Abraham Burn^[1]

1835 - 1912  (77 years)

• Name	Abraham Burn
  Born	4 Mar 1835	, Switzerland   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1891	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1891	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Evangelical
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-84424
  Died	3 Jun 1912	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I84424	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Christian Burn,   b. Abt 1805, , Berne, Switzerland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Magdalena Keller,   b. Abt 1805, , Berne, Switzerland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F47790	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lucia "Lucy" Gertsch,   b. 8 Sep 1828, , Berne, Switzerland ,   d. 15 Feb 1918  (Age 89 years)
  Children	1. Abraham "Abram" Burn,   b. 9 Dec 1860, , Switzerland ,   d. 2 May 1906, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 45 years)   2. Rev. Emil Burn,   b. 9 Oct 1866, La Chaux-de-Fonds, , Neuchâtel, Switzerland ,   d. 1 Dec 1943, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario  (Age 77 years)   3. Rev. John Burn,   b. 1 Aug 1868, Adelbodeu, , Switzerland ,   d. 10 Apr 1934, Chesley, Elderslie Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)   4. Gottlieb Burns,   b. 1869, , Switzerland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Louisa Burns,   b. 1871, , Switzerland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Mary Burns,   b. 1877, , Switzerland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2025
  Family ID	F21932	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The death occurred early yesterday morning of one of Hespeler's most highly respected citizens in the person of Abraham Burn, sr. Deceased was born Switzerland. 78 years ago, and had lived in Hespeler. for 40 years. He is survived by his widow, four sons and two daughters. The Hamilton Spectator Tue, Jun 04, 1912 Page 15

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Wilhelmina Gillow Born: Waterloo Township Age: 25 Father: Fredk Gillow Mother: Mary Born: abt 1860 Spouse: Abraham Burn Age: 25 born: Che Father: Abraham Burn Mother: Lucy married 14 Aug 1885 married: Waterloo Town [S2208] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1891, Section 1 Page 33.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Mar 1835 - , Switzerland Occupation - Laborer - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 3 Jun 1912 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth