John Farthing

1862 - 1894  (32 years)

• Name	John Farthing
  Born	1862	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1894	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	farmer
  House of Industry and Refuge	Sep 1894	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  		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.
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-121486
  Died	8 Sep 1894	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  	Cause: Typhoid fever (7 weeks)
  Buried	House of Industry and Refuge Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I121486	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

• Notes

  John was only a resident of the House of Industry and Refuge for 4 days before dying.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1848] House of Industry and Refuge Burial Register - Kitchener, No 312, Register No. 1417. John Farthng 08 Sep 1894 31 Typhoid Fever 5 1 (only 4 days in House) [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 17861 (1894), John Farthing. John Farthing, 31, farmer, b. Canada, d. 8 Sep 1894 House of Industry and Refuge. cause: typhoid fever (7 weeks)

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1862 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1894 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada House of Industry and Refuge - Sep 1894 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Typhoid fever (7 weeks) - 8 Sep 1894 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - House of Industry and Refuge Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth