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

Dr. Albert Franklin Woodward

Male 1856 - 1936  (79 years)


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  • Name Albert Franklin Woodward 
    Prefix Dr. 
    Born 4 Aug 1856  Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1861  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Methodist 
    Residence 1871  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Wesleyan Methodist 
    Occupation 1881  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Teacher 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-106557 
    Died 19 Feb 1936  Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I106557  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Ebenezer G. "Eben" Woodward,   b. 23 Apr 1829, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1888  (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Charlotte T. Peterson,   b. 11 Jan 1834, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Family ID F27306  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • WOODWARD, ALBERT FRANKLIN was born in Hawkesville on August 4, 1856. His father was Eben Woorward of Hawkesville. He graduated in medicine from Trinity Medical College in 1885, and probably began to practice in Hawkesville in that year. He was appointed Medical Officer of Health in 1886.

      In 1896 he sold out to Dr. More, and went to New York for postgraduate studies. He returned to Canada and practiced in London for some years. He next went to Detroit where he practised as a specialist in diseases of the eye. He was located for a number of years at Detroit, and died on February 19. 1936 in the Highland Park, Michigan, General Hospital.

      Dr. Alexander D. Campbell, Doctors in Waterloo County 1852-1925, 1986

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      DR. ALBERT F. WOODWARD

      Dr. Albert F. Woodward, a native of Hawkesville, who conducted medical practice in that village for few years, died at him home in Highland Park, Detroit, Wednesday. He was in his 78th year.

      Dr. Woodward was born In Hawkesville and after graduation in medicine, practised there for a few years, He took up post gradurate work in New York, and returned opened practice in London After some years in London, he moved to Detroit where he been engaged an eye specialist. He resided in Detroit for about 20 years.

      He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Eben Woodward of Hawkesville.

      A Funeral under Masonic auspices was held in Detroit today. The remains will arrive Kitchener at 12 o'clock. noon morrow from Detroit and the funeral will take place from the Ratz Bechtel Funeral Home at 1 o'clock Interment will be made at Mount Hope, cemetery. The service locally also under Masonic auspices, with Rev. E. Val. Tition, pastor of First United Church, Waterloo. assisting.

      Kitchener Daily Record Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Fri, Feb 21, 1936 Page 15

  • Sources 
    1. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 2 Page 8.

    2. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, p 47.

    3. [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Sect. 14 Page 94.

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, (2018). Findagrave.com. Retrieved 20 October 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22576010/albert-f.-woodward.

    5. [S3007] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952.
      NameDr Albert F Woodward
      GenderMale
      RaceWhite
      Marital StatusSingle
      Death Age79
      Birth Date4 Aug 1856
      Birth PlaceHawksville Ontario
      Death Date19 Feb 1936
      Death PlaceHighland Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA
      FatherEbenezer Woodward b. Waterloo Co.
      MotherCharlotte Peterson B. Markham Twp.
      Occ: Doctor eye Ear Nose Special
      File Number007941

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Aug 1856 - Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Wesleyan Methodist - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Teacher - 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 Feb 1936 - Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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