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John Ritter

Male 1827 - 1905  (78 years)


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  • Name John Ritter 
    Born 1 Jan 1827  , Alsace Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Occupation 1852  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    carpenter 
    • Lived with Henry S. Huber.
    Occupation 1853  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    joiner 
    Residence 1857  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Christened 4 Oct 1857  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63597313 
    Name Johannes Ritter 
    Occupation 1861  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Carpenter 
    Residence 1861  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    [Member of New Jersulem Religion] 
    Occupation 1881  Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    tinsmith 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-27482 
    Died 17 Jul 1905  Millbank, Mornington Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Cause: Heart Failure 
    Buried First St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley Village, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I27482  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Family Dorothea Knechtel,   b. 18 Jul 1836, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1895  (Age 58 years) 
    Married 7 Aug 1853  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
     1. Lucy Ann Ritter,   b. 1856, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Clementina "Clementine" Ritter,   b. 8 May 1856, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1931, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     3. Louisa Ann Ritter,   b. 15 Aug 1857, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1899  (Age 41 years)
     4. Fernando Lorenzo Ritter,   b. 13 Dec 1859, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Aug 1928  (Age 68 years)
     5. Elmina Ritter,   b. 28 Jun 1861, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Rosalinda Ritter,   b. 23 Jun 1865, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Ida Ritter,   b. 15 Aug 1868, Millbank, Mornington Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Sep 1945, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     8. John Ritter,   b. 17 May 1870, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1934, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     9. Charles Edgar Ritter,   b. 24 Jul 1878, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F7161  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • The funeral of Mr. John Ritter occurred in the New Jerusalem church cemetery in this village on yesterday afternoon. He was in his 79th year and died in Millbank where he has lived for nearly forty years. He carried on a tinsmithing business there for many years until advancing years compelled his retirement. He was well known to a large number in this section, especially among the older people, and he attended the church in Wellesley regularly while his health remained.

      Wellesley Maple Leaf Jul 20 1905 pg 1

  • Sources 
    1. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 pg 7.

    2. [S308] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - First St. Pauls Lutheran CC#4540 Internet Link.
      John Ritter/ died July 17, 1905/ aged 78 yrs. 6 mos. 16 dys./ his wife Dorothy Knechtel/ died April 26, 1895/ aged 58 yrs. 9 mos. 8 dys./ Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord/ Ritter/ Hayes Bros. St. Marys

    3. [S414] Census - ON, Perth, Mornington - 1881, Div 2 Pg 10.
      John RITTER M Male German 54 France Tin Smith New Jerusalem
      Doretha RITTER M Female German 45 Ontario New Jerusalem
      Lucy Ann RITTER Female German 23 Ontario New Jerusalem
      Fernando L. RITTER Male German 21 Ontario Tin Smith New Jerusalem
      Elmina RITTER Female German 19 Ontario New Jerusalem
      Rosalinda RITTER Female German 15 Ontario New Jerusalem
      Ida RITTER Female German 13 Ontario New Jerusalem
      John RITTER Male German 10 Ontario New Jerusalem
      Charles Edgar RITTER Male German 2 Ontario New Jerusalem

    4. [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 2 Page 15.

    5. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name: Clementine Macpherson
      Event Type: Death
      Event Date: 26 Mar 1931
      Event Place: Stratford, Perth, Ontario
      Gender: Female
      Age: 75
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1856 8 May, Kitchener
      Father's Name: John Ritter b. Germany, Alsace Lorraine
      Mother's Name: Dorothy Knechtel b. Kitchener

    6. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      John Ritter, joiner of Berlin married 7 aug 1853 to Dorothea Knechtel of Preston, wit: Wilh. DeKay of Waterloo T. & John Kinsey of Waterloo T.

    7. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian), Vol 1 pg 13.

    8. [S414] Census - ON, Perth, Mornington - 1881, Div 2 Pg 10.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Jan 1827 - , Alsace Lorraine, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - carpenter - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - joiner - 1853 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 7 Aug 1853 - Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1857 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 4 Oct 1857 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Carpenter - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - [Member of New Jersulem Religion] - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - tinsmith - 1881 - Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Heart Failure - 17 Jul 1905 - Millbank, Mornington Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley Village, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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