Edward Fisk

1837 - 1927  (90 years)

• Name	Edward Fisk
  Born	25 Feb 1837	Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1851	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-29988
  Died	8 Apr 1927	High River, , Alberta, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Highwood Cemetery, High River, , Alberta, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I29988	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Richard Fisk,   b. 1812, , England ,   d. 5 May 1844  (Age 32 years)
  Mother	Ann Hammond,   b. 1814, , England ,   d. 29 Jan 1868, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F7925	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  High River and district is mourning over the loss of a real old-timer in the person of Edward Fiske. The late Mr. Fiske was 91 years of age and his death was quiet and peaceful. He was an old-timer in the province, having come west 40 years ago. He was born in Walkerton, Ont. in 1837, where he lived and farmed and was there married. He was first a plasterer by trade and when arriving in Calgary was the contractor on the old N.W.M.P. barracks. He located in Gadsby where he took up homesteading. Forty grandchildren and twenty great-grandchildren survive, besides his direct descendents as follows; Mrs. Alex Thompson and Mrs J.L. Sexsmith of High River, Robert Fisk of Banff, Alfred of California and George of Blackie. His second wife died about two years ago. A son (Harry Colvin) born to his eldest daughter in Calgary was the second white child born in that city. The funeral was held from the home and over fifty automobiles of friends paid homage to a grand old man. The interment was made in the High River cemetery. The Calgary Herald, April 16, 1927

  
  

• Sources

  [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 2 Pg 65. [S2355] Newspaper - Alberta, Calgary - The Calgary Herald, Obituary of Edward Fisk - April 16, 1927.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Feb 1837 - Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1851 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 8 Apr 1927 - High River, , Alberta, Canada Buried - - Highwood Cemetery, High River, , Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth