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

Mercy King

Female 1885 - 1963  (78 years)


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  • Name Mercy King 
    Born 19 Apr 1885  Cranston, Oneida Twp., Haldimand Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Female 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-73451 
    Died 23 Nov 1963  Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Buried 26 Nov 1963  Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Person ID I73451  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father James King,   b. 23 Aug 1848, Dreghorn, , Ayr, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jun 1934, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Jane Harper,   b. 4 Jan 1852, Oneida Twp., Haldimand Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1917, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Family ID F19127  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mercy was nurse a personal favourite of Florence Wilks of Langdon Hall of Blair, Ontario

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      MISS MERCY KING

      A former night supervisor of Galt General Hospital, Miss Mercy King R.N., died this morning at Coutts Pavilion, Freeport, in her 79th year. Miss King was born at Cranston, Oneida Township in Haldimand County and moved to Cedarvale Farm RR 2, Galt, in 1892. The late Miss King was highly respected and well liked in the community. She graduated from Galt Hospital. Surviving are her sisters, Mrs. Norman Morton (Harriett) Ayr; Mrs. Thomas Mathieson (Elizabeth), Galt; Mrs. W. C. Barrie, (Agnes), Galt; Mrs. Sherman Smith (Louise), Middleport; Misses Jane, Annie and Mary, at home and Miss Nellie M. King, Lindsay. A brother William predeceased in 1950 and a sister Margaret, in 1954. Friends will be received at Little's Funeral Home, 39 Grand Avenue North, from Sunday afternoon. Funeral service will take place Tuesday, November 26, at 2 p.m. Interment in Mount View Cemetery.

      Galt Reporter 1963

  • Sources 
    1. [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-5 Page 4.

    2. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Mercy King Born: 19 Apr 1885 County: Haldimand Father: James King Mother: Jane Harper

    3. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link .
      King/ Mercy King/ 1885-1963/ Mary H. King/ 1892-1967/ Jane King/ 1883-1966/ Annie H. King/ 1892-1971/ The Lord is my shepherd

    4. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 010018 (1885).
      Name:Mercy King Date of Birth:19 Apr 1885 Gender:Female Birth Place:Haldimand, Ontario, Canada Father's name:James King Mother's name:Jane Harper

    5. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link .
      KING/ Mercy KING/ 1885-1963/ Mary H. KING/ 1892-1967/ Jane KING/ 1883-1966/ Annie H. KING/ 1892-1971/ The Lord is my shepherd/

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Nov 1963 - Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 26 Nov 1963 - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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