Levi Devitt

1856 - 1917  (61 years)

• Name	Levi Devitt
  Born	1856	Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Evangelical Association
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	U. Brethren
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Methodist
  House of Industry and Refuge	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 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   [2]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	Bef 1917
  	teacher
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-178043
  Died	13 Sep 1917	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Cause: tuberculosis (1 year) - heart failure - intestinal injuries
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I178043	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	James Devitt,   b. 18 Sep 1810, , New Jersey ,   d. 28 Aug 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Salome Roos,   b. 23 Sep 1820, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 2 Mar 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	4 Apr 1837	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Family ID	F3547	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 2 Page 1. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 26 Pg 2. [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div 6 Page 35. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 3. [S1848] House of Industry and Refuge Burial Register - Kitchener, Pg 19. Levi Devitt Died: 13 Sep 1917 Aged 61 Cause: Intestinal Injuries Comment and Remarks: Edward Lippert [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 9. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 20 Apr 1837:19. 4 Apr 1837 Rev. F.W. Bindeman m. James Devitts, Waterloo, to Salome Roos, daughter of John Roos, in Preston.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1856 - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical Association - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - U. Brethren - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - 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 Died - Cause: tuberculosis (1 year) - heart failure - intestinal injuries - 13 Sep 1917 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth