Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

James Snelgrove Francis[1]

Male 1883 - 1919  (35 years)


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  • Name James Snelgrove Francis 
    Born 28 Jun 1883  London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1900  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 1909  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Telephone Lineman 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Telephone ?, Bell Telephone Co. 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Church of England 
    Occupation 1912  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    lineman 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    WW1, Private 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-177634 
    Died 27 Jan 1919  London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 7, 8, 9
    Cause: general paresis (3 years) 
    Buried Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 7
    Person ID I177634  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father John Francis,   b. CA 1853,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Matilda White,   b. CA 1853,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F292888  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Maria Gebhardt,   b. 9 Apr 1887, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1966  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 3 Apr 1909  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 9
    Children 
     1. Louise Elizabeth Francis,   b. 6 Jul 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2000  (Age 90 years)
     2. John Francis,   b. 1912, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. John Richard Francis,   b. 20 Jul 1912, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F43325  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020193-09.
      James Francis, 26, occ. Telephone Lineman, res. of Berlin, son of John Francis and Mathilda White Married Marie Gebhardt, 22, res. of Berlin, daughter of Peter Gebhardt and Elisabeth Wagner, Witn: Fred Gebhardt of 40 Pink St. and Ella Rietz of 36 Cameron St., 3 April 1909 in Berlin

    2. [S209] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Freeport - Freeport Pioneer CC#5432 Internet Link.
      Believed buried in this cemetery/ 166173 Private/ James S.Francis/ 2nd CDN Pioneer BN/ 27 Jan.1919 age 35/

    3. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 26 Pg 10.

    4. [S499] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - St. Peters Lutheran CC#4509 Internet Link .
      Francis/ Maria Gebhardt/ 1887-1966/ wife of/ James S. Francis/ James S. Francis/ 1883-1919

    5. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers, #166173.
      James Snelgrove, Francis, b. London, England, wife Mrs. Marie Francis (wife) next of kin, 52 Foundry, St. Berlin, ONtario. b. 28 Jun 1883, lineman, 11 Oct 1915

    6. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 53094 (1912), John Richard Francis.
      John Richard Francis, b. 20 Jul 1912 Berlin, 76 King St. W., s/o James Francis (lineman) & Marie Gebhardt married 3 Apr 1909 Berlin,

    7. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 21047 (1919), James S. Francis.
      James S. Francis, aged 36, d. 27 Jan 19191 London City, buried Kitchener, soldier, cause; general paresis (3 years)

    8. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist 22 Page 15.

    9. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88185242.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Jun 1883 - London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1900 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Telephone Lineman - 1909 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Apr 1909 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Telephone ?, Bell Telephone Co. - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Church of England - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - lineman - 1912 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: general paresis (3 years) - 27 Jan 1919 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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