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

John J. Dorsch[1]

Male 1891 - 1980  (89 years)


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  • Name John J. Dorsch 
    Born 24 Mar 1891  Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Broom Maker, Broom Factory 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Roman Catholic 
    Occupation 1914  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Manufacturer 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-46809 
    Died 6 Jun 1980  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I46809  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Gregor Dorsch,   b. 18 May 1866, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1955  (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Catherine Mary "Katie" Moser,   b. 28 Mar 1869, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1951  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 6 Nov 1888  St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F12138  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Rosalina Geier,   b. 22 Sep 1888, Teeswater, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1949, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 24 Nov 1914  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. Margaret Catherine Dorsch,   b. 1916,   d. 1998  (Age 82 years)
     2. Earl Thomas Dorsch,   b. 1917, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2004  (Age 87 years)
     3. Edward Frances "Ted" Dorsch,   b. 17 Oct 1919, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 2001, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     4. Beatrice Dorsch,   b. 21 Jan 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 2015, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     5. Rita Milded Dorsch,   b. 16 Jun 1924, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 2020, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
     6. Carl J. "Charlie" Dorsch,   b. 1929, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1967  (Age 38 years)
     7. Roy James "Jim" Dorsch,   b. 20 Feb 1930, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 2000, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     8. Kenneth Robert Dorsch,   b. 11 Jan 1933,   d. 1 Oct 2014, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F60335  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Geier,   b. 1887, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 24 Nov 1914  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F290906  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Margaret Elena "Maggie" Ament,   b. 17 Nov 1899, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jul 1987, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 21 Nov 1953  [6
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F15072  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 022579-14.
      John Dorsch, 23, occ. Manufacturer, b. Wellesley Twp, res. Waterloo, son of Gregory Dorsch and Catherine Moser Married Mary Geier, 26, b. Brant Twp, res. Berlin, daughter of William Geier and Magdalene Schiebel, Witness(es): George Geier of Teeswater and Emma Moser of Berlin, 24 November 1914 in Berlin.

    2. [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-1 Page 11.

    3. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 42 Page 1.

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97132859/john-j.-dorsch.

    5. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Catharine Mosser Born: Bamberg Age: 20 Father: John Mosser Mother: Mary Sevans Born: abt 1868 Spouse: Gregor Dorsch Age: 23 born: Bamberg Father: Joseph Dorsch Mother: Agatha Tscherhardt married 6 Nov 1888 married: Waterloo

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97132859.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Mar 1891 - Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Broom Maker, Broom Factory - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Manufacturer - 1914 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Nov 1914 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Nov 1914 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 Jun 1980 - Kitchener, 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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