Joseph Firestine

1836 - 1912  (~ 76 years)

• Name	Joseph Firestine
  Born	Feb 1836	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Joseph Feurstein
  Occupation	1881	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Shoemaker
  Occupation	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Shoemaker
  Residence	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Roman Catholic
  Occupation	1901	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Shoe Maker
  Occupation	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Income
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Roman Catholic
  Residence	1912	Oak St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-102155
  Died	31 May 1912	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I102155	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth "Lizzie" Weber,   b. 10 Oct 1852, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Sep 1944, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Children	1. William Joseph Firestine,   b. 16 Jan 1876, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. George H. Firestine,   b. 17 Nov 1877, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Sarah Lizzie Firestine,   b. 26 Sep 1880, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Joseph Firestine,   b. 9 Jan 1883, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Mary Catharine Firestine,   b. 9 Jan 1883, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Margaret Firestine,   b. 1891, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Lucy Firestine,   b. 11 Apr 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F16263	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  FIRESTINE, JOSEPH A well-known and highly esteemed resident of the town (Galt), during the night of May 31, 1912, at his home on Oak St., after a lingering illness. He had been in poor health for some time and for the past few years, was confined to his bed. Mr. Firestine was born in Canada 78 years ago. He had been a resident of Galt for many years. He was a shoemaker by trade. Survived by his wife, two sons, George in California; William in Cleveland; three daughters, Mary, Sarah and Lucy, all at home. Mr. Firestine was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. The funeral took place on Monday morning. -Information courtesy of Chris Bowman: Eldest son of Charles Firestine and Margaret Schwartzenburger, Charles Firestine was born in Germany c. 1813, son of Jacob Feuerstein and Margaret Fischer. 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

  [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-6 Page 6. [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 1 Page 98. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 15 Page 23. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 41.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Feb 1836 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Shoemaker - 1881 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Shoemaker - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Shoe Maker - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Income - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 31 May 1912 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth