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

John A. MacPhail

Male 1905 - 1988  (~ 83 years)


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  • Name John A. MacPhail 
    Born Jun 1905  Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Clare Brothers and Co., Preston, Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Presyterian 
    Residence 1988  601 Duke St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-229057 
    Died 16 Dec 1988  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I229057  Generations
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 

    Father Angus McPhail,   b. 9 Dec 1867, Brussels, Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1937, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Charlotte Ennis Wahl,   b. 14 Feb 1870, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Married 1 Jul 1894  Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F20038  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Evelyn Tremaine,   b. 1911,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Rev. John E. MacPhail
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 
    Family ID F250601  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • MacPhail John A.

      Of 601 Duke Street, Cambridge on Friday, December 16th., 1988, at Cambridge Memorial Hospital, in his 84th year. Beloved husband of Evelyn Tremaine, dear father of Rev. John E. MacPhail of Chelmsford, England. Mr. MacPail was born in Woodstock Ontario and was a life long resident of the area. He was a retiree of Clare Brothers Limited and a member of King Street Baptist Church. The family will receive friends at the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Road, Cambridge, Sunday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be conducted at the King Street Baptist Church, Cambridge, Monday, December 19, 1988, at 1: 30 p.m. Interment, Preston Cemetery.

      Cambridge Reporter 1988

  • Sources 
    1. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 19.

    2. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      [Front And Back] Macphail/ [Flat Markers] Norman Wismer/ Husband Of/ Marguerite Macphail/ 1911 - 1982. Marguerite Macphail/ Wife Of/ Norman Wismer/ 1907 - 1971. John A. Macphail/ 1905 - 1988/ Husband Of/ Evelyn Tremaine/ 1911 - …….

    3. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 9188 (1894), McPhail-Wahl.
      Angus McPhail mechanic of Woodstock Birth Place: Brussels Age: 24 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870 Father Name: John Mcphail Mother Name: Isabella Mcphail Spouse Name: Charlotte E Wahl residence Woodstock Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse Birth Place: London Spouse Father Name: Christopher Wahl Spouse Mother Name: Jane Wahl Marriage Date: 1 Jul 1894 Marriage Location: Oxford, Woodstock

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Jun 1905 - Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presyterian - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1988 - 601 Duke St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Dec 1988 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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