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Johan "John" Boldt

Male 1834 - 1923  (88 years)


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  • Name Johan "John" Boldt 
    Born 27 Jul 1834  Rattey, , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80490428 
    Immigration 1856  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Name John Boldt 
    Residence 1856  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Occupation 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Laborer 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1864  Laurel St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    laborer 
    Occupation 1880  Georgetown Township, Ottawa, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    farmer 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-410347 
    Died 6 Jun 1923  Georgetown Township, Ottawa, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Georgetown Township Cemetery, Hudsonville, Ottawa, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I410347  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Family Wilhelmina "Minnie" Bischoff,   b. 10 Jun 1830, Voigtsdorf, , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1923, Georgetown Township, Ottawa, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 21 Sep 1856  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Children 
     1. John Boldt,   b. 1851, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Charles Boldt,   b. 1854, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Friedrich Christian Carl Boldt,   b. 3 Nov 1857, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Frederick Martin Ludwig "Fred" Boldt,   b. 3 Nov 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1939, Georgetown Township, Ottawa, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     5. Maria Sophia "Mary" Boldt,   b. 14 May 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. William Carl Boldt,   b. 19 May 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1954, Hudsonville, Ottawa, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F268709  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    John Boldt - The Grand Rapids Press, Grand Rapids, Michigan Thu, Jun 7, 1923 Page 25

  • Notes 
    • JOHN BOLDT, HUDSONVILLE PIONEER, TAKEN BY DEATH

      Hudsonville. June 7. - John Boldt, known by his hundreds of friends as Uncle John, died Wednesday morning. Had Uncle John lived till June 21 he would have been 89 years old. He was born in Germany and at the age of 22 moved to Canada, where he was married in 1856 and in 1866 moved to Grand Rapids, where he lived one year. He then moved his family to Georgetown, near Hudsonville, where he had purchased a wooded farm. There he cut an opening in the forest, built a log house and for 56 years had lived on the land he purchased. Besides the widow he is survived by two sons, Fred and William, and one daughter, Mary. The widow soon will reach her ninety-third birthday. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon. Burial will be in Georgetown cemetery.

      The Grand Rapids Press, Grand Rapids, Michigan Thu, Jun 7, 1923 Page 25

  • Sources 
    1. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 11 Page 75.

    2. [S1639] Census - U.S. Census Population Schedule, 1880 10th Census, Census Place: Georgetown, Ottawa, Michigan; Roll: 601; Page: 431B; Enumeration District: 241.
      John Baldt, 45, b. Mecltenburg, farmer
      Minnie 49 b. Mecltenburg,
      William 18, Canada

    3. [S2184] Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934.
      ameJohann Boldt
      Gendermännlich (Male)
      Departure Age22
      Birth Dateabt 1834
      Residence PlaceRattey, Mecklenburg
      Departure Date30 Jun 1856
      Departure PlaceHamburg, Deutschland (Germany)
      Arrival PlaceQuebec
      OccupationArbeiter
      Ship NameTransit
      CaptainStreet
      Shipping ClerkKnorr & Holtermann
      Ship TypeSegelschiff
      Accommodationohne Angabe
      Volume373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 009
      also
      Minna Bischof, 36
      Carl Bischof 4
      John Bishof 2

    4. [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973.
      NameFriedr. Christ. Carl Boldt
      Baptism Age0
      Record TypeBaptism
      Birth Date3 Nov 1857 Preston
      Baptism Date1 Jan 1858
      Baptism ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church
      Baptism PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada
      Father Johann Boldt b. Rattie
      MotherMina Bischoff b. Voisdorf

    5. [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973.
      NameJohann Boldt
      Marriage Age23
      Record TypeMarriage
      Birth Dateabt 1833
      Birth PlaceRattei Meckl. Strelitz
      Marriage Date21 Sep 1856
      Marriage ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church
      Marriage PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada
      Father Johann Boldt
      MotherJohanna Boldt
      SpouseWilhelmine Bischoff
      Marriage Age29
      Birth Dateabt 1827
      Birth PlaceVoesdorf Meckl. Strelitz
      Father Christoph Bischoff
      MotherMaria Kreinbrink

    6. [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, 16 Oct 1856 Pg: 42.
      BISCHOFF, Wilhelmine married 21 Sept 1856 To Johann BOLDT. Both of Waterloo Twp. minister Burster, Preston.

    7. [S330] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1864 - County of Waterloo gazetteer and general business directory for 1864.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Jul 1834 - Rattey, , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1856 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1856 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 Sep 1856 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - laborer - 1864 - Laurel St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - farmer - 1880 - Georgetown Township, Ottawa, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 Jun 1923 - Georgetown Township, Ottawa, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Georgetown Township Cemetery, Hudsonville, Ottawa, Michigan, United States Link to Google Earth
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