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

Dr. Albert Aaron Heist[1]

Male 1872 - 1955  (82 years)


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  • Name Albert Aaron Heist 
    Prefix Dr. 
    Born 31 Jul 1872  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211307815 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Evangelical 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Agricultural Laborer 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Methodist 
    Residence 1939  Geneva, Ontario, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number 00030-2351.3 
    Died 20 Jun 1955  Clifton Springs, Ontario, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried Glenwood Cemetery, Geneva, Ontario, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I12860  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Simon B. Heist,   b. 6 Aug 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Magdalena Devitt,   b. 12 Aug 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 1936, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 22 Mar 1870  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 6
    Family ID F3555  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Dr. Albert Aaron Devitt Heist
    Dr. Albert Aaron Devitt Heist
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  • Notes 
    • Dr. Albert Devitt Heist (1872-1955) was a homeopathic doctor and a dentist who spoke at many health and archealogy seminars. He practiced dentistry from 1898 to 1902 in Kitchener, Ontario, New York, and then graduated from the Atlantic College of Osteopathy in 1905 at the age of 33 and became a homeopathic surgeon, using an old practice known as "dry-cupping," which is a medical practice still being used in some places. He also enjoyed studying archaeology. He was a practicing member of the Bahai'i faith and held meetings in his home regularly.

      Albert Devitt was born in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada to Simon Burkhardt Heist, Jr (1845-1925) and Magdalena "Lena" Barbara Keller Devitt (1850-1936). On 11 June 1902, Albert married wife (1) Lucile "Lucy" Lillian Cook (1877-1945). Together, Albert and Lucy had three daughters and one son: Elizabeth "Beth" Marguerite Heist (1903-1991) -married John Petrie Patterson (1898-1978), Lucile Janette Heist (1905-1992) -married Everett Sheppard Brown (1896-1971), Albert Dean Heist (1912-1970) -married Helen White (1915 - ?); had no children, and Eleanore Ruth Heist (1915-1995) -married Robert Earl Clise (1915-1985).

      On 7 September 1947, Albert married wife (2) Alice Marion Cook (1896-1976). Alice was a staunch Baptist, who had never before married, and was employed as a secretary at a Baptist university in Buffalo, New York. In 1947, when Alice Marion Cook was aged 51, she married Dr. Albert Devitt Heist. Alice Marion Cook and Lucy Lillian Cook were sisters; both were the daughters of William Peter Cook and Elizabeth (Walty) Cook, and the descendants of Francis Cook of the Mayflower. Albert often said that, when he lost his beloved Lucy, he reached a little further up her branch on the tree to pick the next fruit!

      Dr. Heist died 20 June 1955 in the Clifton Springs Sanitarium (near Geneva), Ontario County, New York, USA.

      Cemetery, G. et al. (1872) Dr Albert Aaron Devitt Heist (1872-1955) - Find a..., Findagrave.com. Available at: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211307815/albert-aaron_devitt-heist (Accessed: 28 August 2023).

  • 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..., 533.

    2. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 3 Page 15.

    3. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 1 Page 14.

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211307815.

    5. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Simon Heist Born: Waterloo Age: 24 Father: Simon Heist Mother: Magdalena Heist Born: abt 1846 Spouse: Magdalena Devitt Age: 19 born: Waterloo Father: Dennis Devitt Mother: Magdalena married 22 Mar 1870 married: Waterloo, Berlin

    6. [S514] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1871, Sect. 1 Page 50.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 31 Jul 1872 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1939 - Geneva, Ontario, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 Jun 1955 - Clifton Springs, Ontario, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
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