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

Mary Amelia Wiltse

Female 1870 - 1945  (74 years)


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  • Name Mary Amelia Wiltse 
    Born 14 Dec 1870  Athens, Leeds & Grenville United Co's., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139783804 
    Name Mary Amelia Harris 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-348452 
    Died 6 Jan 1945  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I348452  Generations
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 

    Father James Harvey Wiltse,   b. 30 Apr 1844, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1921, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Agnes Buanna Wiltse,   b. 1 Nov 1851, , Leeds and Grenville Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jun 1919  (Age 67 years) 
    Family ID F300853  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James Harris,   b. 5 Sep 1865, , Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 May 1945, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 21 Oct 1896  McKillop Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Anne Evelyn Harris,   b. 4 Dec 1905, McKillop Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 2006, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 100 years)
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 
    Family ID F250560  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • MRS. JAMES HARRIS
      By Record Correspondent

      PRESTON, Jan. 6 Mrs. James Harris of Preston, nee Mary Amelia Wiltse died this morning after an illness of four years. She was born in Athens, Ont, 75 years ago. From Walton Mrs. Harris moved to Preston, where she had resided for 26 years.

      Surviving are her husband three daughters, Mrs. William March and Mrs. Harry Hagey of Preston and Mrs. Carl Ott of Centreville; five sisters: Mrs. J. L. Dennison of Detroit, Mrs. Oliver Harris of Preston, Mrs. Alfred Dennison of Waterloo, Mrs. Harold Deem of Burlington and Mrs. Harry Douglas of Edmonton, Alta; one brother, Harvey Wiltse of Waterloo, and eight grandchildren.

      Funeral will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday from the Stager-Pass Ltd. Funeral Home, where the remains are resting. Burial will be made in Preston Cemetery.

      Kitchener Daily Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Saturday, January 06, 1945

  • Sources 
    1. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name: Wiltse Date of Birth: 14 Dec 1870 Gender: Female Birth Place: Leeds, Ontario, Canada Father's name: James Wiltse Mother's name: Agnes Wiltse

    2. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      Harris/ In Loving Memory Of/ James Harris/ Sept. 5, 1865 - May 30, 1945/ His Wife/ Mary A. Wiltse/ Dec. 14, 1870 - Jan. 6, 1945/ Carl A. Ott/ Dec. 10, 1905 - Nov. 27, 1992/ His Wife/ Anne E. Harris/ Dec. 4, 1905 - ……../ At Rest.

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: James Harris Age: 31 Birth Date: abt 1865 Birth Place: Canada Marriage Date: 21 Oct 1896 Marriage County or District: Huron Father: John Harris Mother: Ann Maxwell Spouse: Mary A Wiltsie Spouse's Age: 25 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1871 Spouse Birth Place: Canada Spouse Father: James Wiltsie Spouse Mother: Agnes Wiltsie

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Dec 1870 - Athens, Leeds & Grenville United Co's., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 Oct 1896 - McKillop Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 Jan 1945 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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