Valentine Foerster

1873 - 1920  (47 years)

• Name	Valentine Foerster
  Born	2 Sep 1873	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1901	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Labourer
  Occupation	1911	Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-110255
  Died	11 Oct 1920	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I110255	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Andrew Foerster,   b. 22 Jun 1831, , Baden, Germany ,   d. 1 May 1916, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Jeannettie Spies,   b. 10 May 1834, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany ,   d. 1 May 1908  (Age 73 years)
  Married	1856  [4]
  Family ID	F12281	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Ziegler,   b. 21 Oct 1870, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Feb 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F161974	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Linwood Farmer Killed by Lightning Valentine Foerster, a farmer living near Linwood, was instantly killed by lightning during the thunderstorm on Monday evening. He had gone to the barn shortly before seven o'clock to feed the stock and had just entered the first stall when a bolt of lightning came in a nearby window, killing Mr. Foerster and a brood mare, then jumping two stalls, killed a colt in the fourth stall and left the barn shattering a door. The barn was not otherwise damaged except the destruction of the window panes, through which the lightning entered. Mrs. Foerster accompanied her husband to the barn, but fearing the severity of the lightning had returned to the house. The deceased was a well-known resident of the district. He was about 45 years of age and was born near St. Clements, a son of the late Andrew Foerster. Besides his wife he survived by a brother, William, of Waterloo, and a sister, Mrs. Rank, of Kitchener. New Hamburg Independent, October 15, 1920

  
  

• Sources

  [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-2 Page 13. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 1 Page 19. [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Hawkesville Div 8 Page 8. [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Div. 10 Page 62.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Sep 1873 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Labourer - 1901 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 11 Oct 1920 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth