Waterloo Region Generations
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Margaret Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Brown

Female 1883 - 1952  (69 years)


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  • Name Margaret Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Brown 
    Born 13 Aug 1883  Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Name Elizabeth Brown 
    Name Margaret Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Kanagy 
    Name Margaret Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Kanagy 
    Name Mary Elizabeth Brown 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-58861 
    Died 27 Aug 1952  Vineland, Clinton Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Buried 30 Aug 1952  Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Person ID I58861  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father David Brown,   b. Abt 1860, Pickering Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Anna Reesor,   b. Abt 1860, Pickering Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F15224  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Bishop Simon Menno Kanagy,   b. 1869, Port Royal, Juniata, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1941, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 29 Jun 1916  Markham, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F15222  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Simon Menno Kanagy,   b. 1869, Juniata Co., Pennsylvania, USA. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Sep 1941, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 29 Jun 1916  , York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F261878  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • DEATH: Kanagy, -- Margaret Elizabeth, daughter of David and Annie (Ressor) Brown, was born in Pickering Township, Ont., Aug. 13, 1883; passed away Aug. 27, 1952; aged 69 y. 14 d. In his her late teens she accepted Christ as her Saviour and united with the Mennonite Church at Markham. On June 29, 1916, she was united in marriage to Simon Menno Kanagy, pastor at Toronto Danforth Church and bishop in Chicago and Wanner Church. She was a devoted member throughout her active years in mission work and in church work with her husband. The recent years of her affliction were spent at Braeside Home, Preston; Bethesda Mennonite Home, Vineland; and several days at Woodstock Hospital, where she passed peacefully to her reward. She is survived by three nieces. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, 2 brothers (Oscar, of Saskatchewan, and Wade, Markham, Ont.). Funeral services was at the Wanner Church, Hespeler, Ont. Aug. 30, in charge of Merle Shantz, assisted by S. F. Coffman, C. F. Derstine, H. D. Groh, and J. W. Witmer.

      Gospel Herald - Volume XLV , Number 43 - October 21, 1952 --- page 1046, 1047

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      Mrs. Mary Kanagy

      PRESTON, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Kanagy, who devoted many years of her life to mission work in the Mennonite Church, died Wednesday, following a four-year illness, at the age of 69. Born, Mary Elizabeth Brown, daughter of the late David and Annie Brown, in Pickering Township, York County, she had been active in mission work since her youth, serving in Toronto and Canton, Ohio, before her marriage. Later she served with her husband the late Bishop Simon M. Kanagy, in mission work in Toronto and Chicago. She made her home at Beaverdale from 1932, when Bishop Kanagy, served as pastor at Wanner's Mennonite Church, until his death, in 1941. Mrs. Kanagy, made her home at Braeside from, 1946, until two years ago and since that time at Bethesda home, Vineland, She was a member of Wanner's Church. Surviving are two nieces, Mrs. Harold Coakwell of Markham and Miss Leona Brown, Toronto. The body will rest at the Stager-Pass Funeral Home, Preston, until Saturday, at 1 p.m., then at Wanner's Church, Beaverdale, where the service will be held, at three p.m. Interment will be in Wanner's cemetery. The casket will be open at the church, until time of service.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 28 Aug 1952 pg 7

  • Sources 
    1. [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township).
      Kanagy / Bishop Simon M Kanagy / 1869-1941 / M. Elizabeth Brown / his beloved wife / 1883-1952 / resting in his presence

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Simon Menno Kanagy Born: Port Royal Juniata CO Pery USA Age: 47 Father: David Kanagy Mother: Mary Hartzler Born: abt 1869 Spouse: Margaret Elizabeth Brown Age: 32 born: Markham Ontario Father: D H Mother: Brown Reesor married 29 Jun 1916 married: York, Markham

    3. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 040448 (1883).
      Name:Margaret Elizabeth Brown Date of Birth:13 Aug 1883 Gender:Female Birth Place:York, Ontario, Canada Father's name:David Brown Mother's name:Annie Reesor

    4. [S2588] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Cemetery Internet Link.
      KANAGY/ Bishop Simon M. KANAGY/ 1869-1941/ M. Elizabeth BROWN/ His beloved wife/ 1883-1952/ Resting in his presence/

    5. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate.
      Name:Simon Menno Kanagy Age:47 Birth Year:abt 1869 Birth Place:Port Royal Juniata Co Pery USA Marriage Date:29 Jun 1916 Marriage Place:York, Ontario, Canada Father:David Kanagy Mother:Mary Hartzler Spouse:Margaret Elizabeth Brown

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Aug 1883 - Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 29 Jun 1916 - Markham, York Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 29 Jun 1916 - , York Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 30 Aug 1952 - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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