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

John U. Gildner[1, 2]

Male 1855 - 1931  (76 years)


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  • Name John U. Gildner 
    Born 1855  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1886  Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Brickmaker 
    Eby ID Number 00124-7599.3 
    Died 10 Jul 1931  Edwards, Ogemaw, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I3882  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Valentine G. Gildner,   b. 20 May 1835, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1897, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Hannah Unger,   b. 16 Aug 1836, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1875, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Married 4 May 1854  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F1242  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Valentine Gildner,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Hannah Unger,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F286158  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Schmalz,   b. 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1923, , Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 4 May 1886  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F49176  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 553.

    2. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011864-86.
      John U. Gildner, 30, occ. Brickmaker, b. Canada, res. New Germany, son of Valentine and Hannah Unger Gildner, married Catherine Schmalz, 23, b. Canada, res. New Germany, daughter of Jacob and Maria Hausmann Schmalz, Witness: Henry Gildner of Topping and Louisa Schmalz of New Germany, 4 May 1886 at St. Paul's Church, Berlin

    3. [S2247] Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995 - Ancestry.com.
      John U. Gildner BIRTH DATE: abt 1856 BIRTH PLACE: Canada DEATH DATE: 10 Jul 1931 DEATH PLACE: Edwards, Ogemaw, Michigan DEATH AGE: 75 OCCUPATION: Retired RACE: White MARITAL STATUS: Widowed GENDER: Male FHL FILM NUMBER: 965644

    4. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Valentin Gildner, res. Blacksmith of Berlin married 4 May 1854 of Waterloo Twp by license to Hannah Unger of Berlin, wit: Hermina Liersch? of Wilmot & C. L. Bindemann of Berlin

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1855 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Brickmaker - 1886 - Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 4 May 1886 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Jul 1931 - Edwards, Ogemaw, Michigan, United States Link to Google Earth
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