Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Harvey Ernest "Harry" Hamel

Male 1885 - 1936  (51 years)


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  • Name Harvey Ernest "Harry" Hamel 
    Born 18 Jan 1885  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Roman Catholic 
    Occupation 1901  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Cutter 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    WW1, Private, 118th Battalion 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    WW1, Service #751612 
    Name Harry Hamel 
    Residence Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 184 Louisa St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1936  147 Glasgow St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-331988 
    Died 10 Jul 1936  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6
    Buried Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I331988  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2024 

    Father Joseph Alfred Hamel,   b. 21 Jan 1847, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Aug 1916, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Margaret Leigh,   b. 20 Apr 1852, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1899  (Age 47 years) 
    Family ID F16932  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ella Georgina Hertfelder,   b. 20 Jun 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Children 
     1. Lloyd Hamel
     2. Audrey Hamel
     3. George Edward Hamel,   b. 17 Nov 1911, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1983, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     4. Joseph Hamel,   b. 1914,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Edward Wallace Hamel,   b. 17 Dec 1915, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jun 1922, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 6 years)
     6. Helen Hamel,   b. 1918,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Marie M. Hamel,   b. 1920,   d. 1998  (Age 78 years)
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2024 
    Family ID F57697  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mr. Harvey E. Hamel

      Harvey E. Hamel, Glasgow street, Kitchener, died Friday evening, a victim of heat prostration. Mr. Hamel collapsed as he was returning from work and succumbed at St. Mary's Hospital. Deceased was 51 years of age.

      There survive his wife, three sons, George, Joseph and Lloyd, all of Kitchener, three daughters, Helen Marie and Audrey all of Kitchener, two brothers, Frank of Windsor and Fred of Brantford, also four sisters, Mrs. J. O'Leary of Hamilton, Mrs. J. Scott of Brantford, Mrs. J. Barrie of Kings- ville and Mrs. Gertrude Stumple of Kitchener.

      The funeral was held from the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home on Monday with interment at St. Peter's Lutheran cemetery.

      Waterloo Chronicle 16 Jul 1936, p. 4

  • Sources 
    1. [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-8 Page 12.

    2. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Sec. 1 Page 15.

    3. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84067387.

    5. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One.

    6. [S118] News - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo - Waterloo Chronicle, Obituary of Mrs. Ella G. Hamel - Apr 7 1939 pg 3.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Jan 1885 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Cutter - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Jul 1936 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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