Benjamin Curry

1836 - 1903  (67 years)

• Name	Benjamin Curry
  Born	1836	, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  House of Industry and Refuge	1903	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  		HouseofIndustryandRefugeca1869.JPG The House of Industry and Refuge. In 1868, 141 acres was purchased on Frederick Street in Berlin (now Kitchener) and the house opened on June 15, 1869. The original building housed 100 and operated as an industrial farm, which raised crops and livestock. The residents worked for their keep if possible, those most did not. The House eventually became a strictly a residence of the aged and later relocated and renamed Sunnyside.
  Residence	1903	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Church of England
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-63582
  Died	13 Apr 1903	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Cause: Bright's disease
  Person ID	I63582	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S1848] House of Industry and Refuge Burial Register - Kitchener, Pg 14 No. 433 Reg. Number in Admittance Record Book: 1696. Benjamin Curry Died: 13 Apr 1903 Aged 66 Cause: Bright's Disease

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1836 - , Canada House of Industry and Refuge - 1903 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1903 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Bright's disease - 13 Apr 1903 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth