Edward Butler

1824 - 1896  (72 years)

• Name	Edward Butler
  Born	1824	, Ireland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  House of Industry and Refuge	1896	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  		HouseofIndustryandRefugeca1869.JPG The House of Industry and Refuge. In 1868, 141 acres was purchased on Frederick Street in Berlin (now Kitchener) and the house opened on June 15, 1869. The original building housed 100 and operated as an industrial farm, which raised crops and livestock. The residents worked for their keep if possible, those most did not. The House eventually became a strictly a residence of the aged and later relocated and renamed Sunnyside.
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-142352
  Died	11 Feb 1896	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I142352	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S1848] House of Industry and Refuge Burial Register - Kitchener, Pg # No. 332 Reg. Number in Admittance Record Book: 1409. Edward Butler Died: 11 Feb 1896 Aged 71 Claimed by friends Buried RC Cemetery, Berlin

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1824 - , Ireland House of Industry and Refuge - 1896 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 11 Feb 1896 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth