Mayor Philip Ludwig "Louis" Breithaupt^[1]

1827 - 1880  (52 years)

• Name	Philip Ludwig "Louis" Breithaupt
  Prefix	Mayor
  Born	8 Nov 1827	Allendorf, Kurhessen, Germany   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Eagle Tannery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Eagle Tannery
  		Kitchener-EagleTannery-0001-TradeCard1880s.jpg
  		Eagle Tannery , Berlin, Ontario 1887
  Immigration	Nov 1843	Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States   [3]
  Residence	1853	Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States   [7]
  Business	1854	Breithaupt Leather Co., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Immigration	1861	, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Elected Office	1866	Berlin and Waterloo, Ontario; Morden, Carman and Winnipeg, Manitoba   [8]
  	councillor, Deputy Reeve, Mayor
  	Municipality Berlin Years on local council: Councillor 1866-68, 1875; Deputy Reeve (1867-68?, 1876; Mayor 1879-1880 (died in July) Years on Waterloo County Council: 1867 1868
  Business	1867	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Berlin Tannery
  	from: Gazetteer and directory of the County of Waterloo. 1867
  		Berlin Tannery advertisement 1867 from: Gazetteer and directory of the County of Waterloo. 1867
  Occupation	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Tanner
  Residence	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Evang. Assoc.
  Historic Building	1872	25 Maynard Street, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Built by Louis Breithaupt as a rental residence for John Klippert. John puchased the property in 1887. It is a two story brick residence now (1978) made into a duplex. In 1978 it was listed as in very good condition.
  Historic Building	1874	108 Queen Street North, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Sonneck House
  	Named "Sonneck" this house was built in 1874 as a leased residence by Louis Brethaupt. Two stories and made of brick it is one of the last homes in Kitchener, owned by Louis Breithaupt's eldest son, Louis Jacob and was purchased upon his marriage. Strong Italianate features reflect Breihaupt's American architectural background. It contained some of best stained glass in the city. In 1978 it was recorded as being in very condition.
  Family Photograph	1876
  		Louis Breithaupt and family 1876 source: Sketch of the Life of Catharine Breithaupt, her family and times, Berlin, Ontario, 1911
  Historic Building	1876	190 Victoria St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Owned originally by Louis Breithaupt was built as a rented home. It is a two story brick home. In 1978 was listed as in very good condition and much altered.
  Died	3 Jul 1880	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 6, 10, 11, 12]
  Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region	Bef 2012	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [13]
  Historic Building	30 King St. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	3 story brick, commercial
  	Destroyed by fire 27 Mar 2011, constructed by Louis Breithaupt in 1862. Originally constructed as the American Hotel.
  Honoured	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Breithaupt Park named in the family honour
  		Kitchener-BreithauptPark-0001plaque.jpg
  Interesting	business, politics, life story,
  Name	Louis Breithaupt
  Residence	166 Adam Street, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  		The Breithaupt Tannery and Home 1875 by Herman Brosius.
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-37247P
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 6]
  Person ID	I37247	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Liborius Breithaupt,   b. Abt 1800, Of, Allendorf, Kurhessen, Germany ,   d. 1851, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States  (Age ~ 51 years)
  Mother	Catherine Goetze,   b. CALC 19 Oct 1801, , Germany ,   d. 12 Jan 1887, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Family ID	F33987	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catharine Hailer,   b. 16 Aug 1834, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jul 1910, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	8 Feb 1853	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 7]
  Children	1. Mayor - Warden Louis Jacob Breithaupt,   b. 3 Mar 1855, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States ,   d. 6 Mar 1939, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, United States  (Age 84 years)   2. William Henry Breithaupt,   b. 25 Jan 1857, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States ,   d. 26 Jan 1944, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   3. Mayor John Christian Breithaupt,   b. 27 Feb 1859, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States ,   d. 14 Sep 1951, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)   4. Caroline Margaret Barbara "Barbara" Breithaupt,   b. 17 Nov 1861, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1951  (Age 89 years)   5. Melvina Emilia Breithaupt,   b. 8 Feb 1864, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Apr 1954  (Age 90 years)   6. Ezra Charles "Carl" Breithaupt,   b. 19 Feb 1866, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jan 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 30 years)   7. Daniel Edward Breithaupt,   b. 19 Feb 1868, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jul 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 3 years)   8. Albert Liborius Breithaupt,   b. 3 Nov 1870, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Dec 1955, Honey Harbour, Baxter Township, Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   9. Catharine Louise "Katie" Breithaupt,   b. 3 Dec 1872, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Apr 1886, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 13 years)   10. Frederick Adolph Breithaupt,   b. CALC 25 Mar 1875, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Jun 1883, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA  (Age ~ 8 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F13816	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Louis Breithaupt
  		Louis Breithaupt From: Official souvenir of the celebration of cityhood, July 17th 1912
  		Louis Breithaupt From: Official souvenir of the celebration of cityhood, July 17th 1912

  
  

• Notes

  Louis Breithaupt, mayor of Berlin, and one of the most successful business men in the town, was a son of Liborius and Catherine (Goetze) Breithaupt, and born in Allendorf, Kurhessen, Germany, on the 8th November, 1827. He received a common German education; partially learning his father's business, that of a tanner, in the old country, and in November, 1843, came with the family to the United States, settling in Buffalo, N. Y., the next spring. There they built a small tannery on Seneca street, at the " Hydraulics," making it of slabs, and commencing to tan sheep skins on a very moderate scale, subsequently purchasing other lands, and rebuilding and enlarging from time to time. Thus father and son continued to operate together until 1851, when Liborius Breithaupt died, and Louis carried on the business awhile alone without changing the firm's name, which was simply L. Breithaupt. In 1852, Jacob F. Schoelkoff became the partner of our subject, and in 1855 they purchased a tannery at North Evans, sixteen miles from Buffalo, and managed both tanneries until 1861, when Mr. Breithaupt sold out his entire interest, and settled in Berlin. Four years before this date he had started a tannery here, in company with his brother-in-law, Jacob Wagner, who died in the spring of the next year (1858). Finding it difficult and unsatisfactory to manage his business in Canada while residing in Buffalo, he concluded to concentrate all his capital here, and to make Berlin his home. Mr. Breithaupt commenced operations here with thirty-two vats, adding from time to time until he has one hundred and forty-four vats; and while we are writing this sketch he is preparing to double this number, and is erecting a drying house, with a capacity for 1,000 sides a week. With his present facilities he is doing a business of about $120,000 a year. There is no more enterprising manufacturer in the lively town of Berlin none whose excellent business capacities have been better rewarded. In addition to his tannery and his large brick house in a six acre lot, on the outskirts of the town, Mr. Breithaupt owns the great three story American House block, which has ten stores besides the hotel, and several of the finest residences in town, not to mention other property scattered here and there. He takes much interest in any public enterprise calculated to build up the town, and holds, at this time, the office of provisional director of the Waterloo, Wellington and Georgian Bay railway, projected continuation of the Grand Trunk road from Waterloo. He has held successively the office of town councilman, deputy reeve, and mayor, being at this time at the head of the municipality of the town, and having an eye watchful of its interests. Mr. Breithaupt is a member of the Evangelical Association, a trustee of the same, and one of the most liberal supporters of religious and charitable organizations in town. February 8, 1853, he married Miss Catharine Hailer of Berlin, and they have had ten children, nine of them still living. The parents are taking great pains to educate the children and to fit them for spheres of useful labor. Mrs. Breithaupt is a daughter of Jacob Hailer, a native of Baden, Germany. He left the old country in 1829, and after spending one year in Baltimore, Maryland, came to Canada, and settled where the town of Berlin now stands. That was just fifty years ago. He built the fifth or sixth house in the place, and followed the wheelwright business till a few years ago, his specialty being spinning wheels and reels. He is in his 76th year, and somewhat deaf and infirm. His wife is also living, and quite smart and active. Mr. Hailer is a prominent member of the Evangelical Association, and has long been an officer of the same. The Canadian Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-Made Men, Ontario Volume, 1880 ______________________ Louis Breithaupt, who started the first tannery in Berlin in 1857, at one time used the services of Abraham Lincoln, then a Springfield, Illinois lawyer. The fifth generation of Breithaupts in the tanning industry, he