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

Leonard Porter

Male 1900 - 1988  (88 years)


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  • Name Leonard Porter 
    Born 24 Jun 1900  Coseley, , Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-387488 
    Died 28 Sep 1988  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried 1 Oct 1988  Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I387488  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Benjamin Alfred Porter,   b. 16 Feb 1870, Dudley, , Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 1940, Rowley Regis, , Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Betsy Dunn,   b. 1870, Sedgley, , Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1931, Dudley, , Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Family ID F54775  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lily May Briscoe,   b. 15 Nov 1895, Bilston, , Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1978  (Age 83 years) 
    Children 
     1. Beatrice Lily Porter,   b. 4 Nov 1924,   d. 3 Aug 1986, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     2. Elsie Mae Porter,   b. 1927, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 2005, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F262181  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • PORTER, Leonard

      Passed away, at Cambridge Memorial Hospital, on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 1988, Leonard Porter, of 116 Blenheim Rd., Cambridge, in his 89th year. Beloved husband of the late Lily May Briscoe. Dear father of Elsie (Mrs. William Blackburn) of Cambridge; dear brother of Bessie of England. Also survived by five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Predeceased by his daughter, Beatrice Lee; four brothers and four sisters. Resting at Coutts & Son Funeral Home, 96 St. Andrews St., Cambridge, where the family will receive friends on Friday evening (tonight), from 7-9 p.m. Funeral services will be held at Trinity Anglican Church, 12 Blair Rd., Cambridge, on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 2 p.m. Interment Trinity cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 30 Sep 1988 pg B19

  • Sources 
    1. [S2598] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Trinity Anglican Cemetery Internet Link.
      PORTER/ In loving memory of/ Lily May BRISCOE/ born in Bilston England/ Nov. 15, 1895 - Dec. 1, 1978/ beloved wife of/ Leonard PORTER/ born in Coseley England/ June 24, 1900 - Sept. 28, 1988/

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Jun 1900 - Coseley, , Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Sep 1988 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 1 Oct 1988 - Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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