John Hays

Cal 1824 - 1908  (~ 84 years)

• Name	John Hays
  Born	CALC 16 Jan 1824	, Ireland   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185199256
  Occupation	1852	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	merchant
  Occupation	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Inn Keeper
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Wesleyan Methodist
  Occupation	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-124150P
  Died	26 Aug 1908	Seaforth, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Buried	Pinehill Cemetery, Pinehill, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I124150	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert Hays,   b. Between 1793 and 1794, Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland ,   d. 19 Apr 1874, McKillop Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 81 years)
  Mother	Eleanor "Ellen" Torrance,   b. Between 1798 and 1799, , Donegal, Ireland ,   d. 16 Mar 1876, McKillop Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Family ID	F34990	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Somerville,   b. 1822, , Scotland ,   d. 6 Jul 1901  (Age 79 years)
  Children	1. Elizabeth Hays,   b. 18 Jun 1847, McKillop Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Jun 1938, Daly, Selkirk, Manitoba  (Age 91 years)   2. Robert Hays,   b. 1848, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Oct 1875, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 27 years)   3. Ellen Hays,   b. CALC 14 Jun 1850, McKillop Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Oct 1878  (Age ~ 28 years)   4. James S. Hays,   b. CALC 10 Sep 1852,   d. 15 Oct 1852  (Age ~ 0 years)   5. Margaret Hays,   b. 1853, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Dec 1885, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 32 years)   6. John Hays,   b. 31 Aug 1855, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Oct 1904, Marquette , Manitoba  (Age 49 years)   7. Fanny Ann Hays,   b. 30 Aug 1857, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Oct 1938, , Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   8. James Somerville Hays,   b. 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Feb 1906  (Age 47 years)   9. William Hays,   b. 1863, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Albert Hays,   b. 1865, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Thomas Hays,   b. CALC 24 May 1865,   d. 27 May 1866  (Age ~ 1 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F30814	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Died In Seaforth, on Wednesday, August 26th, 1908 John Hays Aged 84 Years, 7 Months and 10 Days. The Funeral Will leave the residence of Mr. S. Everatt, Seaforth, on Saturday, August 29th, at 7.30 o'clock a.m., to meet the 7.50 o'clock train, arriving at New Hamburg at 9.20 a.m., thence to Pine Hill Cemetery for interment. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend. Funeral Card

  
  

• Sources

  [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 1 Pg 1. John HAYS 28 born Ireland Methodist Merchant Elizabeth HAYS 27 born Scotland Methodist Margaret SOMERVILLE 19 born Scotland Methodist Elizabeth HAYS 7 born Canada Methodist Robert HAYS 5 born Canada Methodist Ellen HAYS 3 born Canada Methodist James HAYS 1 born Canada Methodist [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 4 Page 27. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 2 Page 62. [S560] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Pinehill Cemetery CC#4549 Cemetery Internet Link. In loving memory of / Elizabeth Somerville / wife of / John Hays Sr. / who died July 6, 1901 / aged 78 years / John Hays / died Aug. 26, 1908 / aged 86 yrs / HAYS [S890] Funeral Card - - Waterloo Historical Society - photocopies, "Funeral Card of John Hays,". Died In Seaforth, on Wednesday, August 26th, 1908 John Hays Aged 84 Years, 7 Months and 10 Days. The Funeral Will leave the residence of Mr. S. Everatt, Seaforth, on Saturday, August 29th, at 7.30 o'clock a.m., to meet the 7.50 o'clock train, arriving at New Hamburg at 9.20 a.m., thence to Pine Hill Cemetery for interment. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 1 Pg 1.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 16 Jan 1824 - , Ireland Occupation - merchant - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Inn Keeper - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Wesleyan Methodist - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 26 Aug 1908 - Seaforth, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Pinehill Cemetery, Pinehill, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth