Friedrich "Frederick" Guggisberg

Cal 1839 - 1873  (~ 33 years)

• Name	Friedrich "Frederick" Guggisberg
  Born	CALC 25 Nov 1839	Dundas, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92439778
  Name	Frederick Guggisberg
  Residence	1868	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Occupation	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Store Keeper
  Residence	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Church of England
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-84457
  Died	25 Mar 1873	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 6, 7]
  	Cause: necrosis of the jawbone (5 months)// abcess on brain
  Buried	Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 8]
  Person ID	I84457	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Samuel Guggisberg,   b. 31 Mar 1815, Uetendorf, , Berne, Switzerland ,   d. 8 Apr 1853, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 38 years)
  Mother	Agatha Kraft,   b. CA 1816, Baiersbronn, Freudenstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany ,   d. 30 Aug 1849, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 33 years)
  Married	20 Dec 1836	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Family ID	F24745	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dora Louise Willson,   b. 14 Jan 1848, Winona, Wentworth Co. , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Apr 1922, , England  (Age 74 years)
  Married	28 Oct 1868	Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 10]
  Children	1. Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg, Brigadier General,   b. 20 Jul 1869, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Apr 1930, Bexhill-on-Sea, , Sussex, England  (Age 60 years)   2. William Dayton Guggisberg,   b. 8 Mar 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Jan 1872, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   3. Frederickson Donald MacKay Guggisberg,   b. 5 May 1873, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Sep 1891, Sabinal, Uvalde, Texas, USA  (Age 18 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F30432	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Friedrich Guggisberg
  		Friedrich Guggisberg

  
  

• Notes

  We this week have the melancholy duty of chronicling the death of Frederick Guggisberg, which occurred on Tuesday last the 25th ult. at Toronto; where he has been, since the beginning of the year, under treatment of Dr. Hodder, for a disease of the law and facial membranes, which ultimately extended to the brain. Coming to Galt at the age of twelve, he entered the store of Fraser & Warnock, as message and shop-boy and with plodding industry, perseverance, and application to business which characterized his after career; he gradually raised himself, step by step, to the position of one of the principal merchants in Galt. Identifying himself with its progress, he occupied the several positions, of Ensign in the Volunteers, Councilor for Ward 4, and Church Warden for Trinity Church, faithfully well. The cares of his rapidly extending business, of late, required all of his attention, and when compelled, in October last, by the disease to which he ultimately succumbed, to withdraw from the management of the "Waterloo House"; few thought that the old familiar features would never again be seen on Main street. After a lingering illness by his prolonged sufferings, gave way under a painful operation, on the morning of the 20th ult. On the Saturday following, he became unconscious and continued so to the time of his death, on Tuesday evening at half past six. His body was brought from Toronto on Friday morning, and was received at the station by members of Galt Lodge (of which he was a member), Alma Lodge and the Waterloo Chapter of Royal Arch Masons; together with a numerous concourse of friends. As the funeral cortege slowly wended its way to Trinity Church, crowds of spectators lined the way, and on Main street the shops were closed as a mark of respect. The service of the Church of England for the burial of the dead was read by the Very Rev. the Dean of Huron, assisted by the Rector, the Rev. I. Brock; and at its conclusion, P. M. Cranston read the Masonic service with the brethren assisting in the customary solemn ceremonies. Few there were who could not join with the brethren in saying "Let us cast around his foibles, whatever they may have been, the broad mantle of a mason's charity, and let us cheerfully render to his memory, the praise to which his virtues have entitled him. The Dumfries Reformer, and Waterloo County Commercial and General Advertiser, 2nd April 1873

  
  

• Sources

  [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 11323 (1873), Frederick Guggisberg, accessed 2 Jan 2010. Frederick Guggisberg, d. 25 Mar 1873 Toronto, aged 33 b. Dundas, cause: necrosis of the jawbone (5 month), occ. merchant [S51] Vit - ON, Wentworth - Wentworth County Marriage Register 1858-1869. Frederick Giggisberg Birth Place: Canada Residence: Galt Age: 28 Estimated birth year: abt 1840 Father Name: Samuel Giggisberg Mother Name: Agatha Giggisberg Spouse Name: Dora Louisa Willson Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847 Spouse Birth Place: Canada Spouse Father Name: John W. Willson Spouse Mother Name: Sophia Willson Marriage Date: 28 Oct 1868 Marriage County: Wentworth [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 7. [S574] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Trinity Anglican. Frederick Guggisberg, 33, Dry Goods Merchant, buried 28 Mar 1873, cause: abcess on brain. b. Canada, buried English church [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), Died 25 Mar 1873 In Toronto, Friedrich Guggisberg, a merchant from Galt, died at the age of 33 years, 4 months. [S505] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Trinity Anglican (Galt) CC#4497 Internet Link . Simply/ to/ Thy cross/ I cling/ In memory of/ Frederick Guggisberg/ died 25th March 1873/ aged 33 years/ also his son/ Willie Dayton/ died 18 Jan 1872/ aged 10 months/ Guggisberg Guggisberg,Frederick-grave1873.jpg [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 3 Apr 1873. Died 25 Mar 1873 In Toronto, Friedrich Guggisberg, a merