Herbert Marshall Farr: Waterloo Region Generations

Generation: 1

Herbert Marshall Farr was born 28 May 1841, Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA; died 26 Nov 1900, Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States; was buried , Forestdale Cemetery, Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.

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Interesting: politics, mill, business, railway
Name: H. M. Farr
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-119254
Residence: 1864, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada
Elected Office: 1865, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; councillor of Hespeler
Occupation: 1871, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manufacturer

Notes:

Herbert Marshall Farr came to Hespeler from Vermont. He was a partner with his cousins George and Shubal Randall in the Hespeler Woollen mill that later was known as R. Forbes Co. and Dominion Woollens. The partners were railway contractors in the early 1860's build buildings for the Grand Trunk and Great Western Railways. The woollen mill was built in 1864 and continued for 10 years. They moved their operation to Holyoke Masssachusetts.

Cambridge Mosaic , Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [abbreviated snippet from original text in book]

Herbert married Anna Hespeler 1 Jun 1864, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Anna (daughter of Jacob George Hespeler, Esq. and Elisabeth "Lissie" "Lizzie" "Elise" Knoth) was born 2 Jan 1844, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Apr 1915, Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States; was buried , Forestdale Cemetery, Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. Linnie Farr was born CALC 21 Mar 1865, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Aug 1873, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
3. Flora Farr was born 1867, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

Generation: 2

Linnie Farr

(1.Herbert¹) was born CALC 21 Mar 1865, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Aug 1873, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Eby ID Number: Waterloo-119256

Notes:

At Hespeler, on Saturday, the 16th inst., Linnie M. D. Farr, eldest daughter of Herbert M. Farr, Esq., aged 8 years, 4 months and 26 days.

Galt Reporter Aug 22 1873 pg 3

3.
Flora Farr (1.Herbert¹) was born 1867, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
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Eby ID Number: Waterloo-119257