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Elizabeth Cress

Female 1855 - 1900  (44 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Cress 
    Born 18 Jun 1855  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191481866 
    Name Elizabeth Gress 
    Name Elizabeth Thomson 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1881  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Presbyterian Canada 
    Residence 1888  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1891  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-83725 
    Died 22 Feb 1900  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Cause: phitises (3 years) 
    Buried Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I83725  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father George Henry Cress,   b. CALC 10 May 1811, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 77 years) 
    Mother Caroline,   b. 1817, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1904, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Family ID F252459  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Francis Armstrong Thomson,   b. 15 Jun 1850, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1929, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married Sep 1874  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Isabella Thomson,   b. 4 Nov 1875, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Herbert Thomson,   b. 14 Feb 1879, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1944, Shoal Lake, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     3. Claude Thomson,   b. 23 Oct 1881, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Leander (?) Thomson,   b. 1881, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Cameron Thomson,   b. 27 May 1886, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1942  (Age 55 years)
     6. Hugh Thomson,   b. 18 Apr 1888, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Janet Armstrong Thomson,   b. 17 Aug 1890, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1960, Newdale, Manitoba Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     8. Homer Thomson,   b. 19 Jan 1893, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F21788  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • In Memoriam Died in North Dumfries, (near Blair) on Thursday, February 22nd, 1900, at 7 o'clock P.M., Elizabeth Cress Wife of Francis Thomson. Aged 44 Years, 8 Months, 4 Days. Funeral Will take place on Sunday afternoon, 25th inst., at 2 o'clock, from her husband's residence, Dickie Settlement, near Blair, to Blair Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation. February 23rd, 1900.

      Funeral Card

  • Sources 
    1. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration, 27915-1900.
      Elizabeth Thomson, d. 22 Feb 1900 North Dumfries, aged 45 b. Ontario, cause: phitises (3 years)

    2. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link .
      Francis Armstrong/ Thomson/ 1850-1929/ Cameron Thomson/ 1886-1942/ Elizabeth Cress/ 1855-1900/ beloved wife of/ Francis A. Thomson

    3. [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, Div. 1 Page 26.

    4. [S1946] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (South Division), Div. 1 Page 7.

    5. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 40.

    6. [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973.
      NameElisabetha Gress
      Baptism Age6
      Record TypeBaptism
      Birth Date18 Juni 1855
      Baptism Date11 Aug 1861
      Baptism ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church
      Baptism PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada
      Father Georg Gress
      MotherCaroline Gress

    7. [S793] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Galt Reporter (1846-1973), "obituary of George Gress," Oct 19 1888, p. 1.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Jun 1855 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian Canada - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1888 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: phitises (3 years) - 22 Feb 1900 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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