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Catherine Elizabeth "Lizzie" Burke

Catherine Elizabeth "Lizzie" Burke

Female 1881 - 1960  (79 years)

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  • Name Catherine Elizabeth "Lizzie" Burke 
    Born 4 Feb 1881  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Female 
    Name Catherine Elizabeth "Lizzie" Gimbel 
    Name Catherine Elizabeth "Lizzie" Gimbel 
    Name Elizabeth Catherine "Lizzie" Burke 
    Name Lizzie Burke 
    Residence 1891  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Presbyterian 
    Residence 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Methodist 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-41527 
    Died 8 Apr 1960  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I41527  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father August John Ferdinand Burke,   b. 18 Jul 1851, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1930, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Isabella "Bella" McCallum,   b. 14 Nov 1851, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1913, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 19 Apr 1880  Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Family ID F252232  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jacob Gimbel,   b. Mar 1876, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Edna Gimbel,   b. Mar 1905, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F22944  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Jacob Gimbel,   b. 14 Jan 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1948  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 23 Mar 1904  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Children 
     1. Catherine Edna "Edna" Gimbel,   b. 20 Mar 1905, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1957  (Age 51 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F271782  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Gimble,Jacob-CatherineBurke-0001-UWDigital.jpg
    Gimble,Jacob-CatherineBurke-0001-UWDigital.jpg
    Gimbel, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob, Preston [Unpublished] | the Waterloo Digital Library. (2018). Digital.library.uwaterloo.ca. Retrieved 5 January 2018, from https://digital.library.uwaterloo.ca/uwdl-1a9b7ff7-cc9f-4d2e-a8c4-bd3dafa90c27/gimbel-mr-and-mrs-jacob-preston-unpublished

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Jacob Gimbel

      PRESTON, Mrs. Jacob Gimbel, 79, died last night at South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, Galt, where she had been ill for six weeks. Mrs. Gimbel, a resident of Eventide Home, Galt, for the past six years, was a former resident of Preston. Born here, she was a member of St. Paul's United Church. She was predeceased by her husband, in 1948 and by her daughter, Mrs. Edna Halls of Preston, in 1957. Surviving are a brother, Frederick Burke of Toronto, a sister, Mrs. Gale Legg of Preston, four grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. The body will be at the Stager-Barthel Funeral Home, where the funeral will be conducted, Monday, at 4 p.m. Burial will be in Preston Memorial Cemetery. Services will be in charge of Brig. A. F. Parkinson of the Salvation Army's Eventide Home, Galt. He will be assisted by Rev. A. T. Waters of St. Paul's United Church, Preston.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 9 Apr 1960 pg 5

  • Sources 
    1. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-1 Page 2.

    2. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 12.

    3. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 23 Page 2.

    4. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 61.

    5. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 033365 (1881).
      Name:Elizabeth Catherine Berka Date of Birth:4 Feb 1881 Gender:Female Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:August Berka Mother's name:Bella McCallum

    6. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 60.

    7. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:August Burke Age:28 Birth Date:abt 1852 Birth Place:Canada Marriage Date:19 Apr 1880 Marriage County or District:Wellington Father:Frederick Burke Mother:Elizabeth Gaetz Spouse:Bella McCallum Spouse's Age:29 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1851 Spouse Birth Place:Canada Spouse Father:John McCallum Spouse Mother:Catharine McBain

    8. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 018680 (1904).
      Name:Jacob Gimble Age:28 Birth Year:abt 1876 Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario Marriage Date:23 Mar 1904 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Henry Gimble Mother:Sarah House Spouse:Lizzie Burke

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Feb 1881 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 Mar 1904 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Apr 1960 - Galt (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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