William H. Heck

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-84158
• Occupation: 1901, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Spinner

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-84156
• Occupation: 1881, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Butcher

Andrew married Mary Ann Fields 21 Jan 1878, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Henry Fields and Ellen Hunter McKersie) was born 15 Jun 1855, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Mar 1918, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Ann Heck
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-84155
• Residence: 1861, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christian

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-48982

John — Catherine O'Reilly. Catherine was born Abt 1827, Of, Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Catherine Heck
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-48983

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• Interesting: story
• Public Service: Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; constable
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-25243
• Occupation: 1861, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
• Residence: 1861, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Occupation: 1871, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Labourer

Notes:

Our community did not have a Police Constable in its early days. The settlement of Bergeytown, and later the hamlet of New Hope, was basically unprotected and relied on the honesty and goodwill of its citizens to be law abiding. With the incorporation of the Village of Hespeler, on January 19, 1859 the first Council meeting passed a motion by David Rife, seconded by C. Nahrgang that Henry Fields be appointed constable and "receive such fees as the law provides and only when on actual duty". The motion was carried and Henry Fields became the first police officer in Hespeler.

There was no lockup at the time, and the nearest goal was in Guelph, so anyone unfortunate enough to be incarcerated in the evening had to spend the night locked in a bedroom at the constable's house. There is a report of one such individual who woke Mr. Fields by making too much noise while trying to escape and was dragged back through the bedroom window by his ankles! The window was subsequently nailed shut. Mr. Fields continued as constable until 1873 and passed away one year later at age 63.


Hespeler Happenings Summer 2008 - HESPELER POLICE by Lary Turner

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In Hespeler, on the 31st ult., Henry Fields, aged 63 years and 5 months.

Galt Reporter Feb 6 1874 pg 3

Henry — Ellen Hunter McKersie. Ellen (daughter of David McKersie and Catherine Hunter) was born CALC 1 Jul 1812, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland; died 12 Feb 1892, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Ellen Hunter Fields
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-25244
• Residence: 1861, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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Daughter of David McKersie and Catherine Hunter of Eramosa, Wellington, Ontario, Canada

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-203751

David — Catherine Hunter. Catherine was born 1790, , Scotland; died , , Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Catherine McKersie
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-203752