Charles Boettger^{[1, 2, 3]}

1850 - 1926  (76 years)

• Name	Charles Boettger
  Born	22 Jan 1850	, Mecklenburg, Germany   [2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1853	, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Immigration	1853	, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Name	Carl Boettger
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Lutheran
  Naturalization	1875  [4]
  Occupation	1875	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	labourer
  Occupation	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Labourer
  Residence	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Auctioneer
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Laborer, Trunk Factory
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	00049-3683.1
  Died	27 Jan 1926	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 10]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 10]
  Person ID	I1938	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Christian Boettger,   b. 1817, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Sophia,   b. Abt 1810, Of, Mecklinburg, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F6171	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Christian Boettger,   b. 1817, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Hannah,   b. 1818, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F230696	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susannah Hammacher,   b. 14 Jan 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 May 1917  (Age 64 years)
  Married	27 Apr 1875	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9, 11]
  Children	1. Daniel Boettger,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Margaret Jane "Maggie" Boettger,   b. 9 Dec 1876, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Apr 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)   3. David Henry Boettger,   b. 30 Nov 1878, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 May 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   4. Elviria Boedger,   b. 1880, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Ada Elvira Boettger,   b. 24 Jul 1880, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Nov 1917, , Ontario, Canada  (Age 37 years)   6. Nelson Boettger,   b. 30 Mar 1882, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Harriet Agnes Boettger,   b. 28 Aug 1884, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Private Herbert Samuel Boettger,   b. 29 Mar 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Sep 1961, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   9. Private Charles W. Boettger,   b. 1 Jul 1892, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1924  (Age 31 years)   10. Allen Boettger,   b. 12 Dec 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 May 1950, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)   11. Homer Harry "Harry" Boettger,   b. Nov 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Mar 1971, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F620	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Charles C. Boettger died at the house of his daughter, Mrs. Geo. Gole at Breslau, on Sunday evening, after and illness of 5 months. Mr. Boettger was well-known throughout the city, having been an employee of the street railway for over 20 years. He drove the station cars when the horses were still in use and when the cars were rebuilt for electric power he was one of the first motormen. His kind disposition and obliging manner won for him a host of friends throughout the Twin-City. Mr. Boettger was born in Mecklenburg, Germany 76 years ago last Friday. He came to this country as a boy of age six. In 1875 he married Susannah Hamacher, who predeceased him nine years ago. There remain to mourn his loss, one brother, four sons, two daughters and 28 grandchildren. One son and one daughter predeceased him

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 781. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Allen Boettger. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 018747-04. David Boettinger, 25, Occ. Rubber Cutter, b. Berlin, Res. Berlin, son of Charles Boettinger and Susanna Hamacher married Leah E. Lachman, 23, b. Bridgeport, Res. Bridgeport, daughter of Henry Lachman and Phoebe Eby, Witn: Isaac Lachman and Hattie Boettinger Both of Bridgeport, 18 May 1904 in Bridgeport. [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-7 Page 8. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link . East: Ada Elvira Boettger / wife of / George Gole / born 1880-died 1917 / for where your treasure is, there / will your heart be also. St. Luke 12 34 / George Gole / 1876- 1941 / Gole West: Susannah Hamacher / wife of / Charles Boettger / born 1853-died 1917 / asleep, till He come / Charles Boettger / 1850-1926 / Boettger A. Mother B. Mother North: Chas. W. / Boettger / 1892-1924 [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 66. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 22 Pg. 2. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 69. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 1 Page 31. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64619420. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 9276-75. 9276-75 Charles BEDGER, 25, laborer, Micklenberg Germany, Waterloo twp., s/o Christian & Sophia, married Susanna HAYMAKER, 23, Waterloo twp., same, d/o Benjamin & Susanna, witn: John BEDGER and Hannah & John CLEMENS, all of Waterloo twp., 27 April 1875 at Waterloo twp

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Jan 1850 - , Mecklenburg, Germany Immigration - 1853 - , Ontario, Canada Immigration - 1853 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - labourer - 1875 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 27 Apr 1875 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Labourer - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Auctioneer - 1901 - Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer, Trunk Factory - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 27 Jan 1926 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth