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- 1903-1960
Mabel Welma Fox was born in 1903 in Grand Rapids (Michigan) to Cornelius Fox and Jennie Gertrude Fox (nee Fisher). Fox attended Grand Rapids Junior College for her freshman and sophomore years. In 1921, Fox enrolled in the School of Education at the College of Literature Science and Arts at the University of Michigan from where she graduated in 1923 with a Bachelor of Arts in Education. During her time at the University of Michigan, Fox lived at the Betsy Barbour Women’s Residence Hall and the Martha Cook Building and worked as a botany assistant. After graduation, Fox worked as a teacher. In 1938, she became a teacher at Chelsea High School (Michigan).
During her life, Fox was an active member of the Michigan Education Association and a member of Chelsea Methodist Church, as well as president of the Church board.
Mabel Welma Fox died at 57 on December 23, 1960, in Chelsea (Michigan).
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"Aaron is s a PhD Candidate in the Global Governance program at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, who is pursuing a specialization in global political economy.
Aaron’s research examines the political economy of China’s Belt and Road Initiative in the Caribbean with specific reference to extractive industry development in the aluminum and oil sectors of Jamaica and Guyana, respectively.
Prior to joining the Balsillie School, Aaron spent several years directing political relations at the University of Waterloo as the stakeholder relations manager for the Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association. As a founder and curator, Aaron has exhibited works from his Vintage Black Canada initiative at the BAND Gallery Toronto, the Gladstone Hotel, and the Contact Photography Festival as well at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). Most recently in June, Aaron co-organized and marshaled the KW Solidarity March for Black Lives that saw an estimated 30,000 attendees." - Excerpt taken directly from Aaron T. Francis - Balsillie School of International Affairs.
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- December 22, 1835-November 14, 1911
Samuel Franklin French was born to Coffin Moore French and Dolly Pillsbury December 22, 1835 in Candia,New Hapmshire, United States of America. Samuel worked as a reverend and traveled to preach in cities including Hamilton, Massachusetts; Tewksbury, Massachusetts; Wallingford, Vermont and Londonderry, New Hampshire. On December 22, 1864 Samuel married Martha Jane Upton in Andover, Massachusetts. The couple lived in New England for the remained of their lives until Samuel's death in 1911.
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- 1940-2023
Robert S. Frew was a professor of architecture and a graduate of the University of Waterloo. Few was born March 2, 1940 in Chapelton, Scotland to James G. Few, a blacksmith, and Hannah Morrow Simpson, a weaver. Frew gradated from the Mackintosh School of Architecture (Glasgow) in 1963 and obtained a B.Arch from the Manitoba School of Architecture in 1965. He completed an M.A.S.C. Engineering in 1967 and a PhD. Engineering from in 1973 from the University of Waterloo, where he was involved with building the Kaleidoscope Pavilion at Expo 67.
Frew taught Yale School of Architecture, where he worked from 1969 to 1999, Along with Bob Workman, Frew founded the Computer Science Department at Southern Connecticut State University, where he served as chair of the department from 1981 to 1984 and taught from 1978 to 2003. Outside of his professional career, Frew served as president of Habitat for Humanity of Greater New Haven, and taught dance with the New Haven Branch of Royal Country Scottish Dancers.
Frew died September 22, 2023 in New Haven and was interred in Grove Street Cemetery.
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- August 5, 1804-November 3, 1876
Samuel Fried was born in Bucks County Pennsylvania in 1804. In 1825 he and Abraham Moyer walked to Canada and settled in Roseville, Waterloo County where he worked as a farmer. He married Nancy Ziegler, also an immigrant from Pennsylvania, and the pair had 7 children together.
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Fritsch Pharmacy began in 1920 as Beger and Schaefer at 191 King Street West in Kitchener. By 1926 the business was operated solely by Gordon Schaefer and in 1929 was taken over by E.G. Fahrner. Fahrner came from London, Ontario where he worked as a druggist at the corner of Ridout and Dundas. From 1929 until 1958 Fahrner and his wife operated the store, at times also housing his wife's hair dressing business. In 1960 after Fahrner's passing the store was taken over by Michael Fritsch who had been working there since 1942, originally as a delivery boy. In 1988 Fritsch closed the dispensary and converted the store to selling perfumes, opening Fritsch Fragrances. Fritsch Fragrances closed in 2018 and Michael Fritsch died in 2023. Over the years the numbering system of King Street has change numerous times, but the store currently stands at 201 King Street West.
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- 1924-1984
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- 1879-1997
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John Galt (1779-1839) was a novelist, political and social commentator, and founder of the city of Guelph, Ontario.
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- 1811-1836
John Garden was born August 30 or 31, 1811 in Inverurie, Scotland, to Robert Garden (1785-1832) and Jean Davidson (1783-1821). He was one of six children, the others being Margaret, born Aug. 30 or 31, 1811 (who married George Davidson, first sheriff of Waterloo County, Ontario), James (1812-), Jane (1814-), Janet (1817-) and Robert (1821-). John died in 1836.
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Robert Garden was born in 1821 in Aberdeen, Scotland to Robert Garden (1785-1832) and Jean Davidson (1783-1821). He was one of six children, the others being John, (August 30 or 31, 1811), Margaret (born Aug. 30 or 31 1811, who married George Davidson, first sheriff of Waterloo County, Ontario), James (1812-), Jane (1814-), and Janet (1817-).
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Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau is a Canadian politician and former astronaut who served as a Cabinet minister, minister of foreign affairs, and minister of transport.
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Greg Gatenby (1950-) was born in Toronto. Gatenby was an editor with McClelland & Stewart between 1973 and 1975. He later worked as the artistic director of the Harbourfront Reading Series and the International Festival of Authors. He holds a B.A. in English from York University, graduating 1972.
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- 1903-1996
Sofie Andersen was born in Denmark in 1903. Sofie sailed from Copenhagen to Halifax in May of 1928. On May 14, 1928 Sofie married Niels Peter Jensen at St. John's Lutheran Church in Montréal. The couple were granted a divorce on January 17, 1936 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Sofie married Eugene Gauthier on October 23, 1940 at St. Ansgar's Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in Montréal. Eugene passed away in 1951.
Sofie practiced spiritualism in Montréal and later Kitchener-Waterloo. She was ordained as a Spiritualist minister on June 25, 1967 at the Brantford Spiritual Temple in Brantford, Ontario. Reverend Fred Maynell, President of the National Spiritualist Association of Canada, officiated and conferred the degree of Minister upon Mrs. Gauthier. Sofie passed away in Cambridge, Ontario on February 10, 1996 at the age of 93.
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- 1894-1934
Louise Catherine Breithaupt was born September 29, 1894 to John Christian and Caroline "Carrie" Anthes. An active member of the Zion Evangelical Church, she was a member of the choir and taught Sabbath school. She was also a member of the Queen Anne chapter of the I.O.D.E., serving as secretary for five years. Breithaupt married professor and Reverend Milton George Geil on September 6, 1934 and relocated to Evanston, Illinois where Geil taught psychology at Northwestern University. She died of tuberculosis at the Freeport Hospital on November 10, 1934 and was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery.
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- 1893-1962
Milton George Geil was a professor of applied psychology. Geil was born in Drew, Ontario on June 3, 1893 to Henry and Margaret (nee Domm) Geil. He joined the ministry in 1917 serving as the associate minister at Zion Evangelical Church from 1922 to 1925 and as minster of the Calvary Church from 1925 to 1926. Geil completed his university and graduate studies in Illinois, obtaining a bachelor of arts from North Western College and, in 1930, a doctorate in psychology from Northwestern University. He also completed and a bachelor of divinity and doctorate at the Evangelical Theological Seminary. Geil joined Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania in 1937 where he founded the psychological service centre and taught until his retirement in 1962. Between 1950 and 1951 he taught in Korea and the Philippines. Giel was married to Louise Breithaupt who died of tuberculosis on November 10, 1934. Following his death in Reading, his body was returned to Kitchener and buried next to Louise in Mount Hope Cemetery.
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- 1932-2016
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