Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Family: Jacob Kress / Catharine Otterbein (F9670)

m. 22 Sep 1874


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  • Father | Male
    Jacob Kress

    Born  2 Jan 1826  , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Married  22 Sep 1874  [1, 2]  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Christina Schlauch | F23425 
    Married     
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    Mother | Female
    Catharine Otterbein

    Born  10 Aug 1843  , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Father  Henry Otterbein | F23486 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Margaret | F23486 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Friedrich "Frederick" Kress

    Born  17 Aug 1854  New York City, New York, USA. Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 May 1925  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Maria Elizabeth "Mary" Becker | F8523 
    Married  5 Nov 1876  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Male
    Wilhelm Philip Kress

    Born  CALC 5 Sep 1875   
    Died  19 Jul 1876  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 3 | Male
    John Kress

    Born  1877  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 24 Sep 1874.
      22 Sep 1874 By Pastor Ernst in Berlin, Jakob Kress, widower, was married to Catharina Otterbein, both of Berlin.

    2. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 009778-73.
      Jacob Kress, 48, Widower, occ. Carpenter, b. Germany, res. Berlin, son of Frederick and Susanna, Married Catherine Otterbein, 30, b. Germany, res. Berlin, daughter of Henry and Margarettha, Witn: Henry Otterbein of Berlin and William Hoerner of Waterloo, 22 Sept 1874 at Berlin