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Jacob W. Schweitzer

Male 1866 - 1929  (62 years)


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  • Name Jacob W. Schweitzer 
    Born 26 Mar 1866  Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    Business Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Schweitzer Hotel 
    Schweitzer's Hotel, Conestogo, Ontario    		 Schweitzer's Hotel, Conestogo, Ontario
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240625707 
    Residence 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Harness Maker 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1901  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Hotel Keeper 
    Occupation 1911  Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Hotel Keeper Farmer 
    Residence 1911  Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1921  Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Hotelkeeper, Meals & ? 
    Residence 1921  Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-54256 
    Died 2 Jan 1929  Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Cause: Cause: Bronchopneumonia (3 days) 
    Buried 5 Jan 1929  Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I54256  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Martin Schweitzer,   b. 13 Aug 1832, Effingen, Baden, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1904  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Philipine "Phebe" Flehr,   b. 1 Jul 1843, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1917, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 1859  [8] 
    Family ID F14018  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Fiedler,   b. 12 Jul 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1940, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 22 Jul 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    Children 
     1. Lester Martin John Schweitzer,   b. 13 Jun 1892, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1893, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F14025  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • CONESTOGO HOTELMAN PASSES AWAY

      Jacob W. Schweitzer, Widely Known Throughout Province, Victim of Pneumonia.---In His 62nd Year.

      One of the County's most popular and best known hotelmen, in the person of Jacob W. Schweitzer, passed away at his home in Conestogo early Wednesday morning, following a few days' illness of pneumonia. He was in his 62nd year. The late Mr. Schweitzer was born in Conestoga and when a young man learned the trade, of harness maker, which business he conducted for several years. On the death of his father he took over the hotel business which he conducted most successfully until New Years, when he sold out. As a hotelkeeper he was known all over the province, many people from distant points spending several weeks each summer at his commodious hotel. He was married to Elizabeth Sittler in Kitchener, July 1891. the union being blessed with one son who died in infancy. A wife and an adopted son, Harry, survive; also three brothers and three sisters, Edward A. Schweitzer of Toronto, Mrs. Noah Cress, Kitchener, and Marton, Sophia, Martin and Charles, all of Conestoga. The funeral will take place on Saturday at 2 p.m. from the late home at the Schweitzer Hotel to the Lutheran church for service, thence to the adjoining cemetery for interment.

      Waterloo Chronicle 3 Jan 1929 pg 5

  • Sources 
    1. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-2 Page 11.

    2. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 3 Page 9.

    3. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 14 page 12.

    4. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 6.

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

    6. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist.. 13 Page 17.

    7. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name: Jacob W Schweitzer Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1868 Birth Place: Conestogo, Ontario Age at Death: 61 Death Date: 2 Jan 1929 Death Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    8. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Martin Schweitzer - 29 Jan 1904.

    9. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Jacob Schweitzer Born: Canada Age: 24 Father: Martin Schweitzer Mother: Phillipine Schweitzer Born: abt 1867 Spouse: Lizzie Fiedler Age: 22 born: Canada Father: John Fiedler Mother: Catharine Fiedler married 22 Jul 1891 married: Berlin

    10. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Jacob Schweitzer Age: 24 Birth Date: abt 1867 Birth Place: Canada Marriage Date: 22 Jul 1891 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: Martin Schweitzer Mother: Phillipine Schweitzer Spouse: Lizzie Fiedler Spouse's Age: 22 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1869 Spouse Birth Place: Canada Spouse Father: John Fiedler Spouse Mother: Catharine Fiedler

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Mar 1866 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBusiness - Schweitzer Hotel - - Conestogo, 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 - Harness Maker - 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 MapsMarried - 22 Jul 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Hotel Keeper - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Hotel Keeper Farmer - 1911 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Hotelkeeper, Meals & ? - 1921 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1921 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Cause: Bronchopneumonia (3 days) - 2 Jan 1929 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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