Thomas Slee^{[1, 2]}

Cal 1832 - 1893  (~ 60 years)

• 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
  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	6 Apr 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)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F24035	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 29 Mar 1832 - Kirby Stephen, Westmoreland, England House - CONSTRUCTED 1840 - 39 Doon Valley Dr., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Stone Mason - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Wesleyan Methodist - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Weslyan Methodist - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth