Henry M. Brass^[1]

1845 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Henry M. Brass
  Born	2 May 1845	Harrington, Oxford Co., Ontario   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1885	Oro Township, Simcoe Co., Ontario   [3]
  	labourer
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Laborer
  Residence	Bef 1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  House of Industry and Refuge	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	inmate
  		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.
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	00015-1196.1
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I16235	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Mary Bretz,   b. 4 Apr 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	17 Nov 1885	Allandale, Vespra Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Jarusha Brass,   b. 24 Aug 1886, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Alice Bertha Brass,   b. 18 Sep 1889, Housey's Rapids, , Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1956  (Age 66 years)   3. Margaret Brass,   b. 27 Oct 1893, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Annie Brass,   b. 29 Jun 1896, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F4318	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 299. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 9. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 10751 (1885), Henry M. Brass-Mary Bretz. Henry M. Brass, 40, occupation laborer of Oro, s/ o Robert & Caroline Brass, married Mary Bretz, 32, residence Rockwood, Ontario, b. Waterloo Township, d/o Jacob & Susanna Bretz, married 17 Nov 1885 Allandale, Innisfili [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 26 Pg 1. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 26 Pg 2.

  
  

• Event Map

  Occupation - labourer - 1885 - Oro Township, Simcoe Co., Ontario Married - 17 Nov 1885 - Allandale, Vespra Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Bef 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada House of Industry and Refuge - inmate - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth