John Facey

1817 - 1916  (99 years)

• Name	John Facey
  Born	1817	, Devonshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201984476
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-244816
  Died	17 Mar 1916	East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	Bethel United Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I244816	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Margaret Veale,   b. 1824, , Devonshire, England ,   d. 26 Jan 1908  (Age 84 years)
  Children	1. Elizabeth Ann Facey,   b. 30 Dec 1845, , Devonshire, England ,   d. 31 Oct 1937, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)   2. Robert A. Facey,   b. 9 Aug 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Oct 1928, , Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   3. James Oliver Facey,   b. 19 Sep 1857, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Feb 1905, Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 47 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F227237	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Facey, John. - Was born in 1817 and is the oldest man in the Parish, being hale and hearty at the age of 96. He came to Canada from Devonshire, England, in 1840, with his wife Margaret Vale, who died in 1908, and an infant daughter of four months, and a sister, Elizabeth, afterwards Mrs. John Smart, of Plattsville, deceased. They lived with Richard Reddaway, a cousin, for about two years on the farm now owned by Mr. Alfred Kerr. He then purchased a farm in East Zorra from Mr. Proudfoot, of St. Catharines, but at the time occupied by a Mr. Daniels, and where Mr. Facey still resides retired, but which his son, John W. Facey, operates. Nine children were born to them as follows: Elizabeth, Mrs. Hy. Z. Smith, Robert of the 14th line, Zorra, Michael, wholesale honey, of Preston, Minnesota, Henry, merchant, Russeldale, Ont., James, of Chesterfield, deceased, Hannah, at home, Albert, farmer, East Zorra, and Richard, Methodist minister, of Paisley. He was connected with St. James'. His grandsons, Geo. A. and R. A. Smith are among the most prominent farmers of the Parish. Church of England, An Historical Sketch of the Parish of Wilmot 1828-1913, Diocese of Huron, Ontario, New Hamburg, Canada by Charles James Fox, Sep 1913

  
  

• Sources

  [S339] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Bethel United CC#4553 Internet Link. [East] In memoriam/ John FACEY/ died March 27 1916 in his 99th year/ natives of Devonshire Eng/ Margaret VEALE/ wife of John FACEY/ Died Jan'y 26 1908 in her 84th year/ Gone but not forgotten/ FACEY/ [North] Margaret Hannah/ FACEY/ died Jan 22 1928/ in her 67th year/ John W FACEY/ died July 9, 1933/ in his 81st year/ G Adams Woodstock/ [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201984476.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1817 - , Devonshire, England Died - 17 Mar 1916 - East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Bethel United Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth