Johann "John" Guggisberg^[1]

1808 - 1868  (59 years)

• Name	Johann "John" Guggisberg
  Born	1 Jul 1808	Frohnholz bei Uetendorf, Canton Bern, Switzerland   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Christened	10 Jul 1808	Belp, , , Switzerland   [9]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Black Bear Hotel
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21726654
  Name	John Guggisberg
  Occupation	1852	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Innkeeper
  Occupation	1861	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Gentleman
  Residence	1861	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Calvanist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-35882
  Died	9 Apr 1868	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 7, 8]
  Buried	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 10]
  Person ID	I35882	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Christian Guggisberg,   b. 1779, Frohnholz bei Uetendorf, Canton Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 31 May 1845, Belp, , Canton Bern, Switzerland  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Moser,   b. CA 1770,   d. Bern, Switzerland
  Married	22 May 1797	Thierachern, , Canton Bern, Switzerland
  Family ID	F29440	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria Anna "Anna" Boehmer,   b. 7 Apr 1816, Obermiesau, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany ,   d. 20 Jun 1878, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)
  Children	1. Anna Marie Guggisberg,   b. 1 Dec 1844, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Feb 1919, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F9467	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Guggisberg was the owner of the Black Bear Hotel and was the owner of the land that Preston Springs Hotel sat on in Preston/Cambridge, Ontario. _______________ On the 9th instant, at Waterloo, Ontario, Mr. John Guggisberg, a native of Canton Berne, Switzerland, for many years a resident of Preston, Ontario, aged 59 years. Galt Reporter Apr 13 1868 pg 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 27 Jun 1878. Died 20 Jun 1878 Anna M. Guggisberg in Preston, widow of John Guggisberg, died at the age of 61 years, 2 months and 11 days [S270] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1852, Pg 2. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 16 Apr 1868. John Guggisberg died 9 Apr 1868 in Waterloo Village, was under medical care for some time in Waterloo of Preston, 59 yrs, 9 mths, 8 days [S118] News - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo - Waterloo Chronicle, 23 Apr 1868. Guggisberg, John died 09 Apr 1868 At Waterloo. Mr.Guggisberg, a native of Berne Switzerland. Many years a resident of Preston, Ont. Aged 59 years. [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg 6. [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861, Div. 3 Page 30. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 15 Apr 1868. Guggisberg, John died 9 Apr 1868 At Waterloo, aged 68[?]. A native of Canton Berne, Switzerland and for many years a resident of Preston, Ontario. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21726654. [S3093] Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996. Name: Johann Guggisberg Baptism Date: 10 Jul 1808 Baptism Place: Belp, Bern, Schweiz Baptism Place (Original): Switzerland, Bern, Belp Father's Name: Christian Guggisberg Father's Sex: Male Mother's Name: Magdalena Moser [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . [Broken Stone] Hier Ruh(Et)/ Johann Gugg(Isberg) Geb. D 1 M. Jul./ Gest. D. 9ten Apri(L)/ (Die Emiae Beifheil).

  
  

• Event Map

  Christened - 10 Jul 1808 - Belp, , , Switzerland Business - Black Bear Hotel - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Innkeeper - 1852 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Gentleman - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Calvanist - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 9 Apr 1868 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth