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Karl Heinrich "Charles Henry" Ahrens

Karl Heinrich "Charles Henry" Ahrens

Male 1803 - 1854  (51 years)

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  • Name Karl Heinrich "Charles Henry" Ahrens 
    Born 13 Jan 1803  , Holstein, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Residence 1841  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Occupation 1842  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    carpenter 
    Occupation 1843  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    carpenter 
    Christened 1847  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Gender Male 
    Business Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Doering & Ahrens 
    Business Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Huber and Ahrens 
    Residence 1847  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Public Service 1850  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Treasurer - Waterloo Township 
    Name Carl Henry Ahrens  [11] 
    Name Charles Henry Ahrens  [12] 
    Occupation 1851  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    general store owner 
    Occupation 1852  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    merchant 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-26666P 
    Died 21 Aug 1854  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 15] 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I26666  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Family Elisabeth Gaukel,   b. 17 Jan 1819, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1879, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 14 Mar 1837  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Children 
     1. Herman Frederick Ahrens,   b. 27 Sep 1837, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1875, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years)
     2. Theodor Ahrens,   b. 29 Mar 1840, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1841, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     3. Carolina Catharine Ahrens,   b. 24 Jan 1844, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1885, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years)
     4. Emmanuel Ahrens,   b. CALC 17 Aug 1846, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jun 1848, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 1 years)
     5. John Emanuel Ahrens,   b. 28 Oct 1848, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)
     6. Alfred Ahrens,   b. 9 Jan 1850, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Nancy Ahrens,   b. 13 Feb 1853, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1929, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F6976  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Karl Heinrich Ahrens    		Karl Heinrich Ahrens
    Image from Find A Grave, submitted by Kim Bullock 2008
    Karl Heinrich Ahrens    		Karl Heinrich Ahrens
    image from FindaGrave 2013

  • Notes 
    • King Street, Kitchener

      Next easterly were the foundry buildings of Huber & Ahrens, operated from 1840 to 1853. There were four separate buildings, 30 or 40 feet back from the King Street line. In the moulding shop, Mr. Stroh remembers seeing the glittering metal run out from the cupola, at casting time, when he was a boy. The woodworking and power building was a two-storey brick structure with a smoke stack about 50 feet high. The second floor of the building was used for painting and finishing. On the Foundry Street side there was an outside stairway and incline to let down finished machinery. A third building was used for making agricultural machines, threshing cylinders and ploughs. Separators were not made at that time. Near Foundry Street there was a two-storey building with gable toward King Street, used also for woodworking and for the office. In this building three pianos, the first to be made in Berlin, were turned out in 1852. These were upright pianos, hand-made all except the keyboard. The artisan was J. Maas and he made the pianos, one for Charles Ahrens, one for Henry S. Huber and one for Charles Hendry of Conestoga. This latter building was later moved alongside of Winger's pump shop and used as a cigar factory for a time; eventually it was converted into a dwelling. The moulding shop of the foundry was later used as an ashery. After Mr. Ahrens died m 1853 the foundry buildings were sold by auction to Sheriff Davidson who owned them for a number of years.

      REMINISCENCES OF BERLIN (NOW KITCHENER) By JACOB STROH Contributed by Joseph M. Snyder.

      Part I. Settlement - Early Villagers and Buildings, Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1930

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      King Street , North Side

      Queen St. North.

      On the corner there was a frame building lengthwise with King Street, occupied by J. U. Tyson, dealer in groceries, wines, liquors and meats, erected about 1833. In 1841 Sheriff George Davidson bought this building and in it opened the first Post Office in 1842. His brother William was associated with him. Probably during 1845 Doering & Ahrens occupied the premises as a general store. A little later the firm was Huber & Ahrens. Mr. Huber acted as magistrate for a number of years, in which occupation he was popular and had much to do, people coming from small surrounding villages to Mr. Huber for fair trial. He was the second reeve in Berlin.

      Next came a barber shop occupied by George A. Fischer who also served as dentist and as fruit dealer.

      A house erected by C. A. Ahrens of Huber and Ahrens. Mr. Ahrens had a brick vault at the back of his kitchen, lined with an iron chest and considered fire proof. He was the first treasurer of Waterloo County and had this vault for safe keeping of his books and papers. The house was later occupied by Dr. Mylius.

      Louis Breithaupt, who came from Buffalo in 1861 after having started his tanning business in Berlin in 1857, previously bought the corner of King and Queen Streets, and erected there the first section of the American Block in 1862.

      Next to the Dr. Mylius house there was a two story brick building erected about 1855. It was occupied by Baedeker and Steubing who had a considerable business as book sellers and stationers, also as dealers in wallpaper, etc., besides doing some publishing. This business, moved later to the corner of King and Frederick Streets, continued until Mr. Steubing's death.

      In his younger years Mr. Baedeker was a carpenter and had cut his knee with an adze, necessitating amputation and substitution of a cork leg.

      On the site of the present Steel's store, George Davidson, later sheriff, erected a building in 1845 and moved the Post Office there when Doering and Ahrens occupied the corner store. Mr. Davidson also had a general store in this new building. About 1855 Kranz & Stroh occupied the building as a general store.

      Next came a building occupied at first by George Klein and later the site of Henry Knell's jewelery shop.

      John Winger's pump shop. Wooden pipe called pump logs were of about ten-inch timber, tamarack or pine logs with a bore of about 3". The pumps were mostly finished square and surmounted with turned tops.

      A two story frame building painted white. John Winger's house. Eby's history mentions John Winger as having come from Pennsylvania in 1836.

      A ten-foot lane leading back to the Public School grounds and into Winger's yard. The highest ground in this vicinity was in Winger's yard. Children were in the habit of sliding down the hill in winter to King Street. In 1840 Mr. Bentler erected a building and occupied the second floor as dwelling and shoe shop. Martin Messner had a music store on the ground floor which was a few steps above the street level. In 1855-6 Andrew Nicolaus took over the Winger house and changed it to a hotel. The first considerable street grading operation in Berlin was the lowering of the corner of King and Frederick and vicinity 8 to 10 feet. This put the St. Nicholas Hotel, as it was called, under the necessity of being extended downward one story and this lower part became the hotel office and bar room. At the westerly end of the hotel there was a shed and stable for horses. Over the shed, approached by a stairway, there was a hall known as St. Nicholas Hall used for concerts, balls and entertainments generally. At the rear of the adjoining St. Nicholas Hall there was a building on the high ground known as the Turner Hall and used as German Turnverein.

      REMINISCENCES OF BERLIN (NOW KITCHENER) By JACOB STROH Contributed by Joseph M. Snyder.

      Part I. Settlement - Early Villagers and Buildings, Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1930

      ____________________


      In 1840, Karl went into a partnership with Henry (Heinrich) Huber and began operation of a foundry on Foundry (now Ontario) Street in Berlin,, Ontario. By 1851 it was steam powered and employed 11 people. There were four buildings 30 or 40 feet back from the King Street line.

      Berlin's first fire pumps were made in the Huber and Ahrens Foundry.

  • Sources 
    1. [S459] Cemetery - Loose stones at the Doon Heritage Crossroad Archives.
      Karl H. Arhrens/ starb den 21 Aug 1854/ 51 Jahre 7 ___ 8 Tage/ [German verse]

    2. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 15.
      Charles H. Esq. AHRENS Merchant Holzstein 49 Sweborgian b. 14-Mar
      Elisabeth AHRENS USA 35 Sweborgian b. January
      Herrman AHRENS Moulder Canada 15 Sweborgian b. 27-Sep
      Carolina AHRENS Canada 8 Sweborgian b. 24-Jan
      John AHRENS Canada 4 Sweborgian b. 28-Oct
      Alfried AHRENS Canada 2 Sweborgian b. 9-Jan
      Simon ROY Clerk Scotland 31 Sweborgian b. 18-Oct
      John GIRLIN Founder England 30 Church of England b. 21-Apr
      Alexander MILHORN Moulder Scotland 23 Presbyterian b. 24-Dec
      Henry KOCH Teamster Germany 22 Lutheran b. 6-Sep
      Rubertas JUNG Labourer Germany 35 Roman Catholic b.
      Elisabeth BROMER Germany 19 Lutheran b.
      Date given 14 Mar differs from 13 Jan calculated from his tombstone (poor condition)

    3. [S1085] News - ON, Wellington, Elora - The Elora Backwoodsman - Index of Births, Marriages and Deaths 1852-1858, Newspaper Date: 31 Aug 1854.
      Charles H. Aherns aged 51 died 1854

    4. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 24 Aug 1854 Page 34.
      Carl H. Ahrens Died 21 Aug 1854 Waterloo. Age 51 years, 7 months, 8 days.

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32540773.

    6. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 30 jul 1841 pg 31.
      Theodor, a son of Mr. Carl H. Ahrens in Berlin, died at age 16 months

    7. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852.
      Rev'd Frederick W. Bindemann, Minister Of The German Evangelical Church, , At Green Bush, Waterloo Township, 31 Aug. 1841 To 31 Aug. 1842
      John Henry Bothermel, Carpenter, To Elisabeth Metz, Both Of Waterloo. Wit. Carl H. Ahrens, Carpenter, Of Waterloo And Henry Herber, Yeoman, Of Wilmot

    8. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Frederick W. Bindemann, Minister of The German Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Church, At Greenbush, Waterloo Township, Halton County, 1 Sept. 1843 to 1 July 1844 report 32.
      Christoph Nahrgang, Taylor, to Elisabeth Zinkan, both of Waterloo. Wit. Charles H. Ahrens, Carpenter and Joseph Sniyder Farmer, both of Waterloo.

    9. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian), pg 3.
      by Pastor John Harbin

    10. [S1449] Book - Grassroots Government Biographies of Waterloo Township Councillors.

    11. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian), Vol 1 pg 5.

    12. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian), Vol 1 pg 7.
      List of Baptisms by Thomas Wilks 1855.

    13. [S2070] Directory - Ontario Directory for 1851.

    14. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 15.

    15. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 40.

    16. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 30 Mar 1837:16.
      14 Mar 1837 Rev F.W. Bindemann m. Carl Heinrich Ahrens to Elisabeth Gaukel, both of Waterloo

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Mar 1837 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1841 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - carpenter - 1842 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - carpenter - 1843 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 1847 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBusiness - Doering & Ahrens - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBusiness - Huber and Ahrens - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1847 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPublic Service - Treasurer - Waterloo Township - 1850 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - general store owner - 1851 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - merchant - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Aug 1854 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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