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Thomas J. Bedford[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1861 - 1941  (80 years)


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  • Name Thomas J. Bedford 
    Born 29 Aug 1861  , Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19804719 
    Immigration 1869  [8] 
    Occupation 1879  Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Butcher 
    Residence 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    United Bretheren 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Butcher 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    United Brethren 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Butcher 
    Occupation 1906  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Butcher 
    Occupation 1911  Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Butcher 
    Residence 1911  Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Congregational 
    Occupation 1921  Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Butcher 
    Residence 1921  Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Congregational 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-28817 
    Died 18 Dec 1941  Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12] 
    Buried Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12] 
    Person ID I28817  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Charles Bedford, Sr.,   b. 29 Aug 1831, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1921, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Leah Bull,   b. 23 Jan 1836, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1926, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Family ID F5166  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Gimbel,   b. 23 Feb 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 1904, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Married 1 Jan 1879  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 10] 
    Children 
     1. David Edgar Bedford,   b. 16 Oct 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Lillie Caroline Bedford,   b. 4 Jan 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Melson May Bedford,   b. 7 May 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Lola Geneva Bedford,   b. 8 Apr 1884, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Florence Ellen Maud "Ellen" Bedford,   b. 14 Mar 1886, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1923, High River, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)
     6. Gertrude Leah "Gertie" Bedford,   b. 14 Apr 1888, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1931, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)
     7. Florence Ann Bedford,   b. 11 Apr 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Mary Orillia Bedford,   b. 4 Apr 1892, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Edna Pearl "Pearl" Bedford,   b. 25 Apr 1894, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. John Bedford,   b. 17 Dec 1898, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F18207  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Annie E. Berlett,   b. 4 Sep 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 1958  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 31 Oct 1906  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Percival Roland Bedford,   b. 7 Oct 1907, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Gladys Bedford,   b. May 1909, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Gerald Leroy Bedford,   b. 14 Oct 1910, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Ross Bedford,   b. 1916, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F39116  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Daniel Graeb lived on the River Road and delivered in Town; around 1896 he opened a butcher shop in what is now Phin's Toy Shop. Thomas Bedford and Thomas Hutchison bought his business and at the same time bought also the business being then carried on by A. W. Leybourne on Adam Street where Alf. Ryan is now. Thereupon Mr. Leybourne who had formerly been employed in Graeb's shop took charge on behalf of Bedford and Hutchison.

      Le Rue De Commerce, Other Times Other Customs Other Days Other Ways, Winfield Brewster 1954

      ________________


      Thomas Bedford, 80, of Bloomingdale died Thursday at his late residence following a lingering illness. Born in Staffordshire, Eng., on Aug. 29. 1861, he was a son of the late Charles Bedford and Leah Bull. Mr. Bedford was a butcher at Bloomingdale for many years previous to his retirement. He was a member of the Independent Order of Foresters.

      In 1906 he married Anna Berlet who survives with three sons, Percy of North Bay, Gerald of Kitchener, Cpl. Ross of the R.C.A.F., St. Thomas, two daughters, Mrs. Pearl Kaminska of Kitchener, and Miss Gladys of Toronto, two brothers, Charles of Bloomingdale

      Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 26 Dec 1941, p. 3

  • Sources 
    1. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration, 33663-1921 Charles Bedford.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Leah Bull - Bedford.

    3. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 010843-79.
      Thomas Bedford, 18, occ. Farmer, b. England, res. Freeport, s/o Charles & Leah married Mary Gimble, 20, b. Waterloo, res. Freeport, d/o Martin & Catharine, witn; David Gimble & Nora Clemens both of Waterloo, 1 January 1879 in Galt.

    4. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 019426-06.
      Thomas J. Bedford, 45, occ. Butcher, b. England, res. Waterloo Twp, Widower, son of Charles Bedford and Leah Bull married Annie E. Berlet, 32, b. Waterloo, res. Waterloo Twp, daughter Of Henry Berlet and Louisa Fischer, Witn: Charles Bedford Jr. of Bloomingdale and Alice Seibert of Berlin, 31 October 1906 in Berlin

    5. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-2 Page 1.

    6. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div 13, Page 17.

    7. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 63.

    8. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Division 2 (Bloomingdale) Page 2.

    9. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, BloomingdalePage 7.

    10. [S2545] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township North 1891, Waterloo Township, Sect. 1 Page 10.

    11. [S226] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery CC#4581 Internet Link.
      Bedford/ Thomas Bedford/ Aug. 29, 1861 Dec. 18, 1941/ His Beloved Wife/ Annie E. Berlett/ Sept. 4, 1874 Sept. 20, 1958/ At Rest

    12. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19804719.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 Aug 1861 - , Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1879 - Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1 Jan 1879 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Butcher - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - United Bretheren - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Butcher - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - United Brethren - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Butcher - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Butcher - 1906 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 31 Oct 1906 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Butcher - 1911 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Congregational - 1911 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Butcher - 1921 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Congregational - 1921 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Dec 1941 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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