J. B. Blake

1864 - 1918  (54 years)

• Name	J. B. Blake
  Born	1864  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Anatomy Study	1918  [1]
  House of Industry and Refuge	1918	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.
  Name	B. J. Blake  [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-148118
  Died	9 Feb 1918	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Cause: Epileptic Fits - Apoplexy (Sudden)
  Person ID	I148118	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S1848] House of Industry and Refuge Burial Register - Kitchener, Pg 19. J.B. Blake Died: 09 Feb 1918 Aged 53 Cause: Epileptic Fits Comment and Remarks: Edward Lippert Toronto School of Anatomy [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate.

  
  

• Event Map

  House of Industry and Refuge - 1918 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Epileptic Fits - Apoplexy (Sudden) - 9 Feb 1918 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth