Gottlieb Bitzer

Cal 1815 - 1884  (~ 68 years)

• Name	Gottlieb Bitzer
  Born	CALC 18 Oct 1815	, Wuerttemberg, Germany   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Business	1840	Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Lancaster Hotel
  	At one time or another there were five hotels in the village. Tom Ferrier owned the old hotel building on the corner of Bridge Street and the Bloomingdale road. The building is presently used as an apartment. The Lancaster House was the first hotel built here in 1840 by a Mr. Bitzer, at the junction of Lancaster and Mill Streets. In 1896 John Grasser purchased it from Habfried Hunderhager. Fred Querin sold it to Jim Walsh in 1950. The Grand Hotel, situated at the head of Lancaster Street, has passed through many owners' hands and is presently owned by George Berges. Early owners were a Mr. Albert and John Boettinger who owned it for many years. Bridgeport, A History by Idessa Eichler - Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1950
  		Lancaster Hotel, Bridgeport, Ontario
  Occupation	1852	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Vinegar Maker
  Residence	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Death	27 Mar 1884	Barton Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Occupation	Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	innkeeper
  	Lancaster Hotel was built by Gottlieb Bitzer in 1840 after his death his was Dorothea carried on for a few years. The building is still standing (2009).
  Occupation	vinegar manufacturer  [5]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-35354
  Died	27 Mar 1884	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Cause: senile decay (7 months)
  Person ID	I35354	Generations
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024

  
  

  Family	Dorothea Schaak,   b. CALC 17 Jun 1827, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 25 Nov 1873, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 46 years)
  Children	1. Anna Kathrine Bitzer,   b. 14 Jun 1849, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Jacob Bitzer,   b. 1850, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Mayor Conrad Bitzer, B. A.,   b. 11 Jan 1853, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Sep 1903, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)   4. Amelia Bitzer,   b. Mar 1866, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F9360	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S270] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1852, Pg 8. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 33. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 3 Apr 1884. Mar. 27, 1884 Gottlieb Bitzer died in Berlin at age of 68 years, 5 months and 9 days. [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div 6 Page 29. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate. Gottlieb Bitzer d. 27 Mar 1884 Barton, Wentworth, Ontario, aged 68, b. Germany, Vinegar Manufacturer. cause: senile decay (7 months)

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 18 Oct 1815 - , Wuerttemberg, Germany Business - Lancaster Hotel - 1840 - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Vinegar Maker - 1852 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Death - 27 Mar 1884 - Barton Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - innkeeper - - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: senile decay (7 months) - 27 Mar 1884 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth