Sylvester William CASSIDY

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15 October 1903 , Pain Court, Ontario, Canada

Died

27 November 1978 , Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Born: 15 October 1903 in Pain Court, Ontario, Canada

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Noé (Noah) CACHETÉ

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Emma GERVAIS

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Joseph CACHETÉ CASSIDY Suzanne TRUDELL

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Stanislas GERVAIS Marie Francoise PELTIER

Sylvester William CASSIDY died 27 November 1978 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
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Name: Sylvester William Cassidy
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 15 Oct 1903
Event Place: Paincourt, Kent, Ontario, Canada
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Gender: Male
Father's Name: Noah Cassidy
Mother's Name: Emma Gervais
Certificate Number: 501262
Reference ID: 501262
GS Film Number: 2148784
Digital Folder Number: 004657240
Image Number: 00540

'Ontario Births, 1869-1911,' database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FM8F-3Y5 : 15 January 2016), Sylvester William Cassidy, 15 Oct 1903; citing Birth, Paincourt, Kent, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,148,784.

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