George Leyes

1852 - 1927  (74 years)

• Name	George Leyes
  Born	20 Oct 1852	Williamsburg, Kings, New York, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Christened	24 Oct 1852	Most Holy Trinity Church, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Labourer
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	RC
  Occupation	1877	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	laborer
  Occupation	1881	Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada
  	teacher
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-179512
  Died	6 Jan 1927	, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  Buried	Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I179512	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Wilhelm "William" Leyes,   b. 15 Oct 1820, , Bavaria, Germany ,   d. 17 Jun 1908, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Bucheit,   b. 15 Aug 1826, Rhenish, Bavaria, Germany ,   d. 9 Sep 1904, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F12323	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth "Elisa" Dellinger,   b. 1856, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Nov 1907, Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 51 years)
  Children	1. Herbert George "Herb" Leyes,   b. 6 Nov 1877, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1955, Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States  (Age 77 years)   2. Norbert Leyes,   b. 16 Jun 1881, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Aug 1910, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 29 years)   3. Oswald Leyes,   b. Jan 1889, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Leo Dionysius Leyes, JP,   b. 1 Aug 1891, Greenock Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1952  (Age 60 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F176225	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Besides this school [Maryhill] by the church, there are two more in the parish, one in Woolwich, another in Pilkington, almost entirely Catholic, where Catholic teachers are mostly engaged, among them George Leyes... The Catholic Church in Waterloo County Book I pg 70

  
  

• Sources

  [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 35533 (1927), George Leys, accessed 17 Apr 2010. Birth: 20 OCT 1852 in Ontario, Canada Death: 6 JAN 1927 in Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Note: Name: George Leyes Death date: 06 Jan 1927 Age at death: 74 years 2 months 6 days Death place: Wentworth, Ontario, Canada Birthdate: 20 Oct 1852 Birthplace: New York N Y Gender: Male Marital status: Widowed Race or color (expanded): German Race: White Ethnicity: German Father's name: William Leyes Mother's name: Elizabeth Leyes [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 19. [S3231] Find A Grave, Sepulchre, H., America, N., Municipality, H., & Sepulchre, H. (1852). George Leyes (1852-1927) - Find A Grave Memorial. Findagrave.com. Retrieved 26 March 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181718278/george-leyes. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 31407 (1877), Herbert Leys, accessed 17 Apr 2010. Herbert Leyes Date of Birth: 6 Nov 1877 Gender: Male Birth County: Waterloo Father's Name: George Leyes, laborer of Wilmot, Mother's Name: Elizabeth Dellinger

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Oct 1852 - Williamsburg, Kings, New York, USA Christened - 24 Oct 1852 - Most Holy Trinity Church, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States Occupation - Labourer - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - RC - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - laborer - 1877 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - teacher - 1881 - Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Jan 1927 - , Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth