Susannah Cressman^{[1, 2]}

1857 - 1933  (76 years)

• Name	Susannah Cressman
  Born	1857	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Other Methodist
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Other Methodist
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1881	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  House of Industry and Refuge	1899	, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  	residence
  		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.
  Eby ID Number	00028-2056
  Died	27 Aug 1933	, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I22201	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Amos Cressman,   b. 22 Sep 1805, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 28 Jul 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Maria "Mary" Eby,   b. 12 Oct 1812, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Nov 1884, Near Hawksville, Wellesley Twp., Ontario  (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F5144	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Susannah Cressman, "the youngest in family, is unmarried." 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.]. ___________________ This writer, traced Susan down to The House of Industry and Refuge, 1887-1947. Susan was admitted in 1899 at the age of 42. The records state she was from Maryborough Township and admitted by her father. She was "weak of mind". she lived there and died there. The building then became the Home for the Aged. There are no stone markers for her grave but an overall large stone marking all those who passed away at this institute. There are no other records I found. There are no death notices in either the Drayton, Elora newspapers. Her shawl is on display at the museum in this building which is now the Wellington County Museum & Archives... Pam Cressman

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 475. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 539. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 2 Page Number 19 Household Number 83. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 2 Page 19. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 47. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 15 Page 97. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Div 2 Pg 19. Peter GREYERBIEHL M M 29 German Ontario Farmer Roman Catholic Margaretha GREYERBIEHL F M 24 German Ontario Roman Catholic

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1857 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Other Methodist - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Other Methodist - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada House of Industry and Refuge - residence - 1899 - , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 27 Aug 1933 - , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth