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Corporal Richard Leo "Leo" Caskenette

Male 1891 - 1954  (62 years)


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  • Name Richard Leo "Leo" Caskenette 
    Prefix Corporal 
    Born 22 Dec 1891  Riversdale, Greenock Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Clerk, Hardware 
    Residence 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Roman Catholic 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    ww1, 122nd Overseas Battslion, Service #763898 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    WW1, Private, 122nd Battalion 
    Residence Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-228945 
    Died 14 Nov 1954  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7] 
    Buried 17 Nov 1954  Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7] 
    Person ID I228945  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Joseph Caskenette,   b. 23 Nov 1844, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 1931, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Margaret Chartraw,   b. CALC 18 Apr 1858, Riversdale, Greenock Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1938, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Married 23 Sep 1874  Riversdale, Greenock Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Family ID F222853  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine "Elizabeth" Mosack,   b. 25 Dec 1894, Carlsruhe, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Married 9 Jun 1915  Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    Children 
     1. Richard Caskenette
     2. Thomas Caskenette
     3. Marie Caskenette
     4. Doris Caskenette
     5. Ruth C. Caskenette,   b. 1915, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1985  (Age 70 years)
     6. James Emil Caskenette,   b. 12 Dec 1916, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1956, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
     7. Rita Leona Caskenette,   b. 27 Nov 1919, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2011  (Age 91 years)
     8. Elizabeth Mary Caskenette,   b. 3 May 1921, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1993, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     9. Charles Herbert Caskenette,   b. 14 Oct 1926, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1971, Sarnia, Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)
     10. Edward Arthur Caskenette,   b. 14 Apr 1936, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 1952, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 16 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F250777  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Leo Caskinette

      PRESTON - Leo Richard Caskinette, 82, Preston mason contractor for many years. died yesterday. Born in Teeswater, he came to Preston and lived here the greater part of his life. A veteran of the First World War, he served overseas with the 111th Battalion. He was a member of the Preston Canadian Legion and of St. Clement's RC Church. Surviving are his wife, the former Elizabeth Mosack; four daughters, Mrs. George (Ruth) Goddard of Preston; Mrs. Arthur (Rita) Hatt, Mrs. Grant (Marie) Fischer and Mrs. Robert (Doris) Pfeiffer of Doon; and four sons, James, Richard, Charles and Thomas, all of Preston; three brothers, Peter and Louis of Preston, and John of Hamilton; one sister, Mrs. George Steffler, Hespeler, and 22 grandchildren. A son, Edward, predeceased him in 1952. The body is at the Stager-Pass Ltd., funeral home from where the funeral will be held on Wednesday with requiem high mass at St. Clement's RC Church at 9 a.m. Interment will be in the RC cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 15 Nov 1954 pg 5

  • Sources 
    1. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 23 Page 18.

    2. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name:Richard Leo Casknett Date of Birth:22 Dec 1891 Gender:Male Birth Place:Bruce, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Joseph Casknett Mother's name:Maggie Chatran

    3. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.

    4. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 003765 (1891).
      Name:Richard Leo Casknett Date of Birth:22 Dec 1891 Gender:Male Birth Place:Bruce, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Joseph Casknett Mother's name:Maggie Chatran

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205819892/richard-leo-caskenette.

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

    7. [S2489] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - St. Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery Internet Link.
      Leo R. Caskenette/ Corporal/ C.F.C. C.E.F./ 14 Nov. 1954 Age 62/ [Union Jack]

    8. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Joseph Caskenette, 26, farmer of Riversdale, b. Quebec s/o William Caskenette and Eugene Kinville married Margaret Chartreau, 16, res. Riversdale, b. Ontario, d/o Peter Chartreau & Lucy Solwoll, married 23 Sep 1874 Riversdale

    9. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 001773 (1915).
      Name:Richard Leo Cascanetti Age:23 Birth Year:abt 1892 Birth Place:Greenork Co Bruce Marriage Date:9 Jun 1915 Marriage Place:Bruce, Ontario, Canada Father:Joseph Cascanetti Mother:Margaret Chatrant Spouse:Elizabeth C Mosock

    10. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:Richard Leo Cascanetti Age:23 Birth Date:abt 1892 Birth Place:Greenork Co Bruce Marriage Date:9 Jun 1915 Marriage County or District:Bruce Father:Joseph Cascanetti Mother:Margaret Chatrant Spouse:Elizabeth C Mosock Spouse's Age:20 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1895 Spouse Birth Place:Carlsmhe Spouse Father:Adolph Mosock Spouse Mother:Catherine Threnback

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Dec 1891 - Riversdale, Greenock Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Clerk, Hardware - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 9 Jun 1915 - Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Nov 1954 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 17 Nov 1954 - Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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