Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.
Lorenz "Lawrence" Doering

Lorenz "Lawrence" Doering[1, 2]

Male 1838 - 1925  (87 years)

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  • Name Lorenz "Lawrence" Doering 
    Born 8 Jan 1838  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Christened Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Interesting business, pioneer, story, mill 
    Name Lawrence Doering 
    Occupation 1861  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Clerk 
    Residence 1861  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    [Member of New Jersulem Religion] 
    Residence 1862  Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 1871  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Merchant/Miller 
    Residence 1871  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    [Member of New Jersulem Religion] 
    Occupation 1881  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Gentleman 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    [Member of New Jersulem Religion] 
    Residence 1906  Sunridge, , Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-48480 
    Died 7 Dec 1925  Winchester Twp., Dundas Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Chesterville, Dundas Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I48480  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father George Christopher "Christopher" Doering,   b. CALC 17 Dec 1816, Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1873, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 56 years) 
    Mother Catherine Rupp,   b. 5 Feb 1816, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 16 Apr 1837  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Family ID F6979  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emma Cleghorn,   b. 1844, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1887, Oakley, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Married 16 Sep 1862  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 10
    Children 
     1. Ellen Sarah Doering,   b. 2 Aug 1864, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Dr. Charles Homer Doering,   b. 11 Aug 1866, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1934, Chesterville, Dundas Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     3. Fredrick Norman Doering,   b. 8 Nov 1868, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Bertha Aurelia Doering,   b. 6 Jun 1870, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Catharine Effie Doering,   b. 11 Dec 1874, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Lilly Doering,   b. 1 Jan 1880, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F12600  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Lorenz Doering
    Lorenz Doering
    Wayne Babb originally shared this to Ancestry Public Member Tree

  • Notes 
    • After selling out in Neustadt I came to Smithville, now Wellesley, in mid-summer of 1866, 51 years ago, and started to build the first unit of the present woollen mill. To this I added from time to time building nearly every year, as both labor and material were very cheap at that time. Sometime after I bought the flour mill located here from one Lorenz Doering. The Doerings were well known as early settlers in this part of the County and pioneers in Wellesley.

      Christopher and Henry Doering, from Phillipsburg, laid out the village of Wellesley and built the flour mill and a sawmill, the dam and water power having been developed by a man named Smith after whom Smithville was named. The Doerings also built and operated a general store and it was this development and their enterprise that induced others to come here and start business, among them Alexander Meyer, tinsmith; Chas. Achtenberg, tailor; John Zoeger from Petersburg, who built a store and a hotel; Peter Berdux and one Freeborn and a man named Smith, all three of whom built hotels. Every one seemed to want to have a hotel. All of these early settlers have long since departed and, hale and hearty, at 85 years of age, I feel as if I were about the only one that is left....


      Autobiography of John George Reiner, Fifth Annual Report Of The Waterloo Historical Society, 1917

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 15 Sep 1887.
      06 Sep 1887 Emma Doering, nee Cleghorn, wife of Lorenz Doering, died in Oakley, Kansas at age of 40 years.

    2. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 29 Sep 1887.
      06 Sep 1887 Mrs. Lorenz Doering, formerly a resident of Wellesley Village, and Berlin, died in Oakley, Kansas, at age of 45 years.

    3. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian).
      Lorenz Doering aged 24, res. Philipsburg, born Berlin, son of Christoph and Cathar Doering to Emily Cleghern aged 17 res Crosshill, born new Hamburg daughter of William and Sarah, Wit: Finley MacPherson of Phillipsburg and Joseph Lee of Crosshill, 16 Sep 1862

    4. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 13 Jan 1838:4.
      8 Jan 1838 The family of Christoph Doering of Berlin was blessed with a son.

    5. [S302] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1881, Waterloo Village 1881 Div. 2 Page 43.

    6. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 51.

    7. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Pg. 108.

    8. [S2191] News - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - Wellesley Maple Leaf, Obituary of Catherine Doering - Jul 25 1901 pg 5.

    9. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 20 Apr 1837:19.
      16 Apr 1837 In Berlin, Rev. F.W. Bindeman m. Christoph Doeringer to Catharina Rupp, Waterloo.

    10. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Lorenz Doering b. Berlin res: Phillipsburg Age: 24 born abt 1838 father: Christopher mother: Catherine married Emily Cleghorn Age:: 17 born abt 1845 b. New Hamburg Spouse res: Cross Hill father: William mother: Sarah married 16 Sep 1862 county: Waterloo

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 Jan 1838 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - - Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Clerk - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - [Member of New Jersulem Religion] - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1862 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 16 Sep 1862 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Merchant/Miller - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - [Member of New Jersulem Religion] - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Gentleman - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - [Member of New Jersulem Religion] - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1906 - Sunridge, , Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Dec 1925 - Winchester Twp., Dundas Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Chesterville, Dundas Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
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