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William James Byers

Male 1900 - 1978  (77 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William James Byers was born on 23 Jun 1900 in Nipissing, Ontario, Canada (son of John Alexander Byers and Florence Mary Perry); died on 1 May 1978 in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada; was buried in Glendale Memorial Gardens, Rexdale, York County, Ontario, Canada.

    William married Alma Nina Hughes on 20 Nov 1930 in Sundridge, Ontario, Canada. Alma (daughter of Harvey Lionel Hughes and Alice Edith Byers) was born on 13 Feb 1898 in Douglas, Ontario, Canada; died on 7 Sep 1973 in Orangeville, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Glendale Memorial Gardens, Rexdale, York County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Living

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Alexander Byers was born on 19 Oct 1861 in Eganville, Ontario, Canada (son of William James Byers and Ellen Banning); died on 12 Jul 1948 in Powassan, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Nipissing Union Cemetery, Nipissing, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada.

    John married Florence Mary Perry on 8 Jun 1897 in Nipissing, Ontario, Canada. Florence (daughter of James Parker Perry and Eliza Jane Ayerst) was born on 18 Apr 1883 in Parham, Ontario, Canada; died on 9 Nov 1939 in Callander, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Nipissing Union Cemetery, Nipissing, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Florence Mary PerryFlorence Mary Perry was born on 18 Apr 1883 in Parham, Ontario, Canada (daughter of James Parker Perry and Eliza Jane Ayerst); died on 9 Nov 1939 in Callander, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Nipissing Union Cemetery, Nipissing, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Mary Ellen Byers was born on 7 Apr 1898 in Nipissing, Ontario, Canada; died on 23 Apr 1981 in North Bay, Ontario, Canada; was buried in St John's Anglican Cemetery, North Bay, District of Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 1. William James Byers was born on 23 Jun 1900 in Nipissing, Ontario, Canada; died on 1 May 1978 in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada; was buried in Glendale Memorial Gardens, Rexdale, York County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. John Alexander Byers was born on 10 Apr 1902 in Powassan, Ontario, Canada; died on 13 Aug 1995 in North Bay, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Nipissing Union Cemetery, Nipissing, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Levi Byers was born on 6 Apr 1904 in Nipissing, Ontario, Canada; died on 18 Dec 1987 in North Bay, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Nipissing Union Cemetery, Nipissing, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Eliza Jane Byers was born on 17 Aug 1905 in Nipissing, Ontario, Canada; died on 30 Mar 1985 in North Bay, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Nipissing Union Cemetery, Nipissing, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Enos Elijah Byers was born on 13 Nov 1907 in Nipissing, Ontario, Canada; died on 29 Aug 1986 in North Bay, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Nipissing Union Cemetery, Nipissing, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Frances Pearl Byers was born on 22 Mar 1909 in Brule, Ontario, Canada; died on 14 Nov 1998 in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Irene Byers was born on 3 Dec 1910 in Nipissing Township, Ontario, Canada; died on 3 Dec 1910 in Nipissing Township, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Gordon Emmanuel Byers was born on 29 Jan 1912 in Nipissing, Ontario, Canada; died on 21 Jun 2003 in North Bay, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Nipissing Union Cemetery, Nipissing, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Maude Esther Byers was born on 7 Aug 1914 in Nipissing Township, Ontario, Canada; died on 8 Jan 2001 in Powassan, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Nipissing Union Cemetery, Nipissing, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Irvin Elsworth Byers was born on 28 Jul 1917 in Nipissing, Ontario, Canada; died on 3 Sep 1997 in North Bay, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Powassan Union Cemetery, Powassan, District of Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  William James ByersWilliam James Byers was born on 10 Jan 1839 in Admaston/Bromley Township, Ontario, Canada (son of William James Byers and Sarah Jane Edgar); died on 1 Aug 1920 in Nipissing, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Douglas Public Cemetery, Douglas, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.

    William married Ellen Banning on 4 Nov 1859 in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. Ellen (daughter of Ozias Banning and Alice Mabel Kier) was born on 22 Mar 1840 in Lachute, Québec, Canada; died on 30 Aug 1907 in Nipissing, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Douglas Public Cemetery, Douglas, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Ellen BanningEllen Banning was born on 22 Mar 1840 in Lachute, Québec, Canada (daughter of Ozias Banning and Alice Mabel Kier); died on 30 Aug 1907 in Nipissing, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Douglas Public Cemetery, Douglas, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. William James Byers was born on 8 Jan 1860 in Bonnechere Valley Township, Ontario, Canada; died on 23 Aug 1936 in North Bay, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Nipissing Union Cemetery, Nipissing, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 2. John Alexander Byers was born on 19 Oct 1861 in Eganville, Ontario, Canada; died on 12 Jul 1948 in Powassan, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Nipissing Union Cemetery, Nipissing, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Alice Edith Byers was born on 24 Oct 1864 in Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada; died on 23 Feb 1947.
    4. Margaret Jane Byers was born on 23 Aug 1866 in Bonnechere Valley Township, Ontario, Canada; died on 3 Sep 1913; was buried in Douglas Public Cemetery, Douglas, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Ozias Banning Byers was born on 24 Jan 1869 in Admaston/Bromley Township, Ontario, Canada; died on 30 Jan 1937 in West Nipissing, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Union Cemetery, Sturgeon Falls, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Thomas Timothy Byers was born on 30 Jul 1871 in Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada; died on 17 Nov 1953 in North Bay, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Nipissing Union Cemetery, Nipissing, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Duncan George Byers was born on 13 Nov 1874 in Bonnechere Valley Township, Ontario, Canada; died on 16 Jul 1903 in Bonnechere Valley Township, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Robert Alby Byers was born on 4 Sep 1878 in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; died on 12 Jul 1966 in Rochester, New York, USA; was buried in Grove Place Cemetery, Chili, Monroe County, New York, United States.
    9. Annie A. Byers was born on 26 Aug 1880 in Bonnechere Valley Township, Ontario, Canada; died on 12 Sep 1931 in North Algona Wilberforce Township, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Douglas Public Cemetery, Douglas, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  James Parker PerryJames Parker Perry was born on 5 Feb 1861 in Sydenham, Ontario, Canada (son of James Perry and Mercy Nancy Barrett); died on 21 Nov 1940 in Nipissing Township, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Nipissing Union Cemetery, Nipissing, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada.

    James married Eliza Jane Ayerst on 3 Aug 1880 in Central Frontenac Township, Ontario, Canada. Eliza (daughter of Francis Erskine Perry Ayerst and Ann Maria Gates) was born on 30 Jun 1863 in Westbrook, Ontario, Canada; died on 13 Jun 1929 in Sundridge, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Nipissing Union Cemetery, Nipissing, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Eliza Jane AyerstEliza Jane Ayerst was born on 30 Jun 1863 in Westbrook, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Francis Erskine Perry Ayerst and Ann Maria Gates); died on 13 Jun 1929 in Sundridge, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Nipissing Union Cemetery, Nipissing, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. George Edward Perry was born on 14 Mar 1880 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada; died on 27 Nov 1955 in North Bay, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Nipissing Union Cemetery, Nipissing, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Rhoda Annah Perry was born on 4 Sep 1881 in Parham, Ontario, Canada; died on 13 Jan 1970 in Powassan, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Nipissing Union Cemetery, Nipissing, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 3. Florence Mary Perry was born on 18 Apr 1883 in Parham, Ontario, Canada; died on 9 Nov 1939 in Callander, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Nipissing Union Cemetery, Nipissing, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Ethel Maud Perry was born on 12 May 1885 in Nipissing Township, Ontario, Canada; died on 8 Dec 1968 in Newberry, Michigan, USA; was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Munising, Alger County, Michigan, United States.
    5. James Bertie Perry was born on 17 May 1887 in District of Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada; died on 8 Jun 1902 in Newkirk Township, Michigan, USA; was buried in Valley Cemetery, Luther, Lake County, Michigan, United States.
    6. Alfred Henry Perry was born on 24 May 1888 in Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada; died on 26 Jun 1902 in Newkirk Township, Michigan, USA; was buried in Valley Cemetery, Luther, Lake County, Michigan, United States.
    7. Frances Pearl Perry was born on 4 Mar 1890 in Powassan, Ontario, Canada; died on 5 Nov 1961 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA; was buried in Rockford Cemetery, Rockford, Kent County, Michigan, United States.
    8. Hiram Leslie Perry was born on 14 Feb 1892 in District of Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada; died on 26 Jun 1964 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA; was buried in Trufant Cemetery, Montcalm County, Michigan, United States.
    9. Nellie Alzina Perry was born on 13 Jan 1894 in Nipissing Township, Ontario, Canada; died on 30 Sep 1972 in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada; was buried in Vernon Cemetery, Vernon, North Okanagan Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.
    10. Alice Edith Jessie Perry was born on 7 Feb 1897 in Nipissing Township, Ontario, Canada; died on 10 May 1910 in Nipissing Township, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Nipissing Union Cemetery, Nipissing, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada.
    11. William Boynton Perry was born on 3 Apr 1899 in District of Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada; died on 22 Jun 1918 in France; was buried in Bellacourt Military Cemetery, Bellacourt, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie, France.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  William James Byers was born in 1806 in Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (son of Thomas Byers and Jane Anderson); died on 19 Nov 1872 in Ontario, Canada.

    William married Sarah Jane Edgar in 1834. Sarah (daughter of Samuel Edgar and Mary Harper) was born in 1810 in Boardmills, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; was christened on 7 Aug 1810 in Boardmills, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; died in 1840 in Admaston/Bromley Township, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Sarah Jane Edgar was born in 1810 in Boardmills, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; was christened on 7 Aug 1810 in Boardmills, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (daughter of Samuel Edgar and Mary Harper); died in 1840 in Admaston/Bromley Township, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Rachel Byers was born in 1835 in Ontario, Canada.
    2. Elizabeth Byers was born on 9 Dec 1838 in Admaston/Bromley Township, Ontario, Canada; died on 7 Sep 1909 in Douglas, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Douglas Public Cemetery, Douglas, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. William James Byers was born on 10 Jan 1839 in Admaston/Bromley Township, Ontario, Canada; died on 1 Aug 1920 in Nipissing, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Douglas Public Cemetery, Douglas, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  Ozias Banning was born on 5 Feb 1809 in Lachute, Québec, Canada (son of Elisha Banning and Anna Burtch); died on 26 Apr 1868; was buried in Albert Street Cemetery, Arnprior, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.

    Ozias married Alice Mabel Kier on 23 Feb 1830 in Lachute, Québec, Canada. Alice (daughter of John J. Kier and Ellen Dougal) was born on 4 Nov 1809 in Argenteuil County, Québec, Canada; died on 8 Apr 1881 in Arnprior, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Alice Mabel KierAlice Mabel Kier was born on 4 Nov 1809 in Argenteuil County, Québec, Canada (daughter of John J. Kier and Ellen Dougal); died on 8 Apr 1881 in Arnprior, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. James Banning was born on 14 Nov 1830 in Lachute, Québec, Canada; died on 12 Dec 1830.
    2. John Banning was born on 16 Oct 1833 in Lachute, Québec, Canada; died on 22 Dec 1920 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 23 Dec 1920.
    3. Anna Banning was born on 22 Dec 1835 in Lachute, Québec, Canada; died on 27 Feb 1891; was buried in Albert Street Cemetery, Arnprior, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Ozias Banning was born on 8 Dec 1837 in Lachute, Québec, Canada; died on 27 Mar 1908 in Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada; was buried in St George's Anglican Cemetery, Union Hall, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 5. Ellen Banning was born on 22 Mar 1840 in Lachute, Québec, Canada; died on 30 Aug 1907 in Nipissing, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Douglas Public Cemetery, Douglas, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Alice Banning was born on 18 Oct 1845 in Matane, Québec, Canada; died on 24 Nov 1920; was buried in Lanigan Cemetery, Lanigan, Rural Municipality of Usborne, Saskatchewan, Canada.
    7. William Benjamin Banning was born on 19 Dec 1847 in Lachute, Québec, Canada; died on 27 Jan 1910 in Arnprior, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Albert Street Cemetery, Arnprior, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.
    8. James Sydney Banning was born on 8 Jul 1849 in Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada; died on 24 Sep 1920 in Cumberland, Maryland, USA; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, United States.
    9. Thomas Banning was born on 22 Jun 1853 in Douglas, Ontario, Canada; died on 26 Sep 1918 in Strasbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Lake Centre Cemetery, Strasbourg, Rural Municipality of McKillop, Saskatchewan, Canada.
    10. Alexander Banning was born on 23 Jul 1855 in Eganville, Ontario, Canada; died on 1 Mar 1914 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in South Hill Cemetery, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada.

  5. 12.  James Perry was born in 1825 in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada (son of Peter Perry and Mary McDonell); died on 27 Sep 1897 in Central Frontenac Township, Ontario, Canada.

    James married Mercy Nancy Barrett in 1845 in South Frontenac Township, Ontario, Canada. Mercy (daughter of James Barrett and Deborah Peters) was born in 1827 in South Frontenac Township, Ontario, Canada; died on 11 Dec 1886 in Central Frontenac Township, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Mercy Nancy Barrett was born in 1827 in South Frontenac Township, Ontario, Canada (daughter of James Barrett and Deborah Peters); died on 11 Dec 1886 in Central Frontenac Township, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Peter Barrett Perry was born in Feb 1846 in South Frontenac Township, Ontario, Canada; died on 27 Jan 1901 in Saranac, New York, USA; was buried in Assumption Cemetery, Redford, Clinton County, New York, USA.
    2. Rhoda Anna Perry was born on 14 Nov 1848 in South Frontenac Township, Ontario, Canada; died on 19 Dec 1905 in Sharbot Lake, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Oconto Cemetery, Oconto, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. James Perry was born in 1850 in Ontario, Canada.
    4. Hiram McAllister Perry was born on 15 Jan 1851 in Ontario, Canada; died on 19 Oct 1902 in Dresden, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Dresden Cemetery, Dresden, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada.
    5. John Perry was born in 1852 in Ontario, Canada.
    6. Susan Perry was born in 1854 in Ontario, Canada.
    7. Daniel Foster Perry was born on 19 Feb 1854 in Loyalist Township, Ontario, Canada; died on 12 May 1908 in Greenwood Township, Michigan, USA; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Avoca, St Clair County, Michigan, United States.
    8. Sara J. Perry was born in 1856 in Ontario, Canada.
    9. Joseph Alfred Parry was born on 2 Jan 1857 in Holland Landing, Ontario, Canada; died on 19 Jan 1931 in Dodsland, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Dodsland-Druid Cemetery, Dodsland, Rural Municipality of Winslow, Saskatchewan, Canada.
    10. Agnes Perry was born in 1859 in Ontario, Canada.
    11. Levi Henry Perry was born in 1859 in Meaford, Ontario, Canada; died on 11 Oct 1929 in Dresden, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Dresden Cemetery, Dresden, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada.
    12. 6. James Parker Perry was born on 5 Feb 1861 in Sydenham, Ontario, Canada; died on 21 Nov 1940 in Nipissing Township, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Nipissing Union Cemetery, Nipissing, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada.
    13. John Benson Perry was born on 28 Oct 1864 in Meaford, Ontario, Canada; died on 16 Mar 1941 in London, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

  7. 14.  Francis Erskine Perry Ayerst was born in 1833 in Chatham, Kent, England, United Kingdom; was christened on 5 May 1833 in St Mary's Church, Chatham, Kent County, England, United Kingdom (son of Ambrose Mercer Ayerst and Charlotte Ross); died on 3 Dec 1876 in Parham, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Parham Village Cemetery, Parham, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada.

    Francis married Ann Maria Gates on 25 Nov 1862 in Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada. Ann (daughter of John Henry Gates and Caroline Eliza Jane Bryan) was born on 14 Feb 1845 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada; died on 9 Feb 1935 in Dayton, Iowa, USA; was buried in North Park Cemetery, Luther, Lake County, Michigan, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Ann Maria GatesAnn Maria Gates was born on 14 Feb 1845 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John Henry Gates and Caroline Eliza Jane Bryan); died on 9 Feb 1935 in Dayton, Iowa, USA; was buried in North Park Cemetery, Luther, Lake County, Michigan, United States.
    Children:
    1. 7. Eliza Jane Ayerst was born on 30 Jun 1863 in Westbrook, Ontario, Canada; died on 13 Jun 1929 in Sundridge, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Nipissing Union Cemetery, Nipissing, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada.
    2. George Henry Ayerst was born on 29 Feb 1864 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada; died on 12 Feb 1935 in Maberly, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Parham Village Cemetery, Parham, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Everton Ayerst was born in 1865.
    4. Mabel Ayerst was born in 1866.
    5. Ambrose Herbert Ayerst was born on 5 Mar 1867 in Ontario, Canada.
    6. John G. Ayerst was born in Sep 1868 in Central Frontenac Township, Ontario, Canada; died in 1940; was buried in Clayton Village Cemetery, Clayton, Jefferson County, New York, United States.
    7. Charlotte Edith Ayerst was born in Apr 1870 in Central Frontenac Township, Ontario, Canada; died on 29 Sep 1877 in Central Frontenac Township, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Parham Village Cemetery, Parham, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Edith Elenere Ayerst was born on 2 Dec 1871 in Parham, Ontario, Canada; died on 20 May 1922 in Sparta, Michigan, USA; was buried in Myers Cemetery, Sparta, Kent County, Michigan, United States.
    9. Frances Annie Ayerst was born on 10 Oct 1873 in Central Frontenac Township, Ontario, Canada; died on 9 Apr 1936 in Osceola County, Michigan, USA; was buried in North Park Cemetery, Luther, Lake County, Michigan, United States.
    10. Frank Ayerst was born in 1874.
    11. James B. Ayerst was born on 20 Apr 1877 in Ontario, Canada; died on 8 Aug 1945 in Watertown, New York, USA; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Sandy Creek, Oswego County, New York, United States.