Waterloo Region Generations
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Catherine "Kate" Braendle

Catherine "Kate" Braendle

Female 1829 - 1905  (76 years)

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  • Name Catherine "Kate" Braendle 
    Born 1829  , Wuerttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1861  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Evangelical Other Methodist 
    House of Industry and Refuge 1905  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    HouseofIndustryandRefugeca1869.JPG
    HouseofIndustryandRefugeca1869.JPG
    The House of Industry and Refuge. In 1868, 141 acres was purchased on Frederick Street in Berlin (now Kitchener) and the house opened on June 15, 1869. The original building housed 100 and operated as an industrial farm, which raised crops and livestock. The residents worked for their keep if possible, those most did not. The House eventually became a strictly a residence of the aged and later relocated and renamed Sunnyside.
    Name Kate Brandle 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-179735 
    Died 20 Sep 1905  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I179735  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father Johann Jacob "Jacob" Braendle,   b. 1793, , Wuerttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1872, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Juditha,   b. 1789, , Wuerttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F234207  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Heidelberg - We are sorry to chronicle the death of Miss Kate Brandle, who died in the House of Refuge, Berlin, on Wednesday. The remains were brought to Heidelberg and interred in the Evang. Cemetery on Saturday afternoon. The deceased bad reached the ripe age of 70 years.

      Wellesley Maple Leaf, September 21, 1905

      Obituary is supplied by the Wellesley Township Heritage and Historical Society Click here to go to their website.

  • Sources 
    1. [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Div. 10 Page 57.

    2. [S2191] News - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - Wellesley Maple Leaf, Obituary of Kate Brandle - September 21, 1905.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1829 - , Wuerttemberg, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical Other Methodist - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHouse of Industry and Refuge - 1905 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 Sep 1905 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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