Christian Reinhart

1852 - 1907  (54 years)

• Name	Christian Reinhart
  Born	22 Jul 1852	Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario   [1]
  Christened	25 Jul 1852	St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  	Commercial Hotel
  		Guelph-Hotel-CommercialHotel-ChristianReinhart-001.jpg
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  Name	Christian Reinhardt  [2]
  Occupation	1875	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	shoemaker
  Residence	1875	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Residence	1875	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-10052
  Died	18 Jan 1907	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Cause: acute bright's disease (10 days)
  Buried	Saint Josephs Catholic Cemetery, Guelph, Wellington, Ontario
  Person ID	I10052	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Franz Josef "Joseph" Reinhart,   b. 13 Sep 1799, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany ,   d. 29 Jan 1874, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Justina Goetz,   b. 1812, Soufflenheim, District of Haguenau, Alsace, France ,   d. 4 Feb 1858, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 46 years)
  Married	7 Sep 1836	Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario   [5]
  Family ID	F18800	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rosina Bernhardt,   b. 29 Nov 1853, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jan 1936, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Married	4 May 1875	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. George William Reinhard,   b. 31 Oct 1875, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F41377	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Reinhart-Christian-1852-1909-001.jpg Christian Reinhart - Wellington County Archives
  		Reinhart-Christian-1852-1909-002.jpg Christian and Rudolph Reinhart

  
  

• Notes

  Christian owned the Commercial Hotel in Guelph; he also built a row of fine houses across the street from the Agricultural College and his wife and her niece served meals to personnel from the College. They had 3 children - George who ran the Commercial Hotel and the Regent Theatre in Guelph, he did not marry; Norman also did not marry - he owned the International Hotel in Welland and the Queen's Hotel in Stratford, Ontario. Their sister, Emmaline married Louis Napoleon Edward LaFontaine and had 5 children. Email Carolyn Lofquist 2011 ______________ MR. REINHART BURIED. Guelph, Jan. 21. The remains of the late Christian Reinhart were laid at rest this morning. The funeral was one of the largest ever witnessed in Guelph Services were held at the church of Our Lady. The casket was the largest ever used in Canada. With the body it weighed 1,200 pounds and in order to place it in the hearse the inside fittings of the vehicle had to be removed The pallbearers were Mayor Sleeman, C. Kloepfer, ex-M. P., Thomas Ingram, James Hood, Jos. Barrett, John Vogt, David Martin, and Chas. Schmuck and F. C. Borsh, of Toronto. The Berlin News Record, Tue, Jan 22, 1907 Page 1 _______ HEAVY HOTELKEEPER. Death of Christian Reinhart, Who Weighed 425 Pounds. Guelph, Jan. 19.-Christian Reinhart, former proprietor of the Commercial hotel, died last night at his residence, College Heights. He was one of the best known hotelkeepers in western Ontario. Kidney trouble was partly the cause of death, in addition to his enormous weight, 425 pounds, which everything was done to reduce. He went to Mount Clemens for a couple of weeks for treatment, and came back fourteen pounds heavier. The Ottawa Journal, Tue, Jan 22, 1907 Page 4 ___________ GUELPH HOTELMAN DEAD. Toronto, Jan. 20. - Christian Reinhart, formerly proprietor of the Commercial Hotel, and one of the best known citizens of Guelph, died yesterday. The late Mr. Reinhart was born in New Germany in 1852. When a young man he moved to Preston, where he engaged in the boot-making business for some time. After that he moved to Guelph and went into the hotel business. A widow and three children are left to mourn his loss. The children are George, Norman and Mrs. Lafountain, all of this city. The funeral will take place on Monday. The late Mr. Reinhart was remarkable for his great weight, which reached 425 pounds. The Weekly News-Record, Thu, Jan 24, 1907 Page 6

  
  

• Sources

  [S91] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Maryhill - St. Boniface Roman Catholic [found cited on various sources on the internet and family histories]. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 13 May 1875. 04 May 1875 By Pastor Wurster in Preston, Christian Reinhardt was married to Rosina Bernhardt, both of Preston. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 21393 (1875), George William Reinhardt. George William Reinhardt. b. 31 Oct 1875 Preston, s/o Christian (shoemaker) & Rosina Bernhardt [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 31749 (1907), Christian Reinhart. Christian Reinhart, d. 18 Jan 1907 Guelph Township, b. Canada aged 55, cause acute bright's disease (10 days) [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 29 Sep 1836:49. 7 Sep 1836 In New Germany, Waterloo Tp, Rom Cath priest Johann Ludwig Wiriath, m. Joseph Reinhart to Justinia Goetz. Both are from Germany.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Jul 1852 - Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Christened - 25 Jul 1852 - St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - Commercial Hotel - - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - shoemaker - 1875 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1875 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1875 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 4 May 1875 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: acute bright's disease (10 days) - 18 Jan 1907 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Josephs Catholic Cemetery, Guelph, Wellington, Ontario  = Link to Google Earth