Janet "Jennie" Abra

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/262853116
• Name: Jennie Abra
• Eby ID Number: 00133-8239.45
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist

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In Memoriam Died At the residence of her parents, Lot No 6, Beasley Block, Waterloo Township, on Wednesday, May 15th, at 10.15 o'clock, a.m., Jennie Youngest daughter of Joseph and Helen Abra, aged 14 years, 2 months, 8 days. Funeral Will take place on Friday forenoon, 17th. inst. at 9.30 o'clock, from her parents' residence to Blair Cemetery for interment. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation.

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61181780
• Eby ID Number: 00133-8239.4
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Occupation: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Regular Baptist
• Residence: 1884, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 06, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1901, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 06, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Elected Office: 1906, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Councillor - Waterloo Township
• Elected Office: 1906, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Waterloo and Waterloo Township
• Elected Office: 1910, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Councillor - Waterloo County
• Elected Office: 1910, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Deputy Reeve - Waterloo Township
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Elected Office: 1912, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Reeve - Waterloo Township

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JOSEPH ABRA was born in Dumfries Township, near Roseville, in 1849, where he was brought up. He moved on the farm he at present owns and occupies in 1874. He was tax collector for the township from 1900 to 1905, and first elected to the council of the township in 1906, being elected by acclamation.

Chronicle-Telegraph Newspaper, 100 Years of Progress in Waterloo County Canada Semi-Centennial Souvenir 1856-1906 (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: Chronicle-Telegraph Newspaper, 1906) pg 32

Elected Office:
Municipality: Waterloo Tp
Years on local council: Councillor 1906-09; D Reeve 1910-11; Reeve 1912-13
Years on Waterloo County Council; 1910 1911 1912 1913

Joseph married Helen "Ellen" Wallace 6 Feb 1874, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Helen (daughter of John Wallace and Helen "Ellen" Goodfellow) was born 6 Dec 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Sep 1930, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Helen "Ellen" Abra
• Eby ID Number: 00133-8239.44
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist

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Mrs. Joseph Abra

Friends learned with sincere re gret of the passing on Monday, Sept. 15th, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Little. North Dumfries, of the latter's mother. Mrs. Joseph Abra, aged 78 years. She is survived by two daughters. Mrs. Wm. Little and Mrs. Edward Taylor. Galt and one son. Mr. John Abra of Waterloo township. Her husband and one daughter predeceased her. The funeral was held on Thursday from the home of Mr. and Mrs Little. Interment was made in the Blair cemetery

Waterloo Chronicle, 25 Sep 1930, p. 5

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In Loving Memory Died In North Dumfries, on Monday, Sept. 15th, 1930 Ellen Wallace widow of the late Joseph Abra In her 77th year. The Funeral Will take place from the residence of her sonin-law, William Little, on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 18th, at 2.30 o'clock, to Blair Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation.

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/262092412
• Eby ID Number: 00133-8239.1
• Immigration: 1 Jul 1842, , Canada
• Occupation: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Residence: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Land: 1861, North Dumfries Concession 12 Lot 34, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Directory: 1864, North Dumfries Concession 12 Lot 34, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Regular Baptist
• Occupation: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Directory: 1884, North Dumfries Concession 12 Lot 34, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1889, North Dumfries Concession 12 Lot 34, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Death of a Well-Known Resident of North Dumfries

There passed away suddenly on Saturday morning last, a well-known and respected resident of North Dumfries, Mr. Wm. Abra, sr. Mr. Abra got up apparently quite well on Saturday morning and took a walk out on the farm. Returning after a little while, he complained to his wife that he had fallen down and hurt his shoulder while out. Mrs. Abra got him a drink of water, and as he complained of his head being very hot, she bathed it with cold water. He then said he thought he would like to lay down and Mrs. Abra took him by the arm, and as he seemed feeble one of his daughters took him by the other arm and assisted him. He had scarcely passed into another room before he said he could go no further, and asked them to get him a pillow and he would lie down on the floor there. This was done and he was scarcely laid down before he became insensible, and in the course of a very short time, breathed his last. Medical aid hastily summoned finding the cause of his death to be extravasation of blood in the brain.

