Dr. Milton Hosea Good

1870 - 1955  (85 years)

• Photos

  Nelson and Milton Good riding their automobile Nelson and Milton produced an automobile in their factory (LeRoy Manufacturing)from the Waterloo Historical Society

  
  

• Name	Milton Hosea Good
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	26 Jan 1870	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191500255
  Residence	1871	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Evangelist
  Residence	1881	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Evangelical Association
  Occupation	1900	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	electrician
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Electrician
  Invention	1902	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Automobile - "LeRoy"
  	This car started life as an idea This car started life as an idea. But whose idea? Tracing it back, you'll find it actually came out of the mind of R. E. Olds of the Oldsmobile Motor Works in Lansing, Michigan. Two brothers from Berlin (Kitchener), Milton and Nelson Good used the Oldsmobile Curved-Dash as the model for this car, which they named the LeRoy. It is Canada's first production vehicle built in 1902-03. Waterloo Region Museum Display 2011
  		The LeRoy manufactured by the Good Brother in 1902-03 Waterloo Region Museum 2011
  Occupation	1912	Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Doctor
  Residence	1939	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Eby ID Number	00041-3302
  Died	27 Nov 1955	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I9100	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Joel Good,   b. 29 Dec 1815, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 29 May 1912  (Age 96 years)
  Mother	Agnes Hosea,   b. 23 Jul 1834, Rutherglen, , Lanark, Scotland ,   d. 29 Oct 1910  (Age 76 years)
  Married	18 Dec 1855  [8, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F2635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jennie Sherriffs,   b. 29 Jun 1874, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1963  (Age 88 years)
  Married	25 Jun 1900	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Thelma Delight Good,   b. 29 Oct 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Nov 1971  (Age 67 years)   2. Stuart Alexander Good,   b. 24 Feb 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Oct 1998, , Florida, USA  (Age 92 years)   3. Ross Earl Vernon Good,   b. 20 Jan 1912, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Mar 1998  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F6228	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Milton Good, "was born January 26th, 1870. He is unmarried and at present attends the North Western College situated at Naperville, Illinois." Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 712. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-4 Page 17. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 016150-00. Milton GOOD, (no age given), electrician, Waterloo, Berlin, s/o Joel GOOD & Agnes HOSSIE married Jennie SHERIFF, 24, Winterbourne, Winterbourne, d/o Alex SHERIFF & Elsie BURNET, witn: Mary SHERIFF of Winterbourne & Frederick SCHERER of Chicago, 25 June 1900 in Berlin. [S302] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1881, Waterloo Village 1881 Div. 2 Page 48. [S2658] aaaaWaterloo Village 1871, Sect. 1 Page 45. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Ross Earl Vernon Good Event Type: Birth Event Date: 30 Jan 1912 Event Place: Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada Registration Date: 1912 Gender: Male Father's Name: Milton Hosea Good Mother's Name: Jennie Sherriffs Certificate Number: 057211 [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 12, 1939 - Obituary of Catharine Good. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 710. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 4 Page 48. [S2658] aaaaWaterloo Village 1871, Sect. 1 Page 44.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Jan 1870 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelist - 1871 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical Association - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - electrician - 1900 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 25 Jun 1900 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Electrician - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Invention - Automobile - "LeRoy" - 1902 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Doctor - 1912 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1939 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 27 Nov 1955 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth