Cal 1832 - 1893 (~ 60 years)
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Name |
Thomas Slee |
Born |
CALC 29 Mar 1832 |
Kirby Stephen, Westmoreland, England [3, 4, 5, 6] |
Gender |
Male |
House |
CONSTRUCTED 1840 |
39 Doon Valley Dr., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
- 39 Doon Valley Drive is associated with three prominent citizens of Waterloo County. The first owner, the Honourable Adam Ferrie, was the founder of Doon Village. Samuel Snider, who purchased the property from Ferrie, owned the Blair Mill, as well as other mills that he and a partner operated in Bridgeport and Baden. Thomas Slee, one of the first trustees of the area, and the Doon Postmaster from 1867 to 1893, was the last significant owner of the property, purchasing it from Snider in 1878. In addition to its association with persons of historic significance, Doon Valley Drive (formerly Doon Village Road), was once an important linkage between the Village of Doon to Tow Town and Oregon (today Upper Doon).
39 Doon Valley Drive is unique in its use of building materials and the methods of construction. This one-and-a-half-storey house combined granite, limestone, fieldstone and lime mortar in its construction. It retains many original, intact features, such as the stone chimney with cove moulding, and the single door with a transom, on the north façade.1a
1aCity of Kitchener Heritage Property Report, November 1990, Jean Haalboom; City of Kitchener By-law 91-142
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Occupation |
1871 |
Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [3] |
Stone Mason |
Residence |
1871 |
Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [3] |
Wesleyan Methodist |
Occupation |
1881 |
Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [4] |
Farmer |
Residence |
1881 |
Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [4] |
Weslyan Methodist |
Occupation |
1891 |
Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [6] |
Farmer |
Residence |
1891 |
Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [6] |
Presbyterian |
Eby ID Number |
Waterloo-92475 |
Died |
6 Feb 1893 [5] |
Buried |
Doon Presbyterian Cemetery, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [5] |
Person ID |
I92475 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
12 May 2024 |
Family |
Mary Vipond, b. 8 Jul 1830, , England , d. 23 Jun 1913, Goodlands, , Manitoba, Canada (Age 82 years) |
Children |
| 1. Margaret "Maggie" Slee, b. 1854, , Ontario, Canada , d. 11 Aug 1936 (Age 82 years) |
| 2. Hannah Slee, b. CALC 15 May 1856, d. 15 Sep 1857 (Age ~ 1 years) |
| 3. Mary Hannah "Hattie" Slee, b. 9 Sep 1858, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
| 4. John Slee, b. 20 Dec 1864, , Ontario, Canada , d. 25 Nov 1933 (Age 68 years) |
| 5. Catharine Elizabeth "Kate" Slee, b. 1869, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 1958 (Age 89 years) |
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Last Modified |
13 May 2024 |
Family ID |
F24035 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 12296-83.
Hugh Wallace, 24, occ. Farmer, b. Waterloo Twp., res. same, son of John and Jennet, married Mary H. Slee, 24, b. Doon, res. same, daughter of Thomas and Mary, Witness(s): Alexander Wallace of Waterloo Twp. and Mary W. Wyllie of Hamilton, 27 Dec 1882 at Doon
- [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 9822-74.
George Helem, 25, occ. Farmer, b. Ontario, res. Doon, son of George and Ellen, married Maggie Slee, 19, b. Ontario, res. Doon, daughter of Thomas and Mary, witnessed by: John and Susannah Marshall of Waterloo, 6 Nov 1873 at Ayr
- [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 27.
- [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 3 Page 50.
- [S198] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Doon Presbyterian CC#4519 Cemetery Internet Link .
In memory of/ Thomas Slee/ native of/ Kirby Stephen/ Westmoreland England/ died Feb. 6th 1893/ aged 60 y'rs/ 10 mo's & 8 d'ys/ Mary Vipond/ his wife/ died June 23, 1913/ in her 83rd year
- [S2560] aaaWaterloo Township South 1891, Sect. 1 Page 27.
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Event Map |
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| Born - CALC 29 Mar 1832 - Kirby Stephen, Westmoreland, England |
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| House - CONSTRUCTED 1840 - 39 Doon Valley Dr., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Occupation - Stone Mason - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - Wesleyan Methodist - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - Weslyan Methodist - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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