Michael Kingfarmer^[1]

1826 - 1885  (59 years)

• Name	Michael Kingfarmer
  Born	1826	, Germany   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	medical
  Occupation	1881	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Labourer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-64131
  Died	11 Sep 1885	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Cause: Septicaemia 4 days
  Buried	Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I64131	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Family	Bridget Gallagher,   b. 11 Oct 1845, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1918  (Age 72 years)
  Children	1. Thomas Kingfarmer,   b. 5 Mar 1869, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Nov 1869, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   2. Mary Ann Kingfarmer,   b. 6 Nov 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Oct 1933, Palmerston, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario  (Age 61 years)   3. Jane Kingfarm,   b. 1873, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Jennie Kingfarmer,   b. 19 Sep 1873, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Margaret Kingfarm,   b. 1875, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Amelia Margaret Kingfarmer,   b. 6 Oct 1875, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1946  (Age 70 years)   7. Bridget Teresa Kingfarmer,   b. 23 Sep 1877, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Nov 1879, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 2 years)   8. Sarah Teresa Kingfarmer,   b. 1 Jun 1880, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Feb 1885, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 4 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F16748	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Death Under Singular Circumstances A well-known resident of Galt, Mr. Michael Kingfarmer, residing in Ward No. 3, came to his death on Friday morning last under very peculiar circumstances. It appears that a few days previously Mr. Kinfarmer's face commenced to swell, and he told those to whom he spoke of the matter that he had been bitten by a spider near the eye. When last seen on the street his face was terribly swollen, his eye being completely closed; but it was not anticipated that anything further than discomfort cold arise. When medical aid was called in on Wednesday, the swelling had increased until both eyes were completely closed, and the most energetic treatment failed to relieve the sufferer. On Thursday the puffing commenced to descend into the body, and by the afternoon of that day the throat became very badly affected, Mr. Kingfarmer experiencing great difficulty in breathing. All efforts to afford relief at this time were unavailing and, on Friday morning the sufferer breathed his last - his death being caused by suffocation from the swelling of his throat. It should be stated here that the medical gentlemen who saw the patient do not believe that a spider bite had anything to do with the poisoning which caused his death. It appears that Mr. Kingfarmer had been employed in pulling wool from sheepskins, and they rather attributed his death to blood-poisoning caused either by the stuff used in the process or by the state of the skin themselves. The poison must have entered his system through a small pimple beneath his eye, which they believe he must have rubbed with his hands while employed at his work. This is their theory at any rate, and they unite in declaring it one of the most singular cases they ever met with in the course of their practice. Galt Reporter Sep 18 1885 pg 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Amelia Margaret Kingfarmer Born: 6 Oct 1875 County: Waterloo Father: Michael Kingfarmer Mother: Bridget Gallagher [S544] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - St. Patrick's Roman Catholic CC#4496. Michael/ Kingfarmer/ died/ Sept. 11, 1885/ aged 58 y'rs./ Dear father, with a reverent hand/ this to thy memory given/ while one by one thy household/ band/ God reunited in heaven [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 2 Page 12.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1826 - , Germany Occupation - Labourer - 1881 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Septicaemia 4 days - 11 Sep 1885 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth