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

Elizabeth Angela "Bessie" Spiers

Female 1862 - 1940  (78 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Angela "Bessie" Spiers 
    Born 28 Oct 1862  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Female 
    Name Bessie Spiers 
    Name Elizabeth Angela "Bessie" Griffin 
    Residence 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-127884 
    Died 18 Nov 1940  [4, 6
    Buried Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6
    Person ID I127884  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Mayor David Spiers,   b. 12 Jan 1832, Darvel, , Ayr, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jul 1917, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Angela Keefer,   b. 13 Jan 1839, Thorold, Thorold Twp., Welland Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 1902, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 25 Apr 1861  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F15815  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Horatio Milford "Milford" Griffin,   b. 10 Apr 1849, Waterford, Norfolk Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1943, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F29451  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-3 Page 10.

    2. [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 2 Page 60.

    3. [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 3 Page 42.

    4. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link .
      Elizabeth Angela/ Spiers/ wife of/ H. Milford Griffin/ born Oct. 28th 1862/ died Nov. 18th 1940/ Constance/ Bryson/ Spiers/ born Dec. 5th 1876/ died Mar. 11th 1969

    5. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 27.

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187731051/elizabeth-angela-griffin.

    7. [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), 3 May 1861.
      Spiers - Keefer: On Thursday, the 25th ult., at Trinity Church, Galt, by the Rev. Mr. Michael Boomer, L.L.D., David Spiers, Esq., Merchant, of the firm of Osborne, Spiers & Co., to Angelina, eldest daughter of Peter Keefer, Esq., of Galt.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Oct 1862 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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