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George Duench

George Duench[1, 2, 3]

Male 1859 - 1943  (~ 84 years)

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  • Name George Duench 
    Born Jun 1859  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1871  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1881  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1911  Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1911  Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1922  Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1925  Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Occupation 1926  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Laborer 
    Residence 1943  44 Mansion St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-105696 
    Died 26 Nov 1943  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Linwood, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I105696  Generations
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 

    Father Heinrich "Henry" Duench,   b. 26 Mar 1819, Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Apr 1904, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Maria Allemang,   b. CALC 6 Feb 1829, , France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1893, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Married 2 Mar 1847  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    Family ID F12083  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sophia Kalbfleisch,   b. 6 Nov 1859, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 1924, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 11 Dec 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Duench,   b. 10 Mar 1880, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1968, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     2. Emma Duench,   b. 20 Jul 1883, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Dec 1923, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
     3. Henry Oscar Duench,   b. Aug 1888, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years)
     4. Barbara Wilhelmina "Minnie" Duench,   b. Jan 1892, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1984  (Age ~ 91 years)
     5. William A. Duench,   b. 20 Oct 1894, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1961  (Age 66 years)
     6. Lucinda "Lucy" Duench,   b. Nov 1900, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 
    Family ID F162089  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Annie Brandt,   b. 12 May 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 27 Nov 1926  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 
    Family ID F47562  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    George Duench    		George Duench
    image from Find A Grave 2013

  • Notes 
    • GEORGE DUENCH

      George Duench, formerly of Linwood, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. James Searles, 44 Mansion Street, yesterday at the age of 84 years.

      Mr. Duench was born in Bamberg. He attended St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Linwood and St. Luke's Church, Sunnyside.

      Surviving are four sons, John Duench of Milverton. Henry and William of Kitcheher and Nelson of Waterloo; three daughters, Mrs. James Searles and Mrs. Albert Dechert, Kitchener. and Mrs. Charles Fink of Preston, also 39 grandchildren and 13 great-grand-children. One daughter, Mrs. August Schlueter, died 12 years ago and one son, Allan, five years ago.

      The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon with service at the Ratz- Bechtel Funeral Home at 3 o'clock followed by service at St. Peter's Lutheran Church. Linwood, at 4 o'clock. Interment will take place in Linwood Lutheran Cemetery. Rev. Homer Berner will conduct the service at the funeral home and Rev. E. E. Schweitzer will officiate in Linwood. The remains are resting at the funeral home.

  • Sources 
    1. [S496] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - St. Paul's Erbsville Lutheran CC#4539 Waterloo Region Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society.
      Mother/ Annie Brandt/ wife of/ Jacob Braun/ also/ George Duench/ 1869-1938/

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Mrs. George Duench (nee Brandt).

    3. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 045829-26.
      George Duench, 67, occ. Laborer, b. Wellesley Twp, res. Waterloo, Widower, son of Henry Duench (B. Germany) & Mary Allemang married Annie Braun, 57, occ. Housekeeper, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo, Widow, daughter of Christian Brandt (B. Germany) & Caroline Benzel (Benzal?), Witn: Charles E. & Mrs. Susanna Fink Both of Wellesley, 27 November 1926 in Waterloo Twp.

    4. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 1 Page 49.

    5. [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Div 9 Page 3.

    6. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 63.

    7. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of Christian Duench - 7 Nov 1922.

    8. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, obituary of Henry Duench - 10 Oct 1925.

    9. [S826] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Preston - Saint Peter's Lutheran - index.

    10. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Marriages By Rev'd Jacob Huttner, Minister of The Lutheran Church In Preston #80.
      Heinrich Durrch, to Maria Allimang, both of Wellesley. 2 Mar. 1847

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Jun 1859 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 11 Dec 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1911 - Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1922 - Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1925 - Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 1926 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 27 Nov 1926 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1943 - 44 Mansion St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Nov 1943 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Linwood, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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