Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Frederick Henry Merner

Male 1892 - 1961  (69 years)


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  • Name Frederick Henry Merner 
    Born 11 Jun 1892  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
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    Immigration 1895  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation 1911  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Laborer - Cementing 
    Residence 1911  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Roman Catholic 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-180980 
    Died 14 Dec 1961  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Person ID I180980  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Oscar Erastus Merner,   b. 4 Nov 1864, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 1944, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Agnes Elizabeth Brodrecht,   b. 15 Jul 1867, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 3 Jun 1884  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F22377  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Ann Matilda "Tillie" Groff,   b. 5 Feb 1887, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 2 Feb 1910  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Children 
     1. Wallace Paul Merner,   b. 5 Mar 1913, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jul 1982, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     2. Kingsley Merner
     3. Dorothy Merner
     4. Vernon Merner,   b. Oct 1910, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F176577  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Frederick MERNER was born in Chicago, Illinois during the time his father was working at the site of the Chicago World's Fair, held in 1893. Fred was married and lived in New Hamburg until 1913 when the family moved to Kitchener. He was a game warden for the Lands and Forest Department, Waterloo Co.

      He was president of Waterloo County Revolved Club from 1950 to 1958, a life member of Waterloo Rod and Gun Club, and a member of Wilmot Rod and Gun Club, Waterloo County Fish and Game Protective Association, and the Canadian Order of Foresters.

      Cemetery, W., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, W. (1892). Frederick Henry Merner (1892-1961) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 13 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42229830/frederick-henry-merner

  • Sources 
    1. [S307] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1901, New Hamburg (Village) E-1 Page 10.

    2. [S1054] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1911, p. 21;.

    3. [S769] Vit - Illinois, Cook - Birth Records 1878-1922, Film 1287927 Digital GS number 4031102 Image 492 Reference number 12277.
      Name Merner Birth date 11 Jun 1892 Birth place Chicago, Cook, Illinois Gender Male Race or color (expanded) White Father name Oscar Merner Father birth place New Hamberg Age of father 29y Mother name Agnes Brodrecht Merner Mother birth place New Hamberg Mother age 26y

    4. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link .
      Frederick/ Merner/ 1892-1961/ At Rest

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, W., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, W. (1892). Frederick Henry Merner (1892-1961) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 13 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42229830/frederick-henry-merner.

    6. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Oscar Merner Born: New Hamburg Ont Age: 21 Born: abt 1863 Father: Fredeick Merner Mother: Phillippina Young Spouse: Agnes Brodrecht Age: 18 Born: abt 1866 born: New Hamburg Ont Father: Henry Brodrecht Mother: Elizabeth Brodrecht married 3 Jun 1884 married: Waterloo, New Hamburg

    7. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mrs. Fred Merner - 29 Jan 1953.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Jun 1892 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1895 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Feb 1910 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - Cementing - 1911 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Dec 1961 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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