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Albert Ferdinand Chapman

Male 1857 - 1887  (29 years)


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  • Name Albert Ferdinand Chapman 
    Born 23 Dec 1857  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1861  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Roman Catholic 
    Occupation 1887  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    assistant postmaster 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-118940 
    Died 14 Nov 1887  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Cause: Haemorrhage from the Lungs 6 weeks 
    Buried New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Person ID I118940  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father John Chapman,   b. CALC 29 Dec 1824, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1880, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 55 years) 
    Mother Ferdinande Hespeler,   b. 10 Jun 1823, Gernsbach, Gernsbach, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1901, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 14 Jun 1853  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Family ID F29836  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Died, In Hespeler, on Monday, 14th inst., at 12.20 a.m., Albert F. Chapman, Assistant Postmaster, Aged 29 Years, 10 Months and 22 Days. Funeral, On Wednesday afternoon, 16th instant, at 2 o'clock, from his Mother's residence, Cooper St., to Hespeler Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend. Hespeler, November 14, 1887.1a

      1aWaterloo Historical Society Death Notices Collection - photocopies

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      In Hespeler, on Monday, Nov. 14th, Albert F. Chapman, assistant Postmaster, aged 29 years, 10 months and 22 days.

      Galt Reporter Nov 18 1887 pg 8

  • Sources 
    1. [S508] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1871, Page 19.

    2. [S237] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - New Hope CC#4498 Internet Link .
      Albert F. / Son Of/ John & Ferdinande/ Chapman/ Died 14th Nov. 1887/ Aged 29 Years/ 10 Mo's. & 22 Days/ Asleep In Jesus/ Chapman

    3. [S890] Funeral Card - - Waterloo Historical Society - photocopies, "funeral card of Albert F. Chapman," 14 Nov 1887.

    4. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 17 Nov 1887.
      14 Nov 1887 Albert Chapman died in Hespeler at age of 28 years.

    5. [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861, Div. 1 Page 6.

    6. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      John Chapman, merchant of Preston married 14 Jun 1853 Greenbush by license to Ferinande Mühleisen (widow) of Preston, witnesses: Wilhelm Hespeler of Brandford and Jacob A. Beck of Preston.

    7. [S91] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Maryhill - St. Boniface Roman Catholic [found cited on various sources on the internet and family histories], Rev. John B. Baumgaertner.
      John Chapman widower of Wilhelmina Hespeler married (no date) Ferdinanda Hespeler widow of Christopher Frederic Mileise

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 Dec 1857 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - assistant postmaster - 1887 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Haemorrhage from the Lungs 6 weeks - 14 Nov 1887 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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