Valentine Straube

1825 - 1903  (78 years)

• Name	Valentine Straube
  Born	14 Feb 1825	Greiesen, Poland   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	, Poland
  Birth	, Prussia, Germany
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Locksmith
  Residence	1861	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Roman Catholic
  Directory	1864	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	lock maker & tinware & stoves
  Interesting	pioneer, story, business, furniture
  Waterloo Region Museum Display or Artifact	Straube, Valentine - 0. (2018). Waterloo.pastperfectonline.com. Retrieved 21 May 2018, from https://waterloo.pastperfectonline.com/byperson?keyword=Straube%2C+Valentine
  		Betty Lamp made by Valentine Straube in Waterloo Straube, Valentine - 0. (2018). Waterloo.pastperfectonline.com. Retrieved 21 May 2018, from https://waterloo.pastperfectonline.com/byperson?keyword=Straube%2C+Valentine
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Tinsmith
  Residence	1871	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Roman Catholic
  Residence	1901	Portage La Prairie, , Manitoba, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-260286
  Died	3 Jun 1903	Portage La Prairie, , Manitoba, Canada
  Person ID	I260286	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Catharina Caroline Kruczkowska,   b. 30 Apr 1831, , Prussia, Germany ,   d. 8 Jun 1918, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Children	1. Valentine Straube,   b. 1854, , Prussia, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. John Straube,   b. 1856, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Maria Ann Elizabeth "Mary" Straube,   b. 2 Jul 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jan 1948, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada  (Age 88 years)   4. Joseph Philip Straube,   b. 8 Mar 1861, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Valentine Straube,   b. 1863, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Catherine "Kate" Straube,   b. 1866, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Clara Rosella Straube,   b. 5 Nov 1870, , Germany ,   d. 21 Jan 1942, Merced, Merced, California, United States  (Age 71 years)   8. Charles Louis Straube,   b. 11 Oct 1872, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F230142	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Valentine and Katerine Straube 1880s Patrick Cairns originally shared this on 25 Dec 2010 to Ancestry Public Member Tree

  
  

• Notes

  CHAPTER II. - EARLY CATHOLIC SETTLERS. When the first Catholics came, and who they were, can not be told. So many came and stayed only a short time. Mr. John Gatchene, a son of Ignatius, a pioneer in St. Agatha, established a chair factory about 1844. This was burned down in 1852, rebuilt and again destroyed by fire in 1861. Mr. Joseph Schaefer, son of Carl, of Rummelhart, was one of the oldest permanent residents. Before 1850, or in that year, the following Catholics were here: Jacob Dahm, a carpenter; Mrs. Voisin and her son August, a tailor; Joseph Schaefer, clerk; Peter Jung, a lock and gunsmith; Anton Stamm, a pump maker; John Herringer, a limeburner; David Kuntz, a brewer; Joseph Brandt, a brewer; Jacob Kuntz, a brewer; Valentine Schwan, a brewer; Peter Schario, an engineer; Timothy O'Brian, a blacksmith; Louis Heit, stage driver; Michael Heymann, a laborer; Nicholaus Klemm, a laborer; John Schwartz, a clerk; Mr. Lappen, Mr. Schumacher, Valentine Straube, a tinsmith; besides others. As early as 1836 Father Wiriath gives for Waterloo 22 Catholic families, with 105 souls, while in Berlin he found only 4 families with 16 souls. The Catholic Church in Waterloo County Book I by Rev. Theobald Spetz 1916 Recently found out that my g.g.grandfather lived in Waterloo Co. as I found him on an Ontario 1871 census index. The only thing I know about Valentine STRAUBE, that he was from Greiesen, Poland, and that he came to Ontario abt. 1840-1850?? or so. He married a lady named Catherine GRZEZKUSVAKA OR GRZESZWSKA? One of their daughters, which is my g. grandmother, was born July 2, 1859 in Wilmot. I'd appreciate any help anyone could offer regarding these people. Thanking you in advance, for your kindness. Gratefully, Judy "elista" Waterloo Kin - Waterloo Region Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society Vol. 2 No 1 2002

  
  

• Sources

  [S1885] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1861, Waterloo 1861 Dist. 1 Page 5. [S2658] aaaaWaterloo Village 1871, Sect. 2 Page 25. [S2434] Census - Canada - 1901, Portage la Prairie, Macdonald, Manitoba; Page: 4; Family No: 56. Valentine Straube75 Cathrine Straube69 Charls Straube28 Thaddeus Lyons14

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - - , Poland Birth - - , Prussia, Germany Occupation - Locksmith - 1861 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1861 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Directory - lock maker & tinware & stoves - 1864 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Tinsmith - 1871 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1871 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1901 - Portage La Prairie, , Manitoba, Canada Died - 3 Jun 1903 - Portage La Prairie, , Manitoba, Canada  = Link to Google Earth