Gottfried Johannes Franke

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-86042P
• Immigration: 1843, , Ontario, Canada
• Immigration: 1852, , Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1854, 254 Wilmot St., New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Naturalization: 1855
• Occupation: 1871, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Butcher
• Occupation: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Butcher
• Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Butcher
• Residence: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Retired: 1901, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
• Residence: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Notes:

Died New Hamburg, Ontario, Canada

Gottfried Franke Sr. died at the home of his son Theodore last Friday at the age of 89 years, 9 month and 20 days. He was born in Meuhlhausen, Germany and immigrated to America when he was 20 years of age, first coming to Preston and a year later, in 1849 settling in New Hamburg where he has since resided. He was married to Julia Plaetzer and their union was blessed with four sons and two daughters.
One daughter Catherine, Mrs. Charles Pieper of Gretna, Man., and his wife predeceased him 18 years ago.

Surviving are Henry of Edmonton, Alberta; Ernest of New Hamburg; Julia, Mrs John stahl of Chicago; Gottfried of Kitchener and Theodore of New Hamburg. He was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church and at the time of death was the oldest resident of New Hamburg.

Newspaper unknown

Residence:
254 Wilmot St. was built before 1861 by Gottfried Franke, a butcher from Germany. In 1867, he lived in this frame house with three other family members.

Voisin, M. (2017). Column: There's a little bit of our past everywhere we walk today | NewHamburgIndependent.ca. NewHamburgIndependent.ca. Retrieved 16 June 2017, from https://www.newhamburgindependent.ca/opinion-story/7372199-column-there-s-a-little-bit-of-our-past-everywhere-we-walk-today/?utm_content=buffera28af&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer#.WURS8RBWYr4.facebook

Gottfried married Julia Plaetzer 1856. Julia (daughter of Johann Heinrich "Henry" Pletzer and Annie Catherine "Catherine" Killer) was born 30 May 1836, Oppenrod, , Hessen, Germany; died 16 Sep 1899, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Henry "Harry" Franke was born 1 Apr 1857, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Dec 1929, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Sebastopol, Perth Co., Ontario.
2. Ernst Frederick Franke was born 8 Apr 1860, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Apr 1948, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
3. Catherine Franke was born 1862, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
4. Julianna Helena Franke was born 1864, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
5. Gottfried Franke was born 5 Dec 1869, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jul 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
6. Theodore C. Franke was born 28 Jun 1880, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jan 1950, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: dnf-151147

Bernard — Barbara Beinish. Barbara was born Abt 1800, of, Muehlhausen, , Bayern, Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Barbara Franke
• Eby ID Number: dnf-151161