Annie Maria Josephine Rau

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-85974
• Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic

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• Name: John Rau
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-86798
• Occupation: 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
• Residence: 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Catholic
• Occupation: 1870, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; beer brewer
• Occupation: 1871, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Brewer
• Occupation: 1877, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Brewer
• Occupation: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; brewer

Notes:

Raw, J. & J., proprietors of the Hamburg Brewery, are natives of Germany, and have resided here since 1852. Own 30 acres of land and village property, valued at $2,500.

Illustrated Atlas of the County of Waterloo, H. Parsel & Co., Toronto - 1881 (Village of New Hamburg entries)

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Died 17 Mar 1881

John Rau, brewer, died in New Hamburg at age of 46 years, 10 months and 15 days. The burial took place on Saturday in St. Agatha, with a very large attendance, which would have been even greater, if the weather had been better. At the departure of the train from New Hamburg, all the bells in town tolled, as a sign of the respect in which the deceased was held by his fellow citizens.

Berliner Journal 24 Mar 1881.

Johannes married Mary Emma Hartmann 5 Jul 1870, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Joseph Hartmann and Anna Maria Löbig) was born 24 Apr 1852, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Jun 1917, New Hamburg Conservative Mennonite Church, New Hamburg, Ontario; was buried , Holy Family Roman Catholic Cemetery, New Hamburg, Region of Waterloo, Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Maria Hartmann
• Name: Mary Emma Rau
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-86797
• Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
• Residence: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
• Occupation: 1901, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Brewer
• Residence: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-258026
• Occupation: 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Brewer
• Residence: 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Catholic

Notes:

Stephen Rau, with his sons Joseph, John and Andrew, from Baden, worked for a time for Mr. Frank, and then purchased the brewery, which is still in the family under Joseph Rau


The Catholic Church in Waterlo County, book I, pg 189

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THE RAU BREWERY.

To have been first is sometimes merely a sign of antiquity. It is so with the mummy whose lifeless body we view after the lapse of centuries. He is but a corpse. How vastly different with the business which, while its origin dates back a long period, yet still grows and flourishes, waxing stronger each year. Such a business is the Rau Brewery. It was founded in the early 50's by Sylvest-er Frank but has been in the Rau family most of the time since. From its founder it passed successively to Stephen Rau, to J. & J. Rau and then to the present
proprietor, Jos. F. Rau. It has been under the present management since 1892 and it would seem that its celebrated Bavarian, Champagne, Export Lagers and Cream Porter grow more popular day by day. The firm undoubtedly enjoy an ever widening circle of patrons, a fact which is not a mere accident there are no trade accidents but which must be ascribed to the fine quality of the beer. Mr. Rau is a practical brewer himself and pays close attention to every detail of manufacture which accounts in a large measure for the uniform excellence of the Rau lager. The plant is an extensive one, located at the east end of the town. Pure artesian water pumped by the firm's own plant is used and the strictest cleanliness is observed through-out. Epicures should ask for Rau's beer. They'll find it right. Mr. Rau is a public-spirited gentleman and is chairman of the Public School Board at the present time.

Special Industrial souvenir number of New Hamburg: containing a comprehensive review of the natural advantages and resources of the village of New Hamburg, 1908, Berlin Daily News, Berlin, Ontario

Stephen — Maria Bertsche. Maria was born CALC 8 Dec 1808, , Germany; died 1 Jun 1875, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Maria Rau
• Name: Mary Bertye
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-86003
• Residence: 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Catholic

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-125841
• Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; butcher
• Occupation: 1871, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Butcher
• Occupation: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic

Notes:

"It was incorporated as a village in 1857. Among the early Catholic inhabitants were : Joseph Hartmann, from Sparenberg, Bavaria,, a butcher and tavernkeeper who came in 1847"

The Catholic Church in Waterloo Book I, Theobald Speltz

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Holy Family Roman Catholic Church

Begun: 1858
Early Catholic settlers attended church in South Easthope, Perth County, and in St. Agatha. A schoolhouse in New Hamburg which was purchased on August 11, 1858, was moved to a lot on the east side of Wilmot Street. The land was donated by a non-Catholic. The building was renovated, and dedicated on November 21, 1858 by Father Eugene Funcken from St. Agatha. It soon became apparent that the church was too small for the growing congregation but it was not until the Spring of 1882 that excavation was begun on the foundation for a new building on the west side of town. Once again, a church was built on donated land - the land this time given to the church by Joseph Hartmann, Sr. Although the new white brick church building was completed on July 27, 1883 with the cross in place on the spire, it was not until May 11, 1884 that it was blessed and dedicated. An addition was built in 1967-1968. The date on the church is 1883.

Waterloo County Churches, A Research Guide To Churches Established Before 1900, Rosemary Ambrose

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CHURCH OF THE HOLY FAMILY

This parish was formed in 1858, being attended from St. Agatha by Rev. E. Funcken who purchased an old public school, erected a tower on it and changed the interior to suit an ecclesiastical building; this served as the place of worship for the ensuing 25 years. In 1881, Mr. Jos. Hartmann donated an acre of ground on Huron Street., about the centre of the town, and building operations for the present church were commenced and completed in 1883. The site was a magnificent one, the church standing elevated above every other building in the town and can easily be seen from any part of Hamburg and surrounding country. The church is 45 by l00, is beautifully frescoed, well furnished and a credit to its congregation. In 1892, one acre of ground was bought from Jacob A. Roth by John Buckel, Sr., for $200.00. The deed was registered to the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of the Diocese of Hamilton on September 9th, 1897. A cemetery was thereon laid out in plots of 15 x 15 feet. There are two main roads and avenues and the cemetery is entirely surrounded by maple trees. In 1907 an additional acre and a quarter to the cemetery was obtained. Much work has been done on it to bring it to its present fitting condition.The Sacred Heart Society has a large number of members, is in a very flourishing condition and has as officers:\emdash Mrs. Carl Messner, President; Miss Susannah Hartmann, Secretary-Treasurer. The other Society is the C. M. B. A. of New Hamburg. President, J. A. Hartmann; Secretary, Alphonse Fischer; Treasurer, F. J. Hartmann. The Church Committee is composed of the following members: J. Monaghan, J. J. Berger, W. Weber,Brudcr, L. Arnold and J. Anderson. Rev. W. Vincent Kloepfer, C. R., whose residence is in Berlin, is the present pastor for the community.

Special Industrial souvenir number of New Hamburg: containing a comprehensive review of the natural advantages and resources of the village of New Hamburg, 1908, Berlin Daily News, Berlin, Ontario

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Joseph was one of the oldest inhabitants of New Hamburg.

Joseph married Anna Maria Löbig 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Anna (daughter of Löbig and Anna Catharine) was born 19 Jul 1829, , Prussia, Germany; died 2 Jan 1895; was buried , Holy Family Roman Catholic Cemetery, New Hamburg, Region of Waterloo, Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Anna Maria Hartmann
• Name: Anna Mary Lebig
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-125842
• Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-118840

— Anna Catharine. Anna was born 1799, of, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Jun 1884, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Anna Catharine Löbig
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-118839