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

Jane Kehoe[1]

Female 1810 - 1908  (98 years)


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  • Name Jane Kehoe 
    Born 1810  Potsdam, St. Lawrence, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Name Jane McGinnis 
    Name Jane Sullivan 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-130899 
    Died 10 Oct 1908  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I130899  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Family 1 Hugh McGinnis,   b. 1817, , County Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1886, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Children 
     1. Mary McGinnis,   b. 24 Jun 1846, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1923, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     2. Catherine McGinnis,   b. 1849, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Hugh McGinnis,   b. 21 Feb 1860, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1915, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     4. John McGinnis,   b. 1863, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1935  (Age 72 years)
     5. Bernard McGinnis,   d. 1902
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F34665  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sullivan,   b. CA 1810,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F42289  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • MCGINNIS, JANE (Nee Keough - sometimes spelled Kehoe)

      At the great age of 98 years, Mrs. Hugh McGinnis, at the home of her son, John in Berlin, ON, shortly before midnight on Saturday, 10th October 1908. Until she sustained a fall about three months ago and had a hip badly injured, she was up and around with as much activity as many women twenty years her junior. She has been confined to her room for about eleven weeks and latterly dropsy had set in. Her vitality gradually lessened and the end was not unexpected. She was born in Potsdam, NY in 1810. She was twice married, first when young to a Mr. Sullivan, to whom she bore two children. After his death, she married Hugh McGinnis and with him settled on a farm near Downey's School in Puslinch. She was the mother of twelve children, of whom the following survive: Mrs. R. D. McDonald of West Branch, Michigan; Mrs. J. Clancy of Cleveland; Mrs. A. Smith of Toronto; Mrs. D. Fields of Galt; Mrs. R. Fields of Toronto; Bernard of Colorado; Joseph of Toronto; John of Berlin; and Hugh of Hespeler. Joseph and Bernard died in the same year about four summers past. Mr. McGinnis Sr. died twenty-four years ago. For many years, she lived in Hespeler but for seven years, has had her home with her son, John in Berlin. She was a most remarkable old lady. Up until quite recently, she took a keen interest in current events of both local and general interest. She read different newspapers and was exceedingly well informed. She delighted in visits from her friends of past years and in talking over bye gone days. She was widely known and respected and retained her faculties to a remarkable degree until the close of her life. She was a devout member of the Roman Catholic Church and a regular attendant. The funeral took place on Tuesday from St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church to the Roman Catholic Cemetery in Berlin.

      -Information from the death certificate of Catherine Fields: Of 56 Nairn Ave. , Toronto. Widow. Born April 22, 1845, daughter of Hugh McGinnis and Jane Kehoe. Died July 27, 1933, aged 88 years, 3 months and 5 days, as a result of a fractured leg caused by a fall. Burial in Mount Hope Cemetery. Informant - Robert H. Fields of 56 Nairn Ave. , Toronto, her son.

      -Information from the death certificate of Joseph McGinnis: Died on Oak St. , Toronto, on June 25, 1902, aged 52 years of tuberculosis.

      - Information from marriage certificates: Helen "Ellen" McGinnis (born c. 1846 or c. 1850 -differing reports) married 1st C. Miller on Jan. 14, 1865, 2nd John Clancy on Mar. 16, 1878. Jane McGinnis (born c. 1852) married Daniel McDonald on June 28, 1870. Sarah McGinnis (born c. 1862) married Albert Smith on Feb. 14, 1888.

      A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 2 Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
      Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Fields Douglas, 20, Hespeler, Hespeler, s/o Henry & Ellen (McKenzie), married 10 Apr 1869 Mary McGinnis, 23, Hespeler, Puslinch, d/o (Kehoe)

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1810 - Potsdam, St. Lawrence, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Oct 1908 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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