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

Henry Plate[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1876 - 1945  (68 years)


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  • Name Henry Plate 
    Born 23 Oct 1876  Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Baptist 
    Occupation 1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Furniture Factory 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Finisher, Furniture Factory 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Baptist 
    Occupation 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Finisher, Furniture 
    Residence 1921  54 Willow St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Residence 1945  36 Bruder Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-36669 
    Died 20 May 1945  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11
    Person ID I36669  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Henry F. Plate,   b. 1836, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1896  (Age 60 years) 
    Mother Margaret Rotenberg,   b. 26 Apr 1842, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1924  (Age 81 years) 
    Family ID F8347  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Katherina "Catherine" Fries,   b. 23 Feb 1878, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1931, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Children 
     1. Veronica Plate
     2. Gertrude Christine Plate,   b. 23 May 1898, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     3. Edgar Plate,   b. 19 May 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1985, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     4. Harvey Plate,   b. Jun 1902, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 69 years)
     5. Nettie Margaret Plate,   b. 11 Aug 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     6. Gordon Henry Plate,   b. 15 Sep 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1933, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
     7. Elsie Clara Elizabeth Plate,   b. Dec 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 2000, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 90 years)
     8. Dorothy Plate,   b. 1915, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Veronica "Fronica" "Fanny" Plate,   b. 1920, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 2000, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F9660  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • HENRY PLATE - Henry Plate, 36 Bruder Ave., died yesterday at the K-W Hospital. He was 68, born in Bridgeport on Oct. 23, 1876. Mr. Plate was an employee of the H.A. Lippert Furniture Co., for many years. His wife, nee Catherine Fries, died in 1931.

      Surviving are two sons, Edgar and Harvey of Kitchener; five daughters: Mrs. William Manske, Mrs. Abner Schwartzentruber, Mrs. Eli Pitts, and Mrs. Albin Wilinsky of Kitchener and Mrs. Edward Metler of Toronto; one brother William of Hespeler; three sisters, Mrs. Henry Gottleib, Miss Margaret plate, and Miss Mary Plate of Detroit, Mich., and 21 grandchildren. Two sons, Walter and Gordon predeceased him in 1912 and 1933, respectively.

      Service will be held at 2 pm on Wednesday at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral He, where the remains are resting. Burial will take place in Mt. Hope Cemetery, with Rev. A.W. Lotz, pastor of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, officiating.

      KitchenerDailyRecord-21 MAY 1945

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Elizabeth Frey - Fries.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Elsie Plate - Pitz - 2000.

    3. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Michael Fries Sr.

    4. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Kathrine Fries - Plate.

    5. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Solomon Fries.

    6. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-9 Page 2.

    7. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 31 Pg. 3.

    8. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 19 Page 4.

    9. [S2545] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township North 1891, Waterloo Township, Sect. 1 Page 7.

    10. [S3231] Find A Grave, Henry Plate, J., Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1876). Henry Plate, Jr (1876-1945) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 20 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62026143/henry-plate.

    11. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, obituary of Henry Plate - 21 May 1945.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 Oct 1876 - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Baptist - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Furniture Factory - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Finisher, Furniture Factory - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Baptist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Finisher, Furniture - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1921 - 54 Willow St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1945 - 36 Bruder Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 May 1945 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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