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 [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] |
Gender |
Male |
Residence |
1851 |
Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [2] |
Baptist |
Residence |
1869 |
Glenelg Twp., Grey Co., Ontario [3] |
Occupation |
1871 |
Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [5] |
Clerk |
Residence |
1871 |
Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [5] |
Christadelphian |
Occupation |
1881 |
Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1] |
Insurance Manager |
Elected Office |
1886 |
Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
Councillor - Waterloo |
Employer |
Merchantile Fire Insurance Co., Waterloo, Ontario |
Secretary - Merchantile Fire Insurance Company |
Invention |
, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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
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Name |
P. H. Sims |
Occupation |
1891 |
Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [4] |
Illegible |
Residence |
1891 |
Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [4] |
Presbyterian |
Eby ID Number |
Waterloo-151413 |
Died |
20 Nov 1920 |
Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [6] |
Buried |
Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada [6] |
Person ID |
I151413 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
30 Sep 2024 |
Father |
Rev. James Sims, b. 1812, Insch, , Aberdeen, Scotland , d. 1880 (Age 68 years) |
Mother |
Janet Harvey, b. Mar 1809, Insch, , Aberdeen, Scotland , d. 3 Oct 1884, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 75 years) |
Married |
1 Jun 1836 |
Insch, , Aberdeen, Scotland [7] |
Family ID |
F13980 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Mary Jemima "Jemima" Cook, b. 4 Oct 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 1 Feb 1921, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 75 years) |
Married |
18 May 1869 |
Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [3] |
Children |
| 1. Harvey James Sims, b. 25 Dec 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 8 Jun 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 73 years) |
| 2. Rella May Sims, b. 11 Jan 1877, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
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Last Modified |
1 Oct 2024 |
Family ID |
F37853 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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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
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Sources |
- [S302] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1881, Waterloo Village 1881 Div. 2 Page 44.
- [S242] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1851, Div. 2 Page 6.
- [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
- [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 4 Page 30.
- [S2658] aaaaWaterloo Village 1871, Sect. 1 Page 47.
- [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129161421.
- [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
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| Born - 18 May 1844 - Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - Baptist - 1851 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - 1869 - Glenelg Twp., Grey Co., Ontario |
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| Married - 18 May 1869 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Occupation - Clerk - 1871 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - Christadelphian - 1871 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Occupation - Insurance Manager - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Elected Office - Councillor - Waterloo - 1886 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Employer - Secretary - Merchantile Fire Insurance Company - - Merchantile Fire Insurance Co., Waterloo, Ontario |
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| Invention - Lamp boiler - - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Occupation - Illegible - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Died - 20 Nov 1920 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Buried - - Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada |
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