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

Edith Cober

Female 1883 - 1976  (92 years)


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  • Name Edith Cober 
    Born 14 Nov 1883  Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Name Edith Gregg 
    Residence 1911  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Presbyterian 
    Residence 1976  20 Mill Creek Rd., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-130985 
    Died 22 Jun 1976  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Buried New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Person ID I130985  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Jeremiah Cober,   b. 9 Apr 1859, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1939, Mill Creek (North Dumfries Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Rachel Strome,   b. Jul 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Sep 1945, Blackie, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 88 years) 
    Married 12 Oct 1880  Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F221799  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edward Elgin Gregg,   b. 28 May 1884, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1964  (Age 79 years) 
    Children 
     1. Viola Gregg,   b. Jul 1907, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Alsmena Gregg,   b. Jan 1910, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Edith E. Gregg,   b. 1917,   d. 2007  (Age 90 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F39827  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • GREGG, EDITH (nee Cober)

      Of 20 Mill Creek Rd. in Cambridge, on Tuesday, June 22, 1976, in South Waterloo Memorial Hospital. Born in Puslinch on November 14, 1883, she was 92 and lived in Cambridge most of her life. Predeceased by her husband, Edward Gregg in 1964. Surviving are three daughters, Viola (Mrs. Charles Fitzgerald) of Cambridge; Alsmenia (Mrs. William Welth(?) of Mallorytown; Edith (Mrs. James Sweeney) of Cambridge; a brother, Jerome Cober of Maryland, U. S. ; a sister, Mrs. Nora Rennick of Elora; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She was a member of Sheffield Presbyterian Church. Service at the Coutts and Son Funeral Home on Fri., Jun 25 at 2. Interment Hespeler Cemetery.

      -Information from the marriage certificate: Daughter of Jeremiah Cober and Rachel Strome.

      A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
      Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  • Sources 
    1. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 17 Page 9.

    2. [S237] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - New Hope CC#4498 Internet Link .
      [West] In memory of/ Nicholas P. COBER/ born May 17, 1821/ died Oct. 8, 1904/ Gone but not forgotten/ Magdelena FISHER/ his wife/ born Dec. 6, 1822/ died Feb 3. 1920/ Mary COBER/ born May 11, 1852/ died Nov. 8, 1933/ COBER/
      [East] Elizabeth COBER/ died Nov. 20, 1871/ in her 17th year/ Jeremiah COBER/ died Feb. 16, 1939/ in his 79th year/ Edward GREGG 1884 - 1964/ his wife/ Edith COBER/ 1883 - 1976/
      [A] Mary
      [B] Mother
      [C] Father
      [D] Elizabeth
      [E] Edward
      [F] Edith
      [G] Father

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52404039.

    4. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 011994 (1880).
      Name:Rachel Strome Age:22 Birth Year:abt 1858 Birth Place:Canada Marriage Date:12 Oct 1880 Marriage Place:Wellington, Ontario, Canada Father:David Strome Mother:Catharine Strome Spouse:Jeremiah Cober

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Nov 1883 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 Jun 1976 - 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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