Herman W. Prestien^[1]

1867 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Herman W. Prestien
  Born	25 Aug 1867	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1891	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Carpenter
  Occupation	1891	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Carpenter
  Residence	1891	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Elected Office	1901	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	councillor of Hespeler
  Occupation	1901	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Contractor
  Occupation	1911	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Contractor, House Building
  Residence	1911	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-82988
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I82988	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Christopher Prestien,   b. Abt 1825,   d. Bef 1871  (Age ~ 45 years)
  Mother	Dorothea Wegner,   b. 4 Apr 1832, Zurow, , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany ,   d. 1924  (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F48142	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Christopher Prestien,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Dorothea,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F287351	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marie "Mary" Bartels,   b. 26 May 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	4 Mar 1891	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 5]
  Children	1. Irene Prestien,   b. 14 Feb 1892, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Gordon Prestien,   b. 20 Mar 1899, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F21614	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  August and Herman Prestien were partners in Prestien Bros. till after August died; Then Charles J. Bartels went in with Herman and they operated an important business as Prestien and Bartels; James Eagle was boss of a con-siderable gang which included two brothers, William and Elijah, and others and Oliver Gingrich had also a gang of his own. Both Herman W. Prestien and Oliver Gingrich were fine carpenters. Did nice work. Le Rue De Commerce, Other Times Other Customs Other Days Other Ways, Winfield Brewster 1954

  
  

• Sources

  [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011758-91. Herman Prestien, 24 y 6 months, occ. Carpenter, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Hespeler, s/o Christoph & Dorothea married Maria Bartels, 18 y 7 mths, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Puslinch Twp, d/o Fritz & no name given, witn Carl & (illegible) Bartels of Puslinch, 4 March 1891 in Puslinch. [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-2 Page 15. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 14. [S392] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1911, Div. 21 Pg. 14. [S2208] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1891, Section 1 Page 6.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Aug 1867 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 4 Mar 1891 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Elected Office - councillor of Hespeler - 1901 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Contractor - 1901 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Contractor, House Building - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth