Richard Waelchli

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-182116
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Swedenborgian

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• Name: F. E. Waelchli
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-182107
• Immigration: 1888, , Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Minister
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Swedenborgian
• Naturalization: 1896, , Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Clergyman, Teacher, Congregation (Minister)
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Swedenborgian

Notes:

DEATH OF JOHN WAELCHLI.
VETERAN EDITOR OF WELT-BOTE

PASSES AWAY. John Waelchli, who was editor of the Welt Bote for 35 years, died at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon at his home, No. 508 North Lumber Street, aged 74 years and 9 months. He suffered a paralytic stroke Aug. 17 and since that time was confined to his bed. He was conscious to the end.

Deceased was born January 6, 1831, in Berne, Switzerland, and was a son of John and Anna Waelchli. He taught school in his native land and attended the college at Interlaken later teaching in the college and leading the choir which won in severe competitions. When 20 years old he emigrated to America and settled in Hannibal, Ohio, where he taught school, clerked in a store and was the post master. While living there he married Miss Mary Schaffroth on September 13, 1864, and five years later removed to Allentown, becoming a reporter on the Lecha Bote and later the editor of the Welt Bote. He prepared the annual calendar issued by this paper.

Mr. Waelchli was a gentleman of the highest culture, intelligence and refinement. He was a botanist of wide information, was widely read, spoke five languages fluently and a member of the New Church (Swedenborgian) and an active member in the local congregation since it was organized here. He attended numerous conferences of the church, representing the local church.

He is survived by his wife and eight out of a family of 10 children. Rev. Fred E. Waelchli, Berlin, Canada; Mrs. E. S. Price, Bryn Athyn, and Alma, at tending a college at the same place; Laura, India and Fannie, at home; Homer, Omaha; Noah, St. Louis. Fred Waelchli of Clarendon, Ohio, is a brother and surviving sisters are Mrs. Anna Otto and Mrs. Lizzie Lane, Wheeling, West Virginia. There are 16
grandchildren. Private funeral services Thursday at 2 p. m. at his late home. Interment in Greenwood Cemetery.

Allentown Leader -10 Oct 1905

Frederick married Elisabeth Alena "Alena" Hughes 25 Apr 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elisabeth (daughter of Dr. Samuel Lount Hughes and Carolina Catharine Ahrens) was born 2 Oct 1868, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 3 Jan 1869, Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Mar 1931, Wyoming, Hamilton, Ohio, United States; was buried , Oak Hill Cemetery, Glendale, Hamilton, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Alena Hughes
• Name: Elisabeth Alena "Alena" Waelchli
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-135415
• Residence: 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Swedenborgian
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Swedenborgian

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-326132

John — Mary Schaefroth. Mary was born CA 1835; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-118003

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• Name: S. L. Hughes
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-35816
• Occupation: 1851, , Ontario, Canada; Blacksmith
• Residence: 1851, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Quaker
• Occupation: 1867, Glen Allan, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; doctor
• Occupation: 1868, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; doctor

Samuel married Carolina Catharine Ahrens 27 Jun 1867, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Carolina (daughter of Karl Heinrich "Charles Henry" Ahrens and Elisabeth Gaukel) was born 24 Jan 1844, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 1847, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Mar 1885, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 5 Mar 1885, Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Carolina Catharine Hughes
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-26669
• Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; [Member of New Jersulem Religion]
• Residence: 1867, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-113116
• Occupation: 1851, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer & Blacksmith
• Residence: 1851, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Quaker
• Occupation: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Quaker

George — Arminta Hawke. Arminta (daughter of Benjamin Hawke and Mary "Polly" Lount) was born 1813, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Arminta Hughes
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-113117
• Residence: 1851, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Quaker
• Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Quaker

Other Events:

• Business: Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Doering & Ahrens
• Business: Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Huber and Ahrens
• Name: Carl Henry Ahrens
• Name: Charles Henry Ahrens
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-26666P
• Residence: 1841, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; carpenter
• Occupation: 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; carpenter
• Residence: 1847, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Public Service: 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Treasurer - Waterloo Township
• Occupation: 1851, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; general store owner
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; merchant

Notes:

King Street, Kitchener

Next easterly were the foundry buildings of Huber & Ahrens, operated from 1840 to 1853. There were four separate buildings, 30 or 40 feet back from the King Street line. In the moulding shop, Mr. Stroh remembers seeing the glittering metal run out from the cupola, at casting time, when he was a boy. The woodworking and power building was a two-storey brick structure with a smoke stack about 50 feet high. The second floor of the building was used for painting and finishing. On the Foundry Street side there was an outside stairway and incline to let down finished machinery. A third building was used for making agricultural machines, threshing cylinders and ploughs. Separators were not made at that time. Near Foundry Street there was a two-storey building with gable toward King Street, used also for woodworking and for the office. In this building three pianos, the first to be made in Berlin, were turned out in 1852. These were upright pianos, hand-made all except the keyboard. The artisan was J. Maas and he made the pianos, one for Charles Ahrens, one for Henry S. Huber and one for Charles Hendry of Conestoga. This latter building was later moved alongside of Winger's pump shop and used as a cigar factory for a time; eventually it was converted into a dwelling. The moulding shop of the foundry was later used as an ashery. After Mr. Ahrens died m 1853 the foundry buildings were sold by auction to Sheriff Davidson who owned them for a number of years.

REMINISCENCES OF BERLIN (NOW KITCHENER) By JACOB STROH Contributed by Joseph M. Snyder.

Part I. Settlement - Early Villagers and Buildings, Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1930

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King Street , North Side

Queen St. North.

On the corner there was a frame building lengthwise with King Street, occupied by J. U. Tyson, dealer in groceries, wines, liquors and meats, erected about 1833. In 1841 Sheriff George Davidson bought this building and in it opened the first Post Office in 1842. His brother William was associated with him. Probably during 1845 Doering & Ahrens occupied the premises as a general store. A little later the firm was Huber & Ahrens. Mr. Huber acted as magistrate for a number of years, in which occupation he was popular and had much to do, people coming from small surrounding villages to Mr. Huber for fair trial. He was the second reeve in Berlin.

Next came a barber shop occupied by George A. Fischer who also served as dentist and as fruit dealer.

A house erected by C. A. Ahrens of Huber and Ahrens. Mr. Ahrens had a brick vault at the back of his kitchen, lined with an iron chest and considered fire proof. He was the first treasurer of Waterloo County and had this vault for safe keeping of his books and papers. The house was later occupied by Dr. Mylius.

Louis Breithaupt, who came from Buffalo in 1861 after having started his tanning business in Berlin in 1857, previously bought the corner of King and Queen Streets, and erected there the first section of the American Block in 1862.

Next to the Dr. Mylius house there was a two story brick building erected about 1855. It was occupied by Baedeker and Steubing who had a considerable business as book sellers and stationers, also as dealers in wallpaper, etc., besides doing some publishing. This business, moved later to the corner of King and Frederick Streets, continued until Mr. Steubing's death.

In his younger years Mr. Baedeker was a carpenter and had cut his knee with an adze, necessitating amputation and substitution of a cork leg.

On the site of the present Steel's store, George Davidson, later sheriff, erected a building in 1845 and moved the Post Office there when Doering and Ahrens occupied the corner store. Mr. Davidson also had a general store in this new building. About 1855 Kranz & Stroh occupied the building as a general store.

Next came a building occupied at first by George Klein and later the site of Henry Knell's jewelery shop.

John Winger's pump shop. Wooden pipe called pump logs were of about ten-inch timber, tamarack or pine logs with a bore of about 3". The pumps were mostly finished square and surmounted with turned tops.

A two story frame building painted white. John Winger's house. Eby's history mentions John Winger as having come from Pennsylvania in 1836.

A ten-foot lane leading back to the Public School grounds and into Winger's yard. The highest ground in this vicinity was in Winger's yard. Children were in the habit of sliding down the hill in winter to King Street. In 1840 Mr. Bentler erected a building and occupied the second floor as dwelling and shoe shop. Martin Messner had a music store on the ground floor which was a few steps above the street level. In 1855-6 Andrew Nicolaus took over the Winger house and changed it to a hotel. The first considerable street grading operation in Berlin was the lowering of the corner of King and Frederick and vicinity 8 to 10 feet. This put the St. Nicholas Hotel, as it was called, under the necessity of being extended downward one story and this lower part became the hotel office and bar room. At the westerly end of the hotel there was a shed and stable for horses. Over the shed, approached by a stairway, there was a hall known as St. Nicholas Hall used for concerts, balls and entertainments generally. At the rear of the adjoining St. Nicholas Hall there was a building on the high ground known as the Turner Hall and used as German Turnverein.

REMINISCENCES OF BERLIN (NOW KITCHENER) By JACOB STROH Contributed by Joseph M. Snyder.

Part I. Settlement - Early Villagers and Buildings, Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1930

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In 1840, Karl went into a partnership with Henry (Heinrich) Huber and began operation of a foundry on Foundry (now Ontario) Street in Berlin,, Ontario. By 1851 it was steam powered and employed 11 people. There were four buildings 30 or 40 feet back from the King Street line.

Berlin's first fire pumps were made in the Huber and Ahrens Foundry.

Karl married Elisabeth Gaukel 14 Mar 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elisabeth (daughter of Friedrich "Frederick" Gaukel and Polly Kaufman) was born 17 Jan 1819, , Pennsylvania, USA; was christened 19 Mar 1836, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Oct 1879, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Elisabeth Ahrens
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-44889
• Residence: 1841, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; [Member of New Jersulem Religion]
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; [Member of New Jersulem Religion]