Jacobus "Jacob" Schaller^[1]

1856 - 1882  (25 years)

• Name	Jacobus "Jacob" Schaller
  Born	11 Aug 1856	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Christened	Sep 1856	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Roman Catholic
  Occupation	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Printer
  Residence	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	RC
  Occupation	1881	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States   [1]
  	Type setter and Second in Command of the New Free Press
  	He learned his trade in the "Journal" press.
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-153890
  Died	2 Mar 1882	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States   [1]
  	Cause: Smallpox
  Person ID	I153890	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Joseph Schaller,   b. CALC 21 Jan 1824, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 28 Dec 1887, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Mother	Barbara Brem,   b. Jun 1821, , Bavaria, Germany ,   d. 9 Dec 1902, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 81 years)
  Family ID	F38467	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Survived by his widow and one child.

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 9 Mar 1882. 02 Mar 1882 Jakob Schaller of Berlin died in Chicago of smallpox at age of 25 years, 6 months and 21 days. He was a type setter and had learned his trade in the "Journal" press. For several years he had been 2nd in command of the "New Free Press" in Chicago. He is survived by his widow and one child, who mourn his premature death. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 56. [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 3 Page 27. [S2411] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, St. Agatha Roman Catholic. Jacobus Schaller Born August 11 at 2 am 1856, baptized September 1856 by Father Mesner in the church of St Agatha. He is the legitimate son of Josef Schaller and Barbara Brem of Greenbush (Bavaria). Godparents: Antonius Elmlinger and Victoria Rigel. Note: Victoria Rigel could be Victoria Reidel. Note - Antonius was a school teacher at St. Agatha (refer Catholic book)

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Aug 1856 - Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Christened - Sep 1856 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Printer - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - RC - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Type setter and Second in Command of the New Free Press - 1881 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Died - Cause: Smallpox - 2 Mar 1882 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States  = Link to Google Earth