Try "Peter" Wong

1879 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Try "Peter" Wong
  Born	Dec 1879	, China   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Laundry
  		Berlin-Wong-Peter-StarLaundry-Advert-1912-002.JPG
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Methodist
  Business	1912	11 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Peter Wong - Star Laundry
  		Berlin-Wong-Peter-StarLaundry-Advert-1912.JPG
  Race	Asian, Chinese
  Name	Peter Wong
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-210962
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I210962	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Sam
  Family ID	F190370	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Several local Chinese restaurants and laundries were started in the first half of the 20th century. For example, The Star Laundry was advertised in Berlin, Celebration of Cityhood of 1912. Its patriotic owner, Peter Wong, wished the new city every success "as a Naturalized Citizen of the Dominion, as a Citizen of the baby City of Berlin, as one born in China but whose life is wrapped up in the success of our City and good work for our families."

  
  

• Sources

  [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 16 Page 24. [S1775] Berlin: Celebration of Cityhood.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Dec 1879 - , China Occupation - Laundry - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - Peter Wong - Star Laundry - 1912 - 11 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth