Mary

1850 - 1902  (52 years)

• Name	Mary
  Born	1850	, Germany   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  House of Industry and Refuge	1896	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  		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.
  Name	Mary Walden
  Residence	1902	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Baptist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-128754
  Died	17 Sep 1902	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Cause: Asthma following amputation of leg
  Person ID	I128754	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2025

  
  

  Family	John Walden,   b. 1829, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2025
  Family ID	F31789	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mary's husband was "African"

  
  

• Sources

  [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 6. [S1848] House of Industry and Refuge Burial Register - Kitchener, Pg 14 No. 425 Reg. Number in Admittance Record Book: 1516. Mary Walden Died: 17 Sep 1902 Aged 52 Cause: Asthma following amputation of leg Comment and Remarks: From Preston; Admitted 1896

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1850 - , Germany House of Industry and Refuge - 1896 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Baptist - 1902 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Asthma following amputation of leg - 17 Sep 1902 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth