John William Moffat

Brief Life History of John William

John William Moffat was born as the son of William Hood Moffat and Janet Peebles. He had at least 8 sons and 3 daughters with Margaret Kilpatrick Forrester. He lived in Newington, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1861 and Kent, Ontario, Canada in 1901. He died on 30 April 1906, in Chatham, Kent, Ontario, Canada, and was buried in Chatham, Kent, Ontario, Canada.

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John William Moffat
–1906
Margaret Kilpatrick Forrester
1856–1911
John William Moffat
1871–1956
Harry Moffat
1876–
John William Moffat
1879–1946
Alexander Forester Moffat
1881–
LeRoy Moffat
1884–1957
Verner Forrester Moffat
1886–1889
Rene Lorene Forrester Moffat
1888–1963
Margaret Kilpatrick Moffat
1889–1954
Archibald Geddis Moffat
1891–1965
Reginald Moffat
1893–
Jessie Henderson Moffat
1896–1936

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  • William Moffat in household of Archd Moffat, "Scotland Census, 1861"
  • William Moffat, "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1968"
  • William Moffat, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"

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Name Meaning

Scottish: variant of Moffatt .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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