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

Dr. Roy Hartley Henderson

Male 1889 - 1976  (87 years)


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  • Name Roy Hartley Henderson 
    Prefix Dr. 
    Born 16 Jan 1889  Kingsville, Essex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216887450 
    Military WW1 - Canadian Stationary Hospital 
    Occupation 1922  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Doctor 
    Died 23 Sep 1976 
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I488050  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2024 

    Family Mary Vincent Hill,   b. 1887, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1970  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 27 Jun 1916  Township of Wolfe Island, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Dr. Hartley Hill Henderson,   b. 21 Feb 1920, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1996, Huntsville, Chaffey Twp., Muskoka District, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2024 
    Family ID F299853  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • HENDERSON, ROY HARTLEY was born in Kingsville, on January 16, 1889, a son of Gideon and Helen Henderson. His father was president of the educational Publishing Company, of Toronto, and his mother was a daughter of the Rev. George Hartley, a well known Methodist circuit rider.

      Dr. Henderson was educated in Toronto, and graduated from the University of Toronto in 1910. For five years following his graduation he undertook postgraduate studies in eye, ear, and nose and throat in Toronto and New York.

      He served overseas from 1916 with the 10th. Canadian Stationary Hospital, and on his return to Canada in 1919. practised at first in Guelph with Dr. Bennetto ;with part time practice in Kitchener. On the death of Dr. Wallace of Kitchener in 1922, he moved here, practising from his Frederick Street residence.

      He was a skilled surgeon, and had an extensive practice.

      A charter member of the Kitchener Rotary Club, he was named a Paul Harris Fellow in 1974. He had an understanding of mechanical matters, always supervising repairs to his automobiles. He built a stereo sound system that was so extensive it required an addition to his house. In his earlier years he was an outstanding golfer.

      He retired in 1966, and died ten years later, on September 23, 1976. He was survived by two daughters and a son, Dr. Hartley Henderson.

      Dr. Alexander D. Campbell, Doctors in Waterloo County 1852-1925

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Jan 1889 - Kingsville, Essex, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Doctor - 1922 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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