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Christina Isabella "Bella" Cress

Female 1883 - 1942  (59 years)


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  • Name Christina Isabella "Bella" Cress 
    Born 11 Jan 1883  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Female 
    Name Bella Cress 
    Name Christina Isabella "Bella" Letson 
    Name Isabella Cress 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Presbyterian 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-203071 
    Died 25 Nov 1942  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 28 Nov 1942  Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I203071  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Philip Cress,   b. 18 May 1836, , Alsace Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 1923, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Janet Hutson,   b. 8 Dec 1846, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Nov 1918, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 8 Jan 1864  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Family ID F6316  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John William Letson,   b. 24 Jul 1884, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1963, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 2 Apr 1908  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
     1. Harvey Letson,   d. Bef 2007
     2. Isobel Letson,   d. Bef 2007
     3. John Letson,   b. Aug 1908, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Janet Barbara Letson,   b. 10 Oct 1910, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 2007, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)
     5. Ruth Elizabeth Letson,   b. 1913, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 2002, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     6. Helen Mae Letson,   b. 11 Nov 1919, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 2008, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     7. Leonard Herman Letson,   b. 24 Apr 1922,   d. 21 Jun 2012, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     8. Byron Letson,   b. 1923,   d. 26 Aug 2007, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     9. Russell Herbert Letson,   b. 1924,   d. 8 Mar 2009, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F188678  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • LETSON, Christina

      At her late residence, 35 Dayton Street, Galt, Wednesday, Nov. 25, Christina Isabella Cress, beloved wife of John Leton, in her 60th year. Memorial service in the chapel of the Harold Gray Funeral Home, 96 St. Andrew Street, Galt. Saturday, at two o'clock. Interment in Mount View Cemetery, Galt.

      Kitchener Daily Record 26 Nov 1942 pg 17

  • Sources 
    1. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-2 Page 3.

    2. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 7 Page 16.

    3. [S2560] aaaWaterloo Township South 1891, Sect. 1 Page 4.

    4. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 034729 (1883).
      Name:Christena Isabella Cress Date of Birth:11 Jan 1883 Gender:Female Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Philip Cress Mother's name:Jannet Hudson

    5. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Philip Cress, 23, res. Waterloo Tp., b. Frances, s/o George & Caroline Cress married Janet Hueson, res. N. Dumfries, b. North Dumfries d/o Walter Hueson & Eliz Marshall 8 Jan 1864

    6. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 019256 (1908).
      Name:John Letson Age:23 Birth Year:abt 1885 Birth Place:Winterbourne Marriage Date:2 Apr 1908 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Herman Letson Mother:Sarah Adais Spouse:Bella Cress

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Jan 1883 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Apr 1908 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Nov 1942 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 28 Nov 1942 - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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