John E. Buckel

1885 - 1930  (45 years)

• Name	John E. Buckel
  Born	18 Mar 1885	East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Misfortune	killed in car accident
  Occupation	1910	Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	machinst
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-85866
  Died	16 Dec 1930	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  	Cause: Fractured Skull
  Buried	Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I85866	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Joseph Buckel,   b. 1856, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Dec 1895  (Age 39 years)
  Mother	Catherine Monaghan,   b. 3 Feb 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Jan 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Married	24 Jan 1882	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F22283	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Jane Reid,   b. 1884,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	15 Nov 1910	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F20218	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Fatally Injured In Auto Accident John E. Buckel, Former Now Hamburg Resident, Died In Toronto Hospital The death took place in St. Joseph's Hospital, Toronto, early on Tuesday morning of John E. Buckel who was seriously injured in a head on auto collision on the provincial highway near Oakville on Saturday evening. Mr. Buckel was returning from Port Credit to his home in Brantford, having as passengers his 13 year old son, John, and C. A. Chittenden, of Kainsville, and J. A. Bernadine, of Brantford, who were all injured but are reported to be out of danger. Mr. Buckel suffered severe head injuries, a broken arm and knee cap and succumbed to his injuries. The driver of the other car, Wm. Foreman, aged 24, of Detroit who figured in the smash up was instantly killed and another passenger in his car was also injured. The accident occurred about four miles east of Oakville and according to reports the Foreman car got half way into the ditch and in trying to get back onto the pavement Foreman lost control and smashed into the Buckle car. An inquest into the accident will be held on Friday. The late John Buckel was a son of the late Joseph Buckel and was born on a farm in East Zorra. Following the death of his father the family moved to New Hamburg and resided here for many years. Here he was employed for many years in the New Hamburg Manufacturing Co. plant and about twenty years ago moved to Brantford. He was 43 years of age and a devout member of the Catholic Church. He leaves his sorrowing window and two sons to mourn his tragic death. He also leaves two brothers, Arthur and Joseph Buckel, of Kitchener, and one sister, Mrs. James Sutton, of Alma. The funeral win be held at Brantford on Friday forenoon New Hamburg Independent, December 19, 1930

  
  

• Sources

  [S307] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1901, New Hamburg (Village) E-2 Page 7. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 21626 (1910), Buckel-Reid. John E. Buckel, 25, Machinist, Brantford, Son of Joseph Buckel & Catherine Monaghan Married Elizabeth Jane Reid, 25, New Hamburg, daughter of Joseph Reid & Mary Smith, Witn: Arthur Buckel of New Hamburg & Annabella Reid of Toronto, 15 November 1910 In New Hamburg

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Mar 1885 - East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - machinst - 1910 - Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 15 Nov 1910 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Fractured Skull - 16 Dec 1930 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth