Mary Catherine (Kreamer) Kitchen (abt. 1846 - abt. 1907)

Born about 1846 in Ancaster, Wentworth, Canada West [uncertain]

Ancestors

Died about 3 Oct 1907 at about age 61 in Ancaster, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada [uncertain]

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Biography

Mary, daughter of Jacob Kreamer^[1] and Catherine Shaver, was born about 1846. Their family lived in Ancaster, Wentworth, Canada West (Ontario); her father worked as a carpenter.^[2][3]

Mary (age 26) married Lewis Kitchen (age 24) on 19 June 1877 in Ancaster, Wentworth, Ontario.^[1]

They continued to live in Ancaster, Wentworth, Ontario.^[4]

She passed away in 1907.

Census Records

Census of 1861 (Canada East, Canada West, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia)

Ancaster, Wentworth, Canada West (Ontario)

Household: Name, Gender, Age, Birthplace, Occupation

Jacob Kreamer: M, 42, US, Carpenter

Cathern Kreamer: F, 40, UC

Mary C Kreamer: F, 15, UC

Caroline Kreamer: F, 12, UC

Elisabeth Kreamer: F, 11, UC

William Kreamer: M, 7, UC^[2]

Census of Canada, 1871

Ancaster, Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario

Household: Name, Gender, Age, Birthplace

Jacob Kreamer Male 50 U States

Catharine B Kreamer Female 48 O

Mary C Kreamer Female 22 O

E Charitya Kreamer Female 19 O

William W Kreamer Male 16 O^[3]

Census of Canada, 1881

Ancaster, Wentworth, Ontario

FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DR79-QDQ

Household: Name, Gender, Age, Occupation, Birthplace

Lewes Ketchen M 28 Farmer Ontario

Mary C. Ketchen F 30 Ontario

Catherine E. Ketchen F 2 Ontario^[4]

Research Notes

Birth:

1861 census: age 15, birth year estimate 1846

1871 census: age 22, birth year estimate 1849

Marriage (19 June 1877): age 26, birth year estimate 1851

1881 census: age 30, birth year estimate 1851.

Parents:

Marriage record: Jacob Kreamer & Catherine.

Mother's family name (Shaver) based on records for her siblings.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Marriage: "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: FMJ9-7H5 : accessed 17 October 2023) FamilySearch Image: 9Q97-Y39P-YFS Image number 00077, Mary Catherine Kreamer (26) marriage to Lewis Kitchen (24) on 19 Jun 1877 in Ancaster, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada; Groom's parents: Isaac Kitchen & Catherine, Bride's parents: Jacob Kreamer & Catherine; citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,863,651.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1861 Census: "Census of 1861 (Canada East, Canada West, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia)," online database with images. Entry for Mary C Kreamer (age 15); Province: Canada West (Ontario), District: Wentworth, District number: 41, Sub-district: Ancaster, 2, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Page: 53, Line: 15-20, Microfilm reel: C-1085, Image: 4108432_00118, ID: 45221565. Library and Archives Canada: Censuses (https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=census&IdNumber=45221565 : accessed 17 Oct 2023).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} 1871 Census: "Canada Census, 1871," database, (FamilySearch Record: M4QP-BVS : accessed 17 October 2023), Mary C Kreamer (22) in Ancaster, Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario, Canada. Born in O; citing 1871; 03, Ancaster e, South Wentworth 22, Ontario; House: 20, Page: 6, Affiliate Film: C-9924; National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} 1881 Census: "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MVFN-FXR : accessed 17 October 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DR79-QDQ, Mary C Ketchen (30) in Ancaster, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada. Born in Ontario; citing Volume: 3; Page: 32; Affiliate Publication Number: e008189458; Digital film/folder number: 004466797; FHL microfilm: 1375892; Image number: 58.

See also:

• Shavers of Ancaster