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Ernest Edwin Ball Pink

Male 1876 - 1954  (77 years)


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  • Name Ernest Edwin Ball Pink 
    Born 14 Feb 1876  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-102137 
    Died 4 Jan 1954  Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried White Haven Memorial Park, Pittsford, Monroe, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I102137  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father James Pink,   b. 30 Dec 1836, Colmer, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1909, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Emma Ball,   b. Oct 1839, Marnhull, , Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1910  (Age ~ 70 years) 
    Married 9 Nov 1858  Colemore, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F26211  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Ernest Pink Rites Slated Tomorrow

      A funeral service for Ernest E. Pink of 615 Beach Ave, retired assistant treasurer of General Railway Signal Co, will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow in Corbebett's Funeral Home, 532 Lake Ave.

      Mr. Pink, who would have been 78 next month, died of heart attack Monday (Jan. 4, 1954) in his home. With the firm 46 years, he retired seven years ago. He started as a bookkeeper and was advanced to auditor and then assistant treasurer.

      Mr Pink, a native of Galt, Canada was brought to Rochester by his parents when he was 10 and attended public schools here and the Rochester Institute of Technology, formerly Mechanics Institute. He was a member of Rochester Lodge F&AM.

      Besides his wife, Beatrice, Mr. Pink leaves three daughters, Mrs. J. W. Plouffe, Mrs. Cecil Houston and Mrs. H. S. Thomas, six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Burial will be in White Haven Memorial Park.

      Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Rochester, Monroe County, New York. Wednesday, January 6, 1954

  • Sources 
    1. [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 1 Page 97.

    2. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name: Edwin Earnest Ball Pink
      Event Type: Birth
      Event Date: 14 Feb 1876
      Event Place: Galt, Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Event Place (Original): Galt, Waterloo, Ontario
      Gender: Male
      Father's Name: James Pink
      Mother's Name: Emma Ball

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198954285/ernest-edwin-pink.

    4. [S2198] England, Select marriages, 1538-1973.
      Name:James Pink
      Gender:Male
      Marriage Date:9 Nov 1858
      Marriage Place:Colemore,Hampshire,England
      Father:George Pink
      Spouse:Emma Ball
      FHL Film Number:1041366

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Feb 1876 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 4 Jan 1954 - Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - White Haven Memorial Park, Pittsford, Monroe, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
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