Frederick Clare

1856 - 1938  (81 years)

• Name	Frederick Clare
  Born	2 Apr 1856	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Business	1881	Clare Brothers and Co., Preston, Waterloo Region, Ontario
  	Clare Brothers and Co.
  	George Adam Clare, Frederick Clare and Henry C. Hilborn founded Clare Brothers and Co.
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  Business	1881	Clare Brothers and Co., Preston, Waterloo Region, Ontario
  	Clare Brothers and Co.
  	George Adam Clare, Frederick Clare and Henry C. Hilborn founded Clare Brothers and Co.
  		Preston-ClareBrothers-Invoice1897-cleaned.jpg
  Occupation	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Foundryman
  Residence	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1901	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Manufacturer
  Occupation	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Manufacturer
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Brethern
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-40955
  Died	14 Jan 1938	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Cause: Cause: Arteriosclerosis - Coronary Thrombosis
  Buried	17 Jan 1938	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I40955	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Reeve John Clare,   b. CALC 15 Oct 1823, Odenbach, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany ,   d. 9 Mar 1888, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Mother	Margaret Beck,   b. 15 Sep 1826, Weiler, Baden, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany ,   d. 8 Mar 1906, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	28 Sep 1845	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 9]
  Family ID	F14460	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isabell Stuart "Bella" Cameron,   b. 24 Dec 1867, Granton, Biddulph Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario ,   d. 24 Jul 1968, Bracebridge, Macaulay Twp., Muskoka District Municipality, Ontario, Canada  (Age 100 years)
  Married	26 Apr 1894	Biddulph Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario   [10]
  Children	1. Helen Elizabeth Clare,   b. 28 Oct 1895, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1986  (Age 90 years)   2. Stewert Clare,   b. Sep 1897, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. John Stuart Clare,   b. 2 Sep 1897, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1941  (Age 43 years)   4. Frederick Cameron Clare,   b. 15 Sep 1904, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1959  (Age 54 years)   5. Mary Margaret Clare,   b. 3 May 1908, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1986  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F23136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Frederick Clare B/W POSTCARD PHOTO OF CLARE BROS. BASEBALL CLUB PRESTON DURING WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE THROWING OF THE FIRST PITCH BY FRED CLARE OLD GRANDSTAND

  
  

• Notes

  Frederick Clare was born in Preston educated in Galt. First job was with James Crosbie & Co. of Preston in 1874. In 1877 he moved to the Clare Bros. foundry established by his father in 1853. In 1881 he, his brother George and Henry Cornell Hilborn acquired the foundry with the retirement of his father which eventually became known as Clare Bros. Ltd. In 1912 he established the Stamped and Enamelled Ware factory in Hespeler. He was mayor of Preston, member of the Preston Hydro Electric Commission, and the Preston School Board. Later he among other brought the electric railway to Preston. Cambridge Mosiac, Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [abbreviated snippet from original text in book] __________________________ Frederick Clare, President of Clare Brothers, in 82nd Year PRESTON, Jan. 14— Frederick Clare, president of Clare Brothers and Company, Limited, Preston and the Stamped and Enamel Limited, Hespeler, died suddenly early this morning at his Queen street home here. He had been in failing health for some time. The late Mr. Clare was in his 82nd year. One of Preston's leading citizens, the late Mr. Clare was at the time of his death, the oldest stove manufacturer in Canada. It was said recently that the Clare firm manufactures more furnaces than any other company in the British Empire, a tribute to the ingenuity of the late Mr. Clare who, with his brother, the late Hon. George A. Clare, founded the firm here in 1881. The deceased was also the prime mover in the establishment of the Hespeler company about 1912. With the late Mr. Clare the business in which his firm is engaged was his uppermost thought practically from the time the industry was started on a small scale until late years when he took a keen interest in its progress. He was always a regular attendant at his office, paying his last visit there ten days ago. Illness however, forced his retirement to his home and he appeared improved considerably even yesterday. He retired last night about 11.30 o'clock and passed away peacefully in his sleep during the early hours of this morning. Friendly associations with his employees were always one of the keynotes, to his success. The late Mr. Clare was an inspiration to all who knew him. His interest in his fellow-worker was an attachment that endeared him to all workers in the plant as evidenced at gatherings of Clare Brothers Benefit Society, a mutual aid organization which he helped to sponsor and of which he was honorary president. From a civic standpoint the deceased was a robust citizen. He believed that every capable man should assist in the operations of his community. To this end the deceased did civic service for many years, commencing public life first as an alderman, then as a reeve and in 1906, 1907 and 1908 the electorate voiced appreciation of his services by returning him as mayor. The late Mr. Clare was born in Preston and apart from a short time, some six months that he worked in Chicago, he lived here his full life. He received his education at the Preston public school and upon graduation he attended the famed Tassie Hall in Galt. A staunch Conseevative in politics, the deceased was also a member of the Oddfellows lodge. Besides his wife, who before her marriage was Isabella Stuart Cameron, there survive two sons, J. Stuart Clare of Preston and Frederick C. Clare at home and two daughters, Miss Elizabeth at home, and Mary, Mrs. George Moss, Blair. Two grandsons and two granddaughters also survive. The funeral will be held Monday afternoon from the family residence, 231 Queen street, at 2.30 o'clock. Interment will be made in the Preston cemetery. Kitchener Daily Record 14 Jan 1938 pg 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg 6. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-2 Page 9. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 8. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 18. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . [Monument] CLARE/ [18 stone markers] Alfred CLARE/ 1934./ George A. CLARE/ 1915./ Catherine CLARE/ 1936./ Frederick C. CLARE/ 1904 - 1959./ Helen Elizabeth/ CLARE/ 1895 - 1986./ Marjorie Briscoe/ CLARE WHITE/ 1900 -1994/ Herbert J. CLARE/ 1868 - 1949./ Nellie MEE/ wife of/ Herbert J. CLARE/ 1873 - 1959./ William Leicester/ CLARE/ 1897 - 1969./ Norman F. CLARE/ 1882 - 1963./ Frederick CLARE/ 1856 - 1938./ Isabel CAMERON/ wife of/ Frederick CLARE/ 1867 - 1968./ John Stuart CLARE/ 1897 -1941./ Salome H. ROOS/ wife of/ Chas. CLARE/ 1846 - 1925./ Charles CLARE/1846 - 1923./ Maude L. CLARE/ 1874 - 1947./ Herman L. CLARE/ 1880 - 1959./ Letitia P. MCMILLAN/ wife of/ Herman L. CLARE/ 1884 - 1969./ [Burial Card] Elizabeth CLARE died July ? 1986. [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861, Sect. 2 Page 11. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name:Friderick Clare Gender:Male Birth Year:abt 1857 Birth Place:Preston, Ontario Age at Death:81 Death Date:14 Jan 1938 Death Place:Victoria, Ontario, Canada Father:John Clare Mother:Margaret Bick [S826] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Preston - Saint Peter's Lutheran - index. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Jacob Huttner, Lutheran Minister, Preston report 53. John Clare, married to Margaretha Beck, both of Waterloo. 28 Sept. 1845 [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:Frederick Clare Age:38 Birth Date:abt 1856 Birth Place:Preston Marriage Date:26 Apr 1894 Marriage County or District:Middlesex Father:John Clare Mother:Margaret Clare Spouse:Bella Cameron Spouse's Age:26 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1868 Spouse Birth Place:Granton Spouse Father:Hugh Cameron Spouse Mother:Mary Cameron

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Apr 1856 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Foundryman - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 26 Apr 1894 - Biddulph Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario Occupation - Manufacturer - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manufacturer - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Brethern - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Arteriosclerosis - Coronary Thrombosis - 14 Jan 1938 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 17 Jan 1938 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth