Charles Lewis Peterson

1846 - 1923  (77 years)

• Name	Charles Lewis Peterson
  Born	23 Jun 1846	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Name	C. L. Peterson
  Occupation	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Clerk
  Occupation	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Conveyeer
  Residence	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Weslyan Methodist
  Occupation	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Division Court Clerk
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Methodist
  Residence	1897	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  		Kitchener,Peterson,C.L.-busyberlin1897.jpg Residence of C. L. Peterson - From: Busy Berlin Jubilee Souvenir 1897, published by Berlin News-Record
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-31890
  Died	18 Aug 1923	Didsbury, Alberta, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I31890	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Andrew Jackson Peterson,   b. 12 Dec 1823, Southampton, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 7 May 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Hannah Armstrong,   b. 10 Jul 1825, Huddersfield, , Yorkshire, England ,   d. 6 Jan 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	3 Aug 1845	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F10062	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Peek,   b. 21 Aug 1840, , USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Charles Peterson,   b. 1870, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Charles Frederick Peterson,   b. 24 Jul 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Harvey Peterson,   b. 1873, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Nolton Harvey Peterson,   b. 28 Apr 1873, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Nelson Peterson,   b. 1875, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Horatio Nelson Peterson,   b. 7 Aug 1875, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Irene Peterson,   b. 1877, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Libbie Irene Peterson,   b. 6 Feb 1878, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F247327	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  One of Didsbury's old timers and most prominent characters of the town passed away at his home here on Saturday morning at about five o'clock. Mr. Peterson was born in Berlin, Ontario, now Kitchener, in the year 1846. In 1901 he moved out to Innisfail where he farmed for about a year before moving to Didsbury. Arriving here he took up the business of conveyancer and held the positions of Notary Public and Justice of the Peace here up until about four years ago when he had a stroke which greatly impaired him. Since that time he has led a retired life. Mr. Peterson aside from his large business was a strong politician and a leader in the Liberal ranks in Didsbury with considerable influence. In the Masonic Lodge here he was a Past Master. He was a man with a strong temperament and rather eccentric but leaves behind many friends who will miss him. He was the father of four children, all of whom are living; Charley, Nolton and Horatious and Irene of Didsbury, who was married to Mr. Jim Reed. His wife's death preceed him by five years. The both died at the same age, 78 years. Interment was made in the Didsbury cemetery on Wednesday, August 22nd, when he was given a Masonic funeral which was largely attended by both the Masons and others. Didsbury Pioneer, August 22, 1923 __________________ Queen Street North, East Side. Huber and Ahrens occupied the corner as a store and had a warehouse at the rear. The first section of the American Block was built in 1862. It contained a hotel with entrance on Queen Street and stores on the King Street front. A meat shop occupied by one Schaefer and later by Crozier. This building was later occupied by Von Ebenau, a German toy dealer. He also built some sidewalks for the village in 1857. A long two story frame building originally used by C. Ahrens as a barn and later by John Jacob Woelfle, a plough maker, who had a shop at one end and lived in the rest of the building. He had worked in the foundry on Foundry St. and after this shut down started his own shop. The building was later occupied by Rev. Jacob Wagner, who died there. In 1858 a two story frame building was erected by Louis Breithaupt as his office and leather store. This was the first building on this site. A 1 1/2 story dwelling with veranda lengthwise with Queen St. occupied by jailer Walden. Dr. Whiting later lived in this building for a time. A small house occupied by Mrs. Harbin, (widow of Rev. Harbin who was Swedenborgian minister in Berlin) and her sister, Mrs. Wheeler. A garden owned by Thomas Sparrow, with balsam trees along the street, adjoining the Sparrow's two story house with gable toward Queen St. and long veranda. Sparrow later moved to Galt. A two story plaster building painted red with ground floor considerably above the sidewalk level and steps leading up to it, occupied by the Commercial Bank. St. Peter's Church, formerly a vacant lot belonging to Mrs. Krug. The lot extended to Weber St. and to Mrs. Krug's house on Frederick St. This site was at one time favorably considered for the Central School, but it was decided that the ground would not be large enough. The present parsonage of St. Peter's Church was built by Dr. Eby, a native of Berlin, who had been living in Sebringville. He was the oldest son of John Eby spoken of as on Frederick Street. He married a daughter of Cyrus Bowers. Weber Street. County Buildings. Jail and Jailer's residence with a barn at the rear. The jail was built some time after the Court House, about 1860. Ahrens Street. One and a half story frame building painted red, the dwelling of Charles Roos, a cabinet maker in Hoffman's factory. Frame building, the house of Mr. Stuebing, later occupied by Charles Peterson. Small dwelling. Street. A brick yard operated by Nicholas Zieger who made puddled brick by hand. Later the brick yard belonged to John Dauberger whose house, a red frame building, was on the corner of Ellen and Queen. 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

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-6 Page 9. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div 13, Page 21. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 61. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Sec. 5 Page 59. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, D., America, N., Division, C., & Cemetery, D. (1846). Charles Lewis Peterson (1846-1923) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 1 August 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117849783/charles-lewis-peterson. [S826] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Preston - Saint Peter's Lutheran - index. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Jacob Huttner, Lutheran Minister, Preston report 53. Andrew Jackson Peterloo, to Anna Armstrong, both of Waterloo. 3 Aug. 1845

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Jun 1846 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Clerk - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Conveyeer - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Weslyan Methodist - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Division Court Clerk - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1897 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 18 Aug 1923 - Didsbury, Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth