BRANIFF, William John

1885 - 1980  (94 years)

• Name	BRANIFF, William John
  Birth	22 Aug 1885	St. Josephs Island, Algoma county, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Alt. Birth	4 Sep 1885	St. Josephs Island, Algoma county, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Census-Step-son	1901	St. Josephs Island, Algoma county, Ontario, Canada
  	Role: Step-son
  Baptism	10 Jul 1902	Most Precious Blood Cathedral, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Baptism-	10 Jul 1902	Sault Ste. Marie, Algoma county, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Census-Step-son	1911	Algoma county, Ontario, Canada
  	L2 lot Hilton (St Joes Island)
  	Role: Step-son
  Census	1916	Maple Creek Cemetery, Maple Creek, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada
  Census	1921	Piapot, Swift Current region, Saskatchewan, Canada   [4]
  Census	1931	New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130824282
  _FGRAVE	130824282
  _FSFTID	LHTP-P1D
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHTP-P1D
  _UID	B8794F931BF44596B91A6634C6450F008403
  Death	11 Aug 1980	Saskatchewan, Canada
  Burial	22 Aug 1980	Maple Creek Cemetery, Maple Creek, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada   [5, 6]
  Person ID	I55	Estacaille
  Last Modified	6 Aug 2023

  
  

  DNA Tests	1 DNA test is associated with BRANIFF, William John
  	Test Type	Taken by	Haplogroup	Test Information
  	atDNA	S Countryman (living, not in database)		Most recent common ancestor: Family: BRANIFF, William John / BOYD, Edith Mae   m. 24 Dec 1919 Shared DNA Segment: Shared DNA = Total shared cMs 4.97% Ancestral surnames: BRANIFF, BOYD, BERRETH, COUNTRYMAN

  
  

  Father	BRANIFF, John,   b. 1858, Ontario, Canada d. 7 Nov 1892, Grand Marais, Alger, Michigan, United States (Age 34 years)
  Mother	PRETTY, Ellen "Nellie",   b. 6 Jul 1866, Sarnia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada d. 15 Feb 1940, Richards Landing, Algoma, Ontario, Canada (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	5 Oct 1883	St. Josephs Island, Algoma county, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Family ID	F246	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	BRANIFF, Mary K.,   b. 1888, Ontario, Canada d. 16 Jun 1918, Meyronne, Moose Jaw region, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 30 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1913	Saskatchewan, Canada
  Children	1. BRANIFF, Helen Margaret,   b. 19 Sep 1917, Meyronne, Moose Jaw region, Saskatchewan, Canada d. 23 Mar 1918, Meyronne, Moose Jaw region, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F1199	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Aug 2023

  
  

  Family 2	BOYD, Edith Mae,   b. 14 Jul 1900, Pingree, Stutsman, North Dakota, United States d. 3 Jan 1976, Maple Creek, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	24 Dec 1919	Meyronne, Moose Jaw region, Saskatchewan, Canada
  Children	+ 1. BRANIFF, Harry Edward,   b. 11 Oct 1927, Esterhazy, Yorkton region, Saskatchewan, Canada d. 4 Nov 2003, Maple Creek, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 76 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 2. Living + 3. Deceased   d. Yes, date unknown + 4. BOYD, Frances Evelyn,   b. 10 Jul 1918, Kincaid, Moose Jaw region, Saskatchewan, Canada d. 16 Jul 2005, Oliver, British Columbia, Canada (Age 87 years)  [Father: Stepchild]  [Mother: biological] + 5. BRANIFF, Marion Jesse,   b. 1 Jun 1924, Piapot, Swift Current region, Saskatchewan, Canada d. 29 Dec 2021, Medicine Hat, Cypress county, Alberta, Canada (Age 97 years) + 6. BRANIFF, Charles William,   b. 31 Jul 1926, Esterhazy, Yorkton region, Saskatchewan, Canada d. 29 May 1977, Swift Current, Swift Current region, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 50 years)   7. BRANIFF, John Alfred,   b. 16 Jun 1930, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada d. 11 May 1992, Maple Creek, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 61 years)
  Books		Piapot Prairie Trails A book of family biographies from pioneers around Piapot, Saskatchewan. There are a few copies still possessed by Canadian family members.The University of Alberta has a vieweable copy in their digital collection at https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/archive/Piapot-prairie-trails-2R3408TYHSLA.html
  Family ID	F60	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Aug 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Baptism - 10 Jul 1902 - Most Precious Blood Cathedral, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada Baptism- - 10 Jul 1902 - Sault Ste. Marie, Algoma county, Ontario, Canada Marriage - Abt 1913 - Saskatchewan, Canada Census - 1916 - Maple Creek Cemetery, Maple Creek, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada Census - 1921 - Piapot, Swift Current region, Saskatchewan, Canada Census - 1931 - New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada Death - 11 Aug 1980 - Saskatchewan, Canada Burial - 22 Aug 1980 - Maple Creek Cemetery, Maple Creek, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  William Braniff cropped from anniversay portrait

  
  

• Sources

  [S218] St. Joes Island web site, St. Joes births 1874-1906, N. (Reliability: 0). [S66] 1901 Census St Joes Island Ontario. [S431] (Ontario, Canada), Ontario, Canada, Roman Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1760-1923. [S165] 1921 Census of Canada; Online Images, section 34-11-23-3 (Reliability: 0). [S213] Obituary, plot 25, 006C (Reliability: 0). [S184] FindAGrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130824282/william-john-braniff (Reliability: 3). [S250] Ontario, 1869-1886 Marriage Index.