Mr. Abra was English by birth, and came from near Swatham, in the County of Norfolk. He was born in 1815 and landed in Canada on the 1st of July, 1842. Making for a location in Upper Canada, he reached the neighborhood of Haysville, where he worked for four years, then marrying Miss Elizabeth Wismer, and the young couple purchased the farm on which they have since resided. Their family consisted of thirteen children, of whom ten are yet living , viz.:- Mrs. B. Wismer, of Waterloo, Miss Hannah, unmarried, Mr. Joseph Abra, farming about a mile north of Roseville, Mr. Moses Abra, farming near the old homestead, Mr. Wm. Abra, carpenter and builder, of Toronto, and Henry, Jacob, Julia, Lizzie and Mamie, the younger members of the family residing on the homestead.

Galt Reporter Jul 26 1889 pg 1

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In North Dumfries, at his residence, Lot No. 34, 12th Concession, on Saturday, July 20th, at 10 minutes to 1, a.m., Wm. Abra, Sr., aged 73 years, 8 months and 14 days.

Galt Reporter Jul 26 1889 pg 1

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Died, In North Dumfries, at his residence, Lot No. 34, 12th Concession, on Saturday, July 20th, at ten minutes to one, A.M., William Abra, Sr., Aged 73 Years, 8 Months and 14 Days. Funeral, Will take place from his late residence, on Monday, July 22nd, at half-past 9 o'clock, a.m., to Blair Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend North Dumfries, July 20th, 1889.

Funeral Card

William married Elizabeth Wismer 17 Feb 1846. Elizabeth (daughter of Johann "John" Wismer and Susannah Cressman) was born 13 Mar 1831, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Mar 1924, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elizabeth Abra
• Eby ID Number: 00133-8239
• Occupation: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Residence: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Immigration: 1855, , Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Regular Baptist
• Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Occupation: 1891, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Residence: 1903, North Dumfries Concession 12 Lot 34, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist

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Elizabeth Wismer, "was born March 13th, 1831. On February 17th, 1846, she was married to William Abra. He was born in England, November 6th, 1815, and died near Blair, July 20th, 1889. Their family consisted of fourteen children".

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-33342
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer

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A-1-135 John Wallace Probate of the Will of John Wallace, late of the Township of Waterloo, Yeoman, deceased, on the petition of James Goodfellow and John Wallace the Younger, both of the Township of Waterloo, aforesaid Yeoman, the Executors named in said Will and which is in the words following, namely :

I, John Wallace of the Township of Waterloo, Farmer…I Will and order that all my just debts, funeral and other expenses be paid by my Executors out of my estate…I give and devise and bequeath unto my beloved wife Helen as much household and kitchen furniture as she shall choose to take for her use for ever. I Will and order that the remainder of my household and kitchen furniture, together with all my other loose property be sold by public auction or otherwise by my Executors as soon as convenient and the proceeds thereof go to the benefit and use of my estate. I Will and order that my Executors shall and do sell and dispose of my Farm, being the place I now live on to the best advantage of my estate…and the proceeds thereof shall go to the benefit of my estate….And also, I do hereby Will and Order that my wife shall have the custody, tuition and bringing up of my children, but if my said wife should die, [their welfare falls] unto my Executors. I also Will and Order that if my said wife shall marry again she shall receive no more benefit from my estate in the way and manner stated above, but my Executors shall pay her out of my estate, five pounds yearly and every year during her natural life. I give and devise and bequeath unto my son William, the sum of one hundred pounds to be paid to him by my Executors out of my estate when he shall attain the age of twenty one years. I five devise and bequeath unto my wife Helen when my youngest child shall come of age, the interest of seventeen hundred dollars to be paid to her yearly and every year by my Executors out of my estate during her natural life or so long as she remains my widow, but if she marry again, she shall not receive any benefit from the same. And her decease, or if my said wife shall marry again ; I Will and order the said seventeen hundred dollars shall be equally divided among all my children…And lastly, all the rest and residue of my estate and ofpart5 whatsoever and wheresoever not herein before otherwise disposed of (after paying off my debts, legacies and all expenses) I give devise and bequeath unto all my children equally share and share alike to be paid to them by my Executors when the youngest child shall attain to the age of twenty one years. I also Will and Order that all the legacies and bequests given unto my wife Helen as aforesaid, I hereby declare is intended to be, and is so given to her in full satisfaction and recompense of, and for her down and thirds, which she may or can in anywise claim or demand out of my estate. And I do hereby appoint my trust friends James Goodfellow and John Wallace Jr, both of the Township of Waterloo Executors to this my Last Will and Testament…

