Sylvester Frank

1805 - 1884  (78 years)

• Name	Sylvester Frank
  Born	31 Dec 1805	, Baden, Germany   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Business	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Rausch's brewery
  Occupation	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	brewer
  Occupation	1852	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	bar labourer
  Occupation	1861	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Cooper
  Residence	1861	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Catholic
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-105978
  Died	3 Jul 1884	Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I105978	Generations
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024

  
  

  Family	Catherine,   b. 29 Sep 1813, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Rosina Frank,   b. 1831, , Germany ,   d. 7 Jun 1911, Brookfield, Huron, Michigan  (Age 80 years)   2. Loring Frank,   b. 1833, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Loucus? Frank,   b. 10 Aug 1834, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Marie Frank,   b. 14 Feb 1836, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Franzina Frank,   b. 12 Jul 1839, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Marcus Frank,   b. 25 Apr 1842, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F26978	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  July 3, 1884 Sylvester Frank, former proprietor of Rausch's brewery in New Hamburg, died in Thunder Bay at age of (78 years?-writing cut off) Berliner Journal 7 Aug 1884 _________________________ Jacob Merner with his wife and family emigrated from Germany and settled on a farm miles west of New Hamburg in 1837. Several of the ten children still survive, among them being Mr. Christian Merner of whom a sketch appears elsewhere. Wm. Smith had the first blacksmith shop. It was here that the late Samuel Merner learned his trade. Jacob Brill was the first cooper and did a thriving trade in barrels, churns, &c. The pioneer weaver was John Oehm who made cloth for his numerous patrons on his hand loom. Theobald Seyler owned a frame hotel on the site of the present Queen's and John Boeckner did the cobbling and shoemaking for the neighborhood. The latter's shop was on the site of the present residence of Mr. D. Becker. Wendel Schuyler was the first teacher in 1838 or 1839. A portion of the first log schoolhouse still stands near the Cemetery and is used for a dwelling: Soloman Weaver was a miller in the early days and later became an evangelical minister. Business men who came a little later were Wm. Burkhold, who established a brickyard; Fred Merner who started a carriage business and Wm. Hunter, who had a general stare. In the early 50's Sylvester Frank built a brewery. It was of brick and a portion of it is still in use in connection with the present brewery. The village has gradually increased in population and assessment with no particularly stirring events to mark its even progress. The great flood of 1883 due to a cloudburst is an event never to be forgotten by those who witnessed it. On that occasion the water covered the streets up to the door of the Imperial hotel, and swept away the Rau, Hartman and Helmer bridges, thus cutting the village off from the outside world. In this its golden jubilee year, New Hamburg stands a community of contented, busy people, living in good homes and doing admirably their little share of the great world's work. Special Industrial souvenir number of New Hamburg: containing a comprehensive review of the natural advantages and resources of the village of New Hamburg, 1908, Berlin Daily News, Berlin, Ontario

  
  

• Sources

  [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 3 Pg 13. Sylvester Frank Bar Labourer Baden (Germany) Catholic 31 Dec aged 46 Cathar Frank Hessen (Ger) Catholic 29 Sep aged 39 Loucus? Frank Upper Canada Catholic 10 Aug aged 18 Marie Frank Upper Canada Catholic 14 Feb aged 16 Franzina Frank Upper Canada Catholic 12 Jul aged 13 Marcus Frank Upper Canada Catholic 25 Apr aged 10 John Fryburger Elsass (France) Catholic 22 1830 Lorenz Tohl Ireland Catholic 21 1831 [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), Aug. 7, 1884 - Death Notice of Sylvester Frank. [S1868] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1861, Div. 1 Pg. 12. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 3 Pg 13.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 31 Dec 1805 - , Baden, Germany Business - Rausch's brewery - - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - brewer - - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - bar labourer - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Cooper - 1861 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Catholic - 1861 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 3 Jul 1884 - Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth