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Johann Heinrich "Henry" Hett, Sr.[1, 2]

Male 1807 - 1882  (75 years)


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  • Name Johann Heinrich "Henry" Hett 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born 30 Jul 1807  , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/275755563 
    Name Heinrich Hett 
    Name Henry Hett 
    Occupation 1861  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Labourer 
    Residence 1861  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1879  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Residence 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-242751 
    Died 24 Oct 1882  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7, 8, 9] 
    Cause: old age 
    Buried 27 Oct 1882  Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Person ID I242751  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father John Hett,   b. Abt 1770, of, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1770, of, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F10675  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Anna Christina Goss,   b. 30 May 1796, Eberklein Gross, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 1869, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 1 Mar 1833  Bernsburg, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Children 
     1. Hett,   b. 1829, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 7 years)
     2. Johann B. "John" Hett,   b. 9 Nov 1829, Bernsburg, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     3. Johann Heinrich Hett,   b. 30 Aug 1832, Bernsburg, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Dec 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     4. Anna Katherina Hett,   b. CALC 11 Jul 1835, Bernsburg, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 1916, Drayton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years)
     5. Elizabeth Hett,   b. CALC 30 Jun 1841, Bernsburg, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1880, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 39 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F7696  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Catherina Anna "Catherine" Knechtel,   b. 3 May 1806, Hutchenhousen, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 15 Mar 1870  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F255305  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Sophia Habermehl,   b. 17 Oct 1822, Willos, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 2 Mar 1879  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F10597  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Johann is reported to have been from Wahlen, Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany. Also, Henry Hett was the hired man of widow Christina Goss Killers. Henry and Christina's first child was born in 1826. Although Henry did not marry Christina for years, he reported, named, and took responsibility for each child's birth to the church.

  • Sources 
    1. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Henry Hett aged 82y, 2m, 18d, d. 18 Dec 1914 Berlin, b. Germany, buried Mount Hope Cemetery, occupation painter, s/o Henry Hett & Christina Goos cause: old age & pneumonia

    2. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 14 Nov 1878.
      Died 11 Nov 1878 Katharina Hett, nee Knechtel, wife of Henry Hett Sr., died not far from Breslau at age of approximately 72 years

    3. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Henry Hett The Elder Death Date: 24 Oct 1882 Death Location: Waterloo Born: abt 1807 Birth Location: Deu

    4. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 22.

    5. [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 4 Page 38.

    6. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 10900 (1879), Henry Hett Sen.-Sophia Kreutzer.
      Henry Hett Sen., labourer of Berlin, Birth Place: Germany Age: 72 Estimated birth year: abt 1807 Father Name: John Hett Mother Name: Elizabeth Hett Spouse Name: Sophia Kreutzer, residence Berlin Spouse's Age: 56 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1823 Spouse Birth Place: Germany Spouse Father Name: Nicholas Habermehl Spouse Mother Name: Elizabeth Habermehl Marriage Date: 2 Mar 1879 Marriage Place: Waterloo, Berlin

    7. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 26 Oct 1882.
      24 Oct 1882 Henirich Hett Sr., died in Berlin at age of 75 years, 3 months and 24 days. The burial will take place tomorrow afternoon (Friday) at 2 p.m.

    8. [S499] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - St. Peters Lutheran CC#4509 Internet Link .
      Hier Ruhet/ Heinrich/ Hett/ gest./ 24 (Okt.) 1882/ Alt. 74 Jah. 3 M./ u. 24 Ta./ [Verse]

    9. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 3 Page 32.

    10. [S908] Church Records - Germany, Hessen, Bernsburg - Evangelical Lutheran, FHL microfilms (595926-595929) 595927.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Jul 1807 - , Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1 Mar 1833 - Bernsburg, , Hessen, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Labourer - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 15 Mar 1870 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1879 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Mar 1879 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: old age - 24 Oct 1882 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 27 Oct 1882 - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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