1788 - 1880 (92 years)
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Name |
Jenny |
Born |
1788 |
Not Shown [1, 2] |
Gender |
Female |
House of Industry and Refuge |
1871 |
House of Industry and Refuge Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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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. |
Name |
Old Jenny |
Occupation |
1871 |
Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1] |
Inmate of Poor House |
Residence |
1871 |
House of Industry and Refuge, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
Eby ID Number |
Waterloo-90407 |
Died |
29 Mar 1880 |
Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [2] |
Cause: old age |
Buried |
House of Industry and Refuge Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [2] |
Person ID |
I90407 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
6 Apr 2024 |
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Notes |
- Her tongue was cut off many years ago. She is remembered by many old people being an old woman in their youth - could not give her name other for name above [Jenny] stated. in the 1871 census "Idiotic cannot get - any- information"
Death Registration
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Sources |
- [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div 13, Page 2.
- [S1848] House of Industry and Refuge Burial Register - Kitchener.
Old Jenny Died: 29 Mar 1880 Age: 102 Cause: Tier 3 Grave 23
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Event Map |
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| House of Industry and Refuge - 1871 - House of Industry and Refuge Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Occupation - Inmate of Poor House - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - 1871 - House of Industry and Refuge, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Died - Cause: old age - 29 Mar 1880 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Buried - - House of Industry and Refuge Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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