Delilah Able
ID # 2726, (1888-1906)
| Father | Norman Able (1853-1940) |
| Mother | Jessie Laidlaw (1858-1923) |
| Birth | Delilah Able was born on 14 March 1888 at Beverly Township. |
| Death | She died on 11 February 1906 at Whitby, Ontario County, Ont., at age 17. |
| Burial | She was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario. |
| Note | Birth reg. 039843-88 Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co. Delilah Able born March 14, 1888. Parents Norman Able and Jessie Laidlaw. Informant N. Able, farmer, Beverly. At some point, Delilah attended the Ontario Ladies College, as it was then known, in Whitby, and there tragedy occurred. The following appeared in the Toronto Daily Star, Monday, February 12, 1906, page 5. Died of the Burns Miss Able, a student at Whitby Ladies College, victim of explosion of lamp. Grief has followed gaiety at the Ontario Ladies College at Whitby. The annual conversazione took place on Friday night, and today one student is dead, and a second is bereft of her father. While Miss Delilah Able and several other girls were curling their hair last Friday afternoon, in preparation for the social gathering, the alcohol lamp exploded, and Miss Able was so seriously burned that she died yesterday. The remains passed through Toronto this morning on their way to Lynden, the home of the deceased, and where the internment will be held. A passenger on the same train was Miss McCrae of Glencoe, whose father had just died. Unquote There are two death registrations for Delilah. Death reg. 021712-06 Whitby, Ontario County Delilah Abel died 11 February 1906, age 17 yrs., 11 mo. At Ontario Ladies College, student, single. Father Norman Abel, born Canada. Cause: Burned to death. The second registration was filed in Beverly Township with a note at the bottom. Death reg. 031439-06 Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co. Delilah Able died February 11, 1906, age 17. Residence lot 15, con. 2, Beverly. Farmer's daughter. Single. Methodist. Father Norman Able, born Canada. Injury from burns. 2 days. Informant Norman Able, registration date Feb 14, 1906. Remarks: The above death occurred at Whitby College, but the parents requested me to register it here also. Delilah isn't buried at Lynden as stated in the Star story, but in Greenwood Cemetery in Brantford. She is buried in the family plot where her grandparents are buried as well as a younger sibling and, eventually, her parents. |
| Last Edited | 9 Aug 2016 |