Joseph Rau^[1]

Cal 1836 - 1891  (~ 55 years)

• Name	Joseph Rau
  Born	CALC 19 Mar 1836	, Wuerttemberg, Germany   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1861	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Brewer
  Residence	1861	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Catholic
  Business	1871	Rau Brewery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Occupation	1871	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Brewer
  Occupation	1873	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	brewer
  Residence	1873	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Occupation	1881	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Brewer
  Residence	1881	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Roman Catholic
  Residence	1891	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Roman Catholic
  Died	15 May 1891	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Occupation	1892	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Brewer
  Residence	349 Peel St., New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-149686
  Person ID	I149686	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Stephen Rau,   b. 1804, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Maria Bertsche,   b. CALC 8 Dec 1808, , Germany ,   d. 1 Jun 1875, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 66 years)
  Family ID	F22511	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Dietrich,   b. 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	27 May 1873	Formosa, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 7]
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F33419	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Raw, J. & J., proprietors of the Hamburg Brewery, are natives of Germany, and have resided here since 1852. Own 30 acres of land and village property, valued at $2,500. Illustrated Atlas of the County of Waterloo, H. Parsel & Co., Toronto - 1881 (Village of New Hamburg entries)

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 5 Jun 1873. 27 May 1873 By Rev. P. Jos. Mobis in Formosa, Joseph Rau of New Hamburg was married to Maria Dietrich of Formosa. [S250] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1871, Page 44. [S251] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1881, New Hamburg 1881 Page 26. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 4662 (1873), Rau-Dietrich. Joseph Rau, brewer of New Hamburg, Birth Place: Wintunberg Germany Age: 36 Estimated birth year: abt 1837 Father Name: Stephanus Rau Mother Name: Maria Bertye Spouse Name: Maria Dietrich, residence Formosa, Spouse's Age: 20 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1853 Spouse Birth Place: Wilmot Ont Spouse Father Name: Ignatius Dietrich Spouse Mother Name: Maria Siefert Marriage Date: 27 May 1873 Marriage Place: Bruce, Formosa [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 21 May 1891. May 15, 1891 Joseph Rau died in New Hamburg at age of 55 years, 1 month & 26 days. [S1868] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1861, Div. 2 Pg. 17. [S699] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1891, Section 1 Page 12. [S699] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1891.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 19 Mar 1836 - , Wuerttemberg, Germany Occupation - Brewer - 1861 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Catholic - 1861 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - 1871 - Rau Brewery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Brewer - 1871 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - brewer - 1873 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1873 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 27 May 1873 - Formosa, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Brewer - 1881 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1881 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1891 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 15 May 1891 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Brewer - 1892 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - 349 Peel St., New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth