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

Dr. Hugh Gerld MacDonell

Male 1888 - 1960  (72 years)


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  • Name Hugh Gerld MacDonell 
    Prefix Dr. 
    Born 1888  West Lorne, Middlesex Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Interesting sports 
    Occupation dentist 
    Residence 1942  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-230877 
    Died 2 Mar 1960 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I230877  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Family Muriel Eda Dods,   b. 24 Apr 1889, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1952, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Children 
     1. Hugh John MacDonell,   b. 5 Dec 1918,   d. 24 Aug 1942  (Age 23 years)
     2. Edith MacDonell,   b. 1921,   d. 1989  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F45174  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • March 2 . Dr. Hugh MacDonell, 70, was a retired dentist and sports enthusiast. He was one of the founders of the Kitchener Sports Association which sparked the movement for the construction of the Kitchener Auditorium in 1944-45. Football was one of his major interests, having served as president of the Kitchener Intermediates and for several years as president of the Ontario Junior Rugby Football Union. Following requiem high mass at St. Mary's R. C. Church he was buried in Waterloo Mount Hope Cemetery.
      Forty-Eighth Annual Volume of the Waterloo Historical Society Mar 1961

  • Sources 
    1. [S1886] Military - Canada - Second World War Service Files Canadian Armed Forces War Dead.
      MacDonell, Hugh John 23 years Birthdate: 1918 Dec 5 Died: 1942 Aug 24 Rank: Pilot Officer Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force Force: Air Service Number: J9743 Additional Details son Dr. Hugh G. & Muriel MacDonell of Kitchener - wife Helen Elizabeth MacDonnell of Waterloo

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1888 - West Lorne, Middlesex Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1942 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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