August Burbach

1826 - 1903  (77 years)

• Name	August Burbach
  Born	1826	, Germany   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	RC
  House of Industry and Refuge	1903	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.
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-226731
  Died	3 Aug 1903	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Cause: Heart Failure
  Person ID	I226731	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family	Elisabeth,   b. 1810, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F222353	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 59. [S1848] House of Industry and Refuge Burial Register - Kitchener, Pg 14 No. 438 Reg. Number in Admittance Record Book: 1416. August Burbach Died: 03 Aug 1903 Aged 76 Cause: Heart Failure

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1826 - , Germany Residence - RC - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada House of Industry and Refuge - 1903 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Heart Failure - 3 Aug 1903 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth