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A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Roderick Boyd Waller

Male 1871 - 1945  (73 years)


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  • Name Roderick Boyd Waller 
    Born 28 Sep 1871  Innisfil Township, Simcoe Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1 
    Residence 1939  41 Braun St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-278951 
    Died 4 Jun 1945  Wasaga Beach, Simcoe Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Stayner Union Cemetery, Stayner, Simcoe Co. , Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I278951  Generations
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 

    Family Catherine Fitzpatrick,   b. 15 Jan 1873, Cootehill, Cavan Co., Ulster Province, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Children 
     1. Gerald Waller,   b. 2 Jun 1908, Medonte Township, Simcoe Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 
    Family ID F62774  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Roderick Boyd Waller was the son of William Waller and Elizabeth McDonough. His Ontario birth record (#007871) gives his birth date as 28 September 1871, Innisfil, Simcoe County, Ontario. In his military record he gave his birth place as "12th Line, Innisfil" and his birth date as 1875. Roderick was a veteran of World War I. He enlisted in the 157th Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force at Barrie on 1 December 1915. He went overseas in October of 1817, then served in France and Belgium as a private (sapper) in the Canadian Railway Troops. He had married Catherine (Kate) Fitzpatrick in 1895 and when he enlisted they had eight children. In the 1921 census of Barrie, the youngest child in the household was a son Morris born about 1917.

      Contributor: Edith Speers (49583043)

      Cemetery, S., America, N., County, S., & Cemetery, S. (1871). Roderick Boyd Waller (1871-1945) - Find a Grave... Retrieved 18 January 2023, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183026018/roderick-boyd-waller

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183026018.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Sep 1871 - Innisfil Township, Simcoe Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1939 - 41 Braun St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Stayner Union Cemetery, Stayner, Simcoe Co. , Ontario Link to Google Earth
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