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Christian Guggisberg

Christian Guggisberg

Male 1853 - 1908  (54 years)

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  • Name Christian Guggisberg 
    Born 5 Apr 1853  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Business Guggisberg Brothers & Co. 
    GuggisbergBrothers-advert1885.jpg
    GuggisbergBrothers-advert1885.jpg
    Guggisberg Brothers and Co. Embalming and Undertaking.
    Business Preston Chair and Cabinet Co. 
    186:1 from Tremaine's Map of Waterloo County
    186:1 from Tremaine's Map of Waterloo County
    Cambridge-Guggisberg-CityofCambrideArchives.jpg
    Cambridge-Guggisberg-CityofCambrideArchives.jpg
    City of Cambridge Archives
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102921802 
    Residence 1861  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1881  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Furniture Manufacturer 
    Directory advertizement 1884-1885
    Directory advertizement 1884-1885
    Occupation 1891  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Cabinet Maker 
    Residence 1891  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Methodist 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-42645 
    Died 12 Feb 1908  Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I42645  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Friedrich "Frederick" Guggisberg,   b. 19 Sep 1818, Uetendorf, , Berne, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Feb 1888, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Maria "Marie" Ernst,   b. 28 Dec 1834, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years) 
    Married 20 Apr 1852  Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Family ID F7380  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lydia Mohr,   b. 1857, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Mary Guggisberg,   b. 1880, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F31977  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg 7.

    2. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 34.

    3. [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861, Div. 1 Page 2.

    4. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 4.

    5. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Frederick Guggisberg, cabinetmaker of Preston married 20 Apr 1852 in Petersburg by license to Maria Ernst of Petersburg, wit: Jacob Demer of Wilmot & Mathias Gerig of Wilmot

    6. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Frederick W. Bindemann, Minister of The United Lutheran and German Reformed Protestant Church, Greenbush, Waterloo Twp., 1 Jan. 1852 - 1 Jan. 1853 #226.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 Apr 1853 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Furniture Manufacturer - 1881 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Cabinet Maker - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Feb 1908 - Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York Link to Google Earth
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