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Oscar Jacob Zryd

Male 1872 - 1936  (63 years)


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  • Name Oscar Jacob Zryd 
    Born 6 Oct 1872  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1901  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Merchant 
    Occupation 1909  Grimsby, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    manufacturer 
    Business 1914  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Fireco Range Ltd 
    • The Fireco Range, Ltd., capitalized at $50,000, head office, Hespeler, has obtained charter. The new company is
      composed of Oscar Zryd, Z. A. Hall, A. W. Boos, J. F. Greig, K. B. Zryd.1a

      1aHardware and Metal, Vol XXVI No. 16, MacLean Publishing Co. Ltd., Toronto, Ontario Apr 18, 1914
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-126572 
    Died 1936 
    Buried New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I126572  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father John Zryd,   b. 1 Jan 1835, Frutingen, Canton Berne, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Apr 1917, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Anna Barbara Metzger,   b. 26 Apr 1842, , Bavaria, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1916  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 2 Apr 1865  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Family ID F21616  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Kathleen Bell "Katie" Dowser,   b. 1877,   d. 1949  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 30 Jun 1909  Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Isobel Zryd,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F7893  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Lou Menzie,   b. 1872, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1908  (Age 36 years) 
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F21723  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-2 Page 22.

    2. [S299] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1881, Page 2.

    3. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Zryd John, 29, res. Hespeler, b. Switzerland, s/o J Joseph & Susanne (Pieren), married 2 Apr 1865 Anna Metzger, 23, res. Hespeler, , d/o Andrew & Barbara (Trebert)

    4. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 6 Apr 1865.
      Apr. 2, 1865 John Zryd and Anna Metzger, both of Hespeler, by Rev. Wurster

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Oct 1872 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Merchant - 1901 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - manufacturer - 1909 - Grimsby, , Lincolnshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 30 Jun 1909 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBusiness - Fireco Range Ltd - 1914 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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