Martha Edna "Edna" Breithaupt^[1]

1885 - 1963  (77 years)

• Name	Martha Edna "Edna" Breithaupt
  Born	26 Jul 1885	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Family Photograph	The above picture represents five daughters of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Breithaupt, of Berlin, all of whom have been students at our College. Mr. Breithaupt is one of the leading citizens of Berlin, Mayor of the City, Warden of Waterloo, ex-member of Parliament, etc. The daughters have occupied successively one of the front rooms of the main building known as No. 9 Lower Main. The eldest. Miss Evelyn Breithaupt, is now Mrs. Dr. Parry, of Hamilton, and the youngest. Miss Katherine Breithaupt, is at present attending the College. The others. Miss Lillian, Miss Edna and Miss Rose, are at home in Berlin. The College cherishes the most kindly feeling towards parents and daughters, and wishes them every possible favor and blessing in life which they so richly deserve.
  		Breithaupt Sisters Vox Collegii Whitby Jun 1914 Vol.XXX No 7 - Ontario Ladies College, Whitby, Graduation Number
  Name	Edna Breithaupt
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Evangelical
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Evangelical
  Eby ID Number	00142-2327.4
  Died	13 Apr 1963  [2, 6]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 6]
  Person ID	I12083	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Mayor - Warden Louis Jacob Breithaupt,   b. 3 Mar 1855, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States ,   d. 6 Mar 1939, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, United States  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Emma Alvarena Devitt,   b. 16 Oct 1860, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Jun 1925, Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 64 years)
  Married	Apr 1881  [5]
  Family ID	F3513	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Edna Breithaupt source: Breithaupt Hewetson Clark Collection - University of Waterloo

  
  

• Notes

  Exceptional drive, impressive skills in leadership and organization, and a strong social conscience, combined with interests in education and the arts: these were the characteristics of Edna Breithaupt which led to her many achievements. The various organizations she founded all derived from her vision of a better life through arts education, and all of them have enriched Canadian cultural life. Martha Edna Breithaupt, known as Edna, was born July 26, 1885 in Berlin, Ontario, the second of eight children of Louis Jacob Breithaupt and Emma (Devitt) Breithaupt. The Breithaupts were a locally prominent family of considerable wealth that was derived mainly from the family tannery business, the Breithaupt Leather Company. They were also involved in local and provincial politics. Sir Wilfrid Laurier was entertained at the family home, "Sonneck," and Edna's brother, Louis 0. Breithaupt, was a Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario. As a girl, Edna spent her summers at the Breithaupt family cottages, "Riverbend" on the Grand River near Bridgeport (now part of Kitchener), and in Penetang on Georgian Bay, where her father had opened a second branch of the tannery business in 1885. The Breithaupts were devoted members of Zion Evangelical church in Kitchener and Edna was involved in many church activities during her formative years. After high school she attended the Ontario Ladies' College in Whitby, where she majored in art... Women of Waterloo County, edited by Ruth Russell

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 707. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link . Breithaupt A. M. Edna / Breithaupt / July 26, 1885 / Apr. 13, 1963 / Edna B. Louis Jacob / Breithaupt / March 3, 1855 / May 6, 1939 / father C. Emma Alvarene / Devitt / beloved wife of / Louis J. Breithaupt / October 17, 1860 / June 12, 1925 / mother / Emma Lillian / Breithaupt / May 28, 1884 / Sept. 9,1951 [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-4 Page 6. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 38 Page 3. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 2 Page 5. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1885). Martha "Edna" Breithaupt (1885-1963) -... Retrieved 12 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170615528/martha-_edna_-breithaupt.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Jul 1885 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth