Christina

1799 - 1886  (87 years)

• Name	Christina
  Born	1799	, Germany   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lutheran
  House of Industry and Refuge	1886	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  		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	Christina Hess
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-226346
  Died	4 Jun 1886	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Cause: old age
  Person ID	I226346	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family	Hess,   b. Abt 1800,   d. Bef 1871  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F222281	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 38. [S1848] House of Industry and Refuge Burial Register - Kitchener, Pg 7 No. 208 Reg. Number in Admittance Record Book: 1053. Christina Hess Died: 4 Jun 1886 86 Cause: old age Taken to Waterlo Tp. By Martin Smith

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1799 - , Germany Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada House of Industry and Refuge - 1886 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: old age - 4 Jun 1886 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth