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

Adam Stein[1]

Male 1838 - 1912  (74 years)


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  • Name Adam Stein 
    Born 7 Jul 1838  , Kur Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Birth , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Residence 1863  Morriston, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1868  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 1871  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Cooper 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Swedenborgian 
    Occupation 1881  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Cooper 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    [Member of New Jersulem Religion] 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Laborer 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    [Member of New Jersulem Religion] 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-48637 
    Died 3 Sep 1912 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I48637  Generations
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2024 

    Father Henry Stein,   b. Abt 1807, Of, Kur Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Catherine,   b. Abt 1807, Of, Kur Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F12673  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Maria Nahrgang,   b. 21 Sep 1844, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1866, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years) 
    Married 26 Jul 1863  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8
    Children 
     1. Christopher Heinrich Stein,   b. 10 Aug 1864, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2024 
    Family ID F12674  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elizabeth "Elisa" "Eliza" Rothaermel,   b. 2 Aug 1847, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Feb 1884  (Age 36 years) 
    Married 19 Nov 1868  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 9
    Children 
     1. Christopher Henry Stein,   b. 1864, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Emilia Catharina "Emma" Stein,   b. 8 Aug 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. George Stein,   b. 1871, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Charles William Stein,   b. 22 Aug 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. John Walter "Walter" Stein,   b. 27 Nov 1873, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Edward Adam Stein,   b. 23 May 1876, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Wilhelmina Susanna "Minnie" Stein,   b. 2 Nov 1878, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Carolina Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Stein,   b. 14 Aug 1883, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2024 
    Family ID F28679  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • QUEEN STREET SOUTH, EAST SIDE.

      On the corner of King Street Rehscher's vaulted cellar already spoken of.

      An open space.

      A two-story rough-cast building with two-story veranda along the Queen Street front built by Martin Anthes (father of John S. Anthes) in 1835 when it was considered one of the best houses in the village. Henry Stroh purchased this house from Mr. Anthes about 1837. Jacob Stroh was born in this house. Behind it there was a garden of about an acre of land. There were 31 pine stumps on the property when Mr. Stroh took possession and these stumps had to be laboriously removed as stump- pulling machines, which came later, were not then available. The well on the lot was only nine feet deep. Henry Stroh carried on a shoe shop in his house until he entered into partnership with Carl Kranz, on King Street.

      In 1857, after he had dissolved partnership with Kranz, Henry Stroh built a one and one-half story frame building next to his house and used it as a shoe store. Mr. Stroh continued in this shoe business until 1863 when he went into partnership with Mr. Reinhold Lang, the tanner. The Queen Street shoe shop was changed to a dwelling. Later Mr. Vanderhart, a tailor, had his shop in this building and after him Carl Englehart had it as photographer. Henry Stroh sold his house to George King. Later Charles Ahrens owned it and had it moved to the corner of Shanley and Braun Streets about 1880.

      A one and one-half story frame building erected about 1837 by Jacob Kraemer, later on Frederick Street, as spoken of. Later an addition was added to the front and the building used as the local post office, with William Davidson in charge. Later George Seip purchased the building and used it as a saloon, with a bowling alley in the rear, the first bowling alley in Berlin. William Jaffray lived in the house for a time and later William Knell, son-in-law of Mr. Seip.

      A one and one-half story frame building, originally a cooper shop, later the dwelling of Mr. Seip, after he sold the other building. In 1860 he built a brewery, known as Seip's brewery. Under the whole building he had a vaulted cellar built of field stone. Power for the brewery was supplied by a horse-power contained in an attached shed, shelter for the horses. Seip had a high reputation for good beer. He at first made his own malt, but later purchased it. After George Seip's death his son Louis continued the business until about 1880. The building was finally torn down to make room for the present auditorium.

      The cooper shop, a small one story building, with brick chimney such as coopers used to heat staves for their barrel making, operated by Henry Brickner who later had his shop at the corner of Young and King Streets. Later Adam Stein had the Queen Street cooper shop. The Berlin coopers were experts in the making of what was called tight-wear,that is water-tight barrels, in large tuns which they made for the brewers.

