Rev. Christoph John "John" Borth

1856 - 1939  (82 years)

• Name	Christoph John "John" Borth
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	20 Sep 1856	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Christened	7 Dec 1856	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163413075
  Name	J. C. Borth
  Name	John Borth
  Occupation	1900	Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA   [4]
  	minister
  Residence	1912	Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA   [5]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-42139
  Died	5 Feb 1939	Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA   [3]
  Buried	Fairview Cemetery, Castleton Corners, Richmond, New York, United States
  Person ID	I42139	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Andreas "Andrew" Borth,   b. 30 Jun 1819, , Wuerttemberg, Germany ,   d. 15 May 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Rosina Stoersbach,   b. 28 Feb 1818, , Germany ,   d. 14 Aug 1873, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F11157	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Ruppel,   b. 1861, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 May 1953, Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA  (Age 92 years)
  Married	1880
  Children	1. Clara Ida Regina Borth,   b. 6 Aug 1884, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 May 1976  (Age 91 years)
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F43783	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  For this reason, the parish was separated from Elmira. The next three pastors (C.F.W. Brandt, H. Schroeder and J. C. Borth) served Floradale, Salem and Linwood. Under the pastorate of Rev. Borth, a new church was built in 1880. After his departure in 1881. Brief History of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Floradale, Ontario 1852 - 1955 _____________ REV. JOHN C. BORTH Word has been received here of the death of Rev. John C. Borth. 82. pastor emeritus of St. John's: Lutheran church, Port Richmond, N.Y., at his home 123 Maine avenue, Westerleigh, Staten Island, NY, on Feb. 5 Rev. Mr. Borth was born in Kitchener on Sept. 20, 1856 and after graduating to the ministry he served for three years in Floradale. He married Mary Ruppel of Elmira, who survives together with five daughters. Burial was made last Wednesday. Kitchener Daily Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Monday, February 13, 1939 __________ REV. JOHN BORTH, 82, LONG IN PULPIT HERE; At St. John's Lutheran Church in Port Richmond 42 Years The Rev. John C. Borth, pastor emeritus of St. John's Lutheran Church at Port Richmond, S. I., died Sunday night at his home in Westerleigh of a heart attack after three days illness. He had served the church forty-two years. His age was 82. Mr. Borth was born in Kitchener, Ont. He studied for the ministry at Concordia College at Fort Wayne, Ind., and was graduated from the Concordia Theological Seminary in St. Louis in 1878. He was appointed pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church in 1897 and was made pastor emeritus in 1931. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Mary Borth; five daughters, Flora and Lydia Borth, Mrs. Henry Weichel, Mrs. Drew Martin and Mrs. E. C. Wenzel. New York Times, February 7, 1939, Section O, Page 25

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library, pg 36. Christoph John Borth son of Andrew and Rosina Stoerzbach, born 20 Sep 1856, bapt. 7 Dec 1856 [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div 13, Page 18. [S2228] New York, New York, Death Index, 1862-1948. John C Borth Birth Year: abt 1857 Age: 82 Death Date: 5 Feb 1939 Death Place: Richmond, New York, USA Certificate Number: 278 [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), 24 May 1900 p. 1, col. 4. Rev. J. C. Borth, of Staten Island, N. Y., paid his friends at Elmira a visit this week, after having attended the funeral of his father at Berlin, last Friday. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of John Ruppel - 19 Dec 1912.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Sep 1856 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Christened - 7 Dec 1856 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - minister - 1900 - Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA Residence - 1912 - Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA Died - 5 Feb 1939 - Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA Buried - - Fairview Cemetery, Castleton Corners, Richmond, New York, United States  = Link to Google Earth