Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Walter Wesley "Wesley" Baer[1]

Male 1865 - 1939  (73 years)


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  • Name Walter Wesley "Wesley" Baer 
    Born 22 Jul 1865  Goderich, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Name Wesley Baer 
    Eby ID Number 00003-599.5 
    Died 23 Apr 1939  Victoria, British Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Hatley Memorial Gardens, Colwood, British Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I9876  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father David P. Baer,   b. 5 Dec 1828, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1907, Croswell, Sanilac, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Susannah Witmer,   b. 28 Jan 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 May 1880, Colborne Twp., Huron Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Married 7 Nov 1852  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Family ID F1157  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • BAER\emdash At Royal Jubilee Hospital on Sunday, April 23, Walter Baer, aged 74 ears. The late Mr. Baer was born in Goderich, Ont., and had been a resident of this province for the last 50 years. He is survived by his widow, in Honolulu, and a son. in Australia. The funeral will take place on Thursday morning from McCall Bros.' Funeral Home at 10.30 o'clock. Rev. J. P. Hicks will conduct the service, after which Interment will be in Colwood Burial Park.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 185.

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, Gardens, H., America, N., Columbia, B., District, C., & Gardens, H. (1865). Walter Wesley Baer (1865-1939) - Find A Grave.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169869394/walter-wesley-baer.

    3. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      David Bear, blacksmith of Waterloo T., married 7 Nov 1852 Greenbush by license to Susanna Witmer of Waterloo T. witnesses: F. W. Hering of Waterloo & William Dekay of Waterloo

    4. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Frederick W. Bindemann, Minister of The United Lutheran and German Reformed Protestant Church, Greenbush, Waterloo Twp., 1 Jan. 1852 - 1 Jan. 1853 #226.

    5. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 11 Nov 1852 pg 46.
      BEAR, David married 7 Nov 1852 To Susanna WITNER. Both from Waterloo. minister F. W. Bindemann

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Jul 1865 - Goderich, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Apr 1939 - Victoria, British Columbia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Hatley Memorial Gardens, Colwood, British Columbia Link to Google Earth
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