Raymond Ward

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-361542
• Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-70510
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Protestant
• Occupation: 1880, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; painter
• Occupation: 1881, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Painter
• Occupation: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Shirt Manufacturer
• Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

Notes:

'Unprecedented' heritage project sees century-old slate roof replaced

CAMBRIDGE Pieces missing, leaking and faded by more than a century of sun '96 that's how the slate roof of a 10-unit row housing structure on St. Andrew Street in Galt looked just a few months ago.

Thanks to an "unprecedented" undertaking requiring collaboration between the various owners, and a helping hand from heritage funds, the roof has been reborn....

Built in 1885 to house workers at a nearby mill, the 58 to 76 St. Andrew Street row house '96 known as St. Andrew's Terraces '96 was constructed at a cost of about $4,000. The money was put up by physician G.P. Sylvester and J.W. Ward, a local painter and real estate agent.

It was designated under the Ontario Heritage Act in 1989, in part due to its designed slate roof, as well as red and yellow brick....

Cambridgetimes.ca. (2016). 'Unprecedented' heritage project sees century-old slate roof replaced. [online] Available at: https://www.cambridgetimes.ca/community-story/6740084--unprecedented-heritage-project-sees-century-old-slate-roof-replaced/ [Accessed 27 Jun. 2016].

James married Alice Scott 13 Oct 1880, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Alice (daughter of John Scott and Lydia Goodell) was born 1860, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Alice Ward
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-70511
• Residence: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of Scotland
• Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-60985
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Blacksmith
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Protestant
• Business: 1866, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roseville Hotel
• Occupation: 1866, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; hotel keeper
• Occupation: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tavern Keeper [catagory: hotel keeper, inn keeper, tavern keeper]
• Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; auctioneer
• Occupation: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Auctioneer
• Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1901, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Confectioner

Notes:

King Street , North Side

Frederick Street.

Bishop Benjamin Eby's farm came to the corner of King and Frederick Streets. Next to Frederick Street, Frederick and William Miller erected a frame building and used it as a general store. After the grading operations spoken of this building had to undergo the same process as the St. Nicholas Hotel. It was considered a fine building in its day with large windows on each side of the centre door. Henry Stroh finally bought the building and tore it down in 1868. Jacob Stroh has some of the window sash, shutters, stairway, etc., still in his possession. Later the building was occupied by Jacob Eckstein cigar maker and tobacco dealer. Mrs. Warren with a family lived on the second story for a number of years.

Vacant lot. Next a large brick building with double deck porch along the front, the Queen's Arms Hotel, built about 1840 and continued as a hotel until about 1860. A Mr. Butchard was the first landlord and later Levi Weber. From this hotel the first omnibus met the trains at the G.T.R. station in Berlin in 1856. Before that day it was a stopping place of stage coaches operating from Hamilton and Galt to Berlin and beyond. The old Queen's Arms long vacant and practically ruined as a building was sold finally and made room for the Market Building and Town Hall in 1869.*

Next we come to the John Roos house. This also had a double-deck veranda with heavy posts as was the style 1840-50. The building was later turned into a hotel known as the Market Hotel and kept by Casper Heller.

A lot with a log cabin in the rear, occupied by Jacob Sauer, who had come from Pennsylvania, father of Mrs. John Roat.

* See 1922 Annual Report W. H. S., p. 210.

A harness shop occupied by John Roat, then by his son John and later by John Haugh, a son-in-law of John Roat.

A garden. A dwelling, 4 or 5 feet lower than the street which had been filled up, where lived the Susand family. Mrs. Susand had a reputation with juveniles for tarts and molasses taffy sold in lc. bars. Her children were in the habit of selling these wares to passengers at the G.T.R. station. After her husband's death about 1860, widow Susand moved her shop to Foundry Street North, and there continued until she died. Susand was an ex-slave. In 1857 at a nomination meeting for Council, he was nominated and stood a good chance of being elected, as a joke. However, the more thoughtful element among the voters prevailed.

A two story, frame building, lengthwise with King Street, built in the '30's. After street grading this had to be raised so that what had before been the ground floor became the cellar or basement.

A house occupied by Wm. Hawke,-known as Bill Hawke- a mason. A stout, easy-going man. His wife was in the habit of standing in the door way, with white lace cap, smoking a clay pipe. The east end of this building was occupied by Winters, a hatter, the first hat maker in Berlin. He made the old style, broad brim, Mennonite hats in fashion up to about 1845. At the corner of Scott stood a brick building of good size with gable toward King Street, used to stable the first fire teams for a number of years. Later John Wagner had a waggon shop above and George Ward a blacksmith shop underneath. Scott Street was, however, not opened until many years later.

A one and one-half story building rough cast, gable facing King St., occupied by H. W. Peterson, who began publishing the "Canada Museum", in 1835 and so continued until 1840 when he went to Guelph as first Registrar of the County of Wellington. This was the first newspaper published in Waterloo County.

Jacob Hailer's house, a one and one-half story, frame building with porch along the front partly enclosed by lattice work. In this house was born in 1834, Catherine Hailer, who married Louis Breithaupt. She is said to have been the first child born in Berlin of parents who came from Germany. Hailer's barn was some distance back from the street and next along on the street front was his shop where he manufactured spinning wheels, etc., and chairs which had a large distribution. Hailer was an expert wood turner. He had two foot-power lathes and a number of German assistants from time to time, continuing his shop for about 40 years.

A two story frame building lengthwise with King Street, erected by Dr. John Scott. He had a drug store with two good-sized windows at the front. On the east gable of the building was a sign, "Med. Hall" in large letters. The sign was legible long after Dr. Scott's death. The doctor pursued his practice on horseback for which he used three horses. He was the first medical practitioner in Berlin, coming in 1834, at the time of the cholera epidemic. For a few years before he was married he boarded at the Gaukel Hotel. His later house, after the one described, is still standing on Weber Street at the rear of the Kitchener Public Library.

The old Scott house on King Street was later occupied by Franz Martin who kept a saloon. Martin had a musical family, with the zither as their principal instrument, which all the children could play.

A one and one-half story, frame building, painted, occupied by Anslm Wagner, a potter.

A brick building 1 ½ story lengthwise with King Street, the west end of which was John Eby's drug store, the rest of the building being his dwelling. This was the first regular drug store in Berlin.

A brick building with a frame extension in the rear used by David Eby as a pump shop. Part of the brick building is still standing, the rest having been cut olT for the opening of Eby Street North.

A one story hip roof brick cottage occupied by Geo. Eby, a Notary, who came to Canada in 1804. He died in this house. A considerable fish story is told of how he followed a sturgeon in the Conestoga River, part of Grand River, and finally speared it.

A one and one-half story building, probably rough cast, occupied by Hy. Wurm, a carpenter employed at the Simpson factory.

A two story brick building painted red occupied by Henry S. Huber.'

A handsome brick building, two story, with veranda along the front and ground floor considerably above the street level, with broad steps, the width of the building, leading to it, was built in 1850. Some time later it was occupied by Casper Heller and known as the Royal Exchange hotel. Following the old custom its swinging sign had "Last Chance" on the side toward the village and "First Chance" outward, referring to liquid refreshments. Heller kept a good hotel and had also a large shed and ham next east of the hotel.

On the corner a steam grist mill was erected, about 1860. Louis Seyler, a German, was the miller. The custom was for farmers to bring in their wheat to have it ground, getting in return flour, bran and middlings, the miller retaining his toll. Later Lehnen & Shelly operated this mill.

REMINISCENCES OF BERLIN (NOW KITCHENER) By JACOB STROH Contributed by Joseph M. Snyder.

Part I. Settlement - Early Villagers and Buildings, Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1930

George — Abigail Watson. Abigail (daughter of James Watson and Jane Cole) was born 1833, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1861; was buried , Kinzie-Bean Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region. Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Abigail Ward
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-60986
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-60445P
• Immigration: 6 Jul 1840, New York
• Occupation: 1852, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; butcher
• Occupation: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Livery Stable
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church
• Occupation: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cattle Dealer
• Residence: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of Scotland
• Occupation: 1873, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; horse dealer
• Occupation: 1881, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Drover
• Occupation: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cattle Dealer
• Occupation: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cattle Dealer
• Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbterizn
• Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbterizn
• Occupation: 1901, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Drover

Notes:

Scott, John, cattle dealer. Was born in Roxburghshire, Scotland, in 1831. Removed here with parents, 1839. Mr. Scott owns several hundred acres of land in the Township of North Dumfries.

Illustrated Atlas of the County of Waterloo, H. Parsel & Co., Toronto - 1881

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Well Known Drover Passes Away Suddenly in Galt on Saturday, Galt, July 5.

John Scott is dead, the bluff, genial, big-hearted, honest-souled drover whom everybody knew, admired and respected. There is not another citizen in Galt whose sudden taking off would have occasioned more surprise and profound regret. He has been a conspicuous figure in the history of Galt, for over half a century. A man who exemplified all those sterling characteristics of the sturdy race, from which he sprang, his name will always be prominently and honorably associated with the growth and progress of the town of which he was an ostentatious but public spirited and most exemplary citizen. Any office in the gift of his fellow citizens could have been, John Scott's, but he held himself apart from public life, but always in his quiet but practical way contributed to those enterprises, private as well as public, which have made for the growth of the town. The opera house block, the telephone block and other of Galt's conspicuous buildings are conspicuous to Mr. Scott's progressive public spirited and the pluck he manifested in promoting the best interests of the community. He was best known, however, to the outside world, as a representative horseman and cattle dealer. His name as a breeder and buyer was very familiar throughout this western section and wherever it was known it was a synonym for honesty and probity. Mr. Scott 's death occurred suddenly last night. He was taken with a fainting spell while in one of the stores and in a half an hour after being removed to his residence, passed away. Up to the time of his seizure he was in his usual robust health. Despite his 77 years, Mr. Scott was well preserved, active and able to attend to business. A native of Hawich, Scotland, he came to Galt, when a boy of nine and has resided here continuously ever since. He was an ardent Conservative and for years has been honorary president of the South Waterloo Liberal-Conservative Association, which appreciated his in valuable party services and delighted to do him honor. A family of eight survive. The funeral is set for Tuesday, at 2.

Chronicle-Telegraph 9 Jul 1908 pg 3

Immigration:
Arrived 6 Jul 1840 in New York from Liverpool on the ship Frankfurt

John — Lydia Goodell. Lydia (daughter of Andrew Goodell and Sarah Hartsell) was born 30 Jun 1836, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Oct 1903, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Lydia Scott
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-70513P
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Presbyterian
• Residence: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of Scotland
• Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Recipes: 1898, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Recipes:
FRUIT CAKE

Eight eggs, two pounds dark sugar, two pounds raisins, two pounds currants, one-half pound lemon peel, one-half pound almonds, one and a half pounds butter, two teaspoonfuls cinnamon, two cloves, two allspice, two teaspoonfuls soda dissolved in half a cupful of liquor and six cupfuls flour.

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-70500

John — Catherine. Catherine was born Abt 1800, of, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Catherine Ward
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-70501

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-70517
• Residence: 1844, 1021 Doon Village Rd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; clothier

Notes:

James Watson, for example, the grandfather of the world renowned landscape painter Homer Ransford Watson, established a sawmill, a carding and fulling mill, and a pail factory

James — Jane Cole. Jane was born 1797, , Ontario, Canada; died 1858; was buried , Kinzie-Bean Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region. Ontario. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Jane Watson
• Name: Jean Cole
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-70518

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187538143
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-52746
• Residence: 1830, Ashkirk, Roxburgh, Scotland
• Immigration: 6 Jul 1840, New York
• Occupation: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church
• Occupation: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presb.

Notes:

With feelings of great regret we announce to our readers this week the death of Mr. David Scott, which took place at the residence of Mr. David Harris, Preston, on Saturday last. The deceased was long a resident of this locality, having emigrated, with his family to Galt in the year 1839. Shortly after arriving here he went into the employ of the late A. Shade, having charge of the farm now owned by the Messrs. Brydon, Blair Road. He continued in Mr. Shade's employ for many years having for some time charge of the farm now owned by Mr. Wm. Smith. After Mr. Shade's death Mr. Scott took the farm owned by the Gouinlock Estate where he resided until a few years ago. Up to the time of his death, even though aged nearly 92 years, the deceased retained all his faculties and was able to read a newspaper easily without the aid of glasses. Mr. Scott was the father of Mr. John Scott, of Galt, Mr. Gideon Scott, Mrs. Sibbald, of Owen Sound, Mrs. Wm. Hood, of Guelph and Mr. Walter Scott, of Galt. He was a temperate, hard-working man and to his connect life can no doubt be traced the extreme age to which he lived.

Galt Reporter Jul 12 1878 pg 2

Immigration:
Arrived 6 Jul 1840 in New York from Liverpool on the ship Frankfurt

David — Margaret Linton. Margaret was born 1801, , Scotland; died 29 Oct 1858, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 31 Oct 1858. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Margaret Scott
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-52749
• Immigration: 6 Jul 1840, New York

Notes:

Near Galt, on Friday night, the 29th October, Margaret, the wife of Mr. David Scott, aged 56. Her Funeral was attended to the grave on Sunday by an immense body of sorrowing friends.

Galt Reporter Nov 5 1858 Pg 2

Immigration:
Arrived 6 Jul 1840 in New York from Liverpool on the ship Frankfurt

Other Events:

• Name: Andrew Goodall
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-127834
• Occupation: 1834, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; teamster
• Occupation: 1867, Beverly St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; gardener

Notes:

The spring of 1834 found Galt an active village of about two hundred and fifty inhabitants, with a gradually developing country around it, and improving prospects. Besides Messrs. Dickson and Shade, the following are remembered among the citizens of that day: .... Andrew Goodell, teamster


Reminiscences of the Early History of Galt and the Settlement of Dumfries in the Province of Ontario, by James Young, 1880 Toronto: Hunter, Rose

Andrew — Sarah Hartsell. Sarah was born CALC 21 Mar 1799, , New York State, USA; died 21 Sep 1873, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Sarah Goodell
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-127835

Notes:

In Galt, on Sunday evening, 21st inst., Sarah Goodell, relict of the late Andrew Goodell, aged 74 years and 6 months.

Galt Reporter Nov 14 1873 pg 3