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Henry John "Harry" Braun

Male 1898 - 1979  (80 years)


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  1. 1.  Henry John "Harry" Braun was born 7 Apr 1898, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Emil E. F. Braun and Lucinda Niergarth); died 5 Apr 1979, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 7 Apr 1979, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Harry Braun
    • Name: Heinrich Johanis "Harry" Braun
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-382134
    • Residence: 1974, 742 Sherring St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    BRAUN, Harry J. - Of the Golden Years Nursing Home, Cambridge, at South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, Thursday, April 5, 1979, in his 81st year, Harry J. Braun.

    Beloved father of Jack of Guelph and Audrey (Mrs. Neil Eby) of Cambridge. Predeceased by his first wife, Ethel Goften, in 1945 and his second wife, Edna Bernhardt, in 1974. Also survived by four sisters, Margaret (Mrs. Percy Karn) of Waterloo, Mrs. Louise Silver of Cambridge, Jean (Mrs. Thomas Barnes) of Waterloo and Irene (Mrs. James MacAvoy) of St. Catharines, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

    Mr. Braun was born in Guelph and had resided in Cambridge (P) since 1913; retired from Savage Shoes Limited.

    Resting at the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Rd., Cambridge, for funeral services Saturday at 2 p.m. Interment Preston cemetery.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record Thu, Apr 05, 1979 Page 31

    Henry married Ethel Anne Gofton 11 Jun 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Ethel (daughter of Roger Fonger Gofton and Annabella Woelfle) was born 21 Jan 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Feb 1947, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 24 Feb 1947, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Jack Braun
    2. Audrey Lorraine Braun

    Henry married Edna Rose "Rose" Bernhardt 14 Jul 1951, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Edna (daughter of Henry Martin Bernhardt and Rose Marie Wehrle) was born 10 Aug 1909, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Oct 1973, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 29 Oct 1973, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Emil E. F. Braun was born 6 Mar 1864, , Germany (son of Baldwin Braun and Louisa Knelsen); died 1957; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-41519
    • Immigration: 1889
    • Citizenship: 1890
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Painter

    Emil married Lucinda Niergarth 17 Jul 1897, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Lucinda (daughter of Henry Niergarth and Maria "Mary" Brodrecht) was born 21 Nov 1874, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1965; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Lucinda Niergarth was born 21 Nov 1874, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Henry Niergarth and Maria "Mary" Brodrecht); died 1965; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Lucinda Braun
    • Name: Lucinda Bryan
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-144883
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Button Factory Worker
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. 1. Henry John "Harry" Braun was born 7 Apr 1898, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Apr 1979, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 7 Apr 1979, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Louisa Braun was born 30 Mar 1899, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Gertrude Emilia Braun was born 7 Mar 1900, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Feb 1976, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 6 Feb 1976, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Irene Rose Braun was born 1901, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Baldwin Braun died Bef 1901.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-41526

    Baldwin — Louisa Knelsen. Louisa was born 17 Aug 1837, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Louisa Knelsen was born 17 Aug 1837, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Name: Louisa Braun
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-41525
    • Immigration: 1899, , Canada
    • Residence: 1901, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Children:
    1. 2. Emil E. F. Braun was born 6 Mar 1864, , Germany; died 1957; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Henry Niergarth was born 7 Apr 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Jacob Niergarth and Elisabetha Carolina "Carolina" Christman); died 21 Apr 1933, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-44134
    • Occupation: 1873, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Painter
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Painter
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Fireman
    • Illness: 1911; Cant Work
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1933, 742 Sherring St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1933, 30 Troy St., Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    HENRY NIERGARTH The death occurred shortly before noon today of Henry Niergarth, 30 Troy street, age 82 years. Mr. Niergarth had been ill since Monday. He had suffered a stroke. His wife survives with four daughters, Mrs. E. F. Braun, Preston, Mrs. W. U. Root, Midland, Mrs Arthur Nichol, Vancouver, Mrs. Jack Mahn, city, and one brother, Philip Niergarth, city. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.

    Kitchener Daily Record 21 Apr 1933 Pg 15

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    HENRY NIERGARTH Funeral services for the late Henry Niergarth, who passed away yesterday, will be held at the Schreiter Funeral Home on Monday afternoon at three o'clock. Dr. J. Maurer will officiate and interment will take place in Waterloo Mount Hope cemetery. Remains will rest at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. J. Mahn, 30 Troy street, until Monday, when they will be brought to the funeral home for services.

    Kitchener Daily Record 22 Apr 1933 Pg 13

    Henry married Maria "Mary" Brodrecht 29 Apr 1873, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Maria (daughter of Jacob Brodrecht and Sybilla Rueffer) was born 7 Feb 1856, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Jun 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Maria "Mary" Brodrecht was born 7 Feb 1856, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Jacob Brodrecht and Sybilla Rueffer); died 14 Jun 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Maria "Mary" Niergarth
    • Name: Mary Brodrecht
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-44135
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1933, 30 Troy St., Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1937, 108 Simeon St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    MRS. M. NIERGARTH Mrs. Mary Niergarth, 107 Simeon street, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jack Mahn, early this morning in her 82nd year after a brief illness. The deceased was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Brodrecht, and was born at New Hamburg on February 7, 1856. She was a member of the First English Lutheran church. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Emil Braun, Preston, Mrs. W. E. Rood[Root], Midland, Mrs. Arthur Nickol, Vancouver, and Mrs. Jack Mahn, Kitchener, one brother, Werner Brodrecht, Spokane, Wash., 22 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Her husband, Henry Niergarth, predeceased her four years ago.

    Funeral services will be held from Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock to Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo, for interment. Rev. A. G. Jacobi will officiate.

    The remains will rest at the home of Mrs. Jack Mahn, 107 Simeon street, until 11 a.m. Wednesday when they will be moved to the funeral home for the service.

    Kitchener Daily Record 14 Jun 1937 Pg 15

    Children:
    1. 3. Lucinda Niergarth was born 21 Nov 1874, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1965; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Lavina Niergarth was born 5 Jan 1878, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Mary Niergarth was born 26 Nov 1881; died 26 Nov 1881; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Rosa M. Niergarth was born 1883, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Rosa Amanda Nieirgarth was born 18 Jun 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Edna Elizabeth Niergarth was born 7 Feb 1890, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Mar 1981, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Jacob Niergarth was born 20 Apr 1808, , Germany; died 1 Mar 1861; was buried , First St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley Village, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64709457
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-94755

    Jacob married Elisabetha Carolina "Carolina" Christman 4 Oct 1833, Obermiesau, Pfalz, Bavaria, Germany. Elisabetha was born 13 Mar 1813, Glan-Munchweiler, Landkreis Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died 10 Nov 1875; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Elisabetha Carolina "Carolina" Christman was born 13 Mar 1813, Glan-Munchweiler, Landkreis Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died 10 Nov 1875; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/217934759
    • Name: Caroline Christman
    • Name: Elisabetha Carolina "Carolina" Niergarth
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-94772

    Children:
    1. Jacob Niergarth was born 1834, , Bavaria, Germany; died 3 Dec 1920, Evart, Osceola, Michigan, USA; was buried , Osceola Township Cemetery, Osceola, Osceola Co., Michigan, USA.
    2. Elizabeth Niergarth was born 1840, , Bavaria, Germany; was christened 27 Sep 1840, Evangelish, Obermiesau, Pfalz, Bavaria, Germany; died 15 Aug 1861, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley Village, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Jacob Christian "Christian" Niergarth was born 18 May 1846, Atlantic Ocean; died 29 Mar 1932; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Philip Niergarth was born 5 Oct 1848, Gainsborough, Lincoln Co., Ontario; died 22 Dec 1939; was buried , Fairmount Cemetery, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 6. Henry Niergarth was born 7 Apr 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Apr 1933, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Adam Niergarth was born CALC 30 Sep 1853, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Sep 1886, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 14.  Jacob Brodrecht was born 28 Mar 1817, , Germany; died 9 Apr 1867; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-99615
    • Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; teamster
    • Occupation: 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Teamster
    • Residence: 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Jacob — Sybilla Rueffer. Sybilla was born 1818, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 15.  Sybilla Rueffer was born 1818, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Anna Reifer
    • Name: Anna S.
    • Name: Anna S. Riffer
    • Name: Sybilla Brodrecht
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-111470
    • Residence: 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Henry Brodrecht was born 18 Sep 1841, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. ? Brodrecht was born Abt 1844; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Catherine Broderecht was born 10 Apr 1844, , Germany; died 5 May 1926, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Margaretha Brodrecht was born 1846, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Werner W. Brodrecht was born Aug 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Nov 1939, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA; was buried , Riverside Memorial Park, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA..
    6. Donna Brodrecht was born 1851, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Anna Sedora Brodrecht was born 1853, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Phillipina Brodrecht was born 1854, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Maria Brodrecht was born 1855, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Henriette Brodrecht was born 1856, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. 7. Maria "Mary" Brodrecht was born 7 Feb 1856, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Jun 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. William Brodrecht was born 1859, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    13. ? Brodrecht was born 1859, , Ontario, Canada; died 1860, , Ontario, Canada.
    14. Julianna Brodrecht was born 1860, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    15. Attie Brodrecht was born Dec 1870, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


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