was associated with his father in business in Buffalo. During one of his trips to Canada to buy sheepskins, he met and eventually married Catherine Hailer of Berlin. In 1861 they came to Berlin to reside and later moved into a spacious home named Waldeck. A number of their descendants became distinguished and famous citizens. Breithaupt's life was one of unremitting activity and indomitable perseverance. His tannery was destroyed by fire in 1867 and again in 1870 but he rebuilt and continued to develop a large business. He was called the "first citizen of Berlin" for his work in furthering the growth of the town and his municipal activities, including two years as mayor. Waterloo Region Hall of Fame ___________________ Past two decades have seen many King Street blazes KITCHENER Sunday's fire at the Stag Shop lengthens the list of blazes that have punched holes in Kitchener's downtown streetscape in recent years. "Regrettably, older buildings sometimes have some of these difficulties," Kitchener Mayor Carl Zehr said. "We want to obviously maintain the character of the core," Zehr said. "It's fairly representative of the downtowns of the cities in our province and our country." The building housing the Stag Shop at 30 King St. E. is part of a block that dates from 1862, when it was constructed by Louis Breithaupt. The building is no stranger to fire, having been heavily damaged in a blaze in February 1995. The Waterloo Region Record 27 Mar 2011 __________________ Louis Breithaupt, Mayor, 1879-80. The late Louis Breithaupt was born in Germany in 1827. Migrated to Buffalo, N. Y. in 1842, where he engaged in business. On a visit to Berlin he met Miss Catherine Hailer, to whom he was married in 1853. He established a leather business here in 1857, which was followed by the establishment of a tannery. Through successes and reverses, he built up a large business. In fostering the growth of his adopted town and in the extension of its interests, he was foremost. At the time of his death in 1880, he was in his second year as mayor of Berlin. He was termed its foremost citizen. Official souvenir of the celebration of cityhood, July 17th 1912, Berlin, Ontario, The German Printing and Publishing Co ____________________ Louis Breithaupt & Co., Tanners, Queen Street, Berlin, Ont. - The largest and most important tannery and leather house in Ontario is that known as the "Eagle Tannery," owned by Messrs. Louis Breithaupt & Co., of Berlin. This business was established in 1858 by the late Mr. Louis Breithaupt, and in its inception was not, comparatively speaking, of large proportions, but on account of the superior quality of the leather manufactured, and the persevering energy and enterprise of the inceptor, it rapidly developed, extending in volume year by year, until it reached its present immense proportions. On the decease of the founder in 1880, the business was carried on under the management of his tree sons, Mr. Louis J., Mr. William H. and John C. Breithaupt, under the direction of the executrix and executors. The said L.J. and W.H. are the executors, their mother, Mrs. Catharine Breithaupt, being executrix. The sons are young men, but understanding the heavy responsibility resting upon their shoulders, and being gentlemen of sound common sense and more than ordinary business ability, have not only maintained the former standing of the firm but have materially developed it; and finding that it was necessary to increase their production to fill orders, it was found necessary to build a new tannery, and so a large and substantial structure was erected at Penetanguishene, on the shores of Georgian Bay, where hemlock bark could be obtained in sufficient quantities for their requirements. This new tannery manufactures Spanish sole leather only and is one of the largest of its kind, and is said to be the model tannery of the Dominion, having a capacity for turning out 700 sides per week. The tannery there is fitted up with all the latest and most improved machinery and appliances known to the trade. The tannery in Berlin has a capacity of 1,000 sides per week of sole and harness leather, peerless calf, peerless veal kips, prime upper, etc. The firm also at their warehouse on Queen Street carry all kinds of foreign leathers, shoe findings, tanners' tools etc. They sell both wholesale and retail, and being themselves manufacturers as stated, are always prepared to give the best value, both in quality and prices, of any leather house in the Dominion. Industries of Canada Historical and Commercial Sketches Hamilton and Environs 1886 _____________________ King Street , North Side Queen St. North. On the corner there was a frame building lengthwise with King Street, occupied by J. U. Tyson, dealer in groceries, wines, liquors and meats, erected about 1833. In 1841 Sheriff George Davidson bought this building and in it opened the first Post Office in 1842. His brother William was associated with him. Probably during 1845 Doering & Ahrens occupied the premises as a general store. A little later the firm was Huber & Ahrens. Mr. Huber acted as magistrate for a number of years, in which occupation he was popular and had much to do, people coming from small surrounding villages to Mr. Huber for fair trial. He was the second reeve in Berlin. Next came a barber shop occupied by George A. Fischer who also served as dentist and as fruit dealer. A house erected by C. A. Ahrens of Huber and Ahrens. Mr. Ahrens had a brick vault at the back of his kitchen, lined with an iron chest and considered fire proof. He was the first treasurer of Waterloo County and had this vault for safe keeping of his books and papers. The house was later occupied by Dr. Mylius. Louis Breithaupt, who came from Buffalo in 1861 after having started his tanning business in Berlin in 1857, previously bought the corner of King and Queen Streets, and erected there the first section of the American Block in 1862. Next to the Dr. Mylius house there was a two story brick building erected about 1855. It was occupied by Baedeker and Steubing who had a considerable business as book sellers and stationers, also as dealers in wallpaper, etc., besides doing some publishing. This business, moved later to the corner of King and Frederick Streets, continued until Mr. Steubing's death. In his younger years Mr. Baedeker was a carpenter and had cut his knee with an adze, necessitating amputation and substitution of a cork leg. On the site of the present Steel's store, George Davidson, later sheriff, erected a building in 1845 and moved the Post Office there when Doering and Ahrens occupied the corner store. Mr. Davidson also had a general store in this new building. About 1855 Kranz & Stroh occupied the building as a general store. Next came a building occupied at first by George Klein and later the site of Henry Knell's jewelery shop. John Winger's pump shop. Wooden pipe called pump logs were of about ten-inch timber, tamarack or pine logs with a bore of about 3". The pumps were mostly finished square and surmounted with turned tops. A two story frame building painted white. John Winger's house. Eby's history mentions John Winger as having come from Pennsylvania in 1836. A ten-foot lane leading back to the Public School grounds and into Winger's yard. The highest ground in this vicinity was in Winger's yard. Children were in the habit of sliding down the hill in winter to King Street. In 1840 Mr. Bentler erected a building and occupied the second floor as dwelling and shoe shop. Martin Messner had a music store on the ground floor which was a few steps above the street level. In 1855-6 Andrew Nicolaus took over the Winger house and changed it to a hotel. The first considerable street grading operation in Berlin was the lowering of the corner of King and Frederick and vicinity 8 to 10 feet. This put the St. Nicholas Hotel, as it was called, under the necessity of being extended downward one story and this lower part became the hotel office and bar room. At the westerly end of the hotel there was a shed and stable for horses. Over the shed, approached by a stairway, there was a hall known as St. Nicholas Hall used for concerts, balls and entertainments generally. At the rear of the adjoining St. Nicholas Hall there was a building on the high ground known as the Turner Hall and used as German Turnverein. REMINISCENCES OF BERLIN (NOW KITCHENER) By JACOB STROH Contributed by Joseph M. Snyder. Part I. Settlement - Early Villagers and Buildings, Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1930 ___________________________ Queen Street North, East Side. Huber and Ahrens occupied the corner as a store and had a warehouse at the rear. The first section of the American Block was built in 1862. It contained a hotel with entrance on Queen Street and stores on the King Street front. A meat shop occupied by one Schaefer and later by Crozier. This building was later occupied by Von Ebenau, a German toy dealer. He also built some sidewalks for the village in 1857. A long two story frame building originally used by C. Ahrens as a barn and later by John Jacob Woelfle, a plough maker, who had a shop at one end and lived in the rest of the building. He had worked in the foundry on Foundry St. and after this shut down started his own shop. The building was later occupied by Rev. Jacob Wagner, who died there. In 1858 a two story frame building was erected by Louis Breithaupt as his office and leather store. This was the first building on this site. A 1 1/2 story dwelling with veranda lengthwise with Queen St. occupied by jailer Walden. Dr. Whiting later lived in this building for a time. A small house occupied by Mrs. Harbin, (widow of Rev. Harbin who was Swedenborgian minister in Berlin) and her sister, Mrs. Wheeler. A garden owned by Thomas Sparrow, with balsam trees along the street, adjoining the Sparrow's two story house with gable toward Queen St. and long veranda. Sparrow later moved to Galt. A two story plaster building painted red with ground floor considerably above the sidewalk level and steps leading up to it, occupied by the Commercial Bank. St. Peter's Church, formerly a vacant lot belonging to Mrs. Krug. The lot extended to Weber St. and to Mrs. Krug's house on Frederick St. This site was at one time favorably considered for the Central School, but it was decided that the ground would not be large enough. The present parsonage of St. Peter's Church was built by Dr. Eby, a native of Berlin, who had been living in Sebringville. He was the oldest son of John Eby spoken of as on Frederick Street. He married a daughter of Cyrus Bowers. Weber Street. County Buildings. Jail and Jailer's residence with a barn at the rear. The jail was built some time after the Court House, about 1860. Ahrens Street. One and a half story frame building painted red, the dwelling of Charles Roos, a cabinet maker in Hoffman's factory. Frame building, the house of Mr. Stuebing, later occupied by Charles Peterson. Small dwelling. Street. A brick yard operated by Nicholas Zieger who made puddled brick by hand. Later the brick yard belonged to John Dauberger whose house, a red frame building, was on the corner of Ellen and Queen. REMINISCENCES OF BERLIN (NOW KITCHENER) By JACOB STROH Contributed by Joseph M. Snyder. Part I. Settlement - Early Villagers and Buildings, Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1930 ____________________ Queen Street North, West Side Gaukel's well at the corner of the hotel shed, the corner being later built up as the Bowman Block, now the Bank of Montreal. A brick warehouse belonging to the corner store of the Bowman Block. First occupants of this store were Bowman and Heins, later H. S, Huber and then by Huber and Roy. Opposite the Breithaupt leather store stood a one-story brick building, Dr. Pipe's surgery and later Dr. Wright's. A two-storey brick house lengthwise with Queen Street and with veranda on two sides, the veranda a few steps above the ground, occupied by Henry Schaefer. In 1871 Dr. Pipe lived in this house. Among other things Dr. Pipe kept bees, although he was quite afraid of them. Dr. Pipe and Henry Stroh succeeded in bringing the first Italian queen bee to this part of the country. A lane. A handsome brick house, gable roof, lengthwise with the street, the corners faced with limestone from Guelph, erected by Joseph Hobson, the surveyer, in 1860. Hobson eventually was Chief Engineer of the Great Western Railway and when that was merged with the Grand Trunk he became Chief Engineer of the latter Company and was among other things Chief Engineer of the Sarnia tunnel. Alexander MacPherson, editor and publisher of the Berlin Telegraph, later lived in the house. The site is now occupied by the head office of the Economical Fire Insurance Company. A two-story red frame building well back from the street built probably before 1850 by Peter Eby, identified with the "Deutsche Canadier" and with the early days of the "Telegraph". Dr. Eggert, homeopath, lived in the house 1859-1860 and later John Klippert, high constable and county bailiff. One and a half story brick building at the corner of Duke and Queen Streets occupied by a Mr. Von Ebenau and wife and later for a number of years by Michael Jaehle, a blacksmith. The site is now occupied by the Daily Record building. Duke Street. A large handsome building trimmed with cut stone built in 1860 by David S. Shoemaker of Bridgeport who was county registrar, The building was intended for a bank and agent's residence and so used first by the Commercial Bank which failed and later by the Merchants Bank of which R. N, Rogers was agent for a number of years. Some time later Dr. H. S. Lackner acquired the property and used it as residence and surgery. After Dr. Lackner's death the property was sold to the present occupants, the Langleys of Toronto. building, colonial style, with large posts at the front carrying the projecting roof, erected in 1848-49, the Waterloo Township Hall, the land for which was donated by Frederick Gaukel. General public meetings were held in this hall, among others meetings purposing to have Berlin named as county town. After consummation of this a banquet was held in the hall, which was occasionally used for such purpose. The occasion of this particular banquet was the laying of the corner stone of the new county buildings in 1852. 100 guests were present and there were a number of patriotic toasts. Later the building was used as a printing office, the "Deutsche Canadier" and the "Telegraph" being printed there for a time. Eventually the building was remodelled and enlarged and became the Methodist Church. In 1904 the St. Matthews Lutheran congregation purchased the property and later the First English Lutheran Church, which still continues in the building. Behind the present Kitchener Public Library, occupying the site of his ornamental garden, and still standing is Dr. Scott's residence, built in 1855. Henry Rothaermel was the contractor. Dr. Scott was the first warden of the county and first reeve of Berlin. After his death the house was occupied by M. C. Schofield who married Dr. Scott's widow. Later Israel Bowman, for many years county clerk and town clerk of Berlin, acquired the property and lived there. Weber Street. On the corner the Presbyterian Church first built 1860-61 at a size of 36 ft. by 50 ft., cost $4,500 and seating 175 persons. Rev. John McMeekin was an early minister. A two-story red brick building lengthwise with Queen Street, built 1855-56, the house of H. S. Huber. Simon Roy's house, also red brick, one and one-half story high, both of these houses were set back from the street. Mr. Roy was nurseryman and florist. A one-story double house lengthwise with Queen Street. Before Ahrens Street was continued westerly across Queen Street there was on the site a two-story unpainted weather-boarded building, the house of John Dopp. frame building, similar to Dopp's, the house of Christina Bloch, a widow who lived there for many years. A frame building, similar to Dopp's, but with gable facing Queen Street, the house of August Vetter, painter and paper-hanger. A vacant lot later owned by Louis Breithaupt who built, on the corner of Margaret Avenue, a residence for Judge Lacourse. Margaret Avenue. On Margaret Avenue a short distance westerly from Queen Street was the Moxley farm with house and barn. The barn was later moved to Lexington by Henry Stroh who bought it to replace one that had been struck by lightning. On the corner of Ellen Street a brick house occupied in the early days by Rev. Mr. Savage, Methodist minister, and later by John Hoffman, Jr., a druggist. Ellen Street. REMINISCENCES OF BERLIN (NOW KITCHENER) By JACOB STROH Contributed by Joseph M. Snyder. Part I. Settlement - Early Villagers and Buildings, Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1930 ______________ MR. BREITHAUPT'S ESTATE -According to the will of the late Louis Breithaupt, of Berlin, Ont., now in possession of Mr. Peteson, the Registrar of the Surrogate Court the personal property left by the deceased amounts to $193,886.18. The real estate and buildings it is estimated will amount to between $125,000 and $150,000 more. The stamps on the will amounted to $98 and the Judge of the Surrogate Court received for examining and signing the same $192.50. Mrs. Breithaupt and the two eldest sons are the executors of the estate. The Daily Expositor, Sat, Jul 24, 1880 Page 1

  
  

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  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 28 Jun 1883. 21 Jun 1883 Frederick Adolph Breithaupt youngest son of L. Breithaupt, died in Cleveland, Ohio at age of 8 years, 2 months & 27 days. The boy was visiting in Cleveland with his mother a few weeks became ill & died ? He was buried here, with many people in attendance [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link . East: Zur zartlichen Erinnerung an unseren / innigst geliebten Gatten und Vater / Louis Breithaupt / geb. den 8 Nov. 1827 / gest. den 3 Juli 1880 / Gottes Wille geschehe / und an unsere vielgeliebt / Mutter / Catharina Breithaupt / geb. den 16 Aug.1834 [S107] Book - The Canadian Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-Made Men, Ontario Volume, 1880. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 54. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 8 Jul 1880. July 3, 1880 Louis Breithaupt died in Berlin at age of 52 years, 7 months and 25 days. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1827). Louis Breithaupt (1827-1880) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 12 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10126907/louis-breithaupt. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose. BREIHAUPT, Louis married 8 Feb 1853 Of Buffalo. To Catharina HAILER, Berlin. minister Uilhelm Schmitt newspaper date 10 Feb 1853 Pg: 6 [S1450] Waterloo County Councillors A Collective Biography. [S872] Book - Historic Building Inventory - Kitchener. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), Apr. 22, 1886. Apr. 14, 1886 Catharine Louise Breithaupt, youngest daughter of the late Louis Breithaupt, died in Berlin at age of 13 years, 4 months and 11 days. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 8 Jul 1880. July 3, 1880 Louis Breithaupt died in Berlin at age of 52 years, 7 months and 25 days. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 4 Page 52. [S220] Waterloo Region Hall of Fame Waterloo Region Hall of Fame.

  
  

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  Born - 8 Nov 1827 - Allendorf, Kurhessen, Germany Immigration - Nov 1843 - Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States Residence - 1853 - Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States Married - 8 Feb 1853 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - 1854 - Breithaupt Leather Co., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Immigration - 1861 - , Ontario, Canada Business - Berlin Tannery - 1867 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Tanner - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evang. Assoc. - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Historic Building - 1872 - 25 Maynard Street, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Historic Building - Sonneck House - 1874 - 108 Queen Street North, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Historic Building - 1876 - 190 Victoria St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 3 Jul 1880 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region - Bef 2012 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Historic Building - 3 story brick, commercial - - 30 King St. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Honoured - Breithaupt Park named in the family honour - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - 166 Adam Street, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth