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

William Fortier

Male 1879 - 1956  (76 years)


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  • Name William Fortier 
    Born 27 Jul 1879  Napanee, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225780041 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-489933 
    Died 23 Jun 1956  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Saint Andrews and Saint James Cemetery, Orillia, Orillia Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I489933  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Family Margaret "Maggie" Collins,   b. CA 1881,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Loris Marguerite Fortier,   b. 13 Jan 1906, Orillia, Orillia Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Mona Fortier,   b. 16 Dec 1907, Orillia, Orillia Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1991, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     3. William Dexter Fortier,   b. 1910, Orillia, Orillia Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1973, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F300556  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • William Fortier
      by Record Correspondent

      HESPELER William Fortier, 76, or 31 Berkley Rd., Galt. died Saturday at South Waterloo Memorial Hospital. He was seriously ill for five weeks.

      Mr. Fortier was born July 27, 1879, at Napanee. He lived in Orillia until 1938, then moved to Hespeler and lived until 1951 when he moved Galt. He was an upholsterer and a member of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Fortier was married in Orillia to the former Margaret Courtney who died in 1912. Surviving are a son, William; two daughters, Mrs. L. M. (Loris) Davidson, Montreal; Mrs. D. E. (Mona) Ziegler, Galt; brother. Frederick, Butte, Mont., and a sister, Mrs. Clara Blair, Toronto. The body is at the Stager Funeral Home, Hespeler, where service will be conducted Tuesday at 1 p.m. Burial will be in St. Andrew's Cemetery, Orillia, on arrival of cars there.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Mon, Jun 25, 1956 Page 7

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Jul 1879 - Napanee, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Jun 1956 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Andrews and Saint James Cemetery, Orillia, Orillia Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
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