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John Nicholas Theodore "Nicholas" Krieg[1]

Male 1864 - 1932  (68 years)


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  • Name John Nicholas Theodore "Nicholas" Krieg 
    Born 7 Aug 1864  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
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    Name Nicholas Krieg 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1886  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Retail, ? Store 
    Residence 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-228394  
    Died 1 Dec 1932  Puslinch Lake, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Buried New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I378665  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Georg Heinrich Frederick "Henry" Kreig,   b. 5 Jan 1831, Kahla, Kahla, Liebenwerda, Freistaat Sachsen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1907, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Eva Frederica "Ricca" Goebel,   b. 28 Jan 1838, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1894  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 6 Jun 1858  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Family ID F11876  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elisabeth F. "Lizzie" Rehmann,   b. 15 Jun 1869, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1930, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 1886  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. William Krieg,   b. 1886, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Aug 1954, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     2. Charles Krieg,   b. Aug 1889, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. George Frederick Krieg,   b. Apr 1891, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1953  (Age ~ 62 years)
     4. James Edward Krieg,   b. Dec 1893, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1952  (Age ~ 58 years)
     5. Lewis Krieg,   b. Aug 1894, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Sophia Krieg,   b. CALC 20 Dec 1895, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1896, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
     7. Elizabeth Krieg,   b. Sep 1897, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Robert Sylvester Krieg,   b. 31 Dec 1899, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1973, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     9. Albert Krieg,   b. Jun 1900, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. John Krieg,   b. Mar 1903, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Joseph Krieg,   b. Aug 1904, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     12. Arthur Krieg,   b. Aug 1905, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     13. Irvin Gordon Krieg,   b. 1 Mar 1908, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1975, RR2, Hespeler, Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     14. Clara Krieg,   b. Mar 1911, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F258521  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • KRIEG, JOHN NICHOLAS THEODORE

      Puslinch Township Farmer Ends His Life with Two Shots from Rifle Feared Recurrence of Heart Attack Suffered Last Winter

      Mr. Krieg, who lived at lot 7, concession 3, Puslinch Township near Puslinch Lake, suffered a very severe heart attack last winter. He was in bad health until this summer, when he was able to get up again and do light work around his farm. A few days ago, he felt ill again and went to see his physician, who advised him to go home and go to bed. Coroner Dr. T. H. Orton believed that Mr. Krieg feared a recurrence of the heart attack. He had kept the rifle, a very short weapon, in his room ever since his barn was destroyed by fire last year. On Thursday morning, it is believed that he placed the rifle to his forehead but it must have been misdirected, as the Coroner's examination revealed that it had simply glanced off and gone out again through the scalp. There was an interval of some minutes between the shots, while Mr. Krieg took out the spent shell and put in a new cartridge in the single-shot . 32 calibre rifle. The second shot penetrated the centre of his forehead. Mr. Krieg was born in Kitchener 66 years ago but has been a resident of this vicinity most of his life. His wife predeceased him nearly three years ago. Surviving are William of Cleveland; James and Robert of Kitchener; George, Charles and Arthur in Preston; Albert, John and Mrs. Holtzhauer of Niagara Falls; Joseph in Princeton; Irvin on the homestead; one brother, Herman in Hespeler; three sisters, Mrs. Noble of Cottam; Mrs. O'Connell of Kitchener; and Mrs. Weaver of Chicago. Mr. Krieg was a member of St. James' Lutheran Church in Hespeler. Private funeral at 2: 30, with interment in Hespeler Cemetery.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011731-86.
      Nicolaus Krieg, 22, occ. Farmer, b. Berlin, res. Waterloo Twp., son of Henry and Fredericka married Elise F Rehmann, 17, b. Puslinch Twp. Wellington Co., res. Waterloo Twp., daughter of Christine and Sophie, Witnessed by: Caroline Wurster Jr and Emma Stuempfle both of Preston, 12 October 1886 in Preston.

    2. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 2 Page 19.

    3. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 23 Page 8.

    4. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 3 Page 36.

    5. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name: John Nicholas Theodore Kreig
      Sex: Male
      Age: 68
      Birth Date: 7 Aug 1864
      Birthplace: Kitchener
      Marital Status: Widowed
      Race: German
      Father's Name: Henry Kreig
      Mother's Name: Freidericka Goebel
      Event Type: Death
      Event Date: 1 Dec 1932
      Event Place: Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada

    6. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      George Frederick Krieg, 28, b. Germany, res. Berlin, s/o George Krieg and Magdalena Surtz, married 6 jun 1858 to Eva Frederica Goebel, 20, b. Germany, res. New Hope, Waterloo Twp. d/o George Goebel & Eva Maria Wagner

    7. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Aug 1864 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1886 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1886 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Retail, ? Store - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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