Edward Columbus Powers

1892 - 1938  (45 years)

• Name	Edward Columbus Powers
  Born	11 Oct 1892	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95365201
  Occupation	1923	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	manufacturer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-322879
  Died	2 May 1938	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Buried	Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I322879	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Gladys Irene Stock,   b. 1898, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Dec 1994, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 96 years)
  Married	19 Jun 1923	Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Margaret Powers   2. Daniel George Powers,   b. 2 Dec 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Oct 2002, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States  (Age 76 years)   3. Edward Clifford "Ted" Powers,   b. 5 Jun 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Oct 1989, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)   4. Joan Marie Powers,   b. 14 Jun 1929, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Feb 2022, Niagara Falls, Welland Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)   5. Anne Miriam Powers,   b. 6 Aug 1934, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Jul 2008, Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F61318	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  "Because of a bleeding ulcer Edward went back to Boston, for the surgery when he died on the operating table at the age of 45 years, 6 months and 21 days." https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95365201 ________________ EDWARD C. POWERS. Edward C Powers of Waterloo. Ontario, former resident of Lynn and brother of Rev. George C. Powers, died Monday at the Charlesgate hospital. Cambridge, He had been suffering with an intestinal ailment for the past three months. He resided in West Lynn for more. than 25 years and was employed at the Hilliard and Merrill cut sole factory. Mr. Powers was born in South Boston on Oct, 12, 1892, the son of Patrick and the late Margaret (Keefe) Powers, coming to Lynn when a boy. He was educated in the Lynn schools, At the outbreak of the war, he enlisted in the army and served overseas. He left Lynn in 1921 to accept a position in Waterloo, Ontario, and in 1923, he married Gladys Stecker of that city. Five. children, Margaret, Daniel, Edward. Joan, and Ann, blessed the mariage. While in this city, he was active in the Denovo club. St. Mary's C. T. A. society and in the affairs of St. Patrick's and St. Mary's parishes, He leave.. his wife and five children, his father, his brother, Rev. Fr. Powers, and a sister Lena Powers, a nurse at Shariesgate hospital. The body was taken to Waterloo,Canada, today and the funeral mass will be celebrated and the burial held In that place on Friday. The Daily Item, (Lynn, Massachusetts), p. 6, Tuesday, May 03, 1938

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95365201. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Edward Powers Sex: Male Age: 30 Birth Year (Estimated): 1893 Boston, Mass Occ: manufacturer - Kitchener Father's Name: Patrick Powers Mother's Name: Margaret Keefe Spouse's Name: Gladys Irene Stock Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 25 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1898 Paris, Ontario Res: Paris, Ontario Spouse's Father's Name: Benjamin Stock Spouse's Mother's Name: Anna Bolduc Marriage Date: 19 Jun 1923 Marriage Place: Paris, Brant, Ontario, Canada

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Oct 1892 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Occupation - manufacturer - 1923 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 2 May 1938 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Buried - - Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth