George Edward Chapman

1855 - 1904  (48 years)

• Name	George Edward Chapman
  Born	25 Sep 1855	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Roman Catholic
  Occupation	1881	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Postmaster & Store Keeper
  Elected Office	1883	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	councillor of Hespeler
  Occupation	1883	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Postmaster
  Residence	1883	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Occupation	1891	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Dry Goods Merchant
  Residence	1891	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Methodist
  Elected Office	1897	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	councillor of Hespeler
  Name	G. E. Chapman  [8]
  Occupation	1901	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Postmaster
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-83002
  Died	12 May 1904	Mentone, San Bernardino, California, USA   [4, 7]
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 7]
  Person ID	I83002	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John Chapman,   b. CALC 29 Dec 1824, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jul 1880, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada  (Age ~ 55 years)
  Mother	Ferdinande Hespeler,   b. 10 Jun 1823, Gernsbach, Gernsbach, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany ,   d. 18 Feb 1901, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	14 Jun 1853	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9, 10]
  Family ID	F29836	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary M. Weyms,   b. 11 Mar 1856, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Sep 1958, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada  (Age 102 years)
  Married	14 Jun 1883	Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Children	1. Ferdinand Edward W. Chapman,   b. 27 Aug 1884, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jan 1977, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 92 years)   2. Irene Gladys May Chapman,   b. 8 Jul 1892, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Dec 1981, Victoria, British Columbia  (Age 89 years)   3. Catherine Chapman,   b. Feb 1896, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Norman Chapman,   b. Sep 1901, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F21617	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-2 Page 15. [S508] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1871, Page 19. [S299] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1881, Page 3. [S237] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - New Hope CC#4498 Internet Link . In Memory Of/ Our Dear One/ George Edward/ Chapman / Who Died/ At Mentone, California/ May 12th 1904/ Aged 48 Years/ His Wife/ Mary Wemyss/ Died In Winnipeg,/ Sept. 11th 1958 [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861, Div. 1 Page 6. [S2208] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1891, Section 1 Page 13. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, N., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, N. (1856). George Edward Chapman (1856-1904) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 3 September 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209982626/george-edward-chapman. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 28 Jun 1883. June 14, 1883 G.E. Chapman, postmaster of Hespeler, and Mary M. Weyms, daughter of James Weyms, magistrate of Brantford, were married in Brantford by Pastor J.W. Maxwell, assisted by Pastor F.E. Rugent of Hespeler. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. John Chapman, merchant of Preston married 14 Jun 1853 Greenbush by license to Ferinande Mühleisen (widow) of Preston, witnesses: Wilhelm Hespeler of Brandford and Jacob A. Beck of Preston. [S91] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Maryhill - St. Boniface Roman Catholic [found cited on various sources on the internet and family histories], Rev. John B. Baumgaertner. John Chapman widower of Wilhelmina Hespeler married (no date) Ferdinanda Hespeler widow of Christopher Frederic Mileise

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Sep 1855 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Postmaster & Store Keeper - 1881 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - councillor of Hespeler - 1883 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Postmaster - 1883 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1883 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 14 Jun 1883 - Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Dry Goods Merchant - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - councillor of Hespeler - 1897 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Postmaster - 1901 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 May 1904 - Mentone, San Bernardino, California, USA Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth