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Johann Christian "John" Centgraf

Male Cal 1816 - 1897  (~ 80 years)


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  • Name Johann Christian "John" Centgraf 
    Born CALC 6 Sep 1816  , Saxony, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Mason 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Lutheran 
    Directory 1864  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Occupation 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Stonemason 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1881  Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Stone Mason 
    Directory 1884  Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    stone mason 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/235041439 
    Name Christian Centgraf 
    Name John Christian Centgraf 
    Name John M. Centgraf 
    Residence 1897  King St. N., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-110340 
    Died 8 Jun 1897  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 7, 10] 
    Cause: cerebral meningitis (5 days) 
    Buried Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I110340  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Family 1 Sophia Werner,   b. Abt 1818, Of, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1861  (Age ~ 42 years) 
    Children 
     1. Maria Centgraf,   b. 31 Mar 1840, , Saxony, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1913, Plattsville, Blenheim Township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     2. Caroline Centgrof,   b. 17 Jun 1843, , Saxony, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 May 1928, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     3. Elisabeth Centgraf,   b. 7 Jul 1845, , Saxony, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     4. Paulina "Polly" Centgraf,   b. 1846, Werningsleben, Sachen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1924, Clifford Village, Minto Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     5. Albert Centgraf,   b. 1850, , Saxony, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Matilda Centgraf,   b. 15 Oct 1854, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Sophia Centgrof,   b. 13 May 1856, Speedsville (Waterloo Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1926, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     8. Mary Margaret Centgraf,   b. 11 Sep 1857, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 1932, , Halton Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F251214  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Anna Rosina "Rosina" Schwertmann,   b. CALC 13 Jun 1817, , Prussia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Nov 1899, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 82 years) 
    Married 10 Jul 1881  Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F10916  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 5 Page 24.

    2. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 20.

    3. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      In Memory Of/ John C. Gentgrof/ Who Died/ June 8, 1897/ Aged 80 Yrs. 7ms./ 2 Dys./ Gentgrof.

    4. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 11499 (1881), John H. or C. Centgraf-Rosina Háhnel.
      John H or C. Centgraf, 64, mason of Linwood, b. Germany, s/o John A. Centgraf & Maris Oschmann married Rosina Háhnel, res. Hawkesville, b. Germany, d/o Gottleib Schwertmann & Maria Siebert, mrried 10 Jul 1881 Heidelberg, Ontario.

    5. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 25389 (1897), John Christian Centgrof.
      John Christian Centgrof d. 8 Jun 1897 Preston, aged 81, res. King N., b. Saxony, Germany, cause; cerebral meningitis (5 days)

    6. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 11 Page 77.

    7. [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973.
      NameJohn Christian Cendgraf
      Death Age80y, 9m 2d
      Record TypeBurial
      Birth Dateabt 1817
      Death Date8 Juni 1897
      Burial Date10 Juni 1897
      Burial ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church
      Burial PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada

    8. [S330] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1864 - County of Waterloo gazetteer and general business directory for 1864.

    9. [S1430] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1884-1885 "Waterloo County Gazetteer and Directory for 1884-1885".

    10. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name:John Christian Centgrof Gender:Male Birth Year:abt 1816 Birth Place:Saxony, Deu Age at Death:81 Death Date:8 Jun 1897 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - CALC 6 Sep 1816 - , Saxony, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Mason - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDirectory - 1864 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Stonemason - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Stone Mason - 1881 - Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Jul 1881 - Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDirectory - stone mason - 1884 - Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1897 - King St. N., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: cerebral meningitis (5 days) - 8 Jun 1897 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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