John Cullen

1835 - 1896  (61 years)

• Name	John Cullen
  Born	1835	, Ireland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	crime
  Occupation	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Roman Catholic
  Residence	1896	Portland St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-362588
  Died	1 Jul 1896	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I362588	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann,   b. 1837, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F254060	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  CULLEN, JOHN Found dead in the cellar way of his home on Portland St. in Galt on Monday, July 6, 1896. Out on the 4th concession of Puslinch, where he lived for many years, the feeling generally obtains that John Cullen, who was found dead in his house in Galt a few months ago, met his end by foul play. The impression has been gained by careful inquiries on the part of his old neighbours into the circumstances surrounding the tragedy. The injuries discovered on the man could not all have been sustained by a fall down a few steps. He was perfectly able to take care of himself when last seen. There was no apparent reason for his going to the stairway, where he is supposed to have met his death. The key of the front door was found in his pocket, although he was never known to take it out of the lock, when he was at home. These are a few of the facts connected with his death that his old neighbours think do not fit in with the theory that it was an accident. He was last seen on Wednesday evening, July 1st 1896. He departed for home early and well able to take care of himself. On Monday evening, when the coroner arrived on the scene, he deemed an inquest unnecessary as apparently, everything pointed to an accidental death. His body was interred at Guelph on the following day. A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  
  

• Sources

  [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name:John Cullen Gender:Male Age:55 Birth Date:abt 1841 Birth Place:Ireland Death Date:1 Jul 1896 Death Place:Galt, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Religion:Roman Catholic Cause of Death:death caused by accident, neck broke by fall [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 83.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1835 - , Ireland Occupation - Laborer - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Jul 1896 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth