON [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 26. Henry Moncar ROSS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Aug 1891 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; died in 1980 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Parklawn Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 27. John Alexander ROSS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Feb 1894 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ; died in Aug 1916 in The Somme, France .

  5. 13.  Bessie Alice ROSS Descendancy chart to this point (6.Alexander2, 1.John1) was born on 3 Sep 1850 in Nova Scotia, Canada.

  6. 14.  Robert John ROSS Descendancy chart to this point (6.Alexander2, 1.John1) was born on 6 Aug 1852 in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 13 Jul 1938 in Brookfield, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

  7. 15.  Clara ROSS Descendancy chart to this point (6.Alexander2, 1.John1) was born on 24 Jul 1837.

  8. 16.  Charles ROSS Descendancy chart to this point (6.Alexander2, 1.John1) was born on 10 Jun 1839; died on 24 Jul 1839.

  9. 17.  Arthur ROSS Descendancy chart to this point (6.Alexander2, 1.John1) was born on 29 Sep 1843.

  10. 18.  Jessie ROSS Descendancy chart to this point (6.Alexander2, 1.John1) was born on 19 Jul 1845.

  11. 19.  John Urquhart ROSS Descendancy chart to this point (6.Alexander2, 1.John1) was born on 25 Mar 1856.

  12. 20.  John Gibbs ROSS Descendancy chart to this point (8.Charles2, 1.John1) was born on 28 Jan 1819 in Queenborough, Kent, England ; was christened on 28 Feb 1819 in Queenborough, Kent, England ; died on 5 Jan 1844 in West Coast Africa; was buried about 1844 in Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

  13. 21.  Ann Maria ROSS Descendancy chart to this point (8.Charles2, 1.John1) was born on 27 Feb 1820 in Queensborough, Kent, England ; was christened on 2 May 1820 in Bethel Chapel, Queensborough, Kent.

  14. 22.  Charles Alexander ROSS Descendancy chart to this point (8.Charles2, 1.John1) was born on 21 Jul 1821; died on 9 Oct 1823.

  15. 23.  Mary Elizabeth ROSS Descendancy chart to this point (8.Charles2, 1.John1) was born on 22 Jul 1825.

  16. 24.  Helen Hudson ROSS Descendancy chart to this point (8.Charles2, 1.John1) was born on 26 Apr 1823; died on 28 Feb 1845 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried in Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 25.  Stewart McDonald ROSS Descendancy chart to this point (10.Arthur3, 6.Alexander2, 1.John1) was born on 7 Apr 1876 in Lachine, Québec, Canada; died on 5 Dec 1942; was buried in Cimetière Mont-Royal, Outremont, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada.

    Stewart married Ethel Nell GUITON [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 26.  Henry Moncar ROSS Descendancy chart to this point (12.William3, 6.Alexander2, 1.John1) was born on 24 Aug 1891 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; died in 1980 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Parklawn Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

    Henry married Ethel Victoria SWEET on 22 May 1916 in Wentworth, Ontario, Canada. Ethel (daughter of William A. SWEET and Agnes ASCOTT) was born on 25 Apr 1895 in London, Ontario, Canada; died in 1977; was buried in Parklawn Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 27.  John Alexander ROSS Descendancy chart to this point (12.William3, 6.Alexander2, 1.John1) was born on 16 Feb 1894 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ; died in Aug 1916 in The Somme, France .


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