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1813 - 1891 (78 years)
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Name |
Mary Brush |
Born |
1813 |
Gender |
Female |
House of Industry and Refuge |
1891 |
House of Industry and Refuge, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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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. |
Eby ID Number |
Waterloo-166603 |
Died |
5 Aug 1891 |
House of Industry and Refuge, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
Buried |
House of Industry and Refuge Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
Person ID |
I166603 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
7 Nov 2024 |
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| House of Industry and Refuge - 1891 - House of Industry and Refuge, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Died - 5 Aug 1891 - House of Industry and Refuge, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Buried - - House of Industry and Refuge Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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