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Researching Herman Laing b1857 Canada

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Researching Herman Laing b1857 Canada

Patti Molenaar  (View posts) Posted: 17 May 2008 1:07PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Laing
Hello There

I am researching my oldest known direct Laing ancestor who was my Great, Great Grandfather Herman Laing, born abt. Nov 06, 1857 in Canada, and died Oct 17, 1895 in Argyle Twp., Sanilac Co., MI. He married Johanna Franzeka Shagena on Jan 31, 1880 in Austin Twp., Sanilac Co., MI, daughter of Louis Shagena and Margaret Beimchen. She was born Apr 02, 1863 in Waterloo, Ont., CAN, and died Mar 02, 1932 in Washington Twp., Sanilac Co., MI

More About Herman Laing:
Age At Death Oct 17, 1895 he was 37y 11m 11d
Burial: Argyle Lutheran Cemetery, Argyle Twp., Sanilac Co., MI
Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever
Obituary: N/F - Sanilac Jeffersonian (Croswell)
Occupation 1: abt. 1880, Carpenter
Occupation 2: bef. 1895, Farmer
Residence: Bet. 1880 - 1895, Argyle Twp., Sanilac Co., MI
Immigration: date unknown
Marriage: Jan 31, 1880, Austin Twp., Sanilac Co., MI
Performed By: Edward Hunt, Justice of the Peace
Witnessed By: Hugh McAlpine & John W Hunt

My Great Grandfather was John Charles Laing born Aug 29, 1884 in Argyle Twp., Sanilac Co., MI, and died Sep 02, 1961 in Port Huron, Saint Clair Co., MI. He married my Great Grandmother Bertha Smith on Jul 17, 1909 in Sandusky, Sanilac Co., MI. She was born Mar 26 1890 in Argyle Twp., Sanilac Co., MI and died Feb 17 1956 in Marysville, St Clair Co., MI.

My Grandmother Florence Jane Laing was born Jul 18 1909 in Austin Twp., Sanilac Co., MI and died Jan 18 1986 in Port Huron, Saint Clair Co., MI. She married my Grandfather, Herbert Nelson Pringle on Jun 22, 1925 in Port Huron, Saint Clair Co., MI. He was born May 24, 1905 in Towas, Iosso Co., MI and died Mar 01, 1961 in Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., TX.

My Father Herbert Nelson Pringle Jr. was born Aug 19,1927, Port Huron, St. Clair Co., MI and died 21 March 1992 in Jackson, Jackson Co., MI. He married my mother Beverly Jean Schmidt on 06 October, 1954 in Lansing, Ingham Co., MI. She was born 11 March 1930 bp. Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI and died Sep 19, 2001 in Saint Joseph, Berrien Co., MI

I would very much like to know more about my Laing ancestors. If you have any information at all, please let me know.

Kind Regards
Patti Molenaar (Patricia Carole Pringle)
The Netherlands

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