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Andreas "Andrew" Rockel

Andreas "Andrew" Rockel[1, 2]

Male 1830 - 1912  (81 years)

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  • Name Andreas "Andrew" Rockel 
    Born 24 Nov 1830  Burkhards, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
    Gender Male 
    Birth 24 Nov 1831  [3
    Immigration 1856  [3
    Naturalization 1860  [3
    Immigration 1861  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Occupation 1861  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Joiner 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1871  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Carpenter 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Lutheran 
    Elected Office 1881  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Councillor - Waterloo 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191482704 
    Name Andrew Rockel 
    Occupation 1881  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Carpenter 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Builder 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Undertaker 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-152405P 
    Died 17 Jul 1912  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 10
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I152405  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Heinrich Rockel,   b. CA 1800,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Johanna Sophia,   b. CA 1800,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F15292  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Rooke,   b. 17 Nov 1836, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1906, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 1856 
    Children 
     1. Sophia Elisa Rockel,   b. 21 Oct 1856, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1919  (Age 62 years)
     2. Henrietta Rockel,   b. CALC 29 Nov 1857, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Apr 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 42 years)
     3. Heinrich J. "Henry" Rockel,   b. 18 Sep 1859, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1932  (Age 72 years)
     4. Carl N. "Charles" Rockel,   b. 11 Feb 1860, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Aug 1926, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     5. Regina Amalia Rockel,   b. 1863, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Christopher Rockel,   b. 1864, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Gustave G. Rockel,   b. 23 Apr 1865, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1915, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
     8. Adolph J. Rockel,   b. 17 Mar 1866, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Melinda "Linda" Rockel,   b. 8 Jan 1870, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Theckla A. "Teckla" Rockel,   b. 21 Mar 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Nov 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     11. Andrew William Rockel,   b. 17 Mar 1875, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1922, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
     12. Catherine Rockel,   b. 8 Apr 1879, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1942, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F38052  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Andrew Rockell
    Andrew Rockell
    Courtesy of the Waterloo Public Library, Ellis Little Local History Room.

  • Notes 
    • The funeral of the late Mr. Rockel was held on Saturday afternoon from the late residence on Erb street where services were held and thence to Mount Hope cemetery for interment. There was a large attendance of sorrowing friends and relatives of the deceased while members of the Harmonie Singing Society of which he was a member attended in a body.

      Chronicle Telegraph [Waterloo], July 25, 1912

      __________________

      Obituary of his brother

      N.Y., Tuesday, Oct. 2nd, 1883 Obituaries


      Brooklyn, E.D., Sept. 30, 1883
      All the relatives and friends,....
      The sad news, that our beloved husband and father
      Philipp Rockel
      Passed away in the the age of 57 years, 3 months and 16 days, on Sept. 30. 1883, at evening 6:30 p.m., after a short illness peacefully to the Lord.
      The funeral takes place on Wednesday, Oct. 3., at afternoon 1 p.m. starting from the house of mourning, No. 76 Throop Ave.
      The sorrowing bereaved
      Elisabetha Rockel, nee Reinhardt, spouse
      Children
      Heinrich Rockel,
      Michael Rockel
      Lina Rockel
      Siblings
      Martha Heid,
      Sophia Koch,
      Anna Lange,
      Elisa Hetterich
      Regina Zoll
      Andreas Rockel
      With brothers and sisters-in-law

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Gustave Rockel Born: Waterloo Ontario Age: 27 Father: Andrew Rockel Mother: Catherine Rook Born: abt 1865 Spouse: Caroline Kreitswieser Age: 28 born: Bridgeport Ontario Father: Michael Kreitsweiser Mother: minnie Kuntz married 24 Apr 1892

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 018839-04.
      Adolf J. Rockel, 39, Occ. Workman, b. Waterloo, Res. Waterloo, son of Andrew Rockel and Catharine Rock (?) married Elizabeth Heinrich, 23, b. Bridgeport, Res. Bridgeport, daughter of Heinrich Heinrich and Wilhelmina Ahrens, Witn: Clara Heinrich of Waterloo and Maria Petchke of Heidelberg, 3 May 1904 in Heidelberg.

    3. [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-8 page 1.

    4. [S302] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1881, Waterloo Village 1881 Div. 2 Page 4.

    5. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 47 Pg. 1.

    6. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link .
      Andreas Rockel/ gest. 17 Juli 1911/ Alter/ 80 Jahre 8 mo./ Katharina/ Ehefrau von/ Andreas Rockel/ Alter 70 Jahre 14 Ta./ Maria Angelika/ Ehefrau von/ Jakob Bardon/ Alter 70 Jahre 7 Mon. [no dates]

    7. [S1885] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1861, Waterloo 1861 Dist. 1 Page 10.

    8. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 4 Page 60.

    9. [S2658] aaaaWaterloo Village 1871, Sect. 1 Page 6.

    10. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name: Andrew Rockel
      Event Type: Death
      Event Date: 17 Jul 1912
      Event Place: Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
      Marital Status: Widowed
      Occupation: Undertaker
      Birth Date: 24 Nov 1831
      Birthplace: Germany
      Death Place: Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
      Death Age: 80 years 7 months 23 days
      Father's Name: Henry Rockel
      Father's Birthplace: Germany

    11. [S2789] Hesse, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1661-1957.
      Name:Andreas Rockel
      Gender:männlich (Male)
      Event Type:Taufe (Baptism)
      Birth Date:24 Nov 1831
      Baptism Date:30 Nov 1831
      Baptism Place:Burkhards, Hessen (Hesse), Deutschland (Germany)
      Father:Heinrich Rockel
      Mother:Sophie Rockel
      City or District:Burkhards
      Parish as it Appears:Burkhards
      Page Number:26;27

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Nov 1830 - Burkhards, , Hessen, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1861 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Joiner - 1861 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Carpenter - 1871 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElected Office - Councillor - Waterloo - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Carpenter - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Builder - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1901 - Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Undertaker - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Jul 1912 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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