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

Aulton "Alton" Cressman[1]

Male 1892 - 1966  (73 years)


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  • Name Aulton "Alton" Cressman 
    Born 12 Feb 1892  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    WW1, 118th Battalion / 256th Battalion, Service #751243 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    WW1, Private 
    Occupation 1915  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    labourer 
    Residence Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Residence Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Eby ID Number 00028-2074.6 
    Died 1966 
    Person ID I22274  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Moses S. Cressman,   b. 3 Aug 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Lovina Snyder,   b. 8 Jun 1864, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1906, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
    Married 20 Sep 1882  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8, 9, 10, 11
    Family ID F251817  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bast,   b. 7 Jan 1898, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1955, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Children 
     1. Wallace Aulton "Wally" Cressman,   b. 1921,   d. 26 Aug 2013  (Age 92 years)
     2. Laverne Cressman,   b. 31 Jul 1921
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F57807  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 479.

    2. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 6,7.

    3. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 7.

    4. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers, Aulton Cressman - Attestation Papers.
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    5. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.

    6. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One.

    7. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers, Aulton Cressman - Attestation Papers.
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    8. [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..., 305.

    9. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 5 Oct 1882.
      20 Sep 1882 Moses Cressmann and Lavina Schneider, both of Breslau, were married by Preacher J.B. Baumann.

    10. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:Moses Cressman Age:25 Birth Date:abt 1857 Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario Marriage Date:20 Sep 1882 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Joseph Cressman Mother:Frany Cressman Spouse:Lovina Snyder Spouse's Age:18 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1864 Spouse Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario Spouse Father:Absalom C Snyder Spouse Mother:Elizabeth Snyder

    11. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 20.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Feb 1892 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - labourer - 1915 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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