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

Jacob F. Fries[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

Male 1873 - 1966  (92 years)


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  • Name Jacob F. Fries 
    Born 5 Apr 1873  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Agricultural Laborer 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1901  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Farmer Son 
    Occupation 1911  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Farmer 
    Residence 1911  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-56926 
    Died 24 Feb 1966  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13
    Buried 28 Feb 1966  Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13
    Person ID I56926  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Michael Fries, Sr.,   b. 15 Oct 1837, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1925, Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth "Lizzie" Frey,   b. 10 Sep 1842, , Baden, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1925, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 10 Aug 1862  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 14
    Family ID F14680  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Matilda Conrad,   b. 11 Oct 1879, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1944, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Children 
     1. Clayton Conrad Fries,   b. 15 Mar 1902, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1981, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     2. Frederick Carl Fries,   b. Oct 1903, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1980, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years)
     3. Margaret Fries,   b. Nov 1905, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Gordon Fries,   b. Sep 1907, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Mar 1975, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 67 years)
     5. Desma Catherine Fries,   b. Jul 1910, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1986, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years)
     6. Ralph Louis Fries,   b. 30 Aug 1910, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 2000, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F167840  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Jacob F. Fries
      by Record Staff Writer


      Elmira - Jacob F. Fries, 92, of 27 Queen St., Elmira, died Thursday at K-W Hospital following a lengthy illness. Born in Woolwich Township April 5, 1873, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Michael Fries. His wife, the former Mathilda Conrad, predeceased him in November, 1944. Mr. Fries was a stationary engineer with Snyder Furniture, Waterloo, until retiring in 1953. Mr. Fries was a member of St. James' Lutheran Church. Surviving are four sons, Clayton, Elmira, Frederick, Bridgeport, Gordon, Waterloo, and Ralph, Elmira; two daughters, Mrs. George (Desma) Lewis, Kitchener, and Mrs. Bruce (Margaret) Bossence, Chatham; two sisters, Mrs. Magdelena Fulcher, Elmira, and Mrs. Arthur Rhodes, Kitchener, and 24 grandchildren and 62 great-grandchildren. Four brothers and four sisters predeceased him. The body is at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor, Elmira, until Monday noon when removal will be made to St. James' Lutheran Church for service at 3 pm. Interment will be in St. James' Lutheran Cemetery. Rev. H.W. Baetz will officiate.

      Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Elizabeth Frey - Fries.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Gordon Fries - 1975.

    3. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Matilda Conrad - Fries.

    4. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Michael Fries Sr.

    5. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Kathrine Fries - Plate.

    6. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Solomon Fries.

    7. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Sharon Fries.

    8. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-6 Page 3.

    9. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 4 Page 24.

    10. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 15 page 11.

    11. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Div. 2 Page 19.

    12. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Jacob F. Fries.

    13. [S3231] Find A Grave, Elmira, S., America, N., Municipality, W., & Elmira, S. (1873). Jacob F. Fries (1873-1966) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 20 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61558948/jacob-f_-fries.

    14. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Michael Fries b. Waterloo res: Woolwich Township Age: 22 born abt 1840 father: Jacob mother: Margaretha Jung married Elizabeth Frey Age:: 20 born abt 1842 b. Germany Spouse res: Wellesley Township father: John mother: Catherine Miller married 10 Aug 1862 county: Waterloo

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 Apr 1873 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Agricultural Laborer - 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 MapsOccupation - Farmer Son - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Feb 1966 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 28 Feb 1966 - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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