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Sophia Ackermann

Sophia Ackermann

Female Cal 1809 - 1889  (~ 80 years)

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  • Name Sophia Ackermann 
    Born CALC 1809  , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    E. B. Lutheran 
    House of Industry and Refuge 1889  House of Industry and Refuge Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    HouseofIndustryandRefugeca1869.JPG
    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 Sophia Froehlich 
    Residence 1889  House of Industry and Refuge, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-235643 
    Died 28 Sep 1889  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Buried St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I235643  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Family John Conrad Froehlich,   b. CALC 23 Jan 1794, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1880, Near St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 86 years) 
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F224486  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 2 Page 13.

    2. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 3 Oct 1889.
      Sept. 28, 1889 Sophia Fröhlich, nee Ackermann, widow of John Conrad Fröhlich, from near St. Jacobs, died in the poorhouse in Berlin at age of approximately 80 years.

    3. [S1848] House of Industry and Refuge Burial Register - Kitchener, Pg 8 No. 250 Reg. Number in Admittance Record Book: 1119.
      Sophia Froechlich Died: 28 Sep 1889 84 Taken to St. Jacobs for interment by friends

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - CALC 1809 - , Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - E. B. Lutheran - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHouse of Industry and Refuge - 1889 - House of Industry and Refuge Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1889 - House of Industry and Refuge, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Sep 1889 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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