Dr. Mayor Walter Wells, L.D.S.

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• Eby ID Number: 00023-1822.2
• Occupation: 1852, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; blacksmith
• Residence: 1852, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1856, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; carriage maker
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Blacksmith
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; [Member of New Jersulem Religion]
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dentist
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Elected Office: 1876, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Councillor - Waterloo
• Occupation: 1881, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; dentist
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dentist
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; [Member of New Jersulem Religion]
• Elected Office: 1887, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Councillor - Waterloo
• Occupation: 1887, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Licenced Dental Surgeon
• Residence: 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1887, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dentist
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Elected Office: 1893, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mayor - Waterloo
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dentist
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dentist, Office
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

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Walter Wells, 1833 - 1912

Born in 1833 in King Township, north of Toronto, Walter Wells spent his early years on the family farm. At age 19 he moved to Galt (Cambridge) where he learned the iron and steel working trade. He left for Canandgua, New York for several years to work in the metal assembly trade. Upon return to Berlin (Kitchener) he established a carriage and wagon making shop on Caroline Street in Waterloo in partnership with Isaac Weaver. In 1866, with the management of his business entrusted to his employees, Wells attended the Royal College of Dental Surgeons. Graduating in 1868, he set up a dental practice above Simon Snyder's drug store on King Street. Wells spent 44 years working in the dental profession before retiring in 1910. Wells interests included the Masonic Order and the Ancient Order of Workmen. He was also instrumental in the establishment of Westside Park (now Waterloo Park) in 1890 and sat on the first Board of Park Management. In 1876, Wells was elected to the first town council. He continued as an alderman until 1878 and was later re-elected from 1887-1889. Unlike his predecessors, Wells was elected mayor in 1893 without first having served on council as a deputy reeve or reeve. During that year land for the construction of a joint Berlin-Waterloo Hospital was donated by Joseph E. Seagram. Authority to electrify the street railway was also granted in 1893 and council that year also introduced annual fees for stalls in the Waterloo market.

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Walter married Isabella Tyson 28 Oct 1856, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Isabella was born 24 Jul 1838, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jan 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Clara Ida Wells was born 1859, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
2. Edith Louisa Wells was born 21 Sep 1860, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 7 Apr 1861, Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Jun 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
3. Dr. Clayton William Wells was born 14 Jul 1862, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 5 Oct 1862, Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 May 1934, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
4. Nancy Lorina Wells was born 16 Nov 1864, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 29 Jan 1865, Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
5. Wilhelmina Caroline Wells was born CALC 15 Oct 1867, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 29 Mar 1868, Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Apr 1879; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
6. Lambert Emanuel Wells was born 5 Jul 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 17 Sep 1871, Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Aug 1872, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
7. John Alfred Wells was born 15 Sep 1873, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 7 Dec 1873, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
8. Walter Bell Wells was born 22 Jun 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 3 Jul 1881, Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

Walter married Rosina Roos 7 Sep 1887, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Rosina (daughter of Jacob S. Roos and Elizabeth Henzel) was born 24 Mar 1858, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

1. John Wells was born 1873, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
2. Walter Wells was born 1880, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
3. Gertrude Rosina Wells was born 25 Jun 1888, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Mar 1953, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; was buried 31 Mar 1953, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
4. Simon Wells was born 1889, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
5. Lyman S. Wells was born 12 Dec 1889, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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• Eby ID Number: dnf-134556

John — Mary Davis. Mary was born Abt 1802, Of, York Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Wells
• Eby ID Number: dnf-134557