Witnessed by William Tilt, Township of Waterloo and Wiliam[sic] Abra, Township of Dumfries.
Will dated 19^th February 1857
Proved 7^th May 1857
Died 15^th April 1857
Inventory £181/5/-

Surrogate Court Records Copybook Register A 1853-1871 partial transcript to 1863. Frances Hoffman transcriber.

John — Helen "Ellen" Goodfellow. Helen (daughter of Andrew Goodfellow and Elizabeth "Betty" Armstrong) was born 1823, Roberton, Selkirk, Scotland; died 23 Jul 1874, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Cedar Creek Cemetery, North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Ellen Goodfellow
• Name: Helen "Ellen" Wallace
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-41094
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian

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Died, In Waterloo, on Thursday evening, the 23rd inst., at 11½ o'clock, Hellen, Relict of the late John C. Wallace, Aged 50 years. You are respectfully requested to attend the Funeral, on Sabbath next, the 26th inst., at half-past (time blanked out) o'clock, p. m., from her late residence to the place of interment, Cedar Creek Burying Ground. Waterloo, July 24th, 1874. P.S. Funeral at half-past three, instead of five.


Waterloo Historical Society Death Notices Collection - photocopies

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• Name: John Wismer
• Eby ID Number: 00133-8234
• Occupation: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; labourer
• Residence: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonist
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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John Wismer, "was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, April 2nd, 1799. He was married, in 1822, to Susannah Cressman who was born in 1801. The resided near Blair where he was engaged in farming. He died July 23rd, 1890, and she died in September, 1838. Their family consisted of nine children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Residence:
Lived besides his daughter and son Joseph

Johann married Susannah Cressman 1822. Susannah (daughter of Jacob Cressman and Elizabeth Longennecker) was born 1801, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 8 Sep 1840, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Susannah Wismer
• Eby ID Number: 00028-2046

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Susannah Cressman, "was born in 1801. She was married to John Wismer who was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, April 2nd, 1799, and died in Waterloo County, Ontario, July 23rd, 1890. She died in 1838. To them was born a family of nine children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-41095P
• Misfortune: 1850; killed in accident

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GOODFELLOW - On Friday evening last, a melancholy and fatal accident occurred in our own immediate vicinity to a well known and respected farmer, late of Dumfries, and more recently of Waterloo; viz., Mr. Andrew Goodfellow, a man of about 60 years of age. It appears that Mr. G. with his own team and assisted by several others, as well as Mr. Lamb of Carlisle, had that day been moving his (Mr. G's) nephew from Dumfries on to a farm in Beverly, and on returning home by way of Galt in the evening about the darkening, and when in the neighbourhood of Hunter's Tavern, Mr. Goodfellow slipped from a newly painted box on which he was sitting in the act of driving, and fell headlong into the road, fracturing his skull, and sustaining other severe injuries, causing concussion of the brain. He was immediately lifted into the waggon by his companions and conveyed towards Preston, and although he continued for some time to breathe he was quite insensible and no doubt expired long before the party reached that village. A drink of water was offered him at Groff's Creek, but the poor man was beyond recovery and unable to swallow it, if not actually dead at the time. An inquest was held in Preston and the jury by their foreman, Mr. W. Chapman of Galt, returned a verdict that he died of accidental fall from a waggon. We are sorry to state that evidence was given to show that the deceased was under the influence of liquor at the time and the party were driving rather rapidly, although it was alleged he was capable of taking care of himself. He has left a widow and family to mourn his sudden and deplorable end.

Hamilton Spectator 27 Apr 1850

Andrew — Elizabeth "Betty" Armstrong. Elizabeth was born 21 Jul 1779, , Scotland; died 27 May 1861; was buried , Cedar Creek Cemetery, North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Betty Armstrong
• Name: Elizabeth "Betty" Goodfellow
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-41096P
• Residence: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

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Residence:
Lived with son James.