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Albert Grant "Bert" Dahmer

Male 1896 - 1957  (60 years)


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  • Name Albert Grant "Bert" Dahmer 
    Born 31 Oct 1896  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1  [4
    Residence 1911  Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Lutheran 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    WW1, 1st Battalion, Service #3130956 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    WW1, Private, 4th Battalion 
    Name Bert Dahmer 
    Residence 1914  Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Occupation 1918  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    shoemaker 
    Residence Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-167664 
    Died 17 Jan 1957 
    Buried Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Linwood, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I167664  Generations
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2024 

    Father Henry H. Dahmer,   b. 10 Oct 1861, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Susannah Hesse,   b. 5 May 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 30 Dec 1879  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F13950  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emma Soehner,   b. 4 Jun 1900, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1987, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Children 
     1. Orilla Martha Dahmer,   b. 8 Feb 1919, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 2012, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     2. Marie Dahmer,   b. 10 Sep 1922,   d. 17 Jul 1983  (Age 60 years)
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2024 
    Family ID F50247  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • ALBERT DAHMER

      Foreman of the CPR section at Millbank, Albert (Bert) Dahmer, 60, of Linwood, died as he finished his day's work.

      A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dahmer, he was born in Hespeler, October 31, 1896. He was a veteran of the First World War. A member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Linwood, he was on the church council and was a Sunday school teacher. Since 1921 he had worked for the CPR.

      Surviving are his wife, the former Emma Soehner; two daughters, Mrs. Bernard (Or-illa) Uhrig of Kitchener, Mrs. Walter (Marie) Pirie of Galt; a brother, Marcus of New Hamburg; a sister, Mrs. M. C. Stroh of Conestogo, and six grandchildren. Two brothers and a sister predeceased him.

  • Sources 
    1. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-2 Page 6.

    2. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Albert Grant Dahmer Born: 31 Oct 1896 County: Waterloo Father: Henry Dahmer Mother: Susan Hesse

    3. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 14 page 12.

    4. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.
      DAHMER, BERT GRANT Regimental number(s): 3130956 Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 2260 - 52 Date of Birth: 31/10/1896 Hespeler

    5. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.

    6. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One.

    7. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Henry H Dahmer Born: Conestogo Age: 18 Father: John Dahmer Mother: Margaretha Dahmer Born: abt 1861 Spouse: Susanna Hess Age: 19 born: Waterloo Father: William Hess Mother: Dorothea Hess married 30 Dec 1879 married: Waterloo

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 31 Oct 1896 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1914 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - shoemaker - 1918 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Linwood, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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