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

Evelyn Esther Strome

Female 1883 - 1965  (82 years)


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  • Name Evelyn Esther Strome 
    Born 23 Apr 1883  Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184574186 
    Name Evelyn Esther Harmer 
    Name Evelyn Esther Leaper 
    Residence 1907  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1912  Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-226665 
    Died 4 Sep 1965  , Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Chesterfield United Cemetery, Chesterfield, Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I226665  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Moses R. Strome,   b. Mar 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1900, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 55 years) 
    Mother Emma Victoria Stone,   b. 18 Dec 1856, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1920, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Family ID F5123  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Walter J. Leaper,   b. 14 Aug 1885, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1909, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years) 
    Married 26 Mar 1907  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Jack Leaper
     2. Audrey Mae Leaper,   b. 11 Sep 1907, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1976, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F61928  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Edward Harmer,   b. 30 Apr 1889, Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1953, , Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 15 May 1912  Chesterfield, Blandford Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F61929  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Edward Harmer

      Mrs. Edward Harmer, 83, of Plattsville, died Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clarence Hannenberg, Plattsville, following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Harmer was the former Evelyn Esther Strome, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Moses Strome, and was born in Linwood.

      Among the survivors are four sons, Rex, Gerald and Clare, all of Plattsville, and Jack, of Galt; two daughters, Mrs. Clarence (Audrey) Hannenberg, Plattsville, and Mrs. Weir (Doreen) Graham, of Bright; and one sister, Mrs. Reba Shearer of Galt. She was predeceased by her husband.

      Private funeral services were held on Wednesday at the Glendinning funeral home, Plattsville, with interment in the Chesterfield cemetery.

      New Hamburg Independent, September 8, 1966

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Walter J Leaper
      Sex: Male
      Age: 22
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1885 England
      Occ: drilling - Berlin
      Father's Name: Louis Leaper
      Mother's Name: Jane Hynes
      Spouse's Name: Eveline Strome
      Spouse's Sex: Female
      Spouse's Age: 23
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1884 Co. of Waterloo
      Res: Berlin
      Spouse's Father's Name: Moses R Strome
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Emma Stone
      Marriage Date: 26 Mar 1907
      Marriage Place: Berlin, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184574186.

    3. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name: Audrey Mae Leaper
      Sex: Female
      Birth Date: 11 Sep 07
      Birthplace: Berlin, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Father's Name: Walter Leaper - trunk factory
      Mother's Name: Evelyn Strome

    4. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Edward Harmer
      Sex: Male
      Age: 23
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1889
      Occ: painter - Plattsville
      Father's Name: James Harmer
      Mother's Name: Sarah France
      Spouse's Name: Evylene Leaper
      Spouse's Sex: Female
      Spouse's Age: 28
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1884
      Res: Plattsville
      Spouse's Father's Name: Moses Strouce
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Emma Stout
      Marriage Date: 15 May 1912
      Marriage Place: Chesterfield Blandford, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 Apr 1883 - Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1907 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Mar 1907 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1912 - Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 15 May 1912 - Chesterfield, Blandford Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 4 Sep 1965 - , Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Chesterfield United Cemetery, Chesterfield, Oxford Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
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