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

William Gordon Black

Male 1899 - 1957  (57 years)


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  • Name William Gordon Black 
    Born 10 Dec 1899  Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1921  Whitestone, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    fireman 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-207544 
    Died 22 Apr 1957  McAffee Cemetery, Fort Erie, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I207544  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father William Joseph Black,   b. 17 Mar 1872, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Aug 1926, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Mother Clara Elizabeth Bowman,   b. 22 Jan 1879, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1958, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Family ID F57731  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rose Susannah Foster,   b. 11 Dec 1901, McGillivray Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1963, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 20 Aug 1921  Varna, Stanley Twp., Huron Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F57732  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • BLACK, WILLIAM GORDON

      Suddenly, at Fort Erie, ON, on Monday, April 22, 1957, in his 58th year, of R. R. #3, Guelph, formerly of Hespeler. Husband of Rose Foster. Father of Isobel (Mrs. Kenneth Norrad); and Gordon, both of Fort Erie; Nile (Mrs. Edward Belich) of Hamilton; Irv and William, both of Toronto; Elva (Mrs. Thomas Farral); Velda (Mrs. F. Carlo); Marlene and Garnet, all of Guelph. Also survived by his mother, Mrs. Clara Black; his brother, Calvin Black; two sisters, Verle (Mrs. Edward Arno) of Fort Erie; and Eileen (Mrs. Alex Stewart) of Guelph. Service at the McIntyre and Wilkie Funeral Home on Wed. , April 24th at 2. Interment Hespeler Cemetery.

      A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
      Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: William Gordon Black
      Sex: Male
      Age: 21
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1900 Guelph
      Occ: fireman - Whitestone, Ont.
      Father's Name: William Joseph Black
      Mother's Name: Clara Elizabeth Bowman
      Spouse's Name: Susanna Rose Foster
      Spouse's Sex: Female
      Spouse's Age: 19
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1902 McGillivary Twp.
      Res: Stanley Twp
      Spouse's Father's Name: Joseph L Foster
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Sarah Jane Brown
      Marriage Date: 20 Aug 1921
      Marriage Place: Varna, Huron, Ontario, Canada

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Dec 1899 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - fireman - 1921 - Whitestone, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Aug 1921 - Varna, Stanley Twp., Huron Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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