Martin B. Ewald

1873 - 1954  (80 years)

• Name	Martin B. Ewald
  Born	9 Nov 1873	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	business, sports
  Occupation	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Butcher
  Residence	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1901	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Bookkeeper
  Occupation	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Accountant, Office
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1954	652 Queen St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-350200
  Died	11 Oct 1954	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Buried	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Person ID	I350200	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Martin Ewald,   b. 6 Sep 1834, Ruchensachen, Hessen, Germany ,   d. 25 Mar 1919, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Anna Gela Baetz,   b. 8 Sep 1837, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 11 Jul 1921, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	28 Jul 1861	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Family ID	F251649	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellen Sarah "Ella" Dennis,   b. 28 Oct 1879, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1953  (Age 73 years)
  Children	1. Elizabeth Mary "Betty" Ewald,   b. 1913, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jan 1976, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F14470	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Martin Ewald worked as office manager for Clare Bros foundry. In 1911 he became the secretary-treasurer of the Canadian Buffalo Sled Co. becoming president in 1921. His company became the largest children's wagons and sled manufacturer in the British Empire and employed 150 in Preston. Cambridge Mosaic , Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [abbreviated snippet from original text in book] _________________ Industrialist In Preston Dies at 80 PRESTON, One of Preston's leading industrialists, Martin B. Ewald, 80, died yesterday at his home, 653 Queen St., Preston. At the time of his death, he was president and general manager of Canadian Buffalo Sled Company Ltd. Born in Preston, Mr. Ewald was first associated with a stove firm and worked out of Montreal. He then joined the sled firm, served as secretary-treasurer from 1911 to 1921 and as president and general manager from 1921 to his death. Under hisdirection, the company became one of the largest firmsmaking sleds and wagons for children, in the British Empire. As a young man he was active in sports, especially baseball and speed skating. He was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church and a former member of Preston-Hespeler Rotary Club. His wife, the former Helen S. Dennis, died in 1953. Surviving are one daughter. Mrs. Alfred (Betty) Pautler, Preston; two sisters, Mrs. Henry Schultz, and Mrs. Thomas Murray, both of Preston; two brothers, George, Moira, Ont. and Louis, Detroit; and three grandchildren. The body is at the Stager-Pass Ltd., funeral home, Preston, where the funeral will be held Thursday, at 2: 30. Interment will be in Preston Cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 12 Oct 1954 pg 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-1 Page 9. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 21. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 14. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 72. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:Martin Ewald Date of Birth:9 Nov 1873 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Martin Ewald Mother's name:Anna Batz [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Martin B. Ewald - 12 Oct 1954 pg 5. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . Martin B. Ewald/ 1873 - 1954. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Martin Ewald Age:26 Birth Year:abt 1835 Residence:Preston Marriage Date:28 Jul 1861 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Nichol Mother:Anna Cath Spouse:Anna Betz

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Nov 1873 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Butcher - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Bookkeeper - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Accountant, Office - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1954 - 652 Queen St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 11 Oct 1954 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth