Alfred Aemilius Hespeler

1858 - 1928  (70 years)

• Name	Alfred Aemilius Hespeler
  Born	16 May 1858	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135882951
  Residence	1861	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Free Church Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-260730
  Died	31 May 1928	Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada   [2, 3]
  Buried	Ocean View Burial Park, Burnaby, , British Columbia, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I260730	Generations
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Wilhelm "William" Hespeler,   b. 29 Dec 1830, Gernsbach, Gernsbach, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany ,   d. 18 Apr 1921, Burnaby Lake, British Columbia  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Mary Hope Keachie,   b. 1828, , USA ,   d. 19 May 1872, Freiburg, Baden, Germany  (Age 44 years)
  Married	21 Dec 1854	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F32806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Diana Matilda Jermyn,   b. 25 Nov 1880, , Lancashire, England ,   d. 23 Jun 1925, Burnaby, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 44 years)
  Married	16 May 1908	Summerland, , British Columbia, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Stephanie Hope Barbara Hespeler,   b. 1909, Summerland, , British Columbia, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F52159	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Alfred Aemilius Hespeler Northern who's who; a biographical dictionary of men and women by C. W. Parker

  
  

• Notes

  Fruit Rancher. Born Hespeler, Ont., May 16, 1858, son of William and Mary Keachie Hespeler. Educated Collegiate Institute, Galt, Ont. Clerk, Merchants Bank, Winnipeg, 1875-1879; mining, Leadville District, Colorado, 1879-1881; mining, Montana and Arizona, 1881- 1888; mining, Mexico and Peru, 1882- 1890; diversified interests. United States, 1890-1900; mining, China, 1900- 1907; engineer, charge of deepest borings ever made in China for coal; mined and shipped first antimony from Province of Hupey, Cliina. Came to British Columbia, 1907. Married Matilda Diana Jermyn, Manchester, England, 1908; has one daughter. Clubs: Shanghai; Concordia (Shanghai). Society: A. P. & A. M. Conservative; Anglican. Address: Summerland, B. C. From: C. W. Parker, Northern who's who; a biographical dictionary of men and women

  
  

• Sources

  [S1885] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1861, Waterloo 1861 Dist. 2 Page 14. [S3231] Find A Grave, Ocean View Burial Park Burnaby Greater Vancouver Regional District British Columbia, Canada. [S2451] British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1990, Registration Number 1928-09-399033 BCA Number B13133 GSU Number 1952312. Alfred Hespeler Gender Male Birth Year abt 1858 Death Age 70 Death Date 31 May 1928 Death Location Vancouver [S110] Church Records - ON, Waterloo Co., Cambridge - First United. William Hespeler, Merchant of Baden, Married Mary Reachie, Spinster of Galt, Witn: Adam Warnock & Alexander Young, 21 1854 By License In Galt [S2473] British Columbia, Canada, Marriage Index, 1872-1935. Alfred Amelius Hespeler Gender Male Spouse Name Matilda Diana Jeomyn Spouse Gender Female Marriage Date 16 May 1908 Marriage Location Summerland Registration Number 1908-09-166568 BCA Number B11386 GSU Number 1983979

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 May 1858 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Free Church Presbyterian - 1861 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 16 May 1908 - Summerland, , British Columbia, Canada Died - 31 May 1928 - Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada Buried - - Ocean View Burial Park, Burnaby, , British Columbia, Canada  = Link to Google Earth