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Carl "Charles" Clare[1]

Male 1845 - 1923  (78 years)


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  • Name Carl "Charles" Clare 
    Born 5 Jun 1845  Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88692027 
    Name Charles Clare 
    Residence 1861  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1868  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Occupation 1871  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Moulder 
    Occupation 1891  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Stove Moulder 
    Residence 1891  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Evangelical 
    Occupation 1901  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Moulder 
    Occupation 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Foreman, Foundry 
    Residence 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-35006 
    Died 9 Sep 1923  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Cause: Cause: Valvular Heart Disease - Haemorrhage in Stomach 
    Buried 12 Sep 1923  Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID I35006  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father Reeeve Johannes "John" Clare,   b. CALC 15 Oct 1823, Odenbach, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Mar 1888, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 64 years) 
    Mother Margaret Beck,   b. 15 Sep 1826, Weiler, Baden, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 1906, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 28 Sep 1845  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12] 
    Family ID F14460  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Salome Fredericka "Sally" Roos,   b. 10 Jul 1845,   d. 13 Jun 1925, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 12 Jan 1868  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Children 
     1. Herbert John Clare,   b. 12 Aug 1868, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1949  (Age 80 years)
     2. Emma Rosalie Clare,   b. 27 Jun 1870, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1940, Machias, Washington, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     3. Lena Margaret Clare,   b. 1873, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Friedrich George Clare,   b. 10 Feb 1873, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1873, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     5. Maude L. Clare,   b. 9 Nov 1874, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1947  (Age 72 years)
     6. Lulu Elizabeth Clare,   b. 1876, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1955  (Age 79 years)
     7. Carl Hugo Clare,   b. 9 Dec 1878, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Oct 1930, Plap, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
     8. Herman Leonard Clare,   b. 31 Oct 1880, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1959  (Age 78 years)
     9. Norman George Clare,   b. 5 Oct 1882, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1963  (Age 80 years)
     10. Wilton Claud Clare,   b. 1886, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Nina Tekla Clare,   b. 8 Apr 1886, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1935  (Age 49 years)
     12. Claude Wyllton Clare,   b. 10 Jul 1887, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Oct 1902, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 15 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F23304  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Charles Clare Laid to Rest

      Charles Clare one of Preston's well known and highly respected citizens was laid to rest this afternoon. Deceased had been a resident of Preston for a great many years was well known and was held in the highest esteem by all that knew him.

      Deceased was in his 79th year was born in Hamilton and when but a child came to Preston with his parents and has resided here ever since. His father John Clare was the founder of the well known firm of Clare Bros. one of Canada's largest manufacturers of stoves. The late Mr. Clare always took an active interest in town affairs and was a brother of the late Hon. George A. Clare. The funeral this afternoon was very largely attended.

      The Daily Record, Tues, Sep 11, 1923 pg 2

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 16 Jan 1868.
      Married 12 Jan 1868 Carl Clare was married to Sally Roos, both of Preston.

    2. [S270] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1852, Pg 23.

    3. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-2 Page 22.

    4. [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg. 44.

    5. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Carl Clare b. Hamilton res: Preston Age: 23 born abt 1845 father: John Clare mother: Margareth Beck married Salome Roos Age:: 21 born abt 1847 b. Preston Spouse res: Preston father: George Roos mother: Cathe Schmitt married 12 Jan 1868 Marriage Place: Preston

    6. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 27.

    7. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 9.

    8. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      [Monument] CLARE/ [18 stone markers] Alfred CLARE/ 1934./ George A. CLARE/ 1915./ Catherine CLARE/ 1936./ Frederick C. CLARE/ 1904 - 1959./ Helen Elizabeth/ CLARE/ 1895 - 1986./ Marjorie Briscoe/ CLARE WHITE/ 1900 -1994/ Herbert J. CLARE/ 1868 - 1949./ Nellie MEE/ wife of/ Herbert J. CLARE/ 1873 - 1959./ William Leicester/ CLARE/ 1897 - 1969./ Norman F. CLARE/ 1882 - 1963./ Frederick CLARE/ 1856 - 1938./ Isabel CAMERON/ wife of/ Frederick CLARE/ 1867 - 1968./ John Stuart CLARE/ 1897 -1941./ Salome H. ROOS/ wife of/ Chas. CLARE/ 1846 - 1925./ Charles CLARE/1846 - 1923./ Maude L. CLARE/ 1874 - 1947./ Herman L. CLARE/ 1880 - 1959./ Letitia P. MCMILLAN/ wife of/ Herman L. CLARE/ 1884 - 1969./ [Burial Card] Elizabeth CLARE died July ? 1986.

    9. [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861, Sect. 2 Page 11.

    10. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name:Charles Clare Gender:Male Birth Year:abt 1847 Birth Place:Hamilton, Ontario Age at Death:77 Death Date:9 Sep 1924 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    11. [S826] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Preston - Saint Peter's Lutheran - index.

    12. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Jacob Huttner, Lutheran Minister, Preston report 53.
      John Clare, married to Margaretha Beck, both of Waterloo. 28 Sept. 1845

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 Jun 1845 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1868 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Jan 1868 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Moulder - 1871 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Stove Moulder - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Moulder - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Foreman, Foundry - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Cause: Valvular Heart Disease - Haemorrhage in Stomach - 9 Sep 1923 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 12 Sep 1923 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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