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George Louis Turner

George Louis Turner

Male 1915 - 1965  (50 years)

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  • Name George Louis Turner 
    Born 03 Jun 1915  Ottawa, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 21 Aug 1965  Ottawa, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried 24 Aug 1965  Notre Dame Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I6000  Cullen family tree
    Last Modified 2 Apr 2020 

    Father Joseph George Turner,   b. 02 Jan 1884, Hintonburg, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1977, Ottawa, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Mother Bernadette Domithilde Joanis,   b. 04 May 1886, Angers, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 04 Jun 1973, Ottawa, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 22 Aug 1906  Très Ste. Trinité, Rockland, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • The Ontario Marriage Registry for Russell County contains the following record: No. 16930-06 Joseph George Turner, 22, railroad work, (born) Ottawa, (residence) Coteau Station, Quebec, s/o Francis Turner and Emma Lapointe married Bernadette Joanisse, 20, dress maker, (born) Rockland, (residence) same, d/o Jules Joanisse and Délina Quévillon, witness Francis Turner and Marie Levesque, both of Rockland, 22 August 1906 at Rockland.
    Family ID F2177  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Theresa Kingston,   b. 14 Feb 1918, St. Lucia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jul 1997, Ottawa, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married Apr 1938  Ottawa, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. George Joseph Turner,   b. Abt 1950,   d. 21 Sep 2023, Toronto, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 73 years)
     4. Living
     5. Living
    Family ID F2044  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    George Turner c1938
    George Turner c1938
    George Turner Cobourg Court Hotel London Aug 1934
    George Turner Cobourg Court Hotel London Aug 1934
    George participated as a team member for Canada in the British Empire Games
    George Turner Olympic Sweater 1936
    George Turner Olympic Sweater 1936
    George Turner kgvicm-l medal 1937
    George Turner kgvicm-l medal 1937
    George Turner received the Commemorative Medal of the coronation of King George VI in 1937. George was selected as a member of the Canadian contingent.

    Documents
    George Turner obituary 1965
    George Turner obituary 1965

    Histories
    Turner, George and Bernadette's Children
    Turner, George and Bernadette's Children
    Biographies of the 14 adult children of George and Bernadette Turner, each authored by members of their families

    Excerpt from A Melding of Cultures: Ancestors of George Turner and Bernadette Joanis Volume 1, Our Turners: Canadian Transportation Pioneers, Mark Cullen, Vancouver, 2013,
    Chapter 6, pp 101-135

    Turner, George and Bernadette Family Photo Album
    Turner, George and Bernadette Family Photo Album

    Excerpt from A Melding of Cultures Ancestors of George Turner and Bernadette Joanis Volume 1 Our Turners: Canadian Transportation Pioneers, Mark Cullen, Vancouver, 2013, pp 83-100.

    Turner, George Joseph (1884-1977) and Bernadette Joanis (1886-1973)
    Turner, George Joseph (1884-1977) and Bernadette Joanis (1886-1973)
    George Turner followed in his father Frank's footsteps as a railroad engineer, and also by marrying Bernadette Joanis in 1906, thereby extending our French Canadian ancestry.

    Excerpt from A Melding of Cultures Ancestors of George Turner and Bernadette Joanis Volume 1 Our Turners: Canadian Transportation Pioneers, Mark Cullen, 2013, pp 63-82, 215-230 and 269-270.


    Albums
    Turner, George J. and Bernadette Joanis family
    Turner, George J. and Bernadette Joanis family (44)
    George Turner photos
     Turner family, George (1)
    George & Mary Turner family photos

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Obituary Notice.

    2. [S41] Ancestry.ca, Ontario Marriages, Russell County, 1906, Page 37.