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Lydia Graeb

Female 1869 - 1958  (89 years)


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  • Name Lydia Graeb 
    Born 5 Feb 1869  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female 
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    Name Lydia Burn 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Evangelical 
    Occupation 1891  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Woolen Mill Worker 
    Residence 1891  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Evangelical 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-145031 
    Died 14 Apr 1958  Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I145031  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Johannes "John" Graeb,   b. CALC 2 Sep 1819, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1884  (Age ~ 64 years) 
    Mother Catherine Ochs,   b. 7 Feb 1835, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 1928, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 25 Mar 1862  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F50059  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rev. Emil Burn,   b. 9 Oct 1866, La Chaux-de-Fonds, , Neuchâtel, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1943, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 12 Jul 1893  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Lieutenant Eldon Burn,   b. Aug 1893, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Betty Burn,   b. 1899,   d. 1981  (Age 82 years)
     3. L. Albert Burn,   b. 1902,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Thusnelda Hilda Burn,   b. 9 Aug 1904, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1930, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F47416  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Lydia Burn
      By Record Correspondent

      MILVERTON Mrs. Lydia Burn, widow of Rev Emil Burn, died yesterday, at the Milverton Nursing Home. She was.89.

      Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Graeb, Mrs. Burn was born in Hespeler Feb. 5, 1869, She was married in 1893 and with her husband, lived in several Ontario centres where Rev. Mr. Burn held Evangelical Church pastorates. They retired in 1936, moving to Milverton.

      Rev. Mr. Burn died in 1943. Mrs. Burn was a member of St. Mark's Evangelical United Brethren. Church, Milverton, and has been active in the work of the Ladies Aid.

      Surviving are four sons, Eldon and Carl both of Milverton. Louis Albert, Miami, Fla., and Walter of Napier, N.Z: one daughter, Mrs. Herman (Betty) Nitsche of New York City; one brother, Aaron of Preston; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

      The body is resting at the McMane Funeral Home where the funeral will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. Rev. L. A Dorsch will officiate. Interment will be in Hespeler cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record Tue, Apr 15, 1958 Page 5

  • Sources 
    1. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 2 Page 4.

    2. [S2208] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1891, Section 1 Page 56.

    3. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      John Greb Birth Place: Germany RESIDENCE: Waterloo Age: 40 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1822 Father Name: Conrad Mother Name: Mary Spouse Name: Catherine Ochse Spouse's Age: 27 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835 Spouse Birth Place: Germany Spouse Residence: East Zorra Township Spouse Father Name: John Spouse Mother Name: Elizabeth Marriage Date: 25 Mar 1862 Marriage County: Waterloo

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 Feb 1869 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Woolen Mill Worker - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Jul 1893 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Apr 1958 - Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario 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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