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William Edward Main

Male 1886 - 1975  (88 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Edward Main was born 15 Mar 1886, , Ontario, Canada (son of William Main and Louise Wilhelmina "Minnie" Gedcke); died 1975; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-281115
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1909, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

    William married Mary Elizabeth Spaetzel 3 Feb 1909, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of William Spaetzel and Emma Jane Witmer) was born 17 Jan 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1953; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Edward William Main was born 3 Dec 1909; died 23 May 1982; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Nellie Irene Main was born 19 Jun 1911, , Ontario, Canada; died 2004; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Main was born 9 Jun 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Adam Main and Frances "Fanny" Trussler); died May 1930; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-75584P
    • Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; W. Methodist
    • Occupation: 1873, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Occupation: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, Odd Jobs
    • Residence: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christadelphian

    Notes:

    William Trussler reported the township's only sawmill powered by a portable steam engine, on the southeast corner of the Huron Road and the western township line. His daybook for the years 1864 to 1893 provides more evidence of his operations. In April 1870, for example, William Main contracted with Trussler to work for one year at $110, receiving just a little over half as cash with the rest as clothes or tools. Also powered by steam was the more distinctive business at Bridgeport reported by Isaac E. Shantz, general merchant of Bridgeport. He employed eight men and six boys in a cooperage and wood-working shop that did mainly custom work; their headings, staves, shingles and rakes were valued at $5,075. Shantz, who was married to a daughter of the Bridgeport miller, Elias Eby, was still in business there in 1878 when he was listed in Armstrong's gazetteer and also became postmaster. He later moved to Berlin where he started the foundry business known as I.E. Shantz and Co. by the 1890s

    Waterloo Township Through Two Centuries, by Elizabeth Bloomfield pg 195

    William married Louise Wilhelmina "Minnie" Gedcke 12 Aug 1873, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Louise (daughter of Gottfried Gedcke and Anna Marie "Mary" Wegner) was born 6 Nov 1856, , Prussia, Germany; died 8 Oct 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Louise Wilhelmina "Minnie" Gedcke was born 6 Nov 1856, , Prussia, Germany (daughter of Gottfried Gedcke and Anna Marie "Mary" Wegner); died 8 Oct 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Louise Wilhelmina "Minnie" Main
    • Name: Minnie Gertke
    • Name: Wilhelmina Gedke
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-75585P
    • Immigration: 1867, , Ontario, Canada
    • Immigration: 1868, , Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christadelphian

    Children:
    1. Mary Jane Main was born 8 Mar 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1970, Fordwich, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Maple Grove Brethern in Christ Cemetery, Mayne Corners, Huron, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Elizabeth Main was born CALC 12 May 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Jul 1904, Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Effie Melina Main was born CALC 6 Mar 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Mar 1895, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 1. William Edward Main was born 15 Mar 1886, , Ontario, Canada; died 1975; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Adam MainAdam Main was born 1821, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada (son of Adam Main and Margaret Wedge); died 5 Sep 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55855406
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-79226
    • Residence: 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church
    • Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lot 10 Con 8 -east
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; W. Methodist
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christadelphian

    Adam married Frances "Fanny" Trussler 4 Sep 1848, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Frances (daughter of George Trussler and Elizabeth Gilbert) was born 2 Mar 1825, , Surrey, England; died 28 Jan 1916, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Frances "Fanny" TrusslerFrances "Fanny" Trussler was born 2 Mar 1825, , Surrey, England (daughter of George Trussler and Elizabeth Gilbert); died 28 Jan 1916, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55878205
    • Name: Fanny Trussler
    • Name: Frances "Fanny" Main
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-96497
    • Immigration: 1833, , Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; W. Methodist
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christadelphian
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Trussler Main was born CALC 11 May 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Jan 1902; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 2. William Main was born 9 Jun 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died May 1930; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. George Main was born 11 Aug 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Mar 1937, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Henry W. Main was born 20 Jan 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 May 1944, Hampton Township, Bay County, Michigan, USA; was buried , Speaker Cemetery, Speaker, Sanilac, Michigan, United States.
    5. Thomas Main was born 10 Nov 1854, , Ontario, Canada; died 22 Feb 1947, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Frances Jane "Fanny" Main was born 1860, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1947; was buried , Marlette City Cemetery, Marlette, Sanilac, Michigan, United States.
    7. Caroline Mathilda Main was born 3 Apr 1862, , Ontario, Canada; died 24 Jul 1936, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. John Gilbert Main was born 27 Feb 1864, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Jan 1943, St. George, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Mannheim, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Gottfried Gedcke was born 1812, Brün Rese, Preußen, Germany; died 20 Mar 1892; was buried , Maple Grove Brethern in Christ Cemetery, Mayne Corners, Huron, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-141850

    Gottfried — Anna Marie "Mary" Wegner. Anna was born 28 Jun 1832, , Prussia, Germany; died 24 Jun 1917; was buried , Maple Grove Brethern in Christ Cemetery, Mayne Corners, Huron, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Anna Marie "Mary" Wegner was born 28 Jun 1832, , Prussia, Germany; died 24 Jun 1917; was buried , Maple Grove Brethern in Christ Cemetery, Mayne Corners, Huron, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Anna Marie "Mary" Gedcke
    • Name: Maria Wegner
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-75587
    • Immigration: 1867, , Ontario, Canada
    • Immigration: 1868, , Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. 3. Louise Wilhelmina "Minnie" Gedcke was born 6 Nov 1856, , Prussia, Germany; died 8 Oct 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Charles Gottfried Gedcke was born 4 Jan 1864, , Prussia, Germany; died 20 May 1948; was buried , Maple Ridge Cemetery, Maple Ridge, British Columbia.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Adam Main was born 1786, , USA; died 4 Oct 1870, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Sheffield Cemetery, Sheffield, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17678226
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-516

    Notes:

    In Beverly, 9th Con., on the 4th of Oct., Mr. Adam Main, farmer, aged 86 years.

    Galt Reporter Oct 14 1870 pg 3

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    Adam Main b 1786 and Margaret Wedge had 9 children
    1. John Main b Dec 14 1814
    2. David Main buried in Sheffield cemetery
    3. Alfred Main buried in Sheffield cemetery
    4. Mary Ann Main
    5. Polly Main
    6. Matilida Main, who married Joseph Dykman
    7. Charlotte Main
    8. Elizabeth Main
    9. George Main

    Adam — Margaret Wedge. Margaret was born 1790, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 19 Oct 1874, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Sheffield Cemetery, Sheffield, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Margaret Wedge was born 1790, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 19 Oct 1874, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Sheffield Cemetery, Sheffield, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17678255
    • Name: Margaret Main
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-37288

    Children:
    1. Mary Ann Main was born 26 Jan 1809, , New Jersey; died 6 Sep 1875, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Sheffield Cemetery, Sheffield, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada.
    2. David Main was born 1814, , Ontario, Canada; died 28 Apr 1899, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Sheffield Cemetery, Sheffield, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. Adam Main was born 1821, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 5 Sep 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Matilda Orilla Main was born 30 Apr 1826, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 10.  George Trussler was born CALC 7 Apr 1797, Farnhurst, , Sussex, England; was christened 9 Apr 1797, Farnhurst, , Sussex, England; died 1 Sep 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82455010
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-59062
    • Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Ch. of England
    • Occupation: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

    Notes:

    He had lived for over 40 years on the Huron Rd., between Manheim & New Dundee.

    George — Elizabeth Gilbert. Elizabeth was born CALC 5 Jan 1796, , England; died 27 Oct 1867, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Elizabeth GilbertElizabeth Gilbert was born CALC 5 Jan 1796, , England; died 27 Oct 1867, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82455160
    • Name: Elizabeth Trussler
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-59063
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

    Children:
    1. John G. Trussler was born CALC 3 Oct 1820, , Surrey, England; died 22 Feb 1892, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Freeborn Zion Presbyterian Cemetery, Wellesley Twp, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 5. Frances "Fanny" Trussler was born 2 Mar 1825, , Surrey, England; died 28 Jan 1916, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. David Trussler was born CALC 29 Apr 1827, , Surrey, England; died 25 Mar 1873; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. William Trussler was born 24 Aug 1829, , Surrey, England; died 12 Jul 1917; was buried , Crispin Cemetery, Brant Twp., Grey Co., Ontario.
    5. Thomas George Trussler was born 10 Dec 1831, Fernhurst, Sussex, England; died 12 Feb 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. George Gilbert Trussler was born 5 Jun 1838, Fisher Mills, (Cambridge) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Dec 1941, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 31 Dec 1941, Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


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