August C. Prestien

Cal 1863 - 1896  (~ 33 years)

• Name	August C. Prestien
  Born	CALC 8 Mar 1863	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lutheran
  Elected Office	1892	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	councillor of Hespeler
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213475229
  Misfortune	Idylwild Park, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	killed in train accident
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-133900
  Died	18 Jul 1896	Idylwild Park, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Cause: Railway Accident
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I133900	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Christopher Prestien,   b. Abt 1825,   d. Bef 1871  (Age ~ 45 years)
  Mother	Dorothea Wegner,   b. 4 Apr 1832, Zurow, , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany ,   d. 1924  (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F48142	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wilhelmina "Minnie" Fink,   b. May 1867, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Nov 1947, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Children	1. Dora Prestien,   b. Jun 1890, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Minnie Prestien,   b. Sep 1891, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Otto Prestien,   b. Aug 1893, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Victor Prestien,   b. Jan 1896, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Christena Augusta Prestien,   b. 5 Apr 1897, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Jan 1898, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F27819	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  August and Herman Prestien were partners in Prestien Bros. till after August died; Then Charles J. Bartels went in with Herman and they operated an important business as Prestien and Bartels; James Eagle was boss of a considerable gang which included two brothers, William and Elijah, and others and Oliver Gingrich had also a gang of his own. Both Herman W. Prestien and Oliver Gingrich were fine carpenters. Did nice work. Le Rue De Commerce, Other Times Other Customs Other Days Other Ways, Winfield Brewster 1954 ____________________ Died At Idylwild Park, near Hespeler, on Saturday, July 18th, at 7.15 o'clock p.m., August C. Prestien, Aged 33 years, 4 months and 10 days. The Funeral. Will take place from his late residence, David Street, Hespeler, on Monday, July 20th, at 2 o'clock p.m., to the Hespeler Cemetery for interment. Friends and acquaintances will kindly accept this intimation. Hespeler, July 19th, 1896. City of Cambridge Archives Funeral Card Collection ____________________ A Fatal Accident August C.. Prestien, of Hespeler Killed on the G.P. & H.R'y He attempts to Cross From the Motor to the Trailer, and Falls Between - The Trailer Runs Over Him, Inflicting Terrible Injuries - He Lives for Half an Hour - An Inquest Held - No Blame Attached to Anyone The first fatal accident on the G.P. & H. Ry., occurred on Saturday evening, shortly after seven o'clock, when Mr. August C. Prestien, a well-known and respected resident of Hespeler, was run over and killed by a car. Mr. Prestien had been in Galt on business and took the car which left here shortly before seven o'clock, for home. The car was in charge of Conductor Chamberlain and Motorman Elvidge, with Brakeman Henderson on the Trailer. The deceased was standing on the back platform of the motor, and shortly after leaving Preston, and when near Ferguson and Pattison's mill, he noticed a friend - Mr. C. McWilliam, of Galt, sitting on the front seat of the trailer. He reached over and shook hands with him and said he would come over on the trailer. He at once took hold of the rail to swing himself to the other car; but he evidently misjudged the distance, as he fell between the motor and trailer, the latter going over him and cutting off both legs - one at the ankle and the other near the thigh - besides injuring him internally. The car was immediately stopped, and every attention given the injured man. A surgeon was telephoned for, but his services were of no avail, as the unfortunate man died in about half an hour after receiving the injury. On account of a trailer being off the track, the body was taken back to the undertaker's at Preston, where it was carefully attended to, and taken to Hespeler later in the evening. The deceased was aged 33 years, and leaves a widow and four small children, the eldest being only seven years of age. The sad accident cast a gloom over the entire village, the deceased being one of the best known and respected business men of the place. He was a contractor, being in partnership with his brother, Herman Prestien, in the building business. He was a past master of the A.O.U.W. The funeral took place on Monday, to Hespeler cemetery, and was very largely attended. Weekly Reformer Jul 23 1896 pg 10

  
  

• Sources

  [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 14. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213475229.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 8 Mar 1863 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - councillor of Hespeler - 1892 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth