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Friedrich Johann Gühlstorff

Male 1861 - 1943  (82 years)


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  • Name Friedrich Johann Gühlstorff 
    Born 4 Feb 1861  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199707026 
    Name Frederick John Gilstorf 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-490205 
    Died 2 Sep 1943  Mount Forest, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Mount Forest Cemetery, Southgate, Grey, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I490205  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father John Gilstorf,   b. 1818, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Aug 1901, Arthur Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Sophia Ewart,   b. 1821, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1904  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 17 Oct 1852  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Family ID F14464  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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  • Notes 
    • Suddenly stricken with a heart attack, Frederick John Gilstorf passed away twenty-four hours later, at the home of his son, Mr. J. W. Gilstorf, Mount Forest, with whom he made his home for several years past.

      The Orangeville Banner, Thu, Sep 16, 1943 Page 7

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      FRED J. GILSTORF

      Fred John Gilstorf father of Harry R. Gilstorf 36 Cayuga Street, passed away Thursday at Mount Forest. He was in his eighty-third year and had been ill for some time. Funeral services were held Saturday at Mount Forest with interment in the Mount Forest Cemetery.

      The Brantford Expositor, Tue, Sep 07, 1943 Page 6

  • Sources 
    1. [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973.
      NameFriedrich Johann Gühlstorf
      Record TypeBaptism
      Birth Date4 Feb 1861
      Baptism ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church
      Baptism PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada
      Father Johann J. Gühlstorf - Preston
      Mother Sophie Ewert

    2. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      NameFrederick John Gilstorf
      GenderMale
      Age82
      Birth Date4 Feb
      Birth PlaceOntario
      Death Date2 Sep 1943
      Death PlaceMT Forest, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
      Father John Gilstorf
      Mother Sophia Gilstorf
      Spouse Mary Young

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Frederick Gilstorf
      Sex: Male
      Age: 21 years (21 years)
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1862 Canada
      Res: Arthur Twp
      Father's Name: John Gilstorf
      Mother's Name: Sophia Evans
      Spouse's Name: Mary Young
      Spouse's Sex: Female
      Spouse's Age: 22 years (22 years)
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1861 Canada
      Res; Township of Luther
      Spouse's Father's Name: James Young
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Elizabeth Parr
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 8 August 1883 (8 August 1883)
      Event Place: Bells Corners,

    4. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      John Gühlstorff, labourer of Preston married 17 Oct 1852 in Berlin by banns to Sophia Ewietz of Preston, wit: Michael Carrer of Wilmot & John R. Schmitt of Wilmot

    5. [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
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