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Louis Balthaser Albrecht

Louis Balthaser Albrecht[1, 2]

Male 1869 - 1931  (61 years)

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  • Photos
    L. B. Albrecht
    L. B. Albrecht
    Berlin, Canada : a self portrait of Kitchener, Ontario before World War One : being a printing of the complete text of Berlin: celebration of cityhood, a volume published in 1912 by the German Printing and Publishing Co. of Berlin, Limited, and of various other documents

  • Name Louis Balthaser Albrecht 
    Born 4 Nov 1869  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1871  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1892  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Shoemaker 
    Occupation 1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Shoe Maker 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Machine Operator, Shoe Factory 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Lutheran 
    Directory 1912  102 Krug St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Name Ludwig B. Albrecht 
    Residence 1929  131 Essex St., Toronto, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-38808 
    Died 28 Aug 1931  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 31 Aug 1931  Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Person ID I38808  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father John Ernst Fred Albrecht,   b. CALC 10 May 1827, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1879, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 52 years) 
    Mother Sophia Henriette Caroline "Henrietta" Hertz,   b. 7 Apr 1833, Neu Sembzin, Mecklenburg Schwerin, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1909, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 15 Jan 1856  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    Family ID F9260  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Susanna Scharlach,   b. 30 Aug 1869, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1929, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 30 Aug 1892  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Lauretta M. Albrecht,   b. 15 Jan 1894, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. William Gustave Albrecht,   b. 25 Dec 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Private Louis John Albrecht,   b. 9 Aug 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Adele S. Albrecht,   b. 5 Feb 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Renata S. Albrecht,   b. 5 Nov 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. John Albrecht,   b. Jan 1903, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Oscar Jacob Albrecht,   b. Feb 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1944, Wahlkreis Toggenburg, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 39 years)
     8. Ruth Albrecht,   b. Dec 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Leonard Albrecht,   b. Jun 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F10151  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Tombstone Entry: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183826254/louis-balthaser-albrecht
      NO IMAGE

      Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947-(#005627).

      Widowed, 'Lewis' Albrecht died at the age of 61 years in a residence on Roxton Road in Toronto, Ontario. He was a shoemaker by trade.

      Son of John Ernst Fred and Sophia Henriette ('Henrietta') Caroline (née Hertz) Albrecht [both parents born in Germany]; husband of the late Elizabeth Susannah (née Scharlach) Albrecht [the couple married on 23 August 1892 in Berlin (now 'Kitchener'), Waterloo, Ontario]; father of William, Louis, John, Oscar, Leonard, Laureta, Adele, and Ruth Albrecht.

      His son, Oscar J. Albrecht of Roxton Road in Toronto, was the informant on his death certificate. Louis Balthaser Albrecht was laid to rest on 31 August 1931.

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 9 Jan 1896.
      25 Dec 1895 The wife of Louis Albrecht, in Berlin, a son.

    2. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 12259-92.
      Louis B. Albrecht, 22, occ. Shoemaker, b. Canada, res. Detroit, son of John and Henrietta Herz Albrecht, Married Elizabeth Scharlach, 23, b. Canada, res. Berlin, daughter of George Scharlach and Susanna Bucher, Witn: August Wolfenberg, Margaret Krueger, Gustave Albrecht, And Susanna Scharlach, All of Berlin, 30 Aug 1892 at Berlin

    3. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-11 Page 13.

    4. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 48.

    5. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div. 2 Pg. 63.

    6. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 26 Pg 16.

    7. [S1760] Directory - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Vernon's City of Berlin and Town of Waterloo and Bridgeport Directory 1912-13.

    8. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link .
      [A] Gertrude Fess/ Wife Of/ John Albrecht/ 1895-1937 [B] A. Susanna/ Scharlach/ 1875-1960 [From cemetery records-Elizabeth Albrecht, buried October 2, 1929-Louis Albrecht, buried August 31, 1931]

    9. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      John Albrecht, carpenter of Berlin married 15 Jan 1856 in Berlin by banns to Sophia Henriette Caroline Herz of Berlin, witnesses: Wilh. Ide of Wilmot, Wilh. Herz of Berlin.

    10. [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, 24 Jan 1856 Pg 4.
      ALBRECHT, John married 15 Jan 1856 To Sophia HERZ. Both of Berlin. minister F.W. Bindemann

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Nov 1869 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Shoemaker - 1892 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 30 Aug 1892 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Shoe Maker - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Machine Operator, Shoe Factory - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDirectory - 1912 - 102 Krug St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1929 - 131 Essex St., Toronto, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Aug 1931 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 31 Aug 1931 - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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