John Gilstorf

1818 - 1901  (83 years)

• Name	John Gilstorf
  Born	1818	, Germany   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120464329
  Occupation	1852	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	labourer
  Residence	1854	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Misfortune	1901
  	suicide, lunatic and distracted
  Name	Johann Jonah Carl "John" Gühlstorff
  Name	John Gühlstorff
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-28325
  Died	13 Aug 1901	Arthur Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario   [1]
  Buried	Woodland Cemetery, Egremont Township, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I28325	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Sophia Ewart,   b. 1821, , Germany ,   d. 5 Mar 1904  (Age 83 years)
  Married	17 Oct 1852	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  Children	1. Lena Maria Gühlstorff,   b. 21 Aug 1854, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Nov 1885, Mount Forest, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 31 years)   2. Carl "Charles" Gühlstorff,   b. 4 Oct 1858, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Oct 1937, Egremont Township, Grey Co., Ontario  (Age 79 years)   3. Friedrich Johann Gühlstorff,   b. 4 Feb 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Sep 1943, Mount Forest, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)   4. Heinrich Carl Joachim Gühlstorff,   b. 23 Jun 1864, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F14464	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. John Gilstrof, d. 13 Aug 1901 Arthur Twp, aged 82 b. Germany, Occ: farmer, Cause: suicide, lunatic and distracted [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. John Gühlstorff, labourer of Preston married 17 Oct 1852 in Berlin by banns to Sophia Ewietz of Preston, wit: Michael Carrer of Wilmot & John R. Schmitt of Wilmot [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973. NameLena Maria Gählsterff Baptism Age0 Record TypeBaptism Birth Date21 Aug 1854 Birth PlacePreston Baptism Date25 Sept 1854 Baptism ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church Baptism PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada Father Johann Gählsterff - Preston Mother Sophia Gählsterff [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Frederick W. Bindemann, Minister of The United Lutheran and German Reformed Protestant Church, Greenbush, Waterloo Twp., 1 Jan. 1852 - 1 Jan. 1853 #226.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1818 - , Germany Occupation - labourer - 1852 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 17 Oct 1852 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1854 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 13 Aug 1901 - Arthur Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth