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

Family: Benjamin Forrest / Matilda Kee (F6073)

m. 24 Nov 1862


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  • Father | Male
    Benjamin Forrest

    Born  26 Mar 1832  , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Jan 1892   
    Buried    Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  24 Nov 1862  [1, 2]  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Alexander Forrest | F22368 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Jane Schurf | F22368 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Matilda Kee

    Born  22 Feb 1837  , Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Oct 1919   
    Buried    Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  James Kee | F22510 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elisabeth | F22510 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    William Forrest

    Born  20 Jan 1863  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 2 | Male
    James Forrest

    Born  1 Mar 1867  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1952   
    Buried    Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Ellen Forrest

    Born  Jun 1870  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 4 | Male
    Robert Forrest

    Born  Jun 1872  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1935   
    Buried    Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Jemima Eby | F6072 
    Married  Apr 1900  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Female
    Elizabeth "Lizzie" Forrest

    Born  13 Oct 1874  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 May 1920   
    Buried    Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Margaret Forrest

    Born  3 Feb 1878  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Jun 1916   
    Buried    Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Male
    Benjamin Forrest

    Born  23 Sep 1879  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1947   
    Buried    Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Anna Catharina Rittinger | F42722 
    Married  21 May 1902  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Benjamin Forrest Born: Scotland Res: Peel Township Age: 30 Father: Alexander Mother: Jane Schurf Born: 1832 Spouse: Matilda Ker Age: 24 born: Ireland Res: Guelph Born: 1838 Father: James Mother: Elisabeth married 24 Nov 1862 county: Waterloo

    2. [S699] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1891, Section 1 Page 52.