Heinrich Wilhelm "Henry" Grube^{[1, 2]}

1815 - 1894  (78 years)

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  Heinrich and Phillipine Grube image from Ancestry.com 2014

  
  

• Name	Heinrich Wilhelm "Henry" Grube
  Born	4 Apr 1815	Wöllmarshauser, Hannover, Germany   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81730314
  Interesting	accident, misfortune, pioneer, story
  Residence	1847	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Misfortune	1894
  	killed by lightening
  Name	Henry Grube
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-68226
  Died	1 Apr 1894	Logan Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried	German Baptist Cemetery, Brodhagen, , Ontario
  Person ID	I68226	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Philipine Rietz,   b. 24 Aug 1827, Petersheim, Bavaria, Germany ,   d. 11 Feb 1916, Stephen Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Married	7 Mar 1847	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Children	1. Jessie Grube,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Anna Grube,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. William G. Grube,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Margaret Grube,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Louisa Grube,   b. 7 Sep 1850, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Jan 1945, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)   6. Catherina "Catherine" Grube,   b. 8 Apr 1852, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Mar 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   7. Mary Louise Grube,   b. 3 Sep 1853, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Jan 1948, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)   8. Wilhelmina "Mina" Grube,   b. 1854,   d. 1946  (Age 92 years)   9. Henry Grube,   b. 26 Oct 1856, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1940, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)   10. Philipena Grube,   b. 20 Jan 1865, Logan Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Sep 1941, Dashwood, Hay Township, Huron Co., Ontario  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F6782	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Hit by lightning last Wednesday afternoon was an old homesteader from Logan. Mr. Heinrich Grube, Sr., at Lot 27 in the 7th Concession was hit by lightning and died instantly. Mr. Grube was 80 years old and a strong man. He was working in the field shelling peas. His work included taking care of the horses gears. All of a sudden a thunder storm came close, and he left the field with two pitch forks over his shoulders. As he came close to the wire fence, lightning hit him and the fence, also splitting a cedar post right in half. Other family members left the field a little earlier. They saw lightning hit the fence. They wondered where the old man was, they couldn't see him, so they went back and found him on the ground dead by the fence. The lightning had torn his clothes down to his leather boots, his hair burnt. The dead man, Heinrich Grube, was born in the year 1814 in Wollmershausen, Hannover, Germany. He came to this country 48 years ago, and lived in the early pioneer times in New Hamburg as a shemaker. He later on quit the shoemaking business and moved to a farm by Tavistock, where he later on moved from again to the place where he died. The dead man, Heinrich Grube, who was the brother-in-law of Mr. Jacob Ritz in New Hamburg. He left behind his wife and 12 children, 2 sons and 10 daughters, which were very sadened by his death. The funeral was celebrated by the Rev. Grusner from New Dundee. Unknown newspaper account, translated in to English. ______________________________________ It is reported that Heinrich was born in Hannover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany, sources needed.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Louise Grube Born: New Hamburg Age: 20 Father: Henry Grube Mother: Dena Grube Born: abt 1851 Spouse: John Wilhelm Age: 24 born: Wilmot Tp Father: Valentine Wilhelm Mother: Margaretha Wilhelm married 14 Feb 1871 married: East Zorra [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Louise Grub - Wilhelm. [S2291] The Family Tree of Heinrich (Henry) and Phililpine Grube, Birth registration original as reported in book. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Marriages, Baptisms and Deaths By Rev’d Wweuellin Schuler, Minister of The Evangelical Lutheran Church #90. Henry Grube, to Philipina Ritz, both of Wilmot. 7 Mar. 1847. Rev. Schuler. Wit. Henry Werner and Peter Brill.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Apr 1815 - Wöllmarshauser, Hannover, Germany Residence - 1847 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 7 Mar 1847 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Apr 1894 - Logan Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - German Baptist Cemetery, Brodhagen, , Ontario  = Link to Google Earth