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Philip Decher

Male 1831 - 1908  (76 years)


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  • Name Philip Decher 
    Born 7 Nov 1831  Larbach, Hessen Darmstadt , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1856  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    joiner 
    Immigration 1858  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Naturalization 1865  [1] 
    Occupation 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Carpenter 
    Residence 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1881  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Store Keeper 
    Occupation 1885  Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    undertaker - general merchant 
    • DECHER PHILIP, general merchant, furniture dealer and undertaker, also postmaster, owns 10 1/2

      1885 Waterloo Directory
    Occupation 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Carpenter 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Lutheran 
    Business 1901  Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Phlip Decher & Co. 
    Decher,Philip-PhilipDecherandCo-Conestogo-0001-Invoice.jpg    		 Decher,Philip-PhilipDecherandCo-Conestogo-0001-Invoice.jpg
    Image from Elinor Rau
    Name Philip Decker 
    Name Philip Doechart 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-54181P 
    Died 14 Oct 1908  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6] 
    Buried Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I54181  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Family Cathrina "Catherine" Pfaff,   b. 5 Aug 1828, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1908, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 19 Aug 1856  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Mary Decker,   b. 1867, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F14006  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mr. Ph. Decher is confined to his bed with sickness.

      The Chronicle Telegraph, 8 Oct 1908, p. 4

  • Sources 
    1. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-2 Page 10.

    2. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 3 Page 8.

    3. [S353] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - St. Matthews Evangelical Lutheran CC#4592 Conestogo Internet Link.
      Rest/ Philip Decher/ Geboren Nov 7/ 1831 in Hessen Darmstatt/ Gestorben Dec 14 1908/ seine Frau Catarine Pfaff/ geborn Aug 5 1838/ Gestorben Nov 16 1908/ Decher

    4. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 2.

    5. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Div. 2 Page 13.

    6. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name: Philip Decker
      Sex: Male
      Age: 77y, 1m, 1d
      Death Date: 18 Dec 1908
      Death Place: Woolwich, Waterloo, Ontario
      Marital Status: Widowed
      Occupation: Merchant
      Race: White
      Event Type: Death
      Ethnicity: Canadian
      Occupation: Merchant
      Birth Date: 17 Nov 1831
      Birthplace: Larbach, Germany
      Death Place: Woolwich, Waterloo, Ontario
      Death Age: 77 years 1 month 1 day
      Father's Birthplace: Germany
      Mother's Birthplace: Germany
      Occ: merchant

    7. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Philip Decher, joiner of Woolwich married 19 Aug 1856 Berlin, banns to Catherine Pfaff of Woolwich, witnesses: Christ. Steuernagel of Woolwich? & Henry Decher of Waterloo

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - joiner - 1856 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 Aug 1856 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1858 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Carpenter - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Store Keeper - 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - undertaker - general merchant - 1885 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Carpenter - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBusiness - Phlip Decher & Co. - 1901 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Oct 1908 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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