Jacob Ament

1841 - 1902  (61 years)

• Name	Jacob Ament
  Born	1841	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Roman Catholic
  Occupation	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Labourer
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	RC
  Occupation	1881	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Labourer
  Residence	Bef 1888	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  House of Industry and Refuge	1888	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  		HouseofIndustryandRefugeca1869.JPG The House of Industry and Refuge. In 1868, 141 acres was purchased on Frederick Street in Berlin (now Kitchener) and the house opened on June 15, 1869. The original building housed 100 and operated as an industrial farm, which raised crops and livestock. The residents worked for their keep if possible, those most did not. The House eventually became a strictly a residence of the aged and later relocated and renamed Sunnyside.
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Roman Catholic
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-107288
  Died	13 Sep 1902	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Cause: bronchitis
  Person ID	I107288	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Jacob Ament,   b. 1806, , Baden, Germany ,   d. 28 Feb 1886, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Grunfelder,   b. 1812, , France ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F27447	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 2 Page 35. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 3A, Pg. 4. [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Div. 13 Page 82. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Sec. 5 Page 36. [S1848] House of Industry and Refuge Burial Register - Kitchener, Pg 14 No. 424 Reg. Number in Admittance Record Book: 1175. Jacob Ament Died: 13 Sep 1902 Aged 61 Cause: Bronchitis Comment and Remarks: From Wellesley; Admitted 1888

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1841 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Labourer - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - RC - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Labourer - 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Bef 1888 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada House of Industry and Refuge - 1888 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: bronchitis - 13 Sep 1902 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth