Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Gladys Bedford

Female 1909 - Yes, date unknown


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Gladys Bedford was born May 1909, , Ontario, Canada (daughter of Thomas J. Bedford and Annie E. Berlett); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-156246
    • Residence: 1911, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Congregational
    • Residence: 1921, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Congregational


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Thomas J. Bedford was born 29 Aug 1861, , Staffordshire, England (son of Charles Bedford, Sr. and Leah Bull); died 18 Dec 1941, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19804719
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-28817
    • Immigration: 1869
    • Occupation: 1879, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Butcher
    • Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheren
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Butcher
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Butcher
    • Occupation: 1906, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Butcher
    • Occupation: 1911, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Butcher
    • Residence: 1911, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Congregational
    • Occupation: 1921, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Butcher
    • Residence: 1921, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Congregational

    Notes:

    Daniel Graeb lived on the River Road and delivered in Town; around 1896 he opened a butcher shop in what is now Phin's Toy Shop. Thomas Bedford and Thomas Hutchison bought his business and at the same time bought also the business being then carried on by A. W. Leybourne on Adam Street where Alf. Ryan is now. Thereupon Mr. Leybourne who had formerly been employed in Graeb's shop took charge on behalf of Bedford and Hutchison.

    Le Rue De Commerce, Other Times Other Customs Other Days Other Ways, Winfield Brewster 1954

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    Thomas Bedford, 80, of Bloomingdale died Thursday at his late residence following a lingering illness. Born in Staffordshire, Eng., on Aug. 29. 1861, he was a son of the late Charles Bedford and Leah Bull. Mr. Bedford was a butcher at Bloomingdale for many years previous to his retirement. He was a member of the Independent Order of Foresters.

    In 1906 he married Anna Berlet who survives with three sons, Percy of North Bay, Gerald of Kitchener, Cpl. Ross of the R.C.A.F., St. Thomas, two daughters, Mrs. Pearl Kaminska of Kitchener, and Miss Gladys of Toronto, two brothers, Charles of Bloomingdale

    Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 26 Dec 1941, p. 3

    Thomas married Annie E. Berlett 31 Oct 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Annie (daughter of Heinrich "Henry" Berlett and Louisa Margaret Fischer) was born 4 Sep 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Sep 1958; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Annie E. Berlett was born 4 Sep 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Heinrich "Henry" Berlett and Louisa Margaret Fischer); died 20 Sep 1958; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19804734
    • Name: Annie E. Bedford
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-156242
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1911, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Congregrational
    • Residence: 1921, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Congregational

    Children:
    1. Percival Roland Bedford was born 7 Oct 1907, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 1. Gladys Bedford was born May 1909, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Gerald Leroy Bedford was born 14 Oct 1910, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Ross Bedford was born 1916, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Charles Bedford, Sr.Charles Bedford, Sr. was born 29 Aug 1831, , England; died 16 Sep 1921, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Family Photograph: , Ontario, Canada; Charles Bedford and Leah Bull
    • Nationality: , Canada
    • Occupation: Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; saw mill hand
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-28762
    • Immigration: 1868, , Canada
    • Immigration: 1868, , Canada
    • Immigration: 1869
    • Occupation: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Factory Hand
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Occupation: 1911, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Incomer
    • Residence: 1911, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Congregational
    • Residence: 1921, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Congregational

    Charles — Leah Bull. Leah (daughter of William Bull and Johannah Grainger) was born 23 Jan 1836, , England; died 14 Feb 1926, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 15 Feb 1926, Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Leah BullLeah Bull was born 23 Jan 1836, , England (daughter of William Bull and Johannah Grainger); died 14 Feb 1926, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 15 Feb 1926, Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Nationality: , Canada
    • Name: Leah Bedford
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-28773
    • Immigration: 1868
    • Immigration: 1869
    • Immigration: 1869, , Canada
    • Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Residence: 1911, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Congregational
    • Residence: 1921, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Congregational

    Notes:

    --------------------------------------Mrs. Leah Bedford - Mrs. Leah Bedford, wife of the late Charles Bedford, died this morning at her home in Bloomingdale at 4: 20 o'clock. The deceased was 92 years of age. She is survived by one sister, Miss Mary Bull, of Bloomingdale, three sons, Thomas and Charles of Blomingdale (sic), Albert at Salmon Arm, B.C. and three daughters Mrs. Sarah Siebert of Kitchener, Mrs. Alice McAllister of Bloomingdale, and Mrs. G. G. Peppler of Tavistock. The funeral will be held on Monday, Feb 15th, at 3 p.m. from her late residence to the Bloomingdale cemetery.

    Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

    Children:
    1. Mary Bedford was born 1852, , England; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Charles Bedford was born 1853, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Sarah Bedford was born 12 Dec 1860, Kidderminster, Staffordshire, England; died 23 Oct 1926, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bridgeport Free Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 2. Thomas J. Bedford was born 29 Aug 1861, , Staffordshire, England; died 18 Dec 1941, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Alice Bedford was born Apr 1864, , Worchestershire, England; died 1953; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. William H. Bedford was born 21 Aug 1865, , England; died 30 May 1915, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Agnes "Aggie" Bedford was born 8 Oct 1868, , USA; died 3 Feb 1929, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; was buried , McTavish Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada.
    8. Charles Bedford was born 4 Sep 1870, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Sep 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Albert "Bert" Bedford was born 1872, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  Heinrich "Henry" Berlett was born 4 Sep 1846, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany (son of Jacob Berlet and Ann Elizabeth Sauer); died 10 Oct 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103796949
    • Name: Henry Berlet
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-69796
    • Immigration: 1848, , Canada
    • Immigration: 1852
    • Naturalization: 1854, , Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Immigration: 1867, , Canada
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Rel. Incomer
    • Residence: 1911, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1921, 6 Gordon Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Retired: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Henry Berlet

    Henry Berlet, an aged resident of Kitchener, passed away on Sunday, aged 80 years. Before becoming a resident of Kitchener he farmed near Bloomingdale for many years. Three sons survive, George of Tavistock, Daniel and Adolph of Kitchener, and three daughters, Mrs. Annie Bedford of Bloomingdale, Mrs. Elora Harris and Mrs. Chas. Knapp of Kitchener. The funeral was held on Tuesday from the home of his son, Mr. Daniel Berlet, with whom he resided.

    Waterloo Chronicle 14 Oct 1926, p. 5

    Heinrich married Louisa Margaret Fischer 5 Dec 1871. Louisa (daughter of George Fischer and Elizabeth Hahn) was born 30 Jun 1854, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 31 Dec 1854, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 May 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Louisa Margaret Fischer was born 30 Jun 1854, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 31 Dec 1854, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of George Fischer and Elizabeth Hahn); died 27 May 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Louisa Margaret Berlett
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-43218
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1911, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1921, 6 Gordon Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    MRS. HENRY BERLET

    The sad death took place at Kitchener on Sunday of Mrs. Henry Berlet, nee Louisa Fischer, in her 69th year. Death was unexpected and was due to heart failure. The funeral took place from the late residence on Wednesday afternoon to the St. Peter's Lutheran church where Rev. Sperling conducted an impressive service after which interment was made in Mount Hope cemetery.

    The late Mrs. Berlet was born in Kitchener on June 30, 1854. In December 1871 she was married to Henry Berlet, who survives with three sons. George of Tavistock, Daniel and Adolph of Kitchener and four daughters Mrs. Tom Bedford, Bloomingdale, Mrs. E. Harris, Waterloo, Mrs. Charles Knapp of Kitchener and Vera at home. Also one sister, Mrs. Conrad Fischer of Kitchener, and seventeen grandchildren.

    Waterloo Chronicle, 31 May 1923, p. 4

    Children:
    1. Elora Caroline Berlet
    2. George Berlet was born 22 Aug 1872, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1968, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Tavistock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 3. Annie E. Berlett was born 4 Sep 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Sep 1958; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. David Berlet was born 1876, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Daniel Berlet was born 7 May 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1951; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Adolph Berlet was born 11 Jul 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1965; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Laura Caroline Berlet was born 11 Jul 1880, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Mar 1953; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Catherine Berlet was born 28 Aug 1883, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Apr 1943, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Vera Katherine Berlet was born 1903, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  William Bull was born 8 Sep 1808, Pensnet, Staffordshire, England; died 20 Feb 1904, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-28828
    • Immigration: 1869
    • Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Retired: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Living with Charles & Leah (Bull) Bedford and family

    William — Johannah Grainger. Johannah was born Abt 1810, , England; died Bef 1871. [Group Sheet]


  2. 11.  Johannah Grainger was born Abt 1810, , England; died Bef 1871.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Johannah Bull
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-28839

    Notes:

    Wife of William Bull

    Children:
    1. 5. Leah Bull was born 23 Jan 1836, , England; died 14 Feb 1926, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 15 Feb 1926, Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Mary Bull was born 14 Oct 1852, Hartshill, , Berkshire, England; died 12 Dec 1944, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 12.  Jacob Berlet was born Abt 1815, , Germany (son of Berlet and ??? B.); died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-27836
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mason
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Protestant
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Jacob — Ann Elizabeth Sauer. Ann was born 1809, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 13.  Ann Elizabeth Sauer was born 1809, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Name: Ann Elizabeth Berlet
    • Name: Elizabeth Sauer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-27837
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Protestant
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Anna Martha Berlet was born 7 May 1839, Gentdorf Chur, Hessia, Germany; died 26 Feb 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Adam Berlett was born 8 Jan 1844, , Germany; died 13 Mar 1913, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario.
    3. 6. Heinrich "Henry" Berlett was born 4 Sep 1846, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; died 10 Oct 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 14.  George Fischer was born 21 Oct 1819, , Hessen, Germany; died 10 Dec 1889, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Shantz Station, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-29104
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    George — Elizabeth Hahn. Elizabeth was born CALC 11 Jul 1830, , Germany; died 31 Aug 1896, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Elizabeth Hahn was born CALC 11 Jul 1830, , Germany; died 31 Aug 1896, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Elizabeth Fischer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-134677
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Christian H. Fischer was born 12 Aug 1852, Querk, Hessia, Prussia, Germany; died 16 Jul 1916, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. John Fischer was born 1854, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 7. Louisa Margaret Fischer was born 30 Jun 1854, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 31 Dec 1854, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 May 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Catherine Fischer was born 24 May 1856, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 17 Aug 1856, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Oct 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Carolina Fischer was born 12 Apr 1858, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Nov 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Elizabeth Fischer was born 11 Jun 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Nov 1906, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.