Christian Heinrich Esch

1850 - 1922  (71 years)

• Name	Christian Heinrich Esch
  Born	1 Aug 1850	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1851	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonist
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farm Labourer
  Occupation	1901	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer, Farm
  Residence	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-55329
  Died	20 Mar 1922	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Buried	Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I55329	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Michael Esch,   b. 3 Mar 1821, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 24 May 1877  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Maria W. "Polly" Horst,   b. 30 Sep 1826, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Sep 1895  (Age 68 years)
  Married	22 Dec 1846	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Family ID	F358	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thelka Simon,   b. 20 Apr 1861, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Emerson Earl Esch,   b. 11 Dec 1885, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Aug 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 25 years)   2. Orville Wesley Esch,   b. 6 Aug 1892, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F14345	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Christian Esch From Enterprising Elmira, An historical, discriptive, and illustrated book of the Village of Elmira, Waterloo County, published by George Klinck 1903

  
  

• Notes

  MR. CHRISTIAN ESCH PASSES ON MONDAY ONE OF OLD PIONEER OF WATERLOO COUNTY ANSWERS CALL There passed away at his home in Woolwich township, on Monday, one of the old pioneers of Waterloo county in the person of Mr. Christian Esch. Born in Woolwich township seventy-one years ago, he has spent practically his entire life in the same township, residing for the past thirty years on the same farm. He leaves a wife and one son, Orville of Woolwich township, as well as two little grandchildren. There survive also four brothers and four sisters. Two brothers, Menno and Peter live in Saskatchewan, Menno in Woodstock and Amos in Conestogo. The sisters are Mrs. John Ziegler of Souris, Man., Mrs. E. Rose of Gladwin, Mich., Mrs. John Graham of Moorefield, and Mrs. John Steddick of Elmira. Mr. Esch was a well-known and widely esteemed resident of Woolwich and his death, though not unexpected, owing to his long illness, causes, nevertheless, a gap in the life of the community and not to be easily filled. Elimra Signet 23 Mar 1922

  
  

• Sources

  [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-4 Page 3. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 2 Page 21. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div. 3, Pg. 12. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 15 page 5. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Township of Woolwich 1861 Div. 1 Page 2. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Christian Esch - 23 Mar 1922. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist. 15 Page 4. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev. Jacob Huttner - Minister of The Lutheran Evangelical Church In The Village of Preston report 65. Michael Esch, married Maria Horst, both of Woolwich. 22 Dec. 1846

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Aug 1850 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonist - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farm Labourer - 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer, Farm - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 20 Mar 1922 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth