Joachim "John" Fink^[1]

1835 - 1914  (79 years)

• Name	Joachim "John" Fink
  Born	1835	, Mecklinburg Schwerin, Germany   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Name	John Fink
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Residence	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	Abt 1912	Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-133869
  Died	19 Oct 1914	Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States   [3]
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I133869	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024

  
  

  Family	Wilhelmina "Mena" Blohm,   b. 1831, , Germany ,   d. 18 Sep 1897, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Married	30 Dec 1866	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Children	1. John Fink,   b. 1858, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Wilhelmina "Minnie" Fink,   b. May 1867, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Nov 1947, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States  (Age ~ 80 years)   3. Stena Fink,   b. 1869, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Christina Fink,   b. 7 Apr 1870, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Mar 1938, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)   5. Fritz "Frederick" Fink,   b. 1 Oct 1871, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Oct 1944, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   6. Mary W. Fink,   b. 28 Apr 1875, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1924  (Age 48 years)
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F33115	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Word was received here on Monday of the death of the late Joachim Fink which occurred at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Minnie Prestien, in Rochester, N.Y. on Monday. Deceased was born in Meckleburg Schwerin, Germany, seventy-eight years ago and came to Canada nearly fifty years ago, settling in Pine Bush. Later he moved to the first concession of Puslinch where he resided until he took up his life residence with his daughter Mrs. Prestien, with whom he moved to Rochester a couple of years ago. He is survived by one son, Frederick, Preston road, and daughters, Mrs. Chas. Baumgartner, Hespeler; Mrs. Geo. Dearling and Mrs. Minnie Prestien, in Rochester. The remains were brought to Hespeler for interment, the funeral taking place this (Thursday) afternoon, to the Hespeler cemetery. Services were conducted by Rev. Max Voss. HESPELER HERALD, Thursday, October 22, 1914 ___________________ FINK, JOACHIM Word was received here (Hespeler) on Monday of the death of Mr. Fink, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Minnie Prestien in Rochester, NY, on Monday, October 20, 1914. He was born in Mecklenburg, Schwerin, Germany, 78 years ago and come to Canada nearly fifty years ago, settling in Pine Bush. Later, he removed to the first concession of Puslinch, where he resided until he took up his residence with his daughter a couple of years ago. Survived by one son, Frederick of the Preston Road; daughters, Mrs. Charles Baumgartner of Hespeler; Mrs. George Dearling and Mrs. Minnie Prestien in Rochester. His body was brought to Hespeler for interment, the funeral taking place on Thursday afternoon to the Hespeler Cemetery. Services were conducted by Rev. Max Voss. - Information from Our Germans Were Linked Through Puslinch Township by Chris Bowman and B. & B. Woolsey: Son of J. Fink. Husband of Wilhelmine Blohm (c. 1847-1897), born in Katerhagen, Mecklenburg- Schwerin, daughter of Dietrich and Sophia Burmeister. Children were Frederick Martin "Fritz" (b. 1871); Maria Wilhelmina (Mrs. August Prestien) and Mary (Mrs. George Dearing (or possibly Doering). A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  
  

• Sources

  [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 014705-1898. Fritz Fink, 26, occ. Farmer, b. Puslinch Twp., res. same, son of Wilhelimine Bloom and Joachim Fink, Married Elizabeth Mongold, 24, b. Hespeler, res. same, daughter of Elizabeth Von Kannel and Conrad Mongold; Witness(s): William Guenther, Hespeler, Mary Fink, Puslinch. 30 Mar 1898 at Preston [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 13. [S1935] News - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - Hespeler Herald, Obituary of Joachim Fink - October 22, 1914. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207846389.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1835 - , Mecklinburg Schwerin, Germany Married - 30 Dec 1866 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Abt 1912 - Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States Died - 19 Oct 1914 - Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth