Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Jacob J. Fries[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1877 - 1953  (75 years)


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  • Name Jacob J. Fries 
    Born 3 Nov 1877  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Gender Male 
    Church Membership St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mason 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Laborer Mason 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Mason, Contractor 
    Residence 1921  36 Lancaster St. E. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Residence 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1953  4 Louisa St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-111100 
    Died 20 Feb 1953  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 9
    Buried Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Person ID I111100  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Daniel Fries,   b. 15 Apr 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Katharina "Catherine" Doerr,   b. 1854, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1887, Near Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years) 
    Married 17 Feb 1874  Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12
    Family ID F28168  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Matilda Ludwig,   b. 25 Apr 1884, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 1903  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Children 
     1. Cora Fries,   b. Apr 1904, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1947, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 42 years)
     2. Milton Joseph Fries,   b. 30 Sep 1905, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1979, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     3. Florence Rosetta Fries,   b. 5 Oct 1910, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 1986, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F168751  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • After a lengthy illness, Jacob J. Fries, 75, of 4 Louisa St., died yesterday at the K-W Hospital. Born at Heidelberg, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Fries, he was a mason contractor in this city for many years. Mr. Fries was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church. His marriage to Matilda Ludwig, who survives, took place at Elmira in 1903. Surviving besides his wife, are one son, Milton Fries, Kirkland Lake; one daughter, Mrs. Jerome (Florence) Zettel, Kitchener; two brothers, Henry Fries, Kindersley, Sask., and Herbert Fries, Kitchener, and five grandchildren. He was predeceased by one daughter, Mrs. Cora Eldred of Detroit, in1947. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the Ratz-Bechtel funeral Home with A.W. Lotz pastor of St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery. The body is at the funeral home.

      The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 21 Feb 1953

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Edward Fries - 1939.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Josiah Fries.

    3. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Matilda Ludwig - Fries.

    4. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Michael Ludwig.

    5. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Milton Fries.

    6. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-3 Page 2.

    7. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 1 Page 23.

    8. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div.. 20 Page 10.

    9. [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Jacob J. Fries - 21 Feb 1953.

    10. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub District 28 Page 5.

    11. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 26 Feb 1874.
      17 Feb 1874 By Pastor J. Brezing in Heidelberg, Daniel Fries of Woolwich was married to Katharina Doerr of Wellesley.

    12. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 9640-74.
      Daniel Fries, 24, occ. Farmer, b. Woolwich, res. Wellesley, son of Jacob and Margaretha, Married Catherine Doerr, 18, b. Wellesley, res. Same, daughter of George and Catherine, Witn: George Doerr of Wellesley and Louis Huehnergarth of Heidelberg, 17 Feb 1874 at Heidelberg

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Nov 1877 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChurch Membership - - St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Mason - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1903 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer Mason - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Mason, Contractor - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1953 - 4 Louisa St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 Feb 1953 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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