Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Jacob F. Ewald[1]

Male 1861 - 1949  (87 years)


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  • Name Jacob F. Ewald 
    Born 25 Apr 1861  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176169386 
    Residence 1862  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Occupation 1885  Rockton, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Shoe Maker 
    Occupation 1911  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Hotel Keeper 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1949  818 Menno St., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-350201 
    Died 4 Mar 1949  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Buried Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Person ID I350201  Generations
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 

    Father Martin Ewald,   b. 6 Sep 1834, Ruchensachen, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1919, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Anna Gela Baetz,   b. 8 Sep 1837, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1921, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 28 Jul 1861  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F251649  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Caroline "Carrie" Beechey,   b. 1864, Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1935  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 1 Sep 1885  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. John Sherwood "Sherwood" Ewald,   b. Mar 1894, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1970  (Age ~ 76 years)
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 
    Family ID F185941  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    ChurchRecord-Cambridge-St.PetersLutheran-Ewald-Jacob-001-Bapt-1861.JPG

  • Notes 
    • Jacob F. Ewald

      Jacob Frederick Ewald, 86, of 18 Menno St., Waterloo, died at the K-W Hospital yesterday. He was a native of Preston' but lived for some years in Caledon and Wiarton before moving to Waterloo.

      Mr. Ewald attended St. John's Lutheran Church, Waterloo.

      His wife, the former Caroline Buchey, predeceased him in 1935.

      Surviving are one son, Sherwood J. Ewald of Kitchener; four brothers, Louis of Detroit, and Martin, William, and George, all of Preston, and two sisters, Mrs. Henry J. Schultz and Mrs. Thomas Murray, both of Preston. Four grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren also survive.

      Funeral will be held Monday at 3:30 p.m. at the Schreiter Sandrock Funeral Home.

      Interment will be at Preston Cemetery: The Rev. A. L. Conrad will officiate. The body is resting at the funeral home.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record, - Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Sat, Mar 5, 1949 Page 5

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11737-85.
      Jacob Ewald, 23, occ. Shoe Maker, b. Preston, res. Rockton, Beverly Twp., son of Martin and Ann, Married Carrie Beechey, 21, b. Kossuth, res. Waterloo Twp., daughter of Jacob and Sophie, Wittness(es) - William Werlich and Nina Ewald, both of Preston, 1 Sept 1885 at Preston

    2. [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg. 60.

    3. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 46 Pg. 7.

    4. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      Jacob F. Ewald/ 1862 - 1949.

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176169386/jacob-f.-ewald.

    6. [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973.
      NameJacob Ewald
      Baptism Age1
      Record TypeBaptism
      Birth Date25 Apr 1861
      Baptism Date14 Sept 1862
      Baptism ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church
      Baptism PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada
      Father Martin Ewald - Preston
      Mother Anna Betz

    7. [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
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Apr 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1862 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Shoe Maker - 1885 - Rockton, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1 Sep 1885 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Hotel Keeper - 1911 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1949 - 818 Menno St., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 4 Mar 1949 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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