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

Thomas Watchorn[1, 2]

Male 1857 - 1931  (73 years)


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  • Name Thomas Watchorn 
    Born 25 Feb 1857 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175653316 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-474474 
    Died 3 Jan 1931 
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I474474  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Family Elizabeth Lyster,   b. CA 1867,   d. 1916, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 49 years) 
    Children 
     1. Minnie Maria Watchorn,   b. 1903, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1993  (Age 90 years)
     2. James Melville Watchorn,   b. 1897, Argentyle County, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1983, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     3. Thomas Earl Watchorn,   b. 1911,   d. 1977  (Age 66 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F294445  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 022274-23.
      William Howard Reesor, 21, occ. Painter, b. Aurora Ont., res. 139 Wood St. Kitchener, son of John Reesor (born England) and Phebe Brillinger married Minnie Maria Watchorn, 20, occ. Housekeeper, b. Quebec, res. 104 Gildner St. Kitchener, daughter of Thomas Watchorn (born England) and Elizabeth Lyster, Witnessed by: James M. Watchorn and Theresa C. Ohlheiser both of Kitchener, 28 June 1923 in Kitchener.

    2. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020912-25.
      James Melville Watchorn, 27, occ. Laborer, b. Argentyle Co. Quebec, res. Kitchener, son of Thomas Watchorn and Elizabeth Lyster Married Theresa Ohlheiser, 27, occ. Rubber Worker, b. St. Agatha, res. Kitchener, Widow, daughter of Peter Strauss and Mary Rittinger, Witnessed by: O. Strauss of Detroit Michigan and Annie Strauss of Kitchener, 23 February 1925 in Kitchener

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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