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John Henry "Henry" Heise

John Henry "Henry" Heise

Male 1843 - 1917  (73 years)

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  • Name John Henry "Henry" Heise 
    Born 19 Apr 1843  Mülhausen, Thuringen, Königreich, Mülhausen, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Interesting story, business, furniture 
    Immigration 1852  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Name Henry Heise 
    Occupation 1861  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Carpenter 
    Residence 1861  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1869  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Naturalization 1871  [1] 
    Occupation 1871  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Cabinet Maker 
    Occupation 1877  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Furniture manufacturer 
    Preston,HenryHeise-FurnitureFactory-Advert1877.jpg    		 Preston,HenryHeise-FurnitureFactory-Advert1877.jpg
    The County of Waterloo Gazetteer and Directory for 1877-78. Published by Armstrong & Co., Toronto, Ontario 1878
    Occupation 1881  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Furniture Manufacturer 
    Occupation 1891  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Sawyer/Planer 
    Residence 1891  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1901  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Manufacturer 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-73420 
    Died 21 Mar 1917  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 10] 
    Cause: Cause: Gangrene in Foot, Amputation (5 weeks) - Exhaustion with Heart Failure 
    Buried 24 Mar 1917  Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7] 
    Person ID I73420  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Christoph "Christopher" Heise,   b. 1 Jul 1805, Muhlhausen, , Prussia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1870, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Maria Elizabeth Mierstedt,   b. 8 Mar 1809, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1896, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Family ID F252421  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Heise,   b. Abt 1809,   d. Bef 1891  (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Mother Maria Elizabeth Mierstedt,   b. 8 Mar 1809, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1896, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Family ID F250253  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dorothea "Dorothy" Stuemple,   b. 27 Mar 1850, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1950, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 100 years) 
    Married 14 Sep 1869  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 8, 11] 
    Children 
     1. Mary Heise,   b. 26 Jun 1870, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1951, Grimsby, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     2. Elizabeth Hermina "Lizzie" Heise,   b. 24 Apr 1872, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1957  (Age 85 years)
     3. John Henry "Henry" Heise,   b. 23 Apr 1874, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1945  (Age 70 years)
     4. Emma Heise,   b. 20 Mar 1876, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     5. Dorothea Heise,   b. 1877, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Louisa Catherine Heise,   b. 11 Apr 1880, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     7. Charlotte Anne "Lottie" "Annie" "Lollie" Heise,   b. 5 May 1882, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 1975, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     8. George Edward "Edward" Heise,   b. 6 Feb 1885, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1955, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     9. William Herman "Billy" Heise,   b. 12 Feb 1887, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1950  (Age 62 years)
     10. Clara Heise,   b. 1 Dec 1891, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F23276  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • "In Loving Memory Died/ At Preston, on Wednesday, March 21st,/ 1917,/ Henry Heise/ In his 75th year./ The Funeral/ Will take place on Saturday, March 24th, at/ 2.30 p.m., from his late home on Queen/ Street, to Preston Cemetery./ Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation.

      Funeral Card of Henry Heise From: Doon Heritage Crossroads, Accession Number: X.961.357.001

      _______________________


      Passing of Preston's Oldest Manufacturer
      The Late Henry Heise Conducted Furniture Factory on Main Street

      In the passing of Henry Heise Preston loses its oldest pioneer manufacturer, whose death occurred on Wednesday afternoon. The late Henry Heise was born in Muehlhausen, Germany, nearly 75 years ago and with his parents came to Preston when 15 years of age. He learned the trade of cabinet maker and for a number of years conducted a furniture factory where the Mickus hardware store now stands and later he operated a sawmill at the rear end of the lot, finally building a very substantial mill on Hamilton street. In religion he ws a Lutheran and was independent in politics with Liberal learnings [sic]. He took unto himself as a partner in life Dorothea Stumpfle, who survives him, and to whom were born ten children - Mrs. George Kanmaeher, Preston; Miss Elizabeth, Medicine Hat; Henry, Hamilton; Miss Dora, Preston; Mrs. J. Mumford, Stratford; Mrs. C. C. Hahn, Kitchener; Miss Lottie, Edward G. and Miss Clara at home; Pte. William H., now in France; and a brother, Christopher Heise, in Galt. The funeral will take place from his late residence, Queen street on Saturday at 2: 30 p.m. Interment in Preston, cemetery.

      Galt Daily Reporter, Thurs. March 22, 1917
      _____________________________


      In the calling away of Henry Heise at his home on Wednesday at 3 pm, Preston looses one of its oldest citizens. Some time ago it was found necessary to amputate his leg owing to blood poisoning and this with his age proved too much for the late gentleman. He was born in Muhlhausen, Germany, on April 10th, 1842, being at the time of his death in his 75th year. Besides a sorrowing widow he is survived by the following sons and daughters: Mrs. Geo. Kanmacher, Mrs. John Mumford, Mrs. C.C. Hahn, Miss Elizabeth, Miss Dorothy, Miss Lottie, Miss Clara, and Henry, Edward and William. His only surviving brother, Christian, resides at Galt. The funeral will take place on Saturday afternoon at 2: 30pm from the family residence, Queen Street, to Preston Cemetery.

  • Sources 
    1. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-2 Page 19.

    2. [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg 22.

    3. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 46.

    4. [S807] Funeral Card - Doon Heritage Crossroads, "Funeral Card of Henry Heise,"; X.961.357.001.

    5. [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861, Div. 1 Page 4.

    6. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 28.

    7. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      [Back] In Memory Of/ Henry Heise/ Apr. 10, 1843 - Mar. 21, 1917/ Dorothy Stuempfle/ His Wife/ Mar. 27, 1850 - April 18, 1950/ Henry, Son/ Apr. 23, 1874 - Feb. 16, 1945/ Elizabeth H. Daughter/ Apr. 24, 1872 - May 22, 1957/ Heise./ [Flat Foot Markers] John Mumford/ 1881 - 1963/ At Rest./ Emma Mumford/ 1876 - 1956. At Rest./ [Burial Card] Mrs. Emma Mumford Buried Apr. 9, 1956; John Mumford Buried July 15, 1963.

    8. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 16 Sep 1869.
      Sept. 14, 1869 Dorothea Stuempfle and Henry Heise, both of Preston

    9. [S2017] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1877-1878 - Armstrong & Cos County of Waterloo Gazetteer & Directory for 1877-8.

    10. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name:Henry Weise Gender:Male Birth Year:abt 1843 Birth Place:Mulhausen, Deu Age at Death:74 Death Date:21 Mar 1917 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    11. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:Henry Heise Age:27 Birth Date:abt 1842 Birth Place:Muhlhansen M Prussia Marriage Date:14 Sep 1869 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Christoph Heise Mother:Mana Heise Spouse:Dorathea Stuempfle Spouse's Age:19 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1850 Spouse Birth Place:Preston Spouse Father:Michael Stuempfle Spouse Mother:Catharine Stuempfle

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Apr 1843 - Mülhausen, Thuringen, Königreich, Mülhausen, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1852 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Carpenter - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1869 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Sep 1869 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Cabinet Maker - 1871 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Furniture manufacturer - 1877 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Furniture Manufacturer - 1881 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Sawyer/Planer - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Manufacturer - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Cause: Gangrene in Foot, Amputation (5 weeks) - Exhaustion with Heart Failure - 21 Mar 1917 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 24 Mar 1917 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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