Albert Lorne Leeds

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-379874
• Occupation: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Student, College
• Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1970, 131 Brown St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Albert married Edna Pearl "Pearl" Grills 9 Apr 1921, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Edna (daughter of John Grills and Jessie Ramsay) was born 22 Nov 1892, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jun 1970, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-74531
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; W. Methodist
• Occupation: 1884, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1891, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1901, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
• Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

John married Jessie McGregor 17 Dec 1884, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Jessie (daughter of Andrew McGregor and Jane Young) was born 1 Nov 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Sep 1919, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Jessie Leeds
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-74532
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian
• Residence: 1891, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-252559
• Occupation: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Land - Directory: 1864, North Dumfries Concession 08 Lot 02 E, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; W. Methodist

George — Ada Maus. Ada (daughter of Henry VanScoik Maus and Aurilla Bunnell) was born 1813, , USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Ada Leeds
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-252560
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; W. Methodist

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-145370
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Andrew — Jane Young. Jane (daughter of William Young and Mary Rosburgh) was born 1839, , Scotland; died 31 May 1917, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Jane McGregor
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-145371
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1917, Bond St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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MCGREGOR, JANE (Nee Young)

The funeral of Mrs. McGregor took place on Saturday afternoon from her residence on Bond St. in Galt to the Hespeler Cemetery. She is survived by her aged partner in life and by two married daughters. Before removing to Galt, the family lived on the Town Line and were well and favourably known in that district.

-Information from the death certificate: Daughter of William Young and M. Campbell. Died on May 31, 1917, aged 74 years.

A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 2 Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

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Died In Galt, on Thursday, May Thirty-first Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen at 4.40 a.m. Jane Young Wife of Andrew McGregor In her 79th year. The Funeral Will take place from her husband's residence, No. 1 Bond Street, On Saturday, June Second, at two o'clock to the Hespeler Cemetery. Kindly omit Flowers Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-128597
• Residence: 1817, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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JAIRUS B. MAUS (deceased) was one of the typical pioneer farmers of South Dumfries Township. He was born January 20, 1816, in the State of New York, and emigrated to Canada with his parents when he was a year old. they settled first for six years in Galt, Ont., and then moved to the farm in the County of Brant, where he died, March 1, 1876. His father's name was Henry V. S. Maus, and his mother's name Aurillia, and he was a brother of John Maus, whose biography will be found in this history. He was married three times- first on February 15, 1841, to Catharine Lamberton, who died March 4, 1846; next to Janet Ann Tinling, on February 15, 1849, she died January 14, 1850, and for his third wife he chose Elizabeth Campbell, who was born in Morpeth, Northumberland , County of Northumberland, England, August 4, 1822, and is the daughter of Duncan and Elizabeth Campbell, who emigrated to Canada in 1835, where they died at a ripe old age. This last marriage was consummated February 6, 1821, and Mrs. Maus has survived her husband. Mr. Maus and his widow were adherents of the Methodist Church. He was a Justice of the Peace for many years, and followed agricultural pursuits all his life, at one time owning 500 acres of land, which he divided among his sons. Mr. Maus had one son by his first wife, named Orrin, and by his second also one son, John W. His third wife was the mother of six children, four of whom are now living, viz., Henry S., Frankie, Wilfred J. and William Duncan. Henry S. is the third son, and was born December 20,1851. He was united in marriage, March 8, 1879, with Elizabeth Stewart, who was born in July, 1851, and to this union three children have been born- Jairus A., who came into the world February 1, 1880; Marion Isabella and Charles Stuart. Frances Elizabeth was married to J.D. Thompson, and has one child living, named Mary Adela, and Wilfred J., the forth son, who was born April 11, 1859, married December 3, 1879, Emma A. Kane, a native of Norwich, Ont., where she was born February 12, 1857. They have one child, Ethel A. G., born July 8, 1881. Mr. Jairus B. Maus, the father and grandfather of this interesting family, was a man deeply beloved and universally respected, and in his death Brant County Lost a good useful man, and the community a kind, warm-hearted friend. His widow is hale and hearty, and enjoying excellent health for an old lady.


The history of the county of Brant, Ontario: containing a history of the county: its township, cities, towns, schools, J. H. Beers & Co. Warner, Beers & Co.

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JOHN MAUS, farmer, South Dumfries, was born in Queenston, Ont., September 4, 1818, and is a son of Henry V. S. and Aurillia (Bunnell) Maus, who were natives of New York State, and emigrated to Canada in 1818, settling first in Queenston, then in North Dumfries Township, and finally in South Dumfries Township, where they remained the balance of their lives. The father who had been a farmer, died in 1857, and the mother in 1858. they were married in the United States, and were both members of the Methodist Church. John, of whom this sketch is written, was married in March, 1845, to Adah Wendover, who is a native of New York State, and was born Sept. 4, 1821. She is a daughter of William and Rebecca Wendover. Mr. and Mrs. Maus are members of the Methodist body. Mr. Maus himself, who acquired a good education, has filled the office of Steward of that church. He is one of the old class of sturdy and enterprising pioneers of the County of Brant, having arrived there in 1824, when it was but a comparative wilderness, and he is now the happy owner of 240 acres of well cultivated land, and excellent buildings thereon. Mr. and Mrs. Maus are the parents of nine children, six of whom survive, viz., Luther, John H., William, Ann, Lydia K. and Edward.


The history of the county of Brant, Ontario: containing a history of the county: its township, cities, towns, schools, J. H. Beers & Co. Warner, Beers & Co.

Henry — Aurilla Bunnell. Aurilla was born 12 Aug 1785, Of, New York State; died 11 Mar 1858, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Paris Plains Cemetery, Paris, Brant Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Aurilla Maus
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-128598
• Residence: 1817, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-253178
• Occupation: 1861, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

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In the Township of Waterloo, on Wednesday evening, 23rd inst., at a quarter to 8 o'clock, William Young, in his 89th year.

Funeral, on Saturday morning, at 11 o'clock, from the residence of his son-in-law, Andrew Macgregor, to the Hespeler Cemetery.

Galt Reporter Jan 25 1884 pg 8

William — Mary Rosburgh. Mary was born 1798, , Ayrshire, Scotland; died 1 Feb 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Young
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-253179
• Residence: 1861, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian