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STAIRS, John

Male 1749 - 1797  (48 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  STAIRS, John was born in 1749 in Grenada; died on 15 Mar 1797 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

    Family/Spouse: STAYNER, Joanna. Joanna was born in 1750 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; died on 20 Oct 1793 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. STAIRS, John II  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1785 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 29 Aug 1847 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    2. 3. STAIRS, William Machin Esq.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Jan 1789; died on 17 Nov 1865 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  STAIRS, John II Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born in 1785 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 29 Aug 1847 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

    John married FRASER, Katherine on 29 Feb 1808 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. STAIRS, Susan  Descendancy chart to this point died on 23 Mar 1847 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    2. 5. STAIRS, Catherine Margaret  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Jul 1821 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 27 Jun 1877 in Camden, New Jersey, United States.

  2. 3.  STAIRS, William Machin Esq. Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 21 Jan 1789; died on 17 Nov 1865 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

    William married WISEMAN, Margaret on 23 May 1814 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Margaret was born on 23 May 1793; died on 21 Oct 1850 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. STAIRS, Katherine Mary  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Jul 1815 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; and died.
    2. 7. STAIRS, Joanna Stayner  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Jan 1818 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 4 Jul 1845 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    3. 8. STAIRS, William James  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Sep 1819 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 27 Feb 1906 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    4. 9. STAIRS, John George  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Sep 1821 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; and died.
    5. 10. STAIRS, John  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Apr 1823 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 22 Mar 1888 in Cannes.
    6. 11. STAIRS, Margaret Wiseman  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jun 1825 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 1 Feb 1875.
    7. 12. STAIRS, Helen Sophia  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jul 1827 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 17 Mar 1894.
    8. 13. STAIRS, Frances Mary  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Mar 1830 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 30 Nov 1831 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    9. 14. STAIRS, Anna Marshall  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Mar 1832 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 27 Nov 1866.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  STAIRS, Susan Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.John1) died on 23 Mar 1847 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

  2. 5.  STAIRS, Catherine Margaret Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.John1) was born on 28 Jul 1821 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 27 Jun 1877 in Camden, New Jersey, United States.

    Catherine married COOKE, Thomas James on 11 Dec 1850 in Richmond, Berks, Pensylvania, United States. Thomas was born in 1821 in Pictou, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 14 Nov 1900 in New York, New York, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 6.  STAIRS, Katherine Mary Descendancy chart to this point (3.William2, 1.John1) was born on 5 Jul 1815 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; and died.

  4. 7.  STAIRS, Joanna Stayner Descendancy chart to this point (3.William2, 1.John1) was born on 20 Jan 1818 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 4 Jul 1845 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

  5. 8.  STAIRS, William James Descendancy chart to this point (3.William2, 1.John1) was born on 24 Sep 1819 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 27 Feb 1906 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

    William married MORROW, Susannah Duffus on 16 Jun 1845 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Susannah (daughter of MORROW, John and DUFFUS, Mary Ann) was born on 17 Oct 1822 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 19 Oct 1906 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. STAIRS, William  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Feb 1846 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 12 Apr 1860 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    2. 16. STAIRS, John Fitzwilliam  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Jan 1848 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 26 Sep 1904 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 17. STAIRS, Mary Ann  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Sep 1849 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 24 Jul 1883.
    4. 18. STAIRS, James Wiseman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 May 1851 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; and died.
    5. 19. STAIRS, Margaret Wiseman  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Mar 1853 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; and died.
    6. 20. STAIRS, Edward  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jul 1854 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 10 Feb 1913 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    7. 21. STAIRS, George  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Feb 1856 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 1 Apr 1908 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    8. 22. STAIRS, Ethel  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Mar 1857 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 23 Mar 1858 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    9. 23. STAIRS, Herbert  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Mar 1859 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; and died.
    10. 24. STAIRS, Catherine  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Aug 1860 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; and died.
    11. 25. STAIRS, Gavin Lang  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Sep 1861 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 12 Jul 1927 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    12. 26. STAIRS, Joanna  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Dec 1862 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 31 May 1863 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    13. 27. STAIRS, Richard Kidston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Mar 1865 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 11 Aug 1865.

  6. 9.  STAIRS, John George Descendancy chart to this point (3.William2, 1.John1) was born on 21 Sep 1821 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; and died.

  7. 10.  STAIRS, John Descendancy chart to this point (3.William2, 1.John1) was born on 1 Apr 1823 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 22 Mar 1888 in Cannes.

  8. 11.  STAIRS, Margaret Wiseman Descendancy chart to this point (3.William2, 1.John1) was born in Jun 1825 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 1 Feb 1875.

    Margaret married JONES, Alfred Gilpin on 17 Jul 1850 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 12.  STAIRS, Helen Sophia Descendancy chart to this point (3.William2, 1.John1) was born on 10 Jul 1827 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 17 Mar 1894.

    Helen married MORROW, Robert on 21 Jun 1854. Robert died on 5 Aug 1885. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 13.  STAIRS, Frances Mary Descendancy chart to this point (3.William2, 1.John1) was born on 6 Mar 1830 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 30 Nov 1831 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

  11. 14.  STAIRS, Anna Marshall Descendancy chart to this point (3.William2, 1.John1) was born on 20 Mar 1832 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 27 Nov 1866.

    Anna married DUFFUS, John on 26 Mar 1856. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. DUFFUS, Graham  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 29. DUFFUS, John  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 30. DUFFUS, William  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 15.  STAIRS, William Descendancy chart to this point (8.William3, 3.William2, 1.John1) was born on 24 Feb 1846 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 12 Apr 1860 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

  2. 16.  STAIRS, John Fitzwilliam Descendancy chart to this point (8.William3, 3.William2, 1.John1) was born on 19 Jan 1848 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 26 Sep 1904 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.

    John married GAHERTY, Nellie on 14 Aug 1895. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    John married FOGO, Charlotte Jane on 27 Apr 1870. Charlotte (daughter of FOGO, James and UNKNOWN, Jane) was born on 21 Oct 1847 in Pictou, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 28 May 1886 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 17.  STAIRS, Mary Ann Descendancy chart to this point (8.William3, 3.William2, 1.John1) was born on 30 Sep 1849 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 24 Jul 1883.

    Mary married MACDONALD, Charles on 18 May 1883. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 18.  STAIRS, James Wiseman Descendancy chart to this point (8.William3, 3.William2, 1.John1) was born on 15 May 1851 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; and died.

    James married MACDONALD, Jane on 13 Nov 1873. Jane was born on 18 Mar 1851; died on 22 Apr 1911 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 31. STAIRS, William James  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Dec 1874; died on 25 Oct 1941 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

  5. 19.  STAIRS, Margaret Wiseman Descendancy chart to this point (8.William3, 3.William2, 1.John1) was born in Mar 1853 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; and died.

    Margaret married TOWNSEND, Alfred John on 16 Jun 1880. Alfred was born on 5 Jul 1839; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 20.  STAIRS, Edward Descendancy chart to this point (8.William3, 3.William2, 1.John1) was born on 10 Jul 1854 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 10 Feb 1913 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

    Edward married SCOTT, Isabella Boyd on 23 Oct 1878. Isabella was born on 14 Apr 1856 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 11 Dec 1929 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 21.  STAIRS, George Descendancy chart to this point (8.William3, 3.William2, 1.John1) was born on 29 Feb 1856 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 1 Apr 1908 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

    George married MCKENZIE, Helena Elizabeth on 1 Oct 1884 in Dartmouth, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Helena (daughter of MCKENZIE, George A. and WILCOX, Eliza) was born in 1853 in at sea; died on 13 Apr 1894. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 32. STAIRS, Dorothy Helen  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Jan 1886 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; and died.
    2. 33. STAIRS, George William  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Aug 1887 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 24 Apr 1915.
    3. 34. STAIRS, Dennis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 May 1889 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 14 Jan 1980 in Westmount, Quebec, Canada.
    4. 35. STAIRS, John Cuthbert  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Dec 1891 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 15 Sep 1916 in Demuin, France.
    5. 36. STAIRS, Helen Elizabeth  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Apr 1894 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 30 Jan 1969 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

  8. 22.  STAIRS, Ethel Descendancy chart to this point (8.William3, 3.William2, 1.John1) was born on 26 Mar 1857 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 23 Mar 1858 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

  9. 23.  STAIRS, Herbert Descendancy chart to this point (8.William3, 3.William2, 1.John1) was born on 21 Mar 1859 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; and died.

    Herbert married EATON, Sarah Elizabeth on September 31, 1881. Sarah (daughter of EATON, Leander and STARR, Paulina) was born on 11 Oct 1860; died on 29 Apr 1924 in Hillaton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 24.  STAIRS, Catherine Descendancy chart to this point (8.William3, 3.William2, 1.John1) was born on 31 Aug 1860 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; and died.

  11. 25.  STAIRS, Gavin Lang Descendancy chart to this point (8.William3, 3.William2, 1.John1) was born on 21 Sep 1861 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 12 Jul 1927 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

    Gavin married COX, Mary Ellen in Dec 1885 in Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada. Mary (daughter of COX, Charles and GRAHAM, Margaret) was born on 7 Dec 1858 in Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada; died in 1944 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 37. STAIRS, Katherine  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Dec 1886; died on 14 Mar 1890.
    2. 38. STAIRS, Gordon Salter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Aug 1889 in Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada; died in 1958 in Nova Scotia, Canada.
    3. 39. STAIRS, Herbert Morrow  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Jun 1891 in Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 25 Nov 1971 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    4. 40. STAIRS, Graham  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Apr 1894 in Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 10 Dec 1915 in Nova Scotia, Canada.
    5. 41. STAIRS, Gavin Lang  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Jun 1896 in Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 7 Sep 1916 in Demuin, France.

  12. 26.  STAIRS, Joanna Descendancy chart to this point (8.William3, 3.William2, 1.John1) was born on 30 Dec 1862 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 31 May 1863 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

  13. 27.  STAIRS, Richard Kidston Descendancy chart to this point (8.William3, 3.William2, 1.John1) was born on 20 Mar 1865 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 11 Aug 1865.

  14. 28.  DUFFUS, Graham Descendancy chart to this point (14.Anna3, 3.William2, 1.John1)

  15. 29.  DUFFUS, John Descendancy chart to this point (14.Anna3, 3.William2, 1.John1)

  16. 30.  DUFFUS, William Descendancy chart to this point (14.Anna3, 3.William2, 1.John1)


Generation: 5

  1. 31.  STAIRS, William James Descendancy chart to this point (18.James4, 8.William3, 3.William2, 1.John1) was born on 14 Dec 1874; died on 25 Oct 1941 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

  2. 32.  STAIRS, Dorothy Helen Descendancy chart to this point (21.George4, 8.William3, 3.William2, 1.John1) was born on 9 Jan 1886 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; and died.

  3. 33.  STAIRS, George William Descendancy chart to this point (21.George4, 8.William3, 3.William2, 1.John1) was born on 25 Aug 1887 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 24 Apr 1915.

  4. 34.  STAIRS, Dennis Descendancy chart to this point (21.George4, 8.William3, 3.William2, 1.John1) was born on 3 May 1889 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 14 Jan 1980 in Westmount, Quebec, Canada.

    Family/Spouse: WEBB, Rachel Perley. Rachel was born on 22 Apr 1892 in Quebec, Canada; died on 4 May 1972 in Westmount, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 35.  STAIRS, John Cuthbert Descendancy chart to this point (21.George4, 8.William3, 3.William2, 1.John1) was born on 3 Dec 1891 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 15 Sep 1916 in Demuin, France.

  6. 36.  STAIRS, Helen Elizabeth Descendancy chart to this point (21.George4, 8.William3, 3.William2, 1.John1) was born on 11 Apr 1894 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 30 Jan 1969 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

    Helen married GRANT, Eric McNeill on 9 Apr 1919 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Eric (son of GRANT, McCallum and PARKER, Laura MacNeill) was born on 8 May 1889 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 13 Nov 1967 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 37.  STAIRS, Katherine Descendancy chart to this point (25.Gavin4, 8.William3, 3.William2, 1.John1) was born on 18 Dec 1886; died on 14 Mar 1890.

  8. 38.  STAIRS, Gordon Salter Descendancy chart to this point (25.Gavin4, 8.William3, 3.William2, 1.John1) was born on 18 Aug 1889 in Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada; died in 1958 in Nova Scotia, Canada.

  9. 39.  STAIRS, Herbert Morrow Descendancy chart to this point (25.Gavin4, 8.William3, 3.William2, 1.John1) was born on 15 Jun 1891 in Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 25 Nov 1971 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

    Family/Spouse: MACDONALD, M. Vera. M. was born on 20 Sep 1894; died on 16 Dec 1925 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 40.  STAIRS, Graham Descendancy chart to this point (25.Gavin4, 8.William3, 3.William2, 1.John1) was born on 14 Apr 1894 in Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 10 Dec 1915 in Nova Scotia, Canada.

  11. 41.  STAIRS, Gavin Lang Descendancy chart to this point (25.Gavin4, 8.William3, 3.William2, 1.John1) was born on 22 Jun 1896 in Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 7 Sep 1916 in Demuin, France.



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