John Cotten Amy^[1]

Cal 1854 - 1893  (~ 39 years)

• Name	John Cotten Amy
  Born	CALC 6 May 1854	Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1891	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1891	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-26054
  Died	27 Nov 1893	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 6]
  	Cause: heart attack
  Buried	Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I26054	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Cotton Amy,   b. CALC 27 Mar 1809, , England ,   d. 15 Aug 1893, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Mother	Mary Haskin,   b. 1814, , Cornwall, England ,   d. 29 Oct 1877  (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F29528	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Malinda Strome,   b. 29 Apr 1858, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Nov 1914, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Married	5 Feb 1878	Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Oliver Alvan Amy,   b. 19 Jan 1879, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1957  (Age 77 years)   2. Bertha Vinetta Amy,   b. 7 Sep 1881, Salem, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F6786	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Another of our citizens has passed over to the great majority in the person of John C. Amy, who succumbed to an attack of heart disease, on Monday morning last. He was born and raised in the vicinity of Elmira, and was for some time engaged in farming. About five years ago he removed to the village and has since resided here. He leaves behind him a sorrowing wife and two children. The funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock the remains being interred in the Emira Union Cemetery. Elmira Signet 30 Nov. 1893 p. 4, col. 4

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 18534-1904. Hosea Pembroke, 30, Occ. Finisher, b. Linwood, Res. of Waterloo, son of Robert Pembroke and Eliza Smith, married Bertha V Amy, 22, b. Salem, Res. of Elmira, daughter of John Amy and Malinda Strome, Witn: Oliver Amy, Elira and Lillie Hearth, Waterloo, On 11 May 1904, at Elmira [S324] Census - ON, Wellington, Pilkington - 1881, Div 2 pg 27. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), 30 Nov. 1893 p. 4, col. 4. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), 30 Nov. 1893 p. 5, col. 2. Died: In Elmira, on Nov. 27th, of heart disease, John C. Amy, aged 39 years, 6 months and 21 days. [S2057] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1891, Pg. 7. [S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, Elmira B pg 7.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 6 May 1854 - Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 5 Feb 1878 - Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1891 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: heart attack - 27 Nov 1893 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth