Jonathan "John" Hunt

1838 - 1906  (67 years)

• Name	Jonathan "John" Hunt
  Born	6 Jun 1838	Waterdown, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187093550
  Name	John Hunt
  Residence	1860	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 6]
  Occupation	1861	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Manufacturer
  Residence	1861	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Wesley Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-35824
  Died	1906	, Halton Co., Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Glen Williams Cemetery, Halton Hills, Halton Co., Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I35824	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Robert Hunt,   b. 28 Jul 1811, , Ireland ,   d. 6 Feb 1890, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Viena Irena Claflin,   b. 18 Aug 1812, Waterbury Twp., Washington Co., Vermont ,   d. 2 Aug 1872, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F9457	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Louisa Nelles,   b. 1836, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Dec 1917, , Halton Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	26 Sep 1860	Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Children	1. Lillian Hunt,   b. CALC 6 Aug 1861,   d. 7 Jan 1878  (Age ~ 16 years)   2. Sylvan Florence Hunt,   b. 6 Aug 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Laurel Mabel Hunt,   b. 21 Oct 1870, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Apr 1930, , Halton Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F36431	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S270] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1852, Pg 16. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 2 Page 14. [S50] Vit - ON, Brant - Marriage Register 1858-1869. Jonathon Hunt Birth Place: Waterdown Residence: Preston Age: 22 Estimated birth year: abt 1838 Father Name: Rob't Hunt Mother Name: Vienna Claflin Spouse Name: Louisa Nelles Spouse's Age: 25 Spouse Birth Place: Dumfries Township Spouse residence: Dumfries Township Spouse Father Name: Henry Spouse Mother Name: Sarah Eakins Marriage Date: 26 Sep 1860 Marriage County: Brant [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861, Div. 2 Page 28. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187093550/jonathan-hunt. [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), 12 Oct 1860. Hunt - Nelles: In Paris, on the 26th ultimo, by the Rev. Mr. Griffith, Mr. John Hunt, second son of Mr. Robert Hunt, of Preston, to Louisa, youngest daughter of Mr. Henry Nelles, of Dumfries.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Jun 1838 - Waterdown, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1860 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manufacturer - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Wesley Methodist - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1906 - , Halton Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth