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

Barbara Miller

Female 1878 - 1955  (77 years)


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  • Name Barbara Miller 
    Born 28 Jul 1878  Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Name Barbara Beese 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-37985 
    Died 9 Aug 1955  [1, 2
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I37985  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Family Rev. Wilhelm Ernst "William" Beese,   b. 21 Jan 1872, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1957, Morriston, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 14 Jul 1899  Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Fern Evangeline Beese,   b. 31 Dec 1904, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1996  (Age 91 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F35662  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • BEESE, BARBARA (Nee Miller)

      Wife of Rev. William E. Beese, of Morriston, Tuesday afternoon, August 9, 1955, following a lengthy illness. She was 77 years old, having been born in Milverton, ON on July 28, 1878. Mrs. Beese had been a resident of Morriston for the past seven years and formerly resided in Hamilton. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Miller. On June 14, 1899, she married Rev. Beese in Milverton. She is survived by her husband, two sons, Carl W. Beese of Morriston; Willis Beese of Niagara Falls, ON; one daughter, Fern (Mrs. Clayton B. Heckendorn) of Bridgeport; one brother, Jacob W. Miller of Lockport, NY; one sister, Melinda Miller of Kitchener; also four grandchildren. Funeral services conducted by Rev. G. F. Barthel were held Thursday at 2: 30 at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home in Kitchener. Burial was in Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener.

      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 
    1. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link .
      Beese/ Rev. Wm. E. Beese/ 1872-1957/ First Missionary from Canada/ Conference, Evangelical/ Association sent to North West/ Canada, 1899/ his beloved wife/ Barbara Miller/ 1878-1955

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188521056/barbara-beese.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Jul 1878 - Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Jul 1899 - Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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