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

Robert Hays

Male 1801 - 1841  (40 years)


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  • Name Robert Hays 
    Born 1801  Of, Haysville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-134536P 
    Died 11 Jan 1841  [1
    Buried Pinehill Cemetery, Pinehill, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I134536  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

  • Notes 
    • Haysville

      The community was first settled in 1835 by Robert Hays who built a sawmill, and in 1836, a grist mill. Sometime between 1848 and 1852, Hays' mill site were destroyed by a Nith River flood.

      An Archaeological Perspective of an Historic Overview of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Scarlett E. Janusas Aug 1988

  • Sources 
    1. [S560] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Pinehill Cemetery CC#4549 Cemetery Internet Link.
      [top piece] In memory of/ Esther HAYS/ wife of/ John/ [broken]/ and/ [stone broken]/ -ster to/ (Rob)ert HAYS Esq/ departed this life/ Jan 11, 1841/ aged 39 years/ [verse illegible] [broken-eroded-in iron brackets August 2013]

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1801 - Of, Haysville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Pinehill Cemetery, Pinehill, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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