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- Orangeville Banner dated 07-Aug-1919 Page 1, Column 4
George Bretz, of Toronto, formerly of Shelburne, has changed the spelling of his name to Brett. His great-grandfather Bretz was a Dutch U. E. Loyalist, who, coming to Canada in 1810, received a grant of land from the British government in the County of Waterloo. However, one cannot be explaining this to everybody and he has taken this step to avoid prejudice.
#024805-80 (Oxford Co) BRETZ, George Henry, m, b. 3 Sept 1880, father - Henry Bretz, agent, mother - Catherine Jane JOHNSON, infm - Henry Bretz, Blenheim Twp
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Born and raised in Ontario, George Bretz was a lacrosse player with a local London team prior to moving to Manitoba in 1902 and joining the Shamrock Lacrosse Club. He played for them when they won the 1903 Manitoba Provincial Championship and accompanied them when they ventured to the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. By overcoming the St. Louis Amateur Athletic Association’s squad with a score of 8-2, the team earned itself Olympic gold medals. According to an obituary published by the Winnipeg Free Press, he was killed in the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, but this is an error as there is evidence that he was alive at least into 1911. Outside of sports he worked as a tailor and he was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame, along with the rest of his gold medal-winning team, in 2004.
Lived at Shelburne 1881
Lived at Shelburne 1891
Lived at Shelburne 1901
Moved to Toronto ~1907
Lived at 98 Langley ave 1908-1911+ George H Bretz tlr
Lived at 8 Brock 1921 George H Brett
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1880 - Aft 1921 (> 42 years)