Thomas James Ashbury

Cal 1846 - 1875  (~ 29 years)

• Name	Thomas James Ashbury
  Born	CALC 14 Aug 1846	, Ireland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Ashbury & Fitzsimmons
  		Hespeler-AshburyandFitzsimmons-0001a-ebay2019.jpg Jacob Hespeler opened his general store at the corner of Queen East and Chapel St. in 1849 with John Chapman as storekeeper. Chapman later established his own store in a building he had built (26 Queen St. East). Subsequently, other Hespeler general stores were operated by Adam Shaw, Conrad Nahrgang, Christen Karch, Aaron Panabaker, Ashbury & Fitzsimmons, Lang & Beer and Abram Hagmeier. Staff, HHC. 2020. "General Stores". Hespeler Heritage Centre. https://hespelerheritagecentre.ca/2020/04/05/general-stores/.
  Occupation	1870	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  	Merchant
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-118727
  Died	10 Nov 1875	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Cause: Consumption 2 years
  Person ID	I118727	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Family	Helen Kennedy McFeiggan,   b. CALC 16 Aug 1850, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Apr 1894, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 43 years)
  Married	6 May 1870	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Children	1. Thomas Jackson Ashbury,   b. 18 Sep 1871, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Apr 1872, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   2. Private David James Ashbury,   b. 15 Nov 1872, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1950  (Age 77 years)   3. Jennie Ashbury,   b. Abt 1880,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Mary Lena Rebecca McEachren,   b. 10 Nov 1886, Parkhill, McGillivary Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Dec 1914, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 28 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F29796	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S508] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1871, Page 1. [S1338] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Galt Reporter (1846-1973), May 13 1870 pg 3. At the residence of the bride's mother, on the 6th inst., by the Rev. Mr. Christopherson, Mr. Thomas James Ashbury, merchant, of Hespeler to Helen, youngest daughter of the late Mr. David McFeiggan, of Galt. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 11 May 1870. Ashbury, Thomas James married 6 May 1870 to Helen McFeiggan By Rev. Mr. Christopherson, at the residence of the bride's mother. Groom, merchant of Hespeler; bride, youngest daughter of the late David McFeiggan, Galt.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 14 Aug 1846 - , Ireland Business - Ashbury & Fitzsimmons - - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Merchant - 1870 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 6 May 1870 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Consumption 2 years - 10 Nov 1875 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth