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John Carl "Jake" Klaehn

Male 1888 - 1978  (90 years)


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  1. 1.  John Carl "Jake" Klaehn was born 5 Jun 1888, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of John Ernst Klaehn and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Euler); died 20 Aug 1978, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Jake Klaehn
    • Residence: 129 John St. W., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-36690
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Foreman, Factory
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Machine Engineer
    • Residence: 1921, 59 Irvine St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1947, 129 John St. W., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    KLAEHN, John C. - At the K-W Hospital, on Sunday, Aug. 20, 1978, John Carl Klaehn of 129 John St. W., Waterloo, aged 90 years. Mr. Klaehn was born in Kitchener, a son of the late John E. Klaehn and the former Elizabeth Euler, a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church and formerly a member of the church board and a trustee of the church. Along with his wife, Mr. Klaehn celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on August 14, 1978. A professional engineer, he headed his own engineering company for many years, formerly a member of the Board of Governors of Waterloo College, formerly a member of the high school board of Kitchener and was one of the founding engineers of the Professional Engineers Association of Ontario. He is survived by his wife, the former E. Elizabeth McCann, by his sister, Mrs. Ella Bleich of Waterloo; by his two granddaughters, Nancy (Mrs. Steven Hoke) of Willowdale and Robin (Mrs. Calvin Crodner) of Mississauga and by his two great-grandchildren Steven and Kelly Hoke. He was predeceased by his son Colonel Robert Klaehn and by three sisters, Mrs. Lucinda Meyer, Mrs. Alma Hoelscher and Lillian Klaehn. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after 7 p.m. tonight. Funeral and committal service in the chapel, Tuesday, at 3 p.m., with Rev. Vernon Cronmiller officiating. Interment St. Peter's Lutheran cemetery.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 21 Aug 1978 pg 27

    Residence:
    Elizabeth Ziegler School: "The same bricks built the house at 129 John St West. My brother Paul Beam, EZ alumni, bought the house from Jake Klaehn. Jake, a Prof Eng, was on the City of Waterloo School Board. He knew that institutional specs were higher than domestic bricks. Just about to build a new house on John West, Mr Klaehn order enough for 129 John from the same batch. "

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    John married E. Elizabeth "Elizabeth" McCann 14 Aug 1913, Port Dalhousie, Welland, Ontario, Canada. E. was born 1893, Thorold, Thorold Twp., Welland Co., Ontario; died 1988; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Colonel Robert Arthur Klaehn was born 1913, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Ernst Klaehn was born 28 May 1856, , Germany (son of Carl Friedrich Christian Klaehn and Fredericka Dorothea Sophie Johanne Krugman); died 5 Apr 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Nationality: , Germany
    • Name: John Klehn
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-36686
    • Immigration: 1873, , Ontario, Canada
    • Immigration: 1874, , Ontario, Canada
    • Naturalization: 1875, , Ontario, Canada
    • Immigration: 1879, , Canada
    • Naturalization: 1882
    • Occupation: 1888, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; cabinet maker
    • Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cabinet Maker
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cabinet Maker, Factory
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, Rubber Factory
    • Residence: 1921, 121 Louisa St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    John married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Euler 18 Dec 1883, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Johannes "John" Euler and Katharina "Catherine" Hoffman) was born 27 May 1865, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Aug 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth "Lizzie" Euler was born 27 May 1865, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Johannes "John" Euler and Katharina "Catherine" Hoffman); died 4 Aug 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Elizabeth "Lizzie" Klaehn
    • Name: Lizzie Euler
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-36687
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1921, 121 Louisa St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1947, 45 Pandora Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Children:
    1. Lucinda Klaehn was born 11 Sep 1883, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Elma Klaehn was born 4 Feb 1886, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 1. John Carl "Jake" Klaehn was born 5 Jun 1888, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Aug 1978, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Lillian B. Klaehn was born 14 May 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1956; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Ella Catherine Klaehn was born 20 Aug 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1985; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Carl Friedrich Christian Klaehn was born 11 Nov 1819, , Germany; died 18 Jul 1890, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Carl Klähn
    • Name: Charles Klaehn
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-227032
    • Occupation: 1890, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; laborer

    Carl married Fredericka Dorothea Sophie Johanne Krugman 20 Apr 1849, Sietow, , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Fredericka was born 1822, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Fredericka Dorothea Sophie Johanne Krugman was born 1822, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Name: Fredericka Dorothea Sophie Johanne Klaehn
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-96390
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Sophia Johanne Henriette Klaehn was born 23 Nov 1850, , Germany; died 22 Nov 1929, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Karoline Elise Adolphine "Caroline" Klaehn was born 12 Sep 1853, Sietow, , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died 6 Jul 1929, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 2. John Ernst Klaehn was born 28 May 1856, , Germany; died 5 Apr 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Louisa Klaehn was born 23 Jul 1860, Grebenick, Mecklenberg Schwerin; died 6 Sep 1950; was buried , Freeport Pioneer Cemetery, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Karl "Charles" Klaehn was born 6 May 1864, , Germany; died 27 Nov 1940, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Johannes "John" Euler was born 18 Dec 1831 (son of Johannes "John" Euler and Katharina "Catherine" Eckstein); died 21 Jun 1912, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151303448
    • Name: John Euler
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-463221
    • Residence: 1831, Breidenbach, , Hessen, Germany
    • Birth: 20 Dec 1831, Breidenbach, , Hessen, Germany
    • Occupation: 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; cooper
    • Immigration: 1874
    • Naturalization: 1880
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1898, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

    Johannes married Katharina "Catherine" Hoffman 12 Oct 1856, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Katharina was born 28 Aug 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Mar 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Katharina "Catherine" Hoffman was born 28 Aug 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Mar 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151303516
    • Name: Catherine Hoffman
    • Name: Katharina "Catherine" Euler
    • Residence: Lutheran
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-30850
    • Residence: 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Conrad Euler was born 17 Aug 1857, , Ontario, Canada; died 29 Dec 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Catherine Euler was born 1858, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Mary Euler was born 28 Nov 1862, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1954; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 3. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Euler was born 27 May 1865, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Aug 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Anna Euler was born 1869, , Ontario, Canada; died 1944; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Christina Euler was born 1872, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Sophie Euler was born 1872, , Ontario, Canada; died 1944; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Marie Christena "Christena Euler was born 28 Jan 1873, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1924; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. William Euler was born 1875, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Henry H. Euler was born 27 Apr 1875, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Nov 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Emma Euler was born 1878, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Johannes "John" Euler was born CA 1810, of, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Name: John Euler
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-71242
    • Residence: 1831, Breidenbach, , Hessen, Germany

    Johannes — Katharina "Catherine" Eckstein. Katharina was born 13 Apr 1808, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; died 24 Jun 1896, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Katharina "Catherine" Eckstein was born 13 Apr 1808, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; died 24 Jun 1896, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/241603581
    • Name: Catherine Eckstein
    • Name: Catherine Euler
    • Name: Katharina "Catherine" Euler
    • Name: Katharina "Catherine" Herchenratter
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-43011
    • Residence: 1831, Breidenbach, , Hessen, Germany
    • Residence: 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. 6. Johannes "John" Euler was born 18 Dec 1831; died 21 Jun 1912, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Heinrich "Henry" Euler was born 1 Dec 1842, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.


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