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

Elizabeth Common

Female 1829 - 1893  (64 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Elizabeth Common was born 1829, , Roxburghshire, Scotland; died 16 May 1893, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 18 May 1893, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Elizabeth Bell
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-104217
    • Residence: 1855, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of Scotland

    Notes:

    MRS. ADAM BELL'S DEATH

    The Old settlers of Galt are fast passing away and this week we are called upon to write up the death of another of Galt's oldest citizens, Mrs. Adam Bell, Metcalfe St., which took place on Tuesday morning, at 7: 20. The deceased, Elizabeth Common, had been a resident of Galt, for about forty years. She waS born in Roxborough, Scotland, in 1829 and came to Canada, about 1853, along with her husband. She has always been well and enjoyed good health until about Christmas last, when she was taken down with her first illness, paralysis and has been steadily sinking ever since. She leaves a husband and five children; Mrs. Marshall, of Dunville; Mrs. J. R. Mitchell, Mrs. Wm. Thomson and Miss Jessie, of Gait, and William, of Cleveland. One sister and two brothers, also survive her. Mrs. Wm. Turnbull and Andrew of North Dumfries and William, of Manitoba. The funeral took place on Thursday, from the family residence, Medcalf St., to Mount View cemetery and was largely attended by the deceased old friends and relatives.

    The Weekly Reformer May 19 1893 pg 1

    Elizabeth married Adam Bell 22 Jun 1855, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Adam (son of William Bell and Janet Whitson) was born 12 Apr 1838, Morebattle, , Roxburgh, Scotland; died 15 Nov 1905, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Elizabeth Bell  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Mar 1857, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jul 1916, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Agnes Laidlaw Bell  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 May 1858, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 27 Jun 1858, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Aug 1917, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. Jessie Bell Bell  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Apr 1860, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 10 Feb 1861, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Feb 1915, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario.
    4. 5. William Bell  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Mar 1865, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 14 May 1865, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 6. Katherine "Kate" Bell  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Apr 1870, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Oct 1943, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Elizabeth Bell Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elizabeth1) was born 19 Mar 1857, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jul 1916, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Elizabeth Mitchell
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-65238
    • Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of Scotland
    • Occupation: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; teamster
    • Residence: 1876, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Elizabeth married James Reid Mitchell 8 Feb 1877, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. James (son of David Mitchell and Isabella Reed) was born 9 Feb 1856, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 May 1908, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 7. Elizabeth Mitchell  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Dec 1876, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 8. Thomas David "David" Mitchell  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Jan 1879, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 May 1903, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 9. Florence Mitchell  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Feb 1881, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 30 May 1881, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Feb 1959; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 10. Emma Alice Reid Mitchell  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Jun 1883, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jul 1887, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 11. Arthur Wallace Mitchell  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Nov 1885, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Jul 1887, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  2. 3.  Agnes Laidlaw Bell Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elizabeth1) was born 5 May 1858, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 27 Jun 1858, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Aug 1917, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Agnes Laidlaw Marshall
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-79507P
    • Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of Scotland
    • Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Agnes married Robert H. Marshall 13 Oct 1877, Glen Morris, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada. Robert (son of Ralph Marshall and Ellen Hope) was born 19 Jul 1855, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Aug 1917, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 12. Elizabeth Common Marshall  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1878, , Ontario, Canada; died 25 Dec 1878, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 13. Ralph Robert Marshall  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Jul 1880, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened Oct 1880, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1941; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 14. Jessie Marshall  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Jul 1881, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 15. Wilfrid Laurier Marshall  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Jan 1893, Dunnville, Haldimand Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 4.  Jessie Bell Bell Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elizabeth1) was born 29 Apr 1860, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 10 Feb 1861, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Feb 1915, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-104218
    • Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of Scotland
    • Occupation: 1881, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Glove Maker


  4. 5.  William Bell Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elizabeth1) was born 6 Mar 1865, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 14 May 1865, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-104219


  5. 6.  Katherine "Kate" Bell Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elizabeth1) was born 11 Apr 1870, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Oct 1943, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Catherine Bell
    • Name: Katherine "Kate" Thompson
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-65218

    Katherine married William Thompson 27 Feb 1889, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. William (son of Thomas Thompson and Sarah) was born 31 Jul 1867, , Scotland; died Dec 1925; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 16. Alice Mae Thomson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Jan 1890, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Dec 1968; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 17. Agnes Thompson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Dec 1890, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 18. William Thompson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Mar 1895, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 19. Jessie Thompson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 May 1898, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Elizabeth Mitchell Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 8 Dec 1876, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-206046


  2. 8.  Thomas David "David" Mitchell Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 7 Jan 1879, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 May 1903, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: David Mitchell
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-65239
    • Occupation: 1901, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Machinist


  3. 9.  Florence Mitchell Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 19 Feb 1881, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 30 May 1881, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Feb 1959; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Florence Weir
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-65240
    • Occupation: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mender, Knitting Factory
    • Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Florence married George Alexander Weir 19 Apr 1921, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. George (son of Peter Weir and Elizabeth Hutchison) was born 2 Apr 1882, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; died 25 Sep 1954; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 10.  Emma Alice Reid Mitchell Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 12 Jun 1883, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jul 1887, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-417555

    Notes:

    In Galt, on Thursday evening, July 28th, at 7 o'clock, Emma Alice Reid, youngest daughter of James and Elizabeth Mitchell, aged 4 years, 1 month and 15 days.

    Galt Reporter Aug 5 1887 pg 8


  5. 11.  Arthur Wallace Mitchell Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 9 Nov 1885, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Jul 1887, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-417556


  6. 12.  Elizabeth Common Marshall Descendancy chart to this point (3.Agnes2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 1878, , Ontario, Canada; died 25 Dec 1878, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-102703


  7. 13.  Ralph Robert Marshall Descendancy chart to this point (3.Agnes2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 30 Jul 1880, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened Oct 1880, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1941; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-64362P
    • Occupation: 1901, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Iron Moulder
    • Occupation: 1905, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Moulder
    • Occupation: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Moulder, Foundry
    • Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Ralph married Angeline Mary Morlock 14 Jun 1905, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Angeline (daughter of Peter Morlock and Mary Schultz) was born 7 Oct 1881, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1964; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 20. Robert Morlock Marshall  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Jan 1909, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1978; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  8. 14.  Jessie Marshall Descendancy chart to this point (3.Agnes2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 25 Jul 1881, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-64363
    • Occupation: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Clerk, Post Office
    • Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian


  9. 15.  Wilfrid Laurier Marshall Descendancy chart to this point (3.Agnes2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 11 Jan 1893, Dunnville, Haldimand Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-64364
    • Occupation: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Apprentice, Machine Shop
    • Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian


  10. 16.  Alice Mae Thomson Descendancy chart to this point (6.Katherine2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 6 Jan 1890, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Dec 1968; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Alice Mae Werstine
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-356478

    Alice married George Earl "Earl" Werstine 12 Oct 1916, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. George (son of Felix Philip "Philip" Werstine and Clara Jane O'Neill) was born 14 Dec 1889, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Feb 1971; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 21. Clarence Werstine  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1917, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 22. Earl "Bud" Werstine  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1917; died 16 Feb 1978, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  11. 17.  Agnes Thompson Descendancy chart to this point (6.Katherine2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 17 Dec 1890, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-65220


  12. 18.  William Thompson Descendancy chart to this point (6.Katherine2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 16 Mar 1895, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-65221


  13. 19.  Jessie Thompson Descendancy chart to this point (6.Katherine2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 6 May 1898, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-65222



Generation: 4

  1. 20.  Robert Morlock Marshall Descendancy chart to this point (13.Ralph3, 3.Agnes2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 27 Jan 1909, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1978; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-221384P
    • Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian


  2. 21.  Clarence Werstine Descendancy chart to this point (16.Alice3, 6.Katherine2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 1917, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-56027


  3. 22.  Earl "Bud" Werstine Descendancy chart to this point (16.Alice3, 6.Katherine2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born 1917; died 16 Feb 1978, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-65219

    Earl — Joyce Marie McComb. Joyce was born 1931; died 1973; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]