Grace Howard

Cal 1810 - 1890  (~ 79 years)

• Name	Grace Howard
  Born	CALC 4 Feb 1810	, Devonshire, England
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216195741
  Interesting	story
  Misfortune	struck by lighting
  	On one occasion, lightening came down the chimney of their home and rendered her mother [Grace Howard] unconscious for a time. The same bolt hit their barn, killing a great number of cattle.
  Name	Grace Martin
  Residence	1851	Exeter, Devonshire, England
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-167434
  Died	13 Feb 1890	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I167434	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	George Martin,   b. 1813, , England ,   d. 14 Nov 1890  (Age 77 years)
  Children	1. William Martin   2. Thomas Martin   3. Mary Jane Martin,   b. 1839, Exeter, Devonshire, England ,   d. 19 Apr 1924, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   4. George Martin,   b. 30 Sep 1841, Exeter, Devonshire, England ,   d. 3 Mar 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F48082	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Death of Mrs. George Martin Sr. Passed over to the majority on Thursday 13th February 1890, at her residence in Hespeler, aged 80 years and 9 days. She was born in Devonshire, England in 1810 and could distinctly remember the excitement in England consequent on the Battle of Waterloo. After living for some years in the city of Exeter, England, where all her children were born, she emigrated to Canada in 1855, after witnessing, forty years after Waterloo, another victorious army returning home after the fall of Sebastopol. Arriving in Canada, the family settled in what was then called the "Queen's Bush" but now the fine township of Wellesley, where they remained for two or three years, removing from there to Puslinch Lake and living for some time on the farm of Mr. Eagle, after which they removed to Hespeler, where between here Hespeler and Puslinch Lake, they have lived for over thirty years. She was married fifty-seven years, her husband surviving her. He is 77 years old. She was a great sufferer from rheumatism, which made her life almost unbearable. This was borne with true Christian resignation, all of which time she has been the constant care of her son, Thomas Martin and his wife. She was conscious to the last and died a devout member of the Methodist body, having been converted under the ministry of Rev. James Hill, one of the first preachers here. She had seven children, three of them sleep in England and four are alive. They are: Mrs. John Paddock of Puslinch; William Martin, President of the American Car Heating Co. in NY State; George Martin, J. P. ; and Thomas Martin of Hespeler. The funeral on Saturday was largely attended _____________________ Died, In Hespeler, on Thursday, the 13th of February, Grace Howard, Beloved wife of George Martin, Sr., aged 80 years and 9 days. Funeral Will leave her husband's residence, on Saturday, the 15th inst., at 3 p.m., to the Hespeler Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation. Hespeler, February 13th, 1890. Funeral Card

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 4 Feb 1810 - , Devonshire, England Residence - 1851 - Exeter, Devonshire, England Died - 13 Feb 1890 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth