Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Joseph Hesse[1]

Male 1865 - 1957  (91 years)


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  • Name Joseph Hesse 
    Born 23 Jun 1865  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Agricultural Laborer 
    Residence 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Methodist 
    Residence 1896  North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-283084 
    Died 5 Apr 1957  Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Buried Lingelbach Cemetery, South Easthope Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Person ID I283084  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

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

    Family Matilda Amacher,   b. Apr 1868, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1908  (Age ~ 39 years) 
    Children 
     1. Clarissa M. Hesse,   b. 20 Nov 1890, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1984  (Age 93 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    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 
    1. [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

    2. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 3 Page 37.

    3. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 79.

    4. [S3129] Cemetery - ON, Perth, South Easthope - Lingelbach Cemetery.
      . Hesse// Joseph Hesse/ 1865 - 1957/ His Beloved Wife/ Matilda Amacher/ 1868 -1908/ At Rest/ Footstone; Father

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12549928.

    6. [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.

    7. [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
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 Jun 1865 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1896 - North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Apr 1957 - Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Lingelbach Cemetery, South Easthope Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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