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John Ritter

Male 1870 - 1934  (63 years)


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  • Name John Ritter 
    Born 17 May 1870  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Christened 2 Jul 1871  Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Name Johannes Ritter 
    Occupation 1904  Millbank, Mornington Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    hardware merchant 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-79451 
    Died 2 Mar 1934  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I79451  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father John Ritter,   b. 1 Jan 1827, , Alsace Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 1905, Millbank, Mornington Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Dorothea Knechtel,   b. 18 Jul 1836, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1895  (Age 58 years) 
    Married 7 Aug 1853  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F7161  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S414] Census - ON, Perth, Mornington - 1881, Div 2 Pg 10.

    2. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian).
      Joahannes. b. 17 May 1870, bapt. 2 Jul 1871 s/o John & Dorothea Ritter

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: John Ritter
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 16 Nov 1904
      Event Place: Blandford, Oxford, Ontario, Canada
      Gender: Male
      Age: 33
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1871 Millbank
      Occ: Hardware merchant Millbank
      Father's Name: John Ritter
      Mother's Name: Dorothy Knechtel
      Spouse's Name: Rachel Porter
      Spouse's Gender: Female
      Spouse's Age: 32
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1872 Ireland
      Spouse's Father's Name: Wm Porter
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Jane Davidson

    4. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name: John Ritter
      Event Type: Death
      Event Date: 02 Mar 1934
      Event Place: Toronto, , Ontario
      Gender: M
      Age: 63
      Born: 1870 mar 17 Ontario
      Occ: Traveller for S. Patterson & Co.
      Father's Name: John Ritter b. France
      Mother's Name: Dorthy Knechtel b. Ontario
      Buried Mt. Pleasant City

    5. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      John Ritter, joiner of Berlin married 7 aug 1853 to Dorothea Knechtel of Preston, wit: Wilh. DeKay of Waterloo T. & John Kinsey of Waterloo T.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 May 1870 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 2 Jul 1871 - Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - hardware merchant - 1904 - Millbank, Mornington Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 2 Mar 1934 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
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