Waterloo Region Generations
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Eleanor "Ellen" Higgins

Female 1850 - 1917  (66 years)


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  • Name Eleanor "Ellen" Higgins 
    Born 8 May 1850  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Name Eleanor "Ellen" Gottorff 
    Name Ellen Higgins  [2
    Occupation 1871  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Servant 
    Residence 1871  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    RC 
    Residence 1884  Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-152790 
    Died 14 Feb 1917  Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I152790  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Patrick Higgins,   b. 1806, , Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Margaret Lynch,   b. 1820, , Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F38289  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Frederick Christian Gottorff,   b. Between 1851 and 1852, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 19 Jan 1873  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F282479  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 40.

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012862-73.
      Frederick Christian Von Gorttorff (?), 22, occ. Railway Baggage Man, b. Germany, res. Fergus, son of Karl Frederick and Mary Margaret married Ellen Higgins, 23, b. Canada, res. Galt, daughter of Patrick Higgins and Margaret Lynch, witnessed by: Edward H. and Mrs. Pelkie both of Galt, 19 January 1873 in Galt

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173894787/eleanor-gottoroff.

    4. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name: Selma Gertrude Gottorff
      Sex: Female
      Birth Date: 12 Apr 1887
      Birthplace: Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
      Occ: marble cutter
      Father's Name: Frederick Gottorff
      Mother's Name: Eleanor Higgins

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 May 1850 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Servant - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - RC - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 Jan 1873 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1884 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Feb 1917 - Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
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