Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Anthony Joseph Forster

Male 1855 - 1924  (68 years)


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  • Name Anthony Joseph Forster 
    Born 24 May 1855  , Austria Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/271616686 
    Immigration 1859  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Immigration 1873  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Name Anton Forster  [5
    Naturalization 1876  [1
    Naturalization 1877  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Manufacturer 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Roman Catholic 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Manufacturer 
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Manager, Flax Mill 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Roman Catholic 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-91695 
    Died 8 May 1924  Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried Saint James Roman Catholic Cemetery, Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I91695  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Family 1 Mary,   b. 18 Oct 1854, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F23857  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Eleanora "Nellie" LaCourse,   b. 1857, Lindsay, Ops Twp., Victoria Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1890, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years) 
    Children 
     1. Mary E. Forster,   b. 18 May 1881, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Dr. Gerald Joseph "Jed" Forster,   b. 18 Aug 1885, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Nov 1941, Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     3. Gertrude Valeria Forster,   b. 22 Aug 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1960, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     4. Monica Thesdora Forster,   b. 11 Jul 1889, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1936  (Age 47 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F34353  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Anthony Joseph Forster died on Thursday at the home of his son, Dr. G. J. Forster, Belleville. He was in his sixty-ninth year and was widower. Mr. Forster's due to pneumonia.

      The Kingston Whig-Standard Sat, May 10, 1924 Page 5

  • Sources 
    1. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-2 Page 8.

    2. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 7 Page 21.

    3. [S2560] aaaWaterloo Township South 1891, Sect. 1 Page 55.

    4. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Anthony Joseph Forster b. 24 May 1855 Austria s/o Anthony, d. 8 May 1924 Belleville, buried St. James Cemtery

    5. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 6 Feb 1890.
      Jan28, 1890 Nellie Forster, née La Course, wife of Anton Forster, died in Doon at age of 32 years. (poem follows)

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 May 1855 - , Austria Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1859 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1873 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNaturalization - 1877 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Manufacturer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Manufacturer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Manager, Flax Mill - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 May 1924 - Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint James Roman Catholic Cemetery, Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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