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William Edward Bristow

Male Cal 1846 - 1875  (~ 29 years)


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  1. 1.  William Edward Bristow was born CALC 8 Feb 1846, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Apr 1875, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Harris-Howick Baptist Cemetery, Howick Township, Huron Co., Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-171719
    • Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
    • Occupation: 1873, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; miller

    William married Amanda Harris 14 Jan 1844, Rockton, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada. Amanda was born 14 Jan 1844, Rockton, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Frank Dustin Bristow  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Jan 1873, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Apr 1963, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 5 Apr 1963, Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Mabel Ines Bristow  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 May 1873, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    William — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 4. Sydney Bristow  Descendancy chart to this point died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 2. Frank Dustin Bristow  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Jan 1873, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Apr 1963, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 5 Apr 1963, Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Frank Dustin Bristow Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born 11 Jan 1873, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Apr 1963, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 5 Apr 1963, Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-197784
    • Occupation: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Raster, Felt Factory
    • Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Residence: 1915, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Frank D. Bristow, grandson of the founder of Elmira, died To-day April 3, in Elmira Private Hospital. Born January 11, 1873, he was 91. He had been in the Elmira Hospital since March 1961. Edward Bristow, grandfather of the deceased, built the first house in what is now Elmira, in 1840, when the area was populated by Huron Indians. He also opened the first shoe store, and later added a tannery and a potash shop. He also took on the duties of the settlement's first postmaster. At that time, Edward Bristow bought the four hundred acres of land on which he settled, for one dollar an acre. Frank Bristow's father was the first white child born in the new settlement, then known as Bristow's Corners. Mr. Bristow had compiled a history of Elmira, although some periods since Elmira's found are missing from it. It is available as a reference material in Elmira Public Library. Several organization have, on occasion, expressed their willingness to publish it, but this, as yet, has not been done. Surviving is a son Charles, of Kitchener. He was predeceased by his wife, four sons and one daughter. Remains will be at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor till Friday at 2.30 from Wesley United Church. Burial will be in Elmira Cemetery. Rev Donald Badger will officiate.


    Elmira Signet 4 Apr 1963

    _____________________


    Frank D. Bristow - by Record Staff Writer - Elmira - Frank D. Bristow, 91, of Elmira, died today at Elmira Private Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born in Elmira Jan. 11, 1872, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bristow and was a grandson of the first Elmira settler. A lifelong resident of Elmira, he was a member of Wesley United Church. His wife, the former Sarah Hodgkin, predeceased him. Surviving are a son, Charles of Kitchener; one brother, Sydney; 12 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by four sons and one daughter. The body will be at the Dreisinger funeral Parlor until Friday noon when removal will be made to Wesley United Church for a memorial service at 2: 20 pm. Interment will be in Elmira Cemetery, Rev. Donald Badger will officiate.

    Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

    Frank — Sarah Hodgkin. Sarah was born 5 Jan 1875, , England; died 29 Aug 1937; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 5. Private Frank Sydney Earl Bristow  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Apr 1897, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 24 Oct 1918, , France; was buried , St. Sever Cemetery Extension (Rouen), Seine-Maritime, France.
    2. 6. Private Melvin William Ronald Bristow  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Jan 1898, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 7. Dorothy Lydian Bristow  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Jun 1902, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jul 1948, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada.
    4. 8. John Carl Floyd "Floyd" Bristow  Descendancy chart to this point was born Feb 1904, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Mar 1963, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 9. George Walter Arnold Bristow  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Feb 1908, , Ontario, Canada; died 30 Aug 1956; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 10. Charles Robert Bristow  Descendancy chart to this point was born Apr 1909, , Ontario, Canada; died 1974; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  2. 3.  Mabel Ines Bristow Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born 28 May 1873, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-144234
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Mabel lived with David Betzner in Waterloo Township in 1881


  3. 4.  Sydney Bristow Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-370950



Generation: 3

  1. 5.  Private Frank Sydney Earl BristowPrivate Frank Sydney Earl Bristow Descendancy chart to this point (2.Frank2, 1.William1) was born 5 Apr 1897, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 24 Oct 1918, , France; was buried , St. Sever Cemetery Extension (Rouen), Seine-Maritime, France.

    Other Events:

    • Military: WW1
    • Military: WW1 - 118th Battalion
    • Misfortune: died on influenze while serving in military - WW1
    • Residence: Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-127244P
    • Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, Private, 118th Battalion
    • Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, Sapper, Service #751272
    • Occupation: 1915, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Residence: Abt 1916, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Website: 2009; Photograph

    Notes:

    Website:
    Grace Schmidt Room of Local History Digital Collection

    Description: Black and white studio photograph of Private Frank Sidney Earl Bristow of Elmira, Ontario, in uniform.

    Notes: Private Bristow died in France on 24 October 1918


  2. 6.  Private Melvin William Ronald Bristow Descendancy chart to this point (2.Frank2, 1.William1) was born 29 Jan 1898, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Military: WW1 - 118th Battalion
    • Residence: Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-197787P
    • Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, 118th Battalion, Service #751246
    • Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, Private
    • Occupation: 1915, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Residence: 1919, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada


  3. 7.  Dorothy Lydian Bristow Descendancy chart to this point (2.Frank2, 1.William1) was born 26 Jun 1902, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jul 1948, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Doretha Bristow
    • Name: Dorothy Lydian Sawyer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-197788
    • Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Dorothy married Wilfrid Henry Sawyer 5 May 1920, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Wilfrid (son of Alfred Charles Sawyer and Elizabeth Jane Weller) was born 1900, , England; died 2 May 1981, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 8.  John Carl Floyd "Floyd" Bristow Descendancy chart to this point (2.Frank2, 1.William1) was born Feb 1904, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Mar 1963, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Floyd Bristow
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-197790
    • Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Notes:

    Floyd J. Bristow - Floyd J. Bristow, 59, of 640 Westmount Rd. died Friday at K-W Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Elmira Feb. 26, 1904, he was a son of Frank Bristow of Elmira and the late Mrs. Bristow. He lived in Kitchener for over 30 years. Mr. Bristow was employed at the Dominion Rubber Company Ltd. for 40 years and was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church. Surviving are his wife, the former Perseda Snyder, whom he married in Toronto in 1935; two sons. Laverne of Kitchener and Ray of Southampton, England; one daughter, Linda at home, and one brother Charles of Kitchener. Three brothers and one sister predeceased him. The body will be at the Ratz-Bechtel funeral Home until Monday at 11 am, when removal will be made to St. Mark's Lutheran Church for the service at 3 pm, Rev. A.A. Schweitzer, pastor of the church, will officiate. Donation to the Ontario Heart Foundation will be accepted as expressions of sympathy.

    Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

    John married Persida Snyder 1935, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. Persida (daughter of Levi R. Snyder and Lydia Ann Fries) was born Jun 1908, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Aug 1981, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. Laverne Bristow  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 12. Ray Bristow  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 13. Linda Bristow  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 9.  George Walter Arnold Bristow Descendancy chart to this point (2.Frank2, 1.William1) was born 26 Feb 1908, , Ontario, Canada; died 30 Aug 1956; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Arnold Bristow
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-197791
    • Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist


  6. 10.  Charles Robert Bristow Descendancy chart to this point (2.Frank2, 1.William1) was born Apr 1909, , Ontario, Canada; died 1974; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-197792
    • Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Charles — Marie Edna Manto. Marie (daughter of August Christoff Manto and Mary Elizabeth Schmitt) was born 31 Mar 1909, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1997; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 4

  1. 11.  Laverne Bristow Descendancy chart to this point (8.John3, 2.Frank2, 1.William1)

  2. 12.  Ray Bristow Descendancy chart to this point (8.John3, 2.Frank2, 1.William1)

  3. 13.  Linda Bristow Descendancy chart to this point (8.John3, 2.Frank2, 1.William1)

    Linda — Gerry Rauckman. [Group Sheet]



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