Alfred James Fitzsimmons

1848 - 1908  (60 years)

• Name	Alfred James Fitzsimmons
  Born	1848	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Ashbury & Fitzsimmons
  		Hespeler-AshburyandFitzsimmons-0001a-ebay2019.jpg Jacob Hespeler opened his general store at the corner of Queen East and Chapel St. in 1849 with John Chapman as storekeeper. Chapman later established his own store in a building he had built (26 Queen St. East). Subsequently, other Hespeler general stores were operated by Adam Shaw, Conrad Nahrgang, Christen Karch, Aaron Panabaker, Ashbury & Fitzsimmons, Lang & Beer and Abram Hagmeier. Staff, HHC. 2020. "General Stores". Hespeler Heritage Centre. https://hespelerheritagecentre.ca/2020/04/05/general-stores/.
  Occupation	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Grocer
  Residence	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	W. Methodist
  Occupation	1903	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	grocer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-139267
  Died	23 Aug 1908	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Cause: mental disease 4 years, physical weakness & heart failure
  Person ID	I139267	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Family	Caroline Geiger,   b. 3 Jun 1869, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1952  (Age 82 years)
  Married	23 Sep 1903	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F50398	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 17. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Alfred James Fitzsimmons Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 23 Sep 1903 Event Place: Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Age: 50 Birth Year (Estimated): 1853 Guelph Occ: grocer - Guelph Father's Name: Thomas Fitzsimmons Mother's Name: Ellen Maloney Spouse's Name: Carrie Geiger Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 35 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1868 Ontario Res: Elmwood Spouse's Father's Name: David Geiger Spouse's Mother's Name: Veronica Wibber [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name:Alfred Jas Fitzsimmons Gender:Male Age:58 Birth Date:abt 1850 Birth Place:Guelph, Ontario Death Date:23 Aug 1908 Death Place:Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada Occ: retired grocer Cause: mental disease 4 years, physical weakness & heart failure Cause of Death:Mental Disease

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1848 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Business - Ashbury & Fitzsimmons - - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Grocer - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - W. Methodist - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - grocer - 1903 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 23 Sep 1903 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: mental disease 4 years, physical weakness & heart failure - 23 Aug 1908 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth