George H. Gress^[1]

1854 - 1911  (56 years)

• Name	George H. Gress
  Born	3 Oct 1854	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	hotel, fire,
  Occupation	1881	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mason
  Occupation	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Hotel Keeper
  Residence	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Public Service	8 Nov 1892	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Preston Fire Brigade
  	From Minute Book of Preston Fire Brigade
  Occupation	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Hotel Keeper, Hotel
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-112238
  Died	15 Sep 1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Cause: Cause: Epileptic Convulsions (4 days) - Hypostatic Pneumonia (3 days)
  Buried	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I112238	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry Gress,   b. 12 Feb 1822, Trimbach, , Alsace, France ,   d. 8 May 1896, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Kanmacher,   b. 12 Feb 1821, Hohwiller, , Alsace, France ,   d. 15 Sep 1910, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Married	1849
  Family ID	F28409	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Soeder,   b. CALC 9 Jul 1858, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Dec 1910, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 52 years)
  Married	28 Jan 1879	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 8]
  Children	1. Rosa Magdalena Gress,   b. 23 Jun 1880, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Aug 1881, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 1 years)   2. Rosa Magdalene Gress,   b. CALC 23 Jun 1880, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Aug 1881, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 1 years)   3. Mabel Gress,   b. 1881, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Mabel Mae Gress,   b. 5 Jan 1881, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Nov 1971, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)   5. Charles Gress,   b. 1883, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Henry Gress,   b. 1885, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Ada Gress,   b. 1886, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Ada Mary Gress,   b. Feb 1887, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F31839	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  George Gress was first a mason but left the trade to partner with John Soeder, operating the Commercial Hotel in Preston. After three years the partnership ended and he leased the Market Hotel in Galt for 5 years. He then became proprietor of the Western Hotel (Overland Hotel) and 5 years and returned to Preston in 1899 to run the Commericial Hotel. He in 1871 joined the St. Lawrence Fire Company of the two Preston Fire Brigades. While in Galt he also served as assistant fire chief. He was chief of the Preston Fire Brigade 1892-1907. Cambridge Mosaic , Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [abbreviated snippet from original text in book]

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 8 Sep 1881. 30 Aug 1881 Rosa Magdalene Gress, daughter of George H. Gress, died in Preston at age of 1 year, 2 months and 7 days. [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg. 65. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 14. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 23 Page 14. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . [Flat In Ground] Geo. Gress/ 1854 - 1922. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 21. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name:George Gress Gender:Male Birth Year:abt 1855 Birth Place:Preston Age at Death:56 Death Date:15 Sep 1911 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:George Gress Age:25 Birth Date:abt 1854 Birth Place:Preston Ontario Marriage Date:28 Jan 1879 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Henry Gress Mother:Elizabeth Gress Spouse:Maria Sieder Spouse's Age:21 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1858 Spouse Birth Place:Doon Waterloo Township Spouse Father:John Sieder Spouse Mother:Margaretha Sieder

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Oct 1854 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 28 Jan 1879 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Mason - 1881 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Hotel Keeper - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Public Service - Preston Fire Brigade - 8 Nov 1892 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Hotel Keeper, Hotel - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Epileptic Convulsions (4 days) - Hypostatic Pneumonia (3 days) - 15 Sep 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth