Samuel Burnett^[1]

1855 - 1941  (85 years)

• Name	Samuel Burnett
  Born	11 Apr 1855	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110524511
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Baptist
  Occupation	1881	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1885	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmert
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-117215
  Died	3 Feb 1941	Elma Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Fairview Cemetery, Listowel, Wallace Township, Perth County, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I117215	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Samuel Burnett,   b. 1817, , Aberdeenshire, Scotland ,   d. 1 Jun 1897, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Margaret Gerrie,   b. 14 Feb 1820, , Scotland ,   d. 20 Nov 1909, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Married	4 Nov 1840	Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Family ID	F7649	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie Wollis,   b. 14 Oct 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Aug 1936  (Age 74 years)
  Married	16 Sep 1885	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F51237	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  DANIEL BURNETT [should read Samuel] By Record Correspondent LISTOWEL. Feb. 4.-Daniel [Samuel] Burnett, 85, died last night at the home of his son. Percy, in Elma township after an illness of more than a month. Born at Winterbourne or April 11, 1855, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Burnett, he resided in Elma township for the last 50 years. Deceased married Anne Wollis at Winterbourne 55 years ago. She predeceased him in August, 1936. He was a member of Listowel United church. Surviving are two sons, Percy and Edward, both of Elma township. two daughters. Mrs. Robert McCourt of Elma and Mrs. Charles J. Seelhoff of London, Ont. and a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Law of Moose Jaw, Sask. Funeral service will be held Thursday at 1.30 p.m. at the home of his son. Percy, with Rev. John Elder, pastor of Milton Presbyterian church officiating. Interment will be in Fairview cemetery, Listowel. Kitchener Record, Tue, Feb 04, 1941 Page 13

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11708-85. Samuel Burnett, 29, occ. Farmer, b. Woolwich, res. Same, son of Samuel Burnett and Margaret Gerrie, Married Annie Wollis, 23, b. Woolwich, res. Same, daughter of Edmund Wollis and Jane MacKie, Wittness(es) - George Mitchell and Elizabeth Wollis, both of Woolwich, 16 Sept 1885 at Woolwich [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 4 Page 12. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 13. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Township of Woolwich 1861 Div. 7 Page 65. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. NameSamuel Burnett GenderMale Age85 Birth Date11 Apr 1855 Birth PlaceWinterbourne, Ontario Death Date3 Feb 1941 Death PlaceElma, Perth, Ontario, Canada Father Samuel Burnett Mother Elizabeth Burnett Buried Fairview [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Marriages by Rev'd A. Gardiner, St. Andrew's Church Fergus, Nichol, County of Waterloo #1. Samuel BURNETT, of Woolwich, to Margaret GERRIE, of Waterloo. 5 Nov. 1840. Rev. GARDINER. Wit. James BURNET and John GERRIE, both of Woolwich.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Apr 1855 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Baptist - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmert - 1885 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 16 Sep 1885 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 3 Feb 1941 - Elma Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Fairview Cemetery, Listowel, Wallace Township, Perth County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth