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Councillor Peter Harvey Sims

Male 1844 - 1920  (76 years)


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  • Name Peter Harvey Sims 
    Prefix Councillor 
    Born 18 May 1844  Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1851  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Baptist 
    Residence 1869  Glenelg Twp., Grey Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Occupation 1871  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Clerk 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Christadelphian 
    Occupation 1881  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Insurance Manager 
    Elected Office 1886  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Councillor - Waterloo 
    Employer Merchantile Fire Insurance Co., Waterloo, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Secretary - Merchantile Fire Insurance Company 
    Invention , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Lamp boiler 
    • No. 131,712. Peter Harvey Sims, of Waterloo, Canada, assignor to Cyrus Miller Taylor, of the same place, for a " Lamp boiler."

      Claim.\emdash "1, a lamp boiler, consisting of the metallic chimney B, base A, lamp C, inverted cones H, I, boiler F, and spiral rings Q, G, all constructed, arranged, and operated in the manner and for the purpose set forth. 2, the inverted cone-reflector H, provided with air apertures e, and resting on the upper part of the burner, in combination with the inverted cone 1, resting on the lower rim or the burner, and metallic chimney B and boiler F, as and for the purpose set forth. 3, the spiral wire-rings G, G, hi combination with the metallic chimney Band boiler F, substantially as described."1a

      1aGreat Britian Paten Office, The Commissioners of Patent's Journal. 2 Jul 1872 pg 2431
    Name P. H. Sims 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Illegible 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-151413 
    Died 20 Nov 1920  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Buried Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I151413  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Rev. James Sims,   b. 1812, Insch, , Aberdeen, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1880  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Janet Harvey,   b. Mar 1809, Insch, , Aberdeen, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Oct 1884, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Married 1 Jun 1836  Insch, , Aberdeen, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Family ID F13980  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Jemima "Jemima" Cook,   b. 4 Oct 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1921, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 18 May 1869  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Harvey James Sims,   b. 25 Dec 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jun 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     2. Rella May Sims,   b. 11 Jan 1877, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F37853  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Peter H. Sims Dies at Kitchener

      Peter H. Sims, of 86 Highland Ave. Toronto, vice-president of the Dominion Life Assurance Company, and late secretary of the British American Assurance Co., died of pneumonia last Saturday at the home of his son, H. J. Sims, in Kitchener. The late Mr. Sims was born seventy-six years ago in Wellesley Township, the son of Rev. James Sims.

      In his early days Mr. Sims taught school and was principal of the Waterloo Central School for some time. Later he turned to insurance entering the service of the Waterloo Mutual Fire Insurance Company. In 1875, with a number of others he formed the Mercantile Insurance Company of which he was general manager for seventeen years. He removed to Toronto in 1892 to become secretary of the British America Insurance Company, which post he relinquished in 1912. At the time of his death he was vice-president of the Dominion Life Assurance Company and it was while attending a meeting of the Company at Waterloo that he contracted his fatal illness.

      He is survived by his widow, one son. H. J. Sims, barrister, of Kitchener, and a daughter, Mrs. Ross Stewart, of Toronto. The funeral took place in Toronto on Monday

      New Hamburg Independent, November 26, 1920

  • Sources 
    1. [S302] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1881, Waterloo Village 1881 Div. 2 Page 44.

    2. [S242] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1851, Div. 2 Page 6.

    3. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      SIMS, Peter Murray, 25, Glenelg Twp., b. Waterloo Twp., s/o James SIMS & Janet HARVEY to Mary Jemina COOK, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Twp., d/o James & Elizabeth COOK, witnesses: Eva WESSLER, Salem & Hannah COOK, Waterloo Twp., May 18 1869

    4. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 4 Page 30.

    5. [S2658] aaaaWaterloo Village 1871, Sect. 1 Page 47.

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129161421.

    7. [S1788] Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910.
      Name: James Simm
      Sex: Male
      Spouse's Name: Janet Harvey
      Spouse's Sex: Female
      Marriage Date: 1 Jun 1836
      Marriage Place: Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 May 1844 - Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Baptist - 1851 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1869 - Glenelg Twp., Grey Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 May 1869 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Clerk - 1871 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Christadelphian - 1871 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Insurance Manager - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElected Office - Councillor - Waterloo - 1886 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmployer - Secretary - Merchantile Fire Insurance Company - - Merchantile Fire Insurance Co., Waterloo, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsInvention - Lamp boiler - - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Illegible - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 Nov 1920 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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