Elizabeth

1818 - 1875  (57 years)

• Name	Elizabeth
  Born	1818	, Germany   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  House of Industry and Refuge	1871	House of Industry and Refuge, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  		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	Elizabeth Huehn
  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-90413
  Died	24 Aug 1875	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I90413	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Huehn,   b. Abt 1815,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Catherine Huehn,   b. CALC 1847, , Germany ,   d. 18 Aug 1880, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 33 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F14215	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div 13, Page 2. [S1848] House of Industry and Refuge Burial Register - Kitchener. Elizabeth Hühn 24 Aug 1875 56 Cause: Hysteria Claimed and remarks: Henry Wolf a son-in-law Interred in Waterloo Mt. Hope Cemetery

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1818 - , Germany House of Industry and Refuge - 1871 - House of Industry and Refuge, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Inmate of Poor House - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1871 - House of Industry and Refuge, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 24 Aug 1875 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth