Joseph Hesse^[1]

1865 - 1957  (91 years)

• Name	Joseph Hesse
  Born	23 Jun 1865	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Agricultural Laborer
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Methodist
  Residence	1896	North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-283084
  Died	5 Apr 1957	Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Buried	Lingelbach Cemetery, South Easthope Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I283084	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry Hesse,   b. CALC 9 Jul 1828, , Germany ,   d. 30 Nov 1916, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 88 years)
  Mother	Anna Dorothy Fritzler,   b. 1833, , Germany ,   d. 30 Apr 1912, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	23 Jan 1859	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F42697	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Matilda Amacher,   b. Apr 1868, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Feb 1908  (Age ~ 39 years)
  Children	1. Clarissa M. Hesse,   b. 20 Nov 1890, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1984  (Age 93 years)   2. Earl Morris Hesse,   b. 23 Aug 1892, Wilmot Centre, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Feb 1973, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F234960	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Following a lengthy illness, Joseph Hesse, 91, died Friday morning, April 5, 1957 at Avon Crest, Stratford, where he had been a resident for a number of weeks. Mr. Hesse was a native of Wilmot Township, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hesse and was born on June 23, 1865. He has farmed near Bright prior to his retirement some years ago. His wife, the former Matilda Amacher, died in 1908. Mr. Hesse was a member of Zion Evangelical U. B. Church, Tavistock. Of later years had been making his home with his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Pletsch, Adam Street. Surviving are four sons, Earl of Brantford, Elmer of Stratford, Delaus and Floyd of Detroit, two daughters, Mrs. Pletsch (Clarissa) and Mrs. Lorne (Lauretta) Weber, Stratford a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Junker, New Hamburg, 21 grandchildren and 34 great grandchildren. Four brothers and 3 sisters predeceased him. Service at Robert Krug funeral home with burial in Lingelbach Cemetery. Rev. F. Paul Erb, in charge. Pall Bearers, William Weicker, Daniel Zehr, Gerald Hesse, Laverne Hesse, Kenneth Hesse, Harold Hesse

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Daniel Zehr Born: Topping Perth C Ont Age: 20 Father: Joseph R Zehr Mother: Elisabeth Albrecht Zehr Born: abt 1892 Spouse: Charissa M Hess Age: 21 born: Wilmot Waterloo Co. Ont Father: Joseph Hess Mother: Matilda Amacher married 5 Mar 1912 married: Perth, Tavistock [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 3 Page 37. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 79. [S3129] Cemetery - ON, Perth, South Easthope - Lingelbach Cemetery. . Hesse// Joseph Hesse/ 1865 - 1957/ His Beloved Wife/ Matilda Amacher/ 1868 -1908/ At Rest/ Footstone; Father [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12549928. [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 25 Jan 1859. 23 Jan 1859 By the Rev'd F. W. Bindeman, at Berlin on 23rd Jan. Henry Hehs, to Anne Fritzler, of Petersburg. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Henry Hess, 30 yrs, res. Wilmot Twp., b. Germany, s/o Henry Hess & Elsbth. Wagner married 23 Jan 1859 to Anna Fritzel, 25 yrs, res. Wilmot Twp., b. Germany d/o Jacob Fritzel & Elsbth. Vader

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Jun 1865 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1896 - North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 5 Apr 1957 - Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Lingelbach Cemetery, South Easthope Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth