Mary J. Evans

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-145408
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-145406
• Residence: 1873, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1896, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

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EVANS, WILLIAM FENTON

Formerly of Clearview, at his home in Preston on Sunday evening, January 28, 1924. He has been a resident of Preston for the past eight years. He was in his 7?th year. He was well and favourably known by the people of this community (Hespeler). Mr. Evan's first wife has been dead for thirty-two years and his second wife, Hannah Sault died eighteen years ago, shortly after her marriage to Mr. Evans. He leaves three daughters, Mrs. H. A. Roe of Detroit; Mrs. William Harkness of Galt; Margaret, at home; one sister, Mrs. John Taylor of Guelph; three brothers, Alfred and David of Puslinch; and Thomas of Hespeler. The funeral, which was private, was held from his residence on Vine St. in Preston to Hespeler Cemetery on Wednesday afternoon.

-Information from the marriage certificate of Jane Evans: Born c. 1878. Married William Harkness.

-Information from the death certificate: Born in Puslinch on December 4, 1846, son of William F. Evans and Mary Kidd. Occupation - framer for a manufacturer of hockey sticks. Informant - Mrs. Jennie Harkins of Preston, his daughter.

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William married Mary McWilliams 6 Mar 1873, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of William McWilliam and Martha Smilie) was born CALC 18 Jun 1842, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Sep 1892, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 10 Sep 1892, New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Evans
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-145407
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1873, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian

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AN OLD, RESIDENT GONE

The funeral of the late Mrs F. Evans took place in Hespeler, on Saturday afternoon and was largely attended. Mrs. Evans was one of the oldest settlers in the county of Waterloo, She was a sister of Dr. McWilliams of Drayton, Dr. McWilliams of Dundalk and was the oldest of a family of five. This is the third death which has occurred in the family during the past nine months; her brother, John, a much respected farmer of Waterloo township, who died January last, was well and favorably known in Puslinch township and younger brother, William, who died in April. Mrs. Evans was highly esteemed by a large circle of friends.

The Dumfries Reformer 16 Sep 1892 pg 1

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EVANS, MARY (Nee McWilliams)

Near Hespeler, on Thursday morning, September 8^th 1892, aged 50 years, 2 months and 21 days. Wife of William F. Evans. Funeral on Saturday at 2 from her residence to Hespeler Cemetery.

-Information from the death certificate: Born in North Dumfries. Informant - W. F. Evans.

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Died, Near Hespeler, this (Thursday) morning at 25 minutes past 6 o'clock, Mary, Wife of William F. Evans, Aged 50 years, 2 months and 21 days. Funeral, On Saturday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, from the residence of her husband to Hespeler Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend. Waterloo, Sept. 8th, 1892.

Funeral Card

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-462309
• Occupation: 1861, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Residence: 1861, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada

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EVANS, WILLIAM

At his home in Puslinch, on Wednesday, on the evening of the 21^st January 1896, at the ripe age of 80 years, following his wife to the grave within eleven days, another who braved the pioneer life in Puslinch. Mr. and Mrs. Evans were married for more than fifty years. Mr. Evans emigrated from Staffordshire, England in 1839, locating on lot 2, concession 4, Puslinch. About five years afterwards, he moved to lot 7 of the same concession, residing there till his death. By constant application and excellent judgment, the home became one of the finest in the township, farm after farm being added. He always took more enjoyment in developing the resources of his home, than in aspiring to positions of public trust or seeking municipal honours. He was a kind and obliging neighbour and always charitable when charity was merited. Though he had been in poor health for some time, his death was rather sudden. His funeral on the 23^rd to Kirkland Cemetery was very largely attended by people from far and near.

-Information from the death certificate: Death ensued after 7 months with la grippe. Informant - Thomas Evans.

-Information from the 1906 Atlas of Wellington County: Succeeded his father, John Evans to lot 5, concession 3, Puslinch. Married Mary Kidd. Children were William F. of Waterloo; John of Guelph; Mrs. John Taylor of Guelph; Alfred (born 1852); Annie; Thomas; and David

-Information from the death certificate of Mary Jane Taylor: Born in Puslinch on March 3, 1853, daughter of William Evans and Mary Kidd. Died in the Guelph General Hospital on April 1, 1924, aged 71 years. Informant - John Moses Taylor of 2 Hardy St. in Guelph, her husband. Burial in Kirkland Cemetery, Puslinch.

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William married Mary Kidd 22 Dec 1831, Home District, Ontario, Canada. Mary was born 10 Jul 1822, Seamer Near Scarborough, Yorkshire, England; died 10 Jan 1896, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Howitt Memorial Cemetery (formerly Kirkland Cemetery), Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Evans
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-462310
• Residence: 1861, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada

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EVANS, MARY (Nee Kidd)

Mrs. William Evans, on Friday, January 10^th 1896, in the 74^th year of her age, after an illness of a little more than a week, another of the honoured pioneers that helped to make Puslinch Township and our country at large, what it is today. She came to this country from England with her father, the late John Kidd, in 1830 and settled on a farm on the Brock Road, where she resided for several years. In 1847, she married William Evans of the 4^th concession of Puslinch, the home she went to being her home till her death, a period of forty-nine years. Here the work of pioneer life was carried on with such intelligence and energy, that the farm was soon made one of the best in the township and as years elapsed, farm after farm was added, upon which most of the different members of the family are now situated. The family consists of five boys and two girls: Phenton, living in Waterloo Township near Hespeler; John, with his sister, Miss Ady, living on Manitoulin Island; Miss Evans, at home; Alfred and David, on farms near by; and Thomas, on the homestead. The members of the family are all highly respected and well known throughout the township and surrounding country. Mrs. Evans was a lady of that benevolent disposition, of whom it may truly be said, no one was ever sent hungry from her door. She was modest and retiring in her demeanor, a desirable neighbour, a good wife, an affectionate mother, her greatest ambition ever centring in the promotion of the best interests of her family and home. Her funeral on Sunday, notwithstanding the inclemency of the day, was one of the largest seen in the township. She was interred in the Kirkland Cemetery. The family have the sympathy of the entire community, rendered doubly great by the fact that their aged father is, at present and was at the time of the mother's death, in an apparently dying and unconscious condition.

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-107633P
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

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In Dumfries, on Saturday last, Mr. William McWilliam, aged 77 years.

Galt Reporter Mar 17 1865 pg 2

William married Martha Smilie 4 Feb 1834, Leswalt, , Wigtown, Scotland. Martha was born 1811, , Scotland; died 14 Jul 1879, Dundalk, Melancthon Twp., Grey Co., Ontario; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Martha McWilliam
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-107678P
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer