William Cowan Forrest

1874 - 1936  (62 years)

• Name	William Cowan Forrest
  Born	1874	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Marriage Contract	Aft 1911
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-224999
  Died	25 Apr 1936	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I224999	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	James Jackson Forrest,   b. 1827, , Scotland ,   d. 30 Nov 1893  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Agnes Hamilton,   b. Oct 1837, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Mar 1909, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 71 years)
  Married	26 Oct 1858	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Family ID	F7743	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine "Kate" Panabaker,   b. 1 Apr 1880, Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jul 1952  (Age 72 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F222000	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  FORREST, WILLIAM COWAN A well-known Hespeler man, at the General Hospital in Toronto, on Saturday morning, April 25, 1936, in his 62nd year. Mr. Forrest had been receiving treatment at the Toronto hospital, when erysipelas developed. A native of Puslinch, near Guelph, Mr. Forrest farmed near the Ontario Agricultural College for a considerable period. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church. He was a resident of Hespeler for the past three years. Surviving are his wife, Kate Panabaker; two brothers, Robert of Winterbourne; Thomas on the homestead in Paisley Block; and one sister, Margaret, also on the homestead. The funeral took place from his residence, Rife Ave., Hespeler, on Mon. April 27th at 2: 30, conducted by Rev. Dr. MacGillivary of Knox Presbyterian Church in Guelph, of which Mr. Forrest was a member and elder, assisted by Rev. T. G. Marshall of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Hespeler, Rev. J. J. Lowe of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Galt and Rev. J. W. Hunt of the United Church. Pallbearers: Charles Fisk, Archie Cleghorn, Archie Moody, Ernest and Russell Forrest of Guelph and Gordon Behling of Kitchener. Interment in Woodlawn Cemetery. -Information from the birth certificate: Born on Apr. 8, 1874, son of James Jackson Forrest and Agnes Hamilton of Guelph Twp. -His second wife, Kate Panabaker died in 1952. His sister, Margaret H. Forrest died in 1949 and his brother, Thomas Forrest in 1945. A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/219236579. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. James Jackson Forrest aged 28 res Woolwich born Scotland, son of Robert and Ellen (Jackson) Forrest married 276 Oct 1858 to Agnes Hamilton aged 22 res Woolwich, born Ontario daughter of James & Margaret (Hose) Hamilton. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 09 Nov 1858. 26 Oct 1858 By the Rev. F. W. Bindeman, at Berlin, on Oct. 26, Samuel Jackson Forrest, to Agnes Hamilton, of Woolwich [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 09 Nov 1858. By the Rev. F. W. Bindeman, at Berlin, on Oct. 26, Samuel Jackson Forrest, to Agnes Hamilton, of Woolwich. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1874 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 25 Apr 1936 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth