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

Wilhelmina Dorothea Louisa Kriesel[1, 2, 3]

Female 1836 - 1908  (72 years)


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  • Name Wilhelmina Dorothea Louisa Kriesel 
    Born 28 Jan 1836  Garz An Der Oder, Preussen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Gender Female 
    Immigration 1858  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Name Wilhelmina Dorothea Louisa Conrad 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-41789 
    Died 15 May 1908  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Cause: apoplexy (5 months) 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I41789  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Charles Kriesel,   b. Abt 1805, of, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Dora,   b. Abt 1805, of, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F11260  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mayor Jacob Conrad,   b. 5 Sep 1836, Baumholder, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 8 Apr 1858  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 11
    Children 
     1. Wilhelm "William" Conrad,   b. 10 Sep 1858, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1934, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     2. Caroline Conrad,   b. 1 Mar 1860, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1940  (Age 79 years)
     3. Wilhelmine "Nina" Conrad,   b. 31 Aug 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1941  (Age 79 years)
     4. Catherina Conrad,   b. 20 Apr 1864, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Nov 1864, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     5. Jacob George Conrad,   b. 5 Sep 1864, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1864, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     6. Elizabeth Catherine "Lizzie" Conrad,   b. 21 Jan 1866, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1946, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     7. Ida Conrad,   b. 14 Apr 1868, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 1868, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     8. Jacob Conrad,   b. 10 Jul 1869, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1956  (Age 86 years)
     9. Charles Conrad,   b. 31 Mar 1872, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     10. Martha Conrad,   b. 2 Jun 1874, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. William Conrad,   b. 1876, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     12. Ottilia Conrad,   b. 7 Sep 1876, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     13. Alma Catharina Conrad,   b. 31 Aug 1880, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F10886  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Hawkesville - We are sorry to report the death of Mrs. Jacob Conrad, of Waterloo, whose death look place on Friday last at the age of 72 years. She was the mother of Mrs. Weidenhammer, who was with her during the last two weeks of her illness.

      Wellesley Maple Leaf, May 21, 1908 is supplied by the Wellesley Township Heritage and Historical Society Click here to go to their website.

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      MRS. J. CONRAD SR. DIED FRIDAY

      Had Been III For Several Months. In Her 73rd Year.


      Another of Waterloo's aged residents, passed away 2 o'clock, Friday morning, in the person of Wilhelmina Dorothea Louise Kriesel, wife of Mr. Jacob Conrad, at her home King St. north, at the age of 72 years, 3 months and 18 days. Deceased suffered a paralytic stroke in December last and was since confined to her bed. The late Mrs. Conrad was born in Gartz, on the River Oder in Prussia, Germany, January 28th, 1836 and came to Waterloo in the year 1857, where she married Mr. Jacob Conrad the following year. She was of a quiet and loving disposition and a faithful member of the St. John's Lutheran Church. A family of twelve children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Conrad, nine of whom survive: William, Caroline, Wilheimine (Mrs. C. Huehnergard); Elizabeth (Mrs. A. E. Sanderson).; Jacob, Charles, Martha Mrs. Elias Frey); Otillia (Mrs. Fred. Weidenhammer); Hawkesville; Alma (Mrs. Herbert Smith). A brother, Mr. Wm. Kriesel, New Dundee and 13 grandchildren also survive. The funeral was held from the residence, King Street north, on Monday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, to St. John's Lutheran Church for service, thence to Mount Hope cemetery for interment. The funeral was private at the house.

      Chronicle Telegraph 21 May 1908 pg 5

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Wilhelm Conrad Born: Waterloo Age: 24 Father: Jacob Conrade Wilhelmine Krissel Conrad Mother: Conrad Born: abt 1860 Spouse: Bertha Englehart Age: 22 born: Hespeler Father: Louis Englehart Mother: Amelia Remenap Englehart married 3 Feb 1884

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 018773-03.
      James Herbert Smith, 25, Occ. Upholsterer, b. Brampton, Res. Waterloo, son of Frederic Smith and Margaretha Robinson (Off Page) married Alma Catharina Conrad, 24, b. Waterloo, Res. Waterloo, daughter of Jacob Conrad and Wilhelmina Krissel (?), Witness(s) J. Weidenhammer of Toronto and Ottilia Conrad of Waterloo, 25 November 1903 in Waterloo

    3. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 014607-98.
      Jacob Conrad, 29, occ. Hardware Clerk, b. Waterloo, res. Waterloo, son of Jacob and Wilhelmina Married Clara Specker, 24, b. Elmira, res. Berlin, daughter of Cosmos and Margaret, Witn Otto and Louise Specker Both of Berlin, 20 July 1898 in Berlin.

    4. [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-2 Page 2.

    5. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Jacob Conrad Born: Prussia Res: Waterloo Age: 21 Father: Philip Mother: Elizabeth Born: 1837 Spouse: Wilhelmina Kruse Age: 22 born: Prussia Res: Waterloo Born: 1836 Father: Charles Mother: Dora married 8 Apr 1858 county: Waterloo

    6. [S192] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Mount Hope CC#4500 Internet Link.
      Hier ruhet/ Jacob Conrad Sr. geb. 5 Sept. 1836 In Baumholder Rhein Preussen/ Deutschland gest. 25 Jan. 1911/ im Alter von 74 Jah. 4 Mo. 20 Tage/ Wilhelmina Dorothea Louisa Kriesel/ Ehefrau von Jacob Conrad Sr./ geb. 28 Jan. 1836 In Garz an der Oder Preuss ' en/ Deutschland gest. 15 Mal 1908/ 1m Alter von 72 Jah. 3 Mo. 18 Tage/ Ruhe sanft

    7. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Wilhelmina Conrad Death Date: 15 May 1908 Death Location: Waterloo Born: abt 1835 Birth Location: Deu

    8. [S302] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1881, Waterloo Village 1881 Div. 1 Page 5.

    9. [S1885] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1861, Waterloo 1861 Dist. 1 Page 4.

    10. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 3 Page 17.

    11. [S2658] aaaaWaterloo Village 1871, Sect. 1 Page 20.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1858 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Apr 1858 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: apoplexy (5 months) - 15 May 1908 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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