John Bless

1855 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	John Bless
  Born	1855	, Switzerland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  House of Industry and Refuge	1881	House of Industry and Refuge Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  		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.
  Occupation	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Pauper
  Residence	1881	House of Industry and Refuge, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Residence	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-131104
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I131104	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 56. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 pg 54-58.

  
  

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  Born - 1855 - , Switzerland House of Industry and Refuge - 1881 - House of Industry and Refuge Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Pauper - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1881 - House of Industry and Refuge, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth