Waterloo Region Generations
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Dr. John Wesley Hoffman

Dr. John Wesley Hoffman[1]

Male 1867 - Yes, date unknown

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  • Name John Wesley Hoffman 
    Prefix Dr. 
    Born 29 Sep 1867  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    druggist and chemist 
    Residence 1871  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Evang. Assoc. 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Evangelical 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Druggist 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Methodist 
    Residence 1932  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Eby ID Number 00055-3805 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I2082  Generations
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2024 

    Father Isaac E. Hoffman,   b. 8 Mar 1835, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1898  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Caroline D. Herlan,   b. 26 Sep 1835, , USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1923  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 15 Apr 1856  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F663  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    John Wesley Hoffman
    John Wesley Hoffman
    From Berlin Today 1806-1906 official souvenir located at the Kitchener Public Library
    John Wesley Hoffman
    John Wesley Hoffman
    From Berlin Today 1806-1906 official souvenir located at the Kitchener Public Library

  • Notes 
    • John Wesley Hoffman, "was born September 29th, 1867. He is a druggist and chemist and resides in Detroit, Michigan. He is unmarried."

      Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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      J. W. HOFFMAN, M. D. DETROIT, MICH.

      Berlin Boys at home and abroad are proving themselves to be of good metal. An Old Boy, who has raised himself to prominence by his own effort is Dr. J. W. Hoffman of Detroit. Born in Berlin in 1867, he secured public school education in Berlin and Waterloo, and entered the High School in 1881. After graduating from this school, he served three years in Mr. Snyder's drugstore in Waterloo and thereafter attended the Ontario College of Pharmacy at Toronto. Successfully passing, he decided to locate in Detroit, Mich., and did so in 189o. He followed the drug business there until 1903, when he was appointed City Pharmacist in connection with the Poor Commission, a position which he filled to the satisfaction of the civic authorities and is now in his fourth term, as such. During the years which preceeded this appointment and while carrying on a drug business, Mr. Hoffman took up the study of medicine, and graduated as M. D. in 1901. Truly a creditable performance. It shows that Dr. Hoffman is a worthy son of an honored Waterloo county family.

      Berlin Today 1806-1906 official souvenir

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 803.

    2. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 69.

    3. [S302] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1881, Waterloo Village 1881 Div. 1 Page 19.

    4. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 3 Page 45.

    5. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of Mrs. James I. Stewart - 17 Feb 1932 pg 15.

    6. [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 16 Apr 1856.
      15 Apr 1856 On Tuesday morning, the 15th inst. At the bride's residence, by the Rev. A. Smith, Wesleyan Minister, of Berlin, Mr. Isaac Hoffman, Berlin, to Miss Caroline Herlan, eldest daughter of the Rev. Mr. Herlan, of the same place.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 Sep 1867 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - druggist and chemist - - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evang. Assoc. - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Druggist - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1932 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Link to Google Earth
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