Johann Peter "Peter" Wirtz^[1]

1802 - Bef 1878  (~ 75 years)

• Name	Johann Peter "Peter" Wirtz
  Born	CA 1802	Of, Alsace Lorraine, France   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Name	John Peter Wirtz
  Name	Peter Wirtz
  Occupation	1838	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	school teacher
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-69667
  Died	Bef 1878
  Person ID	I69667	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Family	Catharina Riehl,   b. 2 May 1803, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 19 Dec 1878, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Children	1. Caspar Wirtz,   b. 14 Jun 1834, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 17 Mar 1906, Brinsmade, Benson, North Dakota, United States  (Age 71 years)   2. Leah Wirtz,   b. 27 Feb 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. May 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   3. Ida Wirtz,   b. 17 Apr 1840, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Feb 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F14400	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  St. Agatha seems to have had a parish school as early as the time of Father Wiriath, i.e., about 1835. The log building served as a school for Catholics and non-Catholics and also as a church and priest's quarters for many years. The first stone building was erected in 1854, through the untiring efforts of Father Ebner. It is still standing, but used only for meetings. The present school in connection with the Orphanage was erected of stone in 1875, and this was enlarged in 1890. As to teachers it is difficult to give the names aad the order of their succession for want of old records. As far as could be ascertained, the following gentlemen wielded the rod here : Peter Wirtz , Joseph Strub, John Gatchene, Nicolaus Sorg, Wendelin Schuler, Carl W. Leverman, Antony Elmlinger, August Kaiser, Peter Brick, Peter Schmidt, August Meyer, and Linus Tschirhart...... 1854 the Berlin church project began to take shape. A site was purchased from Mr. Weber on the southeast corner of Weber and Duke Streets, for $200.00. Mr. Nieolaus Dopp said that the land was bought from his father. But the deed was given by Mr. Weber and is dated Aug. 16th, 1854. The building was begun soon after if not before. Mrs. Ferdinand Walter told the writer that she was present at the laying of the corner stone by Bishop De Charbonnel, as a member of the St. Agatha church choir, under the leadership of Mr. Wirtz, then teacher at St. Agatha. She received an image from the Bishop on the occasion which she treasured religiously. Unfortunately she could not give the date of the ceremony.1 1History of the Catholic Church in Waterloo Book I

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 24 Dec 1878. Died 19 Dec 1878 Catharina Wirtz, nee Riel, widow of the late teacher J. P. Wirtz, died in Berlin at age of 75 years 7 months and 17 days [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 10 Mar 1838. The family of Mr. Johann Peter Wirtz, schoolteacher in Wilmot, was blessed with a daughter 27 Feb 1838

  
  

• Event Map

  Occupation - school teacher - 1838 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth