John
Wesley
Adair
Born in Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada
Ancestors 
Son of Mathew Adair
and Mary (Dunsworth) Adair
Brother of
Mary Ellen Adair [half], Annnie Victoria Adair [half], Joseph Charles Adair [half] and Sarah Matilda (Adair) Copeland [half]
Husband of
Sarah Elizabeth (Ingold) Adair
— married
1919 in Ontario, Canada
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 76
in Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Nov 2023
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Private John Adair served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I
Service started: 5 Apr 1916
Unit(s): 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles
Service ended: 21 Jan 1919
Service started: 5 Apr 1916
Unit(s): 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles
Service ended: 21 Jan 1919
Biography
John Adair as born in Stratford in 1893. He was the son of Mathew Adair and Mary Dunsworth. He served with the CEF during World War 1.
ADAIR, John Wesley Regimental Number: 727760 Born 1893-12-29 Stratford, Butcher, Next of kin: Father Mathew Adair, Stratford; Enlisted at Stratford 110th Battalion Apr 5, 1916; Served with 4th Mounted Rifles in France; Gun Shot Wound left arm Oct 26 1917; Discharged on demobilization Jan 21, 1919. Description age 25 fair complexion, brown eyes, sandy hair 5'6"[1] Des
He married Sarah Elizabeth Ingold in 1919.
John passed away in 1970.
Sources
- ↑ Canadian Expeditionary Force Personnel File (https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?op=pdf&app=CEF&id=V0035-S011)
- BURIAL John Wesley Adair VVETERAN BIRTH 29 Dec 1893 Stratford, Perth County, Ontario, Canada DEATH 1970 (aged 76–77) Ontario, Canada buried Avondale Cemetery, Stratford, Perth County, Ontario, Canada PLOT Section 6, Lot 56, SubLot 1 E1/2 Find A Grave: Memorial #108466904
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~1.56%
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~1.56%
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