Anthony Brack

Cal 1804 - 1881  (~ 77 years)

• Name	Anthony Brack
  Born	CALC 1804	, Germany   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  House of Industry and Refuge	1869	House of Industry and Refuge Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  		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.
  Occupation	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Pauper
  Residence	1881	House of Industry and Refuge, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Residence	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Roman Catholic
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-243044
  Died	19 Sep 1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  	Cause: old age
  Buried	Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I243044	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Anthony was a residence of the House of Industry and Refuge from the time of the house's inception until his death in 1881.

  
  

• Sources

  [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 54. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 22 Sep 1881. 19 Sep 1881 Anthony Brack died in the poorhouse in Berlin at age of 77 years. He had been a resident of the institution since its inception. [S1848] House of Industry and Refuge Burial Register - Kitchener, Pg 5 No. 143 Reg. Number in Admittance Record Book: 30. Anton Brack Died: 19 Sep 1881 77 Cause: Claimed and remarks: R. C. Sexton R. C. Mt. Hope Cemetery - Berlin [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 pg 54 & 55.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 1804 - , Germany House of Industry and Refuge - 1869 - House of Industry and Refuge Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Pauper - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1881 - House of Industry and Refuge, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: old age - 19 Sep 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth