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

Henry John "Harry" Braun

Male 1898 - 1979  (80 years)


Personal Information    |    Notes    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Henry John "Harry" Braun 
    Born 7 Apr 1898  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Name Harry Braun 
    Name Heinrich Johanis "Harry" Braun 
    Residence 1974  742 Sherring St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-382134 
    Died 5 Apr 1979  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried 7 Apr 1979  Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I382134  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Emil Edmund F. Braun,   b. 6 Mar 1864, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1957, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Mother Lucinda Niergarth,   b. 21 Nov 1874, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1965, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 17 Jul 1897  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F259897  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ethel Anne Gofton,   b. 21 Jan 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1947, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years) 
    Married 11 Jun 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. Jack Braun
     2. Audrey Lorraine Braun
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F63972  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Edna Rose "Rose" Bernhardt,   b. 10 Aug 1909, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Oct 1973, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 14 Jul 1951  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F259847  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • BRAUN, Harry J. - Of the Golden Years Nursing Home, Cambridge, at South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, Thursday, April 5, 1979, in his 81st year, Harry J. Braun.

      Beloved father of Jack of Guelph and Audrey (Mrs. Neil Eby) of Cambridge. Predeceased by his first wife, Ethel Goften, in 1945 and his second wife, Edna Bernhardt, in 1974. Also survived by four sisters, Margaret (Mrs. Percy Karn) of Waterloo, Mrs. Louise Silver of Cambridge, Jean (Mrs. Thomas Barnes) of Waterloo and Irene (Mrs. James MacAvoy) of St. Catharines, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

      Mr. Braun was born in Guelph and had resided in Cambridge (P) since 1913; retired from Savage Shoes Limited.

      Resting at the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Rd., Cambridge, for funeral services Saturday at 2 p.m. Interment Preston cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record Thu, Apr 05, 1979 Page 31

  • Sources 
    1. [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-3 Page 10.

    2. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name:Heinrich Johanis Braun Date of Birth:7 Apr 1898 Gender:Male Birth Place: Waterloo,Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Emil E F Braun Mother's name:Lucinda Leah Mirgarth

    3. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mrs. Harry Braun - 27 Oct 1973.

    4. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      Braun/ In Memory Of/ Harry Braun/ April 7, 1898 - April 5, 1979/ Ethel Anne Gofton/ Beloved Wife Of Harry Braun/ July 21, 1901 - Feb. 21, 1947.

    5. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate.
      Name:Emil E F Braun Age:33 Birth Year:abt 1864 Birth Place:Gotha Germany Marriage Date:17 Jul 1897 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Baldwin Braun Mother:Louise Knelsen Spouse:Lucinda Bryan

    6. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Harry John Braun
      Sex: Male
      Age: 23 years (23 years)
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1898 Waterloo Ont.
      Father's Name: Emil Braun
      Mother's Name: Lucinda Nergorth
      Spouse's Name: Ethel Annie Gofton
      Spouse's Sex: Female
      Spouse's Age: 19 years (19 years)
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1902 Kitchener
      Spouse's Father's Name: Rodger Gofton
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Anna Wallply
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 11 June 1921 (11 June 1921)
      Event Place: Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Apr 1898 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 11 Jun 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Jul 1951 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1974 - 742 Sherring St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Apr 1979 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 7 Apr 1979 - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth