Waterloo Region Generations
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Johann Heinrich Hett

Johann Heinrich Hett[1]

Male 1832 - 1914  (82 years)

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  • Name Johann Heinrich Hett 
    Born 30 Aug 1832  Bernsburg, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1850  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation 1856  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    painter 
    Historic Building 1858  115 Church Street, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    • Built by Henry Hett in 1858 it is a brick 1 1/2 story building. In 1978 it was listed as in fair condition and was used as a rented residence.
    Home built he Johann Heinrich Hett
    Home built he Johann Heinrich Hett
    Occupation 1861  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Painter 
    Residence 1861  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1871  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    painter 
    Occupation 1871  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Painter 
    Residence 1871  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Lutheran 
    Naturalization 1878  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Painter 
    Residence 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Lutheran 
    Immigration 1888  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Name Henry Hett  [11
    Name John Henry Hett  [12
    Occupation 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Painter 
    Residence 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Painter 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Road Inspector for Town 
    Residence Kitchener Daily Record Newspaper, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Home of Henry Hett
    Home of Henry Hett
    The home of Henry Hett from his arrival in Berlin in 1853 to his death in 1914. The house was built in the old style with low ceilings and the house set to the side of the street. Used in Hannes Schneider, p. 318.

    Mennonite Archives of Ontario
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-40736 
    Died 18 Dec 1914  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Cause: pneumonia and old age 
    Person ID I40736  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Johann Heinrich "Henry" Hett, Sr.,   b. 30 Jul 1807, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1882, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Anna Christina Goss,   b. 30 May 1796, Eberklein Gross, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 1869, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 1 Mar 1833  Bernsburg, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Family ID F7696  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Caroline "Carrie" Hardt,   b. 1 Jan 1841, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 5 Aug 1856  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Children 
     1. Henry W. Hett,   b. 1857, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. John William Hett,   b. 17 Nov 1858, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 May 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     3. Elizabeth Hett,   b. 1859, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Louisa Hett,   b. 1859, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Nicholas H. Hett,   b. 1862, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. George Hett,   b. 1863, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Jacob Hett,   b. 1864, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Adam Henry Hett,   b. 27 Feb 1867, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jul 1930, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     9. Conrad Hett,   b. Apr 1869, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. John Albert Hett,   b. 16 Jan 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Alexander Hett,   b. 1872, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     12. Henry William "William" Hett,   b. 1874, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     13. Frederick Hett,   b. 17 Mar 1876, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1949, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     14. Carline Hett,   b. 1880, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     15. Anna Catharine Hett,   b. 20 Jan 1880, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1945  (Age 64 years)
     16. Henry Miller,   b. 20 Nov 1880, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     17. Emma C. Hett,   b. 25 Feb 1882, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F10588  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Henry Hett aged 82y, 2m, 18d, d. 18 Dec 1914 Berlin, b. Germany, buried Mount Hope Cemetery, occupation painter, s/o Henry Hett & Christina Goos cause: old age & pneumonia

    2. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-8 Page 3.

    3. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 22.

    4. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 31.

    5. [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 4 Page 38.

    6. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 22 Pg. 13.

    7. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 3 Page 32.

    8. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Henry Hett, painter of Berlin married 5 Aug 1856, Berlin by license to Caroline Hett of Waterloo Twp., wit: Jacob Doebler of Berlin & George Schick of Berlin

    9. [S872] Book - Historic Building Inventory - Kitchener.

    10. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      John Albert Hett Born: 14 Jan 1871 County: Waterloo Father: Henry Hett Junr Mother: Caroline Hardt

    11. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Albert Hett Born: Canada Age: 23 Father: Henry Hett Mother: Caroline Harth Hett Born: abt 1870 Spouse: Mary Bieth Age: 23 born: Canada Father: Marcus Rau Mother: Mary Rau married 16 Oct 1893

    12. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012199-93.
      Conrad Hett, 24, occ. Shoemaker, b. Berlin, res. Detroit Michigan, s/o John Henry and Caroline Hett, married Louisa Rothaermel, 21, b. Waterloo, res. Waterloo, d/o Peter and Margareta Rothaermel, witn:Charlie & Maggie Rothaermel, May 23, 1893 at Waterloo

    13. [S908] Church Records - Germany, Hessen, Bernsburg - Evangelical Lutheran, FHL microfilms (595926-595929) 595927.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Aug 1832 - Bernsburg, , Hessen, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1850 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - painter - 1856 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 5 Aug 1856 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHistoric Building - 1858 - 115 Church Street, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Painter - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - painter - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Painter - 1871 - 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 MapsNaturalization - 1878 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Painter - 1881 - 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 MapsImmigration - 1888 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Painter - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Painter - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Road Inspector for Town - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Kitchener Daily Record Newspaper, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: pneumonia and old age - 18 Dec 1914 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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