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

Wesley Eaton[1, 2]

Male 1838 - 1907  (69 years)


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  • Name Wesley Eaton 
    Born 1 May 1838  Flamboro West Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Agricultural Laborer 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Methodist 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    NC Methodist 
    Occupation 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Farmer 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    C. Methodist 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Farmer 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Methodist 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Farmer 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-93333 
    Died 23 Dec 1907  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7
    Buried New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I93333  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Anson Eaton,   b. 14 Dec 1803, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 1888  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Loruhamah Sutton,   b. 7 Mar 1810, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Sep 1903  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 1828  [9
    Family ID F6059  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth Jane,   b. 28 Jan 1847, , Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Jane McGradie,   b. 7 Jul 1872, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F24225  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Ann Master,   b. 1837, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1890  (Age 53 years) 
    Married 22 Mar 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Children 
     1. Iantha "Ida" Eaton,   b. CALC 30 Sep 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1903, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 32 years)
     2. Herbert Eaton,   b. 24 Jul 1873, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Violet Eaton,   b. Between 1876 and 1877, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Elmina "Ella" Eaton,   b. 2 Aug 1879, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 1950  (Age 71 years)
     5. Alice Louhamma Eaton,   b. 9 Apr 1882, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Willard Morse "Morris" Eaton,   b. 14 Oct 1885, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Nov 1955  (Age 70 years)
     7. Stanley Eaton,   b. 9 Nov 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F33197  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 ?,   b. CA 1840,   d. Bef 1891  (Age ~ 50 years) 
    Children 
     1. Lantha Eaton,   b. 1871, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Herbert Eaton,   b. 1873, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Viletta Eaton,   b. 1876, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Elmina Eaton,   b. 1879, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Alice Eaton,   b. 1881, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Maurice Eaton,   b. 1885, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Lloyd Eaton,   b. 1888, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F258490  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • In the death of Mr. Wesley Eaton the community of Hespeler loses a valued and highly esteemed citizen.

      He was born in Flamboro township, where Carlisle stands, on May 1st, 1838. Fifteen years later with his parents, brothers and sisters, moved into the farm adjoining the corporation. In 1871 he married Mary Ann Master and took up residence on part of the homestead. She died in 1890, leaving a sorrowing husband and eight children. Twelve years before his death he married Mrs. McCready of Hespeler, who was spared to be a helpmate in time of health and watched over him with tender care in his last days.

      Mr. Eaton took no part in public affairs, was looked upon as an excellent farmer, and as a neighbor he was as such in its fullest term, and will be missed by the community. He leaves two brothers, Nelson and Enoch of Hespeler, and four sisters, Mrs. John Washborn, Hespler; Mrs. John Cober, Brussels; Mrs. Joseph Gingrich, of Caledonia; and Mrs. Amos Souder, Waterloo Township. Children survive from first marriage, Herbert, Morris and Stanley, at home: Mrs. John Brickel (Violet), Mrs. Henry Freybourne (Ella), Mrs. John Harris (Alice), of Hespeler.

      Funeral will take place at his late residence, Hespeler cemetery, conducted by the A.O.F.W. of which order he was a member.


      Hespeler Herald 27 Dec 1907

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 19139-05.
      James Henry Freeborn, 18, Occ. Wood Worker, b. Dundas Ont., Res. Hespeler, son of George Freeborn & Lucy Mitson, married Ella Eaton, 25, b. Hespeler, Res. Same, daughter of Wesley Eaton & Mary A. Masters, Witn: Jane E. Antliff & Malinda J. Brooks, Both of Galt, 9 Dec 1905 at Galt

    2. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012205-92.
      Ephraim Strycker, 21, occ. Wagon Maker, b. Canada, res. Hespeler, son of John and Caroline Strycker, Married Ianthie Eaton, 20, b. Canada, res. Waterloo Twp., daughter of Wesley and Mary Ann Eaton, Witn: Herbert Eaton And Rozlena Sachs Both of Waterloo Twp., 20 May 1892 at Hespeler

    3. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-4 Page 12.

    4. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 5.

    5. [S237] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - New Hope CC#4498 Internet Link .
      In loving memory of/ Mary Ann Masters/ beloved wife of/ Wesley Eaton/ who died March 26, 1890, aged 42 yrs./ Wesley Eaton/ died Dec. 23, 1907, aged 68 yrs.

    6. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 2 Page 21.

    7. [S1123] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Hespeler Herald, Obituary of Wesley Eaton - 27 Dec 1907.

    8. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 3 Page 31.

    9. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 10 Page 73.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 May 1838 - Flamboro West Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - NC Methodist - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 Mar 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - C. Methodist - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Dec 1907 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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