Hannah Sararas^[1]

1849 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Hannah Sararas
  Born	21 Oct 1849	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Hannah Sheard
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Presbyterian
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Spiritual
  Occupation	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	United Brethren
  Residence	1911	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	United Brethren
  Eby ID Number	00145-5510.6
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried	New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I1186	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Andrew L. Sararas,   b. CALC 2 Apr 1809, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Feb 1900  (Age ~ 90 years)
  Mother	Mary Kaercher,   b. 16 Aug 1821, , France ,   d. 4 Jan 1914, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F383	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Arthur Sheard,   b. 21 Jul 1849, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Feb 1890, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 40 years)
  Children	1. Hannah Sheard,   d. 25 Jun 1872   2. Titus Sheard,   b. 21 Jan 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Mary Sheard,   b. 17 Jan 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Alvin Sheard,   b. 15 Oct 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 May 1944, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)   5. Lizette Sheard,   b. 6 Dec 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Dec 1952, Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec  (Age 71 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F19873	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  New Dundee's Grand Old Lady Celebrates 98 Birthday, at Home. (By Chronicle Correspondent) NEW DUNDEE-New Dundee's "Grand Old Lady", Mrs. Hannah Sheard celebrated her 98th birthday at her home on Bridge St. on Tuesday. Despite the fact that she has been bedfast for over 6 years, the merry twinkle in her eyes reminds one of the fun-loving girl she must have been almost a century ago. Mrs. Sheard still takes a keen interest in the activities about her and is always pleased when her neighbors and friends call in to chat for a few minutes. As a special treat for her birthday this year, Mrs. Sheard is favored in having one of her granddaughters, Miss Mary Johannes of Saskatoon, Sask. visiting her. Miss Johannes arrived on Monday in time to help celebrate the occasion and in the evening a family gathering was arranged by relatives from Kitchener as is the custom each year on her anniversary. Mrs. Sheard who is the oldest resident of the village and surrounding community, was born Oct. 21, 1849 on the old Sararas homestead, one mile east of the village which had been settled by her father, Andrew Sararas. The farm is now owned by Alfred Sararus, Mrs. Sheard is probably the only living person who can recall the village in its very early days. She vividly remembers the opening of the New Dundee "Lane", the road which adjoins the dam and is the connecting link between Main and Bridge Streets. Her girlhood years were lived during the time people did most of their travelling on foot and walking to Kitchener or Haysville was considered to be all in a day's work. Her father purchased his first buggy when she was 17 years of age. Prior to that time, Mrs. Sheard made several trips with her parents in an open wagon to visit relatives in Hay Township, a distance of 60 miles which was travelled in one day. Much of Mrs. Sheard's life was devoted to nursing and as a girl of 12 years she looked after her first patient. She was also noted for being an expert spinner When 20 years of age she married Arthur Sheard and they settled on the old Sheard farm in this community now owned by Herbert Becker. Her husband passed away more than 60 years ago. Mrs. Sheard had four children, two of whom are still living, Mrs. Conrad Johannes of Saskatoon, Sask., and Titus Sheard of this village. A daughter, Mrs. John Lint died in 1927 and a son Alvin passed away a few years ago. She also has 13 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Waterloo Chronicle 24 Oct 1947, p. 1 ________________ NEW DUNDEE By Miss Miriam Hilborn (Chronicle Correspondent) Honor Mrs. Sheard on Her 96th Birthday. New Dundee's oldest resident, Mrs. Hannah Sheard, observed her 96th birthday on Sunday and in spite of the fact that she has been bedfast for more than four years still retains her cheerfulness for which she has always been known. Mrs. Sheard looks forward with keen pleasure to the visits with her friends and neighbors which are the highlights of each day to her since she is no longer able to be up and around. Possessing an active energetic disposition, Mrs. Sheard still loves to recall her early life when as a child she walked to the neighboring village of Haysville and to the town of Berlin, now Kitchener, in the days when most of the travelling was done on foot. Much of Mrs. Sheard's life was devoted to practical nursing and she vividly remembers waiting on her first patient as a girl of 12 years. She was born Oct. 21, 1849, on the old Sararas homestead and one mile east of the village which was settled by her father, Andrew Sararas. At the age of 20, she was married to Arthur Sheard and they took up residence on the old Sheard farm northeast of the village which iis now owned by Herbert Becker. A widow for more than 50 years Mrs. Sheard has lived much of the time in her present home on Bridge St. She had four children, only two of whom are still living namely Mrs. Conrad Johannes of Saskatoon, Sask. and Titus Sheard who resides with his mother in the vilage. Mrs. Sheard also has 13 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. It is interesting to note that the well-known concert pianist, Thelma Johannes of Saskatoon, who often broadcasts over a CBC network is a granddaughter of Mrs. Sheard. A large number of friends and relatives called to extend congratulations to Mrs. Sheard on Sunday. During the day she was the recipient of numerous lovely cards. Waterloo Chronicle 26 Oct 1945, p. 4

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 217. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 2 Pg 12. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-2 Page 9. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 3 Page 20. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 12 Page 11. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 1 Page 25. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 30. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 1 Page 3.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Oct 1849 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Spiritual - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Brethren - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Brethren - 1911 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth