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  • Subject: John Kuzyk
    By: Niall (not verified)
    Jun 1, 2015 - 00:37

    John Kuzyk was born in Austria 27 May 1894, and died 13 December 1923 at Essondale, in Coquitlam. He spent the last 57 months of his life at Essondale. Immigrated to Canada in 1910. His home prior to Essondale, was in Clinton, B.C. When the First World War broke out he was interned in the Mara Lake Internment Camps, near Sicamous, and he was released from the camp in 1917, with conditions. Father was: Dan Kuzyk, and the death certificate states that he was married, but she has proven to be elusive to find. Sadly the records of the Internment camps were all destroyed by government order in 1954.

  • Subject: Naomi Lorimer
    By: mdec
    Apr 7, 2015 - 09:41

    "My grandfather recalled that his aunt went to Alaska during the gold rush and died there, but until recently we did not know that she took her daughter, Naomi Lorimer, with her. Naomi was appointed a guardian in Juneau in 1906. The 1910 census shows she was paralyzed and could not speak. She was institutionalized around 1919, and died of pulmonary tuberculosis in 1928. We do not know why no one came to collect her after her mother died. Thank you for making a record of the exact location of her burial."

    Gail Strevy

  • Subject: Amy Florence
    By: mdec
    Mar 4, 2015 - 11:47

    Comment:
    Name: Amy Florence Grisenthwaite
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1933
    Event Place: New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
    Burial Date: 19 Oct 1933
    Gender: Female
    Age: 40
    Marital Status: Married
    Birth Date: 16 Jan 1893
    Birthplace: Kamloops, British Columbia
    Father's Name: Nelson Perrault
    Mother's Name: Annie Green
    Spouse's Name: Joseph Grisenthwaite
    Tribe or Clan:
    Affiliate Film Number: B13147
    GS Film number: 1952658
    Digital Folder Number: 004438053
    Image Number: 00856
    Registration Number: 46335

  • By: Dan (not verified)
    Mar 4, 2015 - 10:06

    With Love,
    Dan

  • Subject: Thank You!
    By: Gina Jensen (not verified)
    Feb 1, 2015 - 14:52

    I have looked for my great grandfather John Arthur Garrett, who left his family when my grandfather was 8 years old and was never heard from again, for 30 years. I finally found information on him through the genealogy website, FamilySearch. I was so excited to find him after so long! As I reviewed his death certificate, I noticed it said he was buried at the Institutional Cemetery in New Westminster, BC. I googled it and came across an article about the cemetery being turned into a park and then a garden. It gave a link to your website. Thank you for the time and effort it took to put it together and to make available the much needed help to those of us seeking to find our ancestors. All of John's children died without ever knowing what became of their father. I'm grateful to know and to find a connection of family that was once lost. Thank you!

  • Subject: Arthur Alderson
    By: Lisa Dickson (not verified)
    Dec 21, 2014 - 23:43

    "General paralysis of the insane" refers to a manifestation of late stage syphilis. The discovery and widespread manufacture of penicillin provided an effective cure.

    People from several groups, including patients from the Asylum for the Insane, were buried under what is now New Westminster Secondary School from approximately 1860 to 1920.

  • By: Niall (not verified)
    Dec 1, 2014 - 15:58

    Samuel Hayes Williams, born in England 1867? - 1940 Essondale hospital, Coquitlam, B.C.. On Christmas day 1939 Samuel shot his neighbour Edwin Simpson ( 1880 -1959 ); he was sent to Oakalla prison, a jury found him insane and Samuel was then sent to Essondale, where he spent the last four months of his life.
    Samuel died of a coronary, complicated by artheriosclerosis, and artheriosclerotic dementia.
    http://essondale.blogspot.ca/2014/12/samuel-hayes-williams.html

  • Subject: Constance Moody
    By: Niall (not verified)
    Dec 1, 2014 - 03:26

    Constance Moody was born on the 17th June 1917 Prince Rupert.
    Her parents were Adam Moody, and Harriet unk. The family are primarily from the Kitkatla nation http://gitxaalanation.com/
    Constance died of tuberculosis on the 11th of April 1944 at Essondale hospital, Coquitlam, B.C.
    She left behind numerous family members to mourn her loss.
    http://essondale.blogspot.ca/2014/12/constance-moody.html

  • By: Niall (not verified)
    Dec 1, 2014 - 01:23

    Violet Mary Mulwain neé Violet Mary Hudson ( New Kitselas 1909 – 1944 Essondale hospital, Coquitlam, B.C. )

    Violet used her middle name Mary Hudson / Mary Mulwain throughout her short life.

    http://essondale.blogspot.ca/2014/12/violet-mary-mulwain.html

  • By: Niall (not verified)
    Nov 30, 2014 - 05:43

    Some information about Phoebe and her husband Alfred here: http://essondale.blogspot.ca/2014/11/phoebe-fulthorp.html

    Phoebe Teresa Fulthorp, nee Phoebe Teresa Hosking was born on the 27th of May 1849 (1846) in London, England.

    NOTE: that Fulthorp is the correct spelling, not Fulthorpe

    Pheobe died from a cerebral haemorrhage, after suffering for many years with terminal dementia

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