Meinrod Bisig

1836 - 1879  (43 years)

• Name	Meinrod Bisig
  Born	1836	, Switzerland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  House of Industry and Refuge	1879	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  		HouseofIndustryandRefugeca1869.JPG The House of Industry and Refuge. In 1868, 141 acres was purchased on Frederick Street in Berlin (now Kitchener) and the house opened on June 15, 1869. The original building housed 100 and operated as an industrial farm, which raised crops and livestock. The residents worked for their keep if possible, those most did not. The House eventually became a strictly a residence of the aged and later relocated and renamed Sunnyside.
  Residence	Roman Catholic
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-66600
  Died	28 Dec 1879	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Cause: consumption (one year)
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I66600	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S1848] House of Industry and Refuge Burial Register - Kitchener, Pg 4 No. 115 Reg. Number in Admittance Record Book: 808. Meinrod Bisig Died: 28 Dec 1879 42 Claimed and remarks: R. C. Sexton Mt. Hope Cemetery

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1836 - , Switzerland House of Industry and Refuge - 1879 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: consumption (one year) - 28 Dec 1879 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth