Edward M. Devitt Biography
Description
- Creator
- Little, Ellis, Author
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Articles
- Description
- This is a handwritten biography of Edward M. Devitt from the Ellis Little Papers. This biography has been transcribed exactly as written. Ellis Little was a local historian, who was the principal of Elizabeth Ziegler Public School.On his retirement, he invested much of his time in researching and writing about Waterloo's history. The Ellis Little Papers consist of extensive notes, papers and historical works.
- Notes
- To see the original document please visit the Ellis Little Local History Room at the Main Branch of the Waterloo Public Library
- Date Of Event
- 1867-1938
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Devitt, Edward M. ; Devitt, Benjamin ; Merner, Hilda ; Merner, Absalom
- Local identifier
- ELP 51.42 and ELP 63.42.11
- Collection
- Ellis Little Papers: Men and Women of Our Past
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Location of Original
- Ellis Little Papers
- Contact
- Waterloo Public LibraryEmail:askus@wpl.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:35 Albert Street, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 5E2
- Full Text
Born 1867, Died 1938
Married: Hilda Merner
Edward Devitt, born in 1867, was the son of Benjamin Devitt. When Edward grew up he became a druggist in Waterloo and later on he also operated a drug store in Berlin. For some time he was the owner of the City Hotel in Waterloo but had someone manage it for him. He was married to Hilda Merner, daughter of Absalom Merner who was part owner of the Waterloo Manufacturing Company. When Helen’s [should be Hilda] father moved up to northern Ontario, the Devitts took ownership of the large Merner home out on Albert St. N. In 1911 Edward Devitt sold the home and surrounding lands to the Lutheran Synod of Canada. The Devitt home became the first building of the Lutheran Seminary that grew over the years to become the Wilfrid Laurier University.
Sources:
Waterloo Mount Hope Cemetery Records
Obituary, Waterloo Chronicle, December 20, 1938.
The Twin City, Berlin and Waterloo
