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

Abraham "Abram" Goudie[1, 2]

Male 1856 - 1938  (82 years)


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  • Name Abraham "Abram" Goudie 
    Born 15 Feb 1856  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/279121625 
    Residence 1861  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1879  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Factory Hand 
    Residence 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    United Bretheren 
    Eby ID Number 00043-3320 
    Died 1 Apr 1938  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried Pine Hills Cemetery, Scarborough, York, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I12034  Generations
    Last Modified 17 Feb 2026 

    Father David Goudie,   b. 28 May 1816, Ballantrae, , AYR, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1896, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Nancy S. Wanner,   b. 27 Feb 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1906, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 18 Dec 1843  [9
    Family ID F3353  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father David Goudie,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Nancy,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F286052  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lydia B. Snyder,   b. 11 Dec 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1905, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Married 11 Mar 1879  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Children 
     1. Percival Goudie,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Ada Goudie,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Wilfrid Goudie,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 24 Feb 2026 
    Family ID F3357  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Abraham Goudie, "was born February 15th, 1856. He is married to Lydia Snyder and resides at Verona Mills, Michigan, where he is engaged in farming. Their family consists of three children"

      Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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      ABRAHAM GOUDIE

      Word has been received here of the death at Toronto of Abraham Goudie, who died at the home of his son Wilfred. 83 Sparkhall avenue, in his 83rd year.

      Surviving are his widow, one son. one daughter, three brothers, Isaac Goudie, of Kitchener, senior member of the firm of Goudies Limited. Rev. Henry Goudie of Kitchener and Rev. Samuel Goudie of Vineland.

      Funeral services will be held on Monday afternoon at three o'clock from MacDougal and Brown Funeral Home, 491 Danforth avenue, Toronto. Interment will be made in Toronto.

      Kitchener Daily Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Sat, Apr 2, 1938 Page 17

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      GOUDIE, Frances Benson On Tuesday. Oct. 5, 1948, at 5 Fairview Blvd., Frances Geddes Benson, wife of the late Abraham Goudie, and mother of Charles A. Benson, and stepmother of Wilford Goudie, and Ada (Mrs. O. W. Ganton) of Saskatoon. Resting at the McDougall and Brown Chapel, 1491 Danforth Ave. (near Coxwell). Service 2 o'clock Thursday Interment Pine Hills cemetery.

      The Toronto Star, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Wed, Oct 6, 1948 Page 30

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 294.

    2. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 10829-79.
      Abraham Goudie, 23, occ. Farmer, b. Waterloo twp., res. same, s/o David & Nancy, married Lydia Snyder, 21, b. Waterloo twp., res. same, d/o Daniel & Elizabeth, witn: Daniel Groh & Maria Fugler?, both of Waterloo twp., 11 March 1879 at Waterloo twp

    3. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 716.

    4. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Abram Goudie, b. 15 Sep Ontario, aged 82, died 1 Apr 1938 Toronto, s/o David Goudie and Warnia. buried Pine hills

    5. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 32.

    6. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 26.

    7. [S1837] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1861, Div. 2 Page 12.

    8. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 31.

    9. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 715.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Feb 1856 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1861 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1879 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 11 Mar 1879 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Factory Hand - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - United Bretheren - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Apr 1938 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Pine Hills Cemetery, Scarborough, York, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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