Michael H. Montag

1885 - 1974  (89 years)

• Name	Michael H. Montag
  Born	1885	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Waterloo Bedding Co. Ltd., 21 Allen St. W., Waterloo, Ontario
  Interesting	business, story
  Name	M. H. Montag
  Occupation	1912	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	manufacturer - Quality Mattress Company
  		Berlin-QualityMattressCo-Advert1912.JPG
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-32996
  Died	1974  [2]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I32996	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry Montag,   b. 1843, , Prussia, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Margaret Meyer,   b. 1840, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	13 Aug 1867	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F8577	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agnes O. Heyman,   b. 18 Nov 1886, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1955  (Age 68 years)
  Married	26 Jun 1912	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Wilbert Montag,   d. Abt 1978   2. Dolores Montag   3. Ursula Marie Montag,   b. 1913,   d. 1982  (Age 69 years)   4. Marcella "Marcey" Montag,   b. 1920   5. Dr. Geraldine Montag,   b. 23 Dec 1926
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F27635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Waterloo Bedding Co. Ltd. founded November 10, 1910 by the partnership of Michael H. Montag and Alexander L. Dantzer under the name of the Quality Mattress Company. Located on one floor of a rented premise in Kitchener, the pioneer business employed three people and manufactured only felt mattresses. In 1913 the present main building was constructed at 21 Allen Street West. The business continued under the original partnership until 1921 when the Waterloo Bedding Company Limited was incorporated. Michael Montag became president and Manager, and Alfred I. Fehrenbach was named Secretary-Treasurer. Building additions … 1921 and 1925. … The firm engages twenty-five men and women …" Trade names: "Pleasant Dreams" and "Royal Button" … Emphasis has now (1982) changed to the institutional bedding (hospitals, nursing homes, hotels, motels "Now the largest single supplier of hospital mattresses in Canada." Waterloo Chronicle Souvenir Edition, 1982 "…

  
  

• Sources

  [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 19926 (1912), Michael Montag-Agnes Hymann. Michael Montag, 27, Manufacturer, res.Berlin, S/O Henry Montag & Margaret Meyer Married Agnes Hymann, 25, res.Waterloo, D/O August Hymann & Marianna Fischer, Witn: A. Dantzer Of Berlin & A. Hymann Of Waterloo, 26 June 1912 At St. Louis Church In Waterloo [S192] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Mount Hope CC#4500 Internet Link. Michael H. Montag/ 1885-1974/ beloved husband of/ Agnes [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Henry Montag, 24, res. Petersburg, b. New Germany, son of Charles and Margaretha, married 13 Aug 1867 Margaretha Meyer, 26, res. New Prussia, b. Wilmot, daughter of Michael and Anna Mary

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1885 - , Ontario, Canada Business - - Waterloo Bedding Co. Ltd., 21 Allen St. W., Waterloo, Ontario Occupation - manufacturer - Quality Mattress Company - 1912 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 26 Jun 1912 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth