Lucy Martin

1824 - 1827  (2 years)

• Name	Lucy Martin
  Born	7 Nov 1824	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Eby ID Number	00075-4331
  Died	11 Feb 1827	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Cause: Fire
  Person ID	I21109	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Christian Martin,   b. 16 Oct 1797, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 23 Nov 1863, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Esther Stauffer,   b. 7 Feb 1796,   d. 21 Oct 1851  (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F404	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Lucy Martin, "was born November 7th, 1824. She was burnt with her sister, Lydia, February 11th, 1827. The father was engaged in breaking flax and in order to have it perfectly dry, had it placed around the large fire-place in the kitchen. A spark from the hearth fire ignited the flax and tow in the room and in a few minutes the whole house was enwrapped in flames. The wife and youngest child had barely time to make good their escape while two of the children who were sleeping upstairs, were forgotten in the excitement and thus proved a prey to the flames were kind and willing hands could make any effort to save them." Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 25.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 7 Nov 1824 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Fire - 11 Feb 1827 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth