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

John Bond[1]

Male Cal 1834 - 1906  (~ 71 years)


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  • Name John Bond 
    Born CALC 3 Jul 1834  , England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-101468 
    Died 3 Jun 1906  [2
    Buried New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I101468  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Family Elizabeth Ricker,   b. 1845, Sheffield, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1936, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 26 Feb 1863  Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Anna Belle Bond,   b. Between 1863 and 1864, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1949, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 86 years)
     2. Ellen Bond,   b. Jan 1867, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1873, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 6 years)
     3. Emma Catherine Bond,   b. 1868, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1883, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 15 years)
     4. Alice Elizabeth Bond,   b. 19 Jan 1870, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Minerva Bond,   b. 19 Feb 1873, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1952, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     6. Ruth Etta Bond,   b. 28 Mar 1874, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1962  (Age 87 years)
     7. Christopher Ricker Bond,   b. 23 Nov 1879, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1951, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     8. Eleanor Mary Bond,   b. 1881, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Wilfred Irwin "Irwin" Bond,   b. 31 Jan 1883, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F17282  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • BOND, JOHN

      On Sunday, June 3, 1906, at 3: 30 a. m. , aged 71 years and 11 months. Mr. Bond lived at Little's Corners, near Galt, until about forty years ago, when he removed to Puslinch, near the Lake School, having married Elizabeth Ricker of Sheffield. The couple had two sons (now at home) and seven daughters, two of the latter being deceased. Surviving are: Miss Bond, a nurse in Boston; Mrs. William Little of Puslinch; Mrs. Angus Clark of Vancouver; Miss Ruth, a nurse in Boston; Miss Eleanor, at home. Mr. Bond was a Methodist. He never had any serious illness before but had been failing for some months and took to his bed two weeks ago, gradually sinking after that. The two daughters from Boston, who are trained nurses, were continuously at his bedside but despite the most tender care, his strength gradually ebbed away and death came quietly and peacefully, surrounded by all of the family except Mrs. Clark, who is in Vancouver. In politics, Mr. Bond was a consistent Conservative. Funeral from his late residence, "Lakeside Farm" on Tuesday at 1. Interment Hespeler Cemetery. The largely attended service was conducted by Rev. A. M. Hamilton.

      -Information from the death certificate: Born in England. Of lot 6, concession 2 in Puslinch. Death due to congestion of the liver, from which he suffered for 3 months.

      -Information from the 1906 Atlas of Wellington County: Children of John and Elizabeth Bond were Anna Bella of Boston; Mrs. William J. Little; Minerva Clark; Ettie of Boston; Eleanor, at home; Christopher R. and Wilfrid Irwin.

      -Information from Bonds and Other Valuable Assets by Irv Krause: John Bond was born on July 3, 1834 at Woolfardisworthy, Devonshire, England, son of Richard Henry Bond. His children were: Anna Bella (b. 1864); Ellen (b. 1866); Lillie D. (born c. 1867); Emma Catherine (b. Dec. 6, 1868); Alice E. (b. 1870); Minerva (b. 1872); Ruth Etta (b. 1874); Mary Eleanor (b. May 20, 1876); Christopher Ricker (b. Nov. 23, 1879); and Wilfred Irvin (b. Jan. 31, 1883).

      -Information from the death certificate of Mary Bond: Died on March 4, 1872, aged 6 years. Informant - John Bond of Puslinch.

      A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
      Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  • Sources 
    1. [S1888] Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993.
      Name: Minerva Bond Clark
      Event Type: Death
      Event Date: 17 Oct 1952
      Event Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
      Gender: Female
      Age: 79
      Marital Status: Widowed
      Birth Date: 19 Feb 1873
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1873
      Birthplace: Hespeler, Ontario
      Father's Name: John Bond
      Mother's Name: Elizabeth Ricker
      Spouse's Name: Angus Clark

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157602622/john-bond.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208637403/elizabeth-bond.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - CALC 3 Jul 1834 - , England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Feb 1863 - Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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