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Joseph Gilles[1]

Male 1823 - 1898  (74 years)


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  • Name Joseph Gilles 
    Born 14 May 1823  Mierchensich Regierungs Bezirk Hachen, Kreis Montschau, Koenig Reich, Prussia, German Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    Military Germany - Army 
    Occupation Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    tailor 
    Occupation 1851  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    tailor 
    Occupation 1852  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    tailor 
    Occupation 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Tailor 
    Residence 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Tailor 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-33939 
    Died 7 May 1898  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Cause: cancer of the throat (six months) 
    Buried Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I33939  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Family Maria Nahrgang,   b. 3 Dec 1831, Atlantic Ocean Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 May 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 9 Sep 1851  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 9, 10] 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Gilles,   b. 8 Jun 1852, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Anna Margareth "Nancy" Gilles,   b. 2 Apr 1854, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Dec 1933  (Age 79 years)
     3. Caroline Gilles,   b. 22 Sep 1855, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1931, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     4. Mary Ann Gilles,   b. 1857, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Anna Gilles,   b. 1859, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Henry Gilles,   b. 10 Jul 1861, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1933, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     7. William Gilles,   b. 1862, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F8963  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • AN OLD CITIZEN GONE.

      Joseph Gilles. of Conestogso. Passes Over to the Majority After a Lingering Illness

      There died in Conestoga on Saturday morning at two o'clock, May 1898, one of the village's oldest citizens Mr. Joseph Gilles. While the deceased bad already attained the advanced age of seventy-five years, old age was not the direct cause of his death. About year ago a growth of A cancerous nature began to develop on the side of his neck, which gradually became more aggravating and painful, eating into his vitals despite the efforts of the best a medical to prevent The malady finally reached the internal parts of the neck, and then it wsas ony a question of weeks and days when the suffering patient would be compelled to succumb to the inevitable moment which none of us can avoid. But the last minnutes of the sufferer were calm, and in spite of his terrible affiction he passed away peactfully, while his children and neighbors stood around his bedside,

      The deceased was s typical German, having been born in Mierchensich Regierungs Bezirk Hachen, Kreis Montschau, Koenig Reich Preusen, May 14, I1823. After reaching the age of twenty years and serving the time required in the army of his native land he emigrated to Canada, which was short fifty-five years ago. His first venture to make his own living in the New World was in Berlin, then a hamlet. Here he learned the tailoring trade. On the 9th September 1851, he was joined in wedlock to Miss Mary Narbgsng, by Rev. Frederick W. Bindeman. They were blessed with seven children, viz Elizsbeh, living in Berlin Nancy, near Breslau; Caroline, in Berlin; Nancy Ann, in Cleveland, O.; Anna, in New Brunswick, New Jersey; Henry, blacksmith, St. Jacobs, and William in Lima, O. The mother, at present in the 67th year of her age, together with all the children, survive the departed.

      Deceased, while in Berlin, met with several serious financial losses. He and a brother built what is now known as the Grammar School, sinking quite a large sum in the venture. He afterwards kept a hotel in Strasburg, probably about forty fire years ago. He has Lived in Conestogo about forty-one or forty-two years where he worked at his trade. He was a member of the Lutheran Church, and the burial services were conducted by that denomination on Monday last. the funeral was largely attended by relatives friends, and neighbors who assembled to pay their last tribute of respect to a worthy neighbor and friend,

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Ezra Musselman Born: Pilkington T Wellington Co Ont Age: 20 Father: Moses Musselman Mother: Catherine Martin Born: abt 1867 Spouse: Annie Gilles Age: 27 born: Conestogo Ont Father: Joseph Gilles Mother: Maria Nahrgang married 6 Jul 1887

    2. [S353] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - St. Matthews Evangelical Lutheran CC#4592 Conestogo Internet Link.
      Joseph Gilles/ Born May 14, 1823/ Died May 7, 1898/ His Wife/ Mary Nahrgang/ Born Dec. 3, 1831/ Died May 21, 1921/ Gilles/

    3. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Joseph Gilles Death Date: 7 and 8 Mar 1898 Death Location: Waterloo Born: abt 1824 Birth Location: Prussia

    4. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 13.
      Joseph GILLES Tailor Germany 27 Roman Catholic b. 14-May
      Maria GILLES Canada 21 Lutheran b. 3-Dec

    5. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 29.

    6. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Div. 2 Page 24.

    7. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Joseph Gilles, 25, taylor of Waterloo Twp. married 9 Sep 1851 in Berlin by banns to Maria Nahrgang, 20, of Waterloo Twp. wit: Henry Koch of Waterloo Twp & William Rebscher of Waterloo Twp.

    8. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 13.

    9. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, pg 115.
      Joseph Gilles, Taylor to Maria Nahrgang, both of Waterloo, 9 Sep 1851, Waterloo Rev. Bindemann, wit. Henry Koch and William Robscher both of Waterloo

    10. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 12 Sep 1851: 37.
      GILLES, Joseph married 9 Sep 1851 To Maria NAHRGANG. Both of Berlin. minister F.W. Bindemann

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - tailor - - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - tailor - 1851 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 9 Sep 1851 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - tailor - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Tailor - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Tailor - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: cancer of the throat (six months) - 7 May 1898 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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