Francis Bier

1837 - 1890  (53 years)

• Name	Francis Bier
  Born	1837	, Germany   [1]
  Gender	Male
  House of Industry and Refuge	1890	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.
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-78763
  Died	20 Jan 1890	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Cause: Bright's Disease (one year)
  Buried	Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I78763	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S1848] House of Industry and Refuge Burial Register - Kitchener, Pg 9 No. 255 Reg. Number in Admittance Record Book: 1205. Francis Bier Died: 20 Jan 1890 53 RC Cemetery, Berlin

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1837 - , Germany House of Industry and Refuge - 1890 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Bright's Disease (one year) - 20 Jan 1890 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth