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John Elwood Cosby (1919 - 1973)

John Elwood Cosby
Born in Winona, Lincoln, Ontario, Canadamap
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Son of and
Brother of and
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[children unknown]
Died at age 53 in Burlington, Halton, Ontario, Canadamap
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Biography

John was born in 1919.[1] He was the son of Stanley Cosby and Gertrude Trembley.

He married Catharine Dunn in 1944.[2][3][4][5]

John died in 1973.[6][7]


Sources

  1. ↑ "U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960", The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Manifests of Alien Arrivals At Buffalo, Lewiston, Niagara Falls, and Rochester, New York, 1902-1954; NAI: 4527447; Record Group: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: M1480; Roll Number: 020, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1075 #4624525 (accessed 14 December 2023), Name: John Elwood Cosby; Gender: Male; Arrival Age: 21; Record Type: Arrival; Birth Date: 12 Apr 1919; Birth Place: Winona, Ontario, Canada; Arrival Date: 2 Aug 1940; Port of Arrival: Niagara Falls, New York, USA.
  2. ↑ "Marriage Announcement", Niagara Falls Review (Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada) Mon, Mar 20, 1944, page 2, Newspapers Clip: 136838329 (accessed 14 December 2023).
  3. ↑ Catherine's obituary: "Cosby, Catharine Grace (nee Dunn)", The Hamilton Spectator (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) Mon, Jan 3, 1994, page 15, Newspapers Clip: 136838151 (accessed 14 December 2023)
  4. ↑ Catherine's father's obituary: "Dunn", Niagara Falls Review (Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada) Tue, Sept 13, 1960, page 6, Newspapers Clip: 136838059 (accessed 14 December 2023).
  5. ↑ Catherine's mother's obituary: "Dunn", Niagara Falls Review (Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada) Sat, Jul 24, 1965, page 6, Newspapers Clip: 136838106 (accessed 14 December 2023)
  6. ↑ "Cosby, John Elwood (Bing)", The Hamilton Spectator (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) Thu, Mar 22, 1973, page 37, Newspapers Clip: 136837959 (accessed 14 December 2023).
  7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/164484170/john-e-cosby: accessed 14 December 2023), memorial page for John E Cosby (12 Apr 1919–21 Mar 1973), Find a Grave Memorial ID 164484170, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Burlington, Halton Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Headstone Hunter (contributor 48366243).




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