William Jonathan Smith Hewer^{[1, 2]}

1845 - 1917  (~ 72 years)

• Name	William Jonathan Smith Hewer
  Born	Mar 1845	, England   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-458707
  Died	17 May 1917	Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I458707	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Family	Mary Jane Gibson,   d. 14 May 1919
  Children	1. Sadie S. Hewer,   b. 1868, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Frances Jemima "Fanny" Hewer,   b. 21 Mar 1874, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jan 1943, Rockwood, Eramosa Township, Wellington Co, , Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F289331	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  HEWER, WILLIAM JOHNATHAN S. Suddenly, at his home on Grange Road in Guelph. On Wednesday, May 17, 1917, he attended to business and was about the market, as was his usual custom, retiring at 9 o'clock. Mrs. Hewer was awakened shortly after two, by his deep breathing and tried to arouse him but he never spoke and passed peacefully away. Mr. Hewer was a quiet, well read man, respected by all. He was the youngest son of the late William and Sarah Hewer, who were among the early pioneers, coming from Farnham, England in 1847 and settling at Arkell. He was educated at the then famous Rockwood Academy. In 1867, he was married to Mary J. Gibson by Venerable Archdeacon Palmer in St. George's Church, when that building occupied the site of the present St. George's Square. A few years later the young couple purchased the home, where they have since resided. Besides his widow, the following survive: Mrs. W. M. Cowie and Mrs. David Brown of Guelph; Mrs. O. E. Kinnee of St. Catharines; Mrs. L. L. Powers of Westfield, NY; F. W. and Berriedale of Hamilton; Sinclair of Grand Rapids, Ml; Irvin B. of Calgary; and one grandson, Zindell Hewer, whom they adopted, who left for overseas service, sailing last August with the first draft of the 6th battery; also twenty- nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren and one surviving sister, Mrs. Andrew Ritchie, Norwich St, Guelph. -Information from the death certificate: Born in England, son of William Hewer and Sarah Smith. Aged 72 years and 2 months. Burial in St. George's Cemetery. -Information from the Ancestry. CA website: On May 8, 1899, Frances Hewer married Oscar Ernest Kinnee. -Information from the marriage certificate of Ethel Adelaide Hewer: Born c. 1872, daughter of William Hewer and Mary Jane Gibson. On May 4, 1892, she married David Brown of Morriston. He was born in Morriston c. 1870, son of John and Jane Brown. -Information from the marriage certificate of Elizabeth Hewer: Born c. 1838, daughter of William Hewer and Sarah Smith. On Dec. 9, 1859, she married Andrew Ritchie (born c. 1830) of Guelph. 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

  [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11948-88. William F. Noble, 21, occ. Cabinet Maker, b. Guelph, res. Same, son of William Noble and Eliza Godfrey, Married Sadie S. Hewer, 19, b. Guelph, res. Same, daughter of William Hewer and Mary J. Gibson, Witn: A. H. Crook and E. A. Hewer, Both Of Guelph, 23 May 1888 At Galt [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 015631-99. Oscar Ernest Kinnee, 26, occ. Farmer, b. Emily City, Elgin Co. Michigan USA, res. Detroit Michigan USA, son of John Kinnee And Jennie Peterson, married Frances Hewer, 25, b. Guelph, res. Same, daughter of W.J. Hewer And Mary Jane Gibson, 27, Witness(es): Bertha Kirschke of Preston and Wm. Jardine of Hespeler, 8 May 1899 at Hespeler [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/220394361/william-jonathan_smith-hewer.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Mar 1845 - , England Died - 17 May 1917 - Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth