William Edward Lech

1862 - 1936  (73 years)

• Name	William Edward Lech  [1]
  Birth	29 Dec 1862	Peterborough, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209201012
  _FGRAVE	209201012
  _FSFTID	L1Z4-LYL
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L1Z4-LYL
  _TAG	Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
  Death	8 Jan 1936	Peterborough, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Cause: Heart attack
  	?b?VETERAN FURRIER DIES?/b? W. E. Lech Spent Entire Life in Peterborough Peterborough, January 8. The death occurred suddenly here today of William Edward Lech, for many years engaged in the fur business here. Confined to bed only a few hours, he succumbed to a heart attack. He was 73 years old. Mr. Lech was born in Peterborough and spent his entire life here. When a young man he went into partnership in the fur business with the late K. G. Lech. In 1908 he opened a retail and manufacturing fur business of his own. Surviving are his widow and three sisters, Mrs. Paul Stoving of New York, Mrs. Fritz Gnaedinger of Valleyfield, Que., and Mrs. E. Walters of Westmount, Que. Keith G. Lech and Cyril K. Lech of Peterborough are nephews. Funeral service will be held here Friday afternoon.
  Burial	Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Address: Crescent Street Peterborough, Peterborough County,, Ontario Canada
  Person ID	I7717	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Wilhelm "William" Lech,   b. 4 Mar 1825   d. 3 Mar 1903, Peterborough, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Rosina Henrietta Kornke,   b. 28 Aug 1828   d. 20 Sep 1901, Peterborough, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F2643	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susan Barnett,   b. 2 Oct 1869, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 30 Apr 1940, Peterborough, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	17 Jun 1901	Peterborough, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Lech,   b. 5 Jul 1910, Peterborough, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada d. 5 Jul 1910, Peterborough, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F2642	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Dec 1862 - Peterborough, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 17 Jun 1901 - Peterborough, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada Death - Cause: Heart attack - 8 Jan 1936 - Peterborough, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S285] Quebec. Montreal., Newspapers: The Gazette (Montreal), "W. E Lech Veteran Furrier Dies," 9 Jan 1936, p. 11; digital images : accessed 8 Oct 2021), Newspapers: the Gazette (Montreal). (Reliability: 3). [S165] Ontario. Family search, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927 (FS), (familysearch.org :n.d.), Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927." 349, William Edward Lech-Susan Barnett, accessed 4 Jul 2021. (Reliability: 3).