William Fenton Evans^[1]

1846 - 1924  (77 years)

• Name	William Fenton Evans
  Born	4 Dec 1846	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1873	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	C. Presbyterian
  Occupation	1896	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-145406
  Died	27 Jan 1924	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  	Cause: Enlarged Prostate (3 months) - Uraemia (5 days)
  Buried	30 Jan 1924	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I462307	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	William Frederick Evans,   b. 28 Apr 1816, Croxden, , Staffordshire, England ,   d. 21 Jan 1896, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Mary Kidd,   b. 10 Jul 1822, Seamer Near Scarborough, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 10 Jan 1896, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Married	22 Dec 1831	Home District, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F288466	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary McWilliams,   b. CALC 18 Jun 1842, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Sep 1892, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 50 years)
  Married	6 Mar 1873	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Mary J. Evans,   b. 1875, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Jane Evans,   b. 4 Oct 1877, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1954, , Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   3. Maggie E. Evans,   b. 1879, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F36452	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Hannah Ann Sault,   b. 1851, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	2 Dec 1896	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F288465	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  EVANS, WILLIAM FENTON Formerly of Clearview, at his home in Preston on Sunday evening, January 28, 1924. He has been a resident of Preston for the past eight years. He was in his 7?th year. He was well and favourably known by the people of this community (Hespeler). Mr. Evan's first wife has been dead for thirty-two years and his second wife, Hannah Sault died eighteen years ago, shortly after her marriage to Mr. Evans. He leaves three daughters, Mrs. H. A. Roe of Detroit; Mrs. William Harkness of Galt; Margaret, at home; one sister, Mrs. John Taylor of Guelph; three brothers, Alfred and David of Puslinch; and Thomas of Hespeler. The funeral, which was private, was held from his residence on Vine St. in Preston to Hespeler Cemetery on Wednesday afternoon. -Information from the marriage certificate of Jane Evans: Born c. 1878. Married William Harkness. -Information from the death certificate: Born in Puslinch on December 4, 1846, son of William F. Evans and Mary Kidd. Occupation - framer for a manufacturer of hockey sticks. Informant - Mrs. Jennie Harkins of Preston, his daughter. 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

  [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012707-96. William Fenton Evans, 49, b. Puslinch Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, Widower, occ. Farmer, son of William Evans and Mary Kidd, married Hannah Ann Salt, 45, b. Puslinch Twp, res. same, daughter of James Salt and Ann Evans, Witn Carrie Millar, Mrs. Agnes Jackson, Both Galt, married 2 December 1896, Galt [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 2 Page 18. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 13033 (1873), Evans-McWilliam. William Fenton Evans, 28, Yeoman, res. & b. Puslinch Twp, son of William and Mary married Mary McWilliam, 29, res. Waterloo Twp., b. North Dumfries Twp, daughter of William and Martha, witnessed by: Robert Mcwilliam of Waterloo Twp and John Thomson of Puslinch Twp, 6 March 1873 in Waterloo Twp [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213128379/william-fenton-evans. [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 032253 (1924). Name:William Fenton Evans Evans Gender:Male Age:78 Birth Date:abt 1846 Birth Place:Puslinch Death Date:27 Jan 1924 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death:Enlarged Prostrata Ascending Nephritis

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Dec 1846 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1873 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 6 Mar 1873 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presbyterian - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1896 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 2 Dec 1896 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Enlarged Prostate (3 months) - Uraemia (5 days) - 27 Jan 1924 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 30 Jan 1924 - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth