Alexander Venton^[1]

1807 - 1886  (79 years)

• Name	Alexander Venton
  Born	1807	, Ireland   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Weaver
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Anglican
  Residence	1864	Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Weaver
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Church of England
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Church of England
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-135254
  Died	9 Aug 1886	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Cause: old age
  Person ID	I135254	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Anna Ramsey,   b. 1806, , Cavan Co, Ireland ,   d. 1 Mar 1883, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Children	1. George Venton,   b. 1 Feb 1841, , Ireland ,   d. 3 Jul 1886, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 45 years)   2. Margaret A. Venton,   b. CALC 28 Oct 1843, , Ireland ,   d. 28 Jan 1917, Egremont Township, Grey Co., Ontario  (Age ~ 73 years)   3. Isabella Venton,   b. 1847, , Ireland ,   d. 21 Jun 1875, Egremont Township, Grey Co., Ontario  (Age 28 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F12530	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  "DESERTED VILLAGES" OF WATERLOO COUNTY Kossuth Less than three miles distant from Fisher's Mills, to the north and west, was the site of another hamlet called Kossuth, but there is now nothing left to identify the location, unless possibly 'still some garden flowers growing wild, the place to disclose'. The diversity of nationalities represented in this settlement is indicated by the names of those who carried on their respective trades there. Switzerland was represented by the Zyrd family who carried on the business of making sulphur matches, well remembered by folks of my own age on account of the odoriferous brimstone smell and the ease with which a block of them might be ignited. In picking a match from one of the split blocks it was rather difficult to keep the whole package from lighting. The girls employed in making these matches were often very beautiful, it is said, but the brimstone odor of their garments prompted thoughts of the place of the damned. • John Groh, a Pennsylvania Dutchman, made clay crocks and shallow clay pansions for milk, also flower pots. Among those of Irish extraction were Alexander Venton who was a weaver of checked cotton and flannels, and James Bradley and James McCaffery and Sons who made shoes.... Eighteenth Annual Report of the Waterloo Historical Society 1930 __________________________ Alexander and children are reported to have been born in Killeshandra, Cavan, Ireland, documention needed.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. George Venton Born: Ireland Age: 39 Father: Alexander Venton Mother: Anna Venton Born: abt 1840 Spouse: Isabella Easton Age: 22 born: Waterloo Township Father: George Easton Mother: Emma Easton married 6 May 1879 married: Waterloo [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 63. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 8 Page 54. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate. Alexander Venton, d. 9 Aug 1886 Waterloo Township, aged 70 years, b. Ireland, Weaver, cause old age [S330] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1864 - County of Waterloo gazetteer and general business directory for 1864, Pg 156. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 2 Page 31.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1807 - , Ireland Occupation - Weaver - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1864 - Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Weaver - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: old age - 9 Aug 1886 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth