John Stanley Symonette (1860 - 1941)

Born 13 Jun 1860 in Rock Sound, Bahamas

Husband of Clarissa Sands — married 5 Sep 1914 in Rock Sound

Descendants

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John Symonette is part of a Bahamian family.

Biography

John Stanley Symonette was born in Rock Sound on 13 Jun 1860. He was the son of Ishmael Symonette and Biner Sands. They were of African ancestry

John Stanley Symonette married first to Ann Maria or Ann Marion Knowles.

Children: Corcilda Leonora Symonette b 1895

(On 13 Apr 1916 Corcilda a seamstress who was 21 yo married Conrad Crispin Cooper, a 20 yo mulatto andfarmer and the s/o Conrad Crispin Cooper b 24 Dec 1896 in Gleuelg Eleuthera, Bahamas to Conrad Crispin Cooper Sr Sarah Sands Cooper

• The couple wed in Rock Sound,, Bahamas. Conrad lived in Coconut Grove and died in zip code 33147 Oct 1974 See US records for their children )

Edmund Oscar Symonette b abt 1886

( On 06 Aug 1912, Edmund m Irene Gertrude Mcsweeney d/o Robert Mcsweeney in Rock Sound Eleuthera, Bahamas)

Marriage 2 :

On 5 September 1914 Rock Sound, Bahamas, the 54 year old farmer and widower John Stanley Symonette married Clarissa Sands, a 31 year old spinster and seamstress (b ca 1873) who was the daughter of John Cornelius Sands. Joseph Gibson and Edwin Smith witnessed. They were married by a marriage officer, religion not given.

Children:

Troline Arielle Symonette (daughter) b 01 Jan 1915

John Stanly Symonette died on 17 February 1941 in Rock Sound, Bahamas

Sources

• "Caribbean Births and Baptisms, 1590-1928," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLLZ-R47 : 29 December 2014), John Stanley Symonette, 13 Jun 1860; citing Bahamas, reference ; FHL microfilm 222,936.