      A very early building, occupied by John Peters, a cabinet maker in Hoffman's factory, about 1860. The building had an outside stairway at the back. Peters was a bird lover and expert in trapping native song birds, mocking birds, cat birds, finches, etc., which he hung under his veranda roof in public display.

      On the corner of Church Street a frame house occupied by Mr. Knechtel, a weaver, about 1842-1850. Knechtel moved to a farm in Mannheim where later he was injured in the spine by a falling tree to such an extent that he was bedfast for fourteen or fifteen years. He lived to about 1871. Conrad Doering occupied the Queen Street house for a time. He also was a weaver and made coverlets, etc. The house was torn down to make room for the present one of brick built by Dr. Clemens and later occupied by the late Dr. Walters.

      Church Street.

      On the south side St. Paul's Lutheran Church.

      A one and one-half story unpainted frame building with gable towards the street, the dwelling, about 1860, of John Fleischauer, a laborer, a native of Hessen, Germany.

      A one and one-half story house occupied by E. Kern, cabinet maker, about 1860 and later by John Ansted.

      A vacant lot.

      George Street.

      Joseph Schneider originally owned all the land between George Street and Mill Street, mostly woods at that time, and extending to Benton and Eby Streets.


      REMINISCENCES OF BERLIN (NOW KITCHENER) By JACOB STROH Contributed by Joseph M. Snyder.

      Part I. Settlement - Early Villagers and Buildings, Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1930


  • Sources 
    1. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 8 Feb 1866.
      Maria Stein died 3 Feb 1866 in Berlin, née Nahrgang, wife of Adam, 21 yrs, 4 mths, 12 days.

    2. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian).
      Name: Adam Stein Age: 25 Res: Morriston Place of Birth: Kurhessen Ger. Names of Parents: Henry & Cathar. Stein BRIDE Name: Maria Nahrgang Age: 18 Res: Berlin Place of Birth: Berlin Names of Parents: Christoph & Elisabeth Nahrgang WITNESS Name: William Stein Res: Berlin Name: Grederick Gottlieb Res: Berlin Date of Marriage: July 26, 1863

    3. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian).
      Bridegroom Name: Adam Stein Age: 30 Res: Berlin Place of Birth: Hessen, Darmst, Ger. Names of Parents: Heinrich & Cathar. Stein Bride: Name: Eliza Rothaermel Age: 21 Res: Berlin Place of Birth: Hamburgh Names of Parents: Peter & Cattiar. Rothaermel Witness(S): Name: Jacob Stroh Res: Berlin Name: Luszana Rothaermel Res: Waterloo Date of Marriage: Nov. 19, 1868


    4. [S302] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1881, Waterloo Village 1881 Div. 2 Page 26.

    5. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 4 Page 14.

    6. [S2658] aaaaWaterloo Village 1871, Sect. 2 Page 13.

    7. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Adam Stein, 30, res. Berlin, b. Hesse Darmstadt, son of Henri Ch. and Catherine, married 19 Nov 1868 Elisa Rotharmel, 21, res. Berlin, b. Hamburg, daughter of Peter and Catherine

    8. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Adam Stein, 25, res. Morriston, b. Kurhessen Germany, son of Henry and Catherine, married 24 July 1863 Maria Nahrgang, 18, res. Berlin, b. Berlin, daughter of Christoph and Elizabeth

    9. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian).
      Bridegroom Name: Leopold Joachimi Age: 24 Res: Berlin Place of Birth: Dessau, Ger. Names of Parents: Maria & Christian Joachimi Bride: Name: Cathar. Seiler Age: 28 Res: Berlin Place of Birth: Waterloo Tp. Names of Parents: George & Elizabeth Seiler Witness(S): Name: John Seiler Res: Waterloo Name: Christina Gleiser Res: Waterloo Date of Marriage: Sept. 15, 1868

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Jul 1838 - , Kur Hessen, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1863 - Morriston, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Jul 1863 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1868 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 Nov 1868 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Cooper - 1871 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Swedenborgian - 1871 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Cooper - 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 MapsOccupation - Laborer - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - [Member of New Jersulem Religion] - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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