John Henry Bailey

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-33741
• Residence: 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

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• Name: Eli Bailey
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-33736
• Occupation: 1831, Quebec City, , Quebec, Canada; blacksmith
• Occupation: 1852, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; blacksmith
• Occupation: 1856, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; blacksmith
• Occupation: 1858, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; blacksmith

Notes:

A-2-19 Eli Bailey Letters of Administration to the estate of Eli Bailey, late of the Town of Galt, Blacksmith, who died on or about the 11^th day of October 1858 at the Town of Galt, intestate, and had at the time of his death a fixed place of abode at the town of Galt, granted to Jane Bailey of the Town of Galt, widow of the said Intestate…

Letters Granted 7^th March 1859
Died 11^th October 1858
No inventory

Surrogate Court Records Copybook Register A 1853-1871 partial transcript to 1863. Frances Hoffman transcriber.

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No grave has been found for Eli.

Elijah — Jane Howard. Jane was born 1803, , England; died 3 Jun 1872, House of Industry and Refuge, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , House of Industry and Refuge Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Jane Bailey
• Name: Jane Howard
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-33737
• Residence: 1831, Quebec City, , Quebec, Canada
• Residence: 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1858, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• House of Industry and Refuge: 1871, House of Industry and Refuge Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Inmate of Poor House
• Residence: 1871, House of Industry and Refuge, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• House of Industry and Refuge: 1872, House of Industry and Refuge, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Jane Howard and she was born in England some time between 1803 and 1807. I believe she and Eli Bailey married in England and immigrated to Westmorland County in New Brunswick in about 1825. She would have been in her late teens or very early twenties. They lived in New Brunswick for seven years and had three children: Daniel (1827), George (1830) and Sophia (1832).

Eli and Jane then moved to Ontario in 1834 and settled in Galt. Over the next twelve years they had four more children: Samuel (1835), William (1839), James (1842) and John Henry (1847). Eli was a blacksmith and a carpenter by trade and I know he taught carpentry to several of his sons. They must have had a good business in Galt but I haven't found any evidence. Eli died in 1858 and after that the family sort of split up. Daniel and George moved to Ingersoll and Samuel moved to Guelph but all the rest except William lived in Waterloo. William lived with his mother in Galt until he died in 1868. I guess that is when the family didn't know what to do with Jane. Maybe she had health issues or maybe she couldn't afford to live in Galt.

Anyway two years later she ended up in the House of Refuge. This is where my story breaks down. With so many children living in Waterloo, I would think that someone would have looked after her or at least given her a proper burial next to Eli in Galt.

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