Nicholas Hedrich^[1]

1857 - 1910  (52 years)

• Name	Nicholas Hedrich
  Immigration	1856	, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Born	16 Jun 1857	Renim, Hessen, Germany   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1881	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Carpenter
  Occupation	1897  [5]
  	butcher
  Died	4 Jan 1910	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Cause: kicked by horse
  Misfortune	1913
  	killed by horse kick
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-115000
  Buried	Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I115000	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Selina Rooke,   b. 24 Jan 1859, , New York State, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Henry Hedrich,   b. 13 May 1882, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1964  (Age 81 years)   2. John Rook Hedrich,   b. 18 Jul 1884, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Sep 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   3. Peter George Hedrich,   b. 31 Mar 1887, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Apr 1925, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 38 years)   4. Emma Hedrich,   b. 13 Jun 1890, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1979  (Age 88 years)   5. Francis Alberta "Alberta" Hedrich,   b. 2 Jun 1893, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1925, , Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 31 years)   6. Fredrick Conrad Hedrich,   b. 10 Sep 1895, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Aug 1966, Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)   7. Herbert Hedrich,   b. 6 Oct 1900, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1971  (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F6777	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Kick by Horse Proves Fatal Elmira, Ontario, January 5 - N. Hedrich, a prominent citizen of Elmira, was kicked on the head by a horse Sunday morning the blow fracturing his skull, which resulted in his death last night. Born in Renim, Hessen, Germany, in 1856, Mr. Hederich came to this county in 1872 and followed the carpentering business until 1897, when he went in the butcher business in which he was very successful. He was a Conservative in politics and a member of the Lutheran church and respected by all who knew him. A wife and seven children survive. Elmira Signet 6 Jan 1910

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 15 Jun 1893. 02 Jun 1893 The wife of Nikolaus Hedderich, in Elmira, a daughter. [S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, Elmira (Village) B Page 6. [S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, Elmira (Village) B. Page 6. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 2 Page 48. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Nicholas Hedrich - 6 Jan 1910.

  
  

• Event Map

  Immigration - 1856 - , Ontario, Canada Born - 16 Jun 1857 - Renim, Hessen, Germany Occupation - Carpenter - 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: kicked by horse - 4 Jan 1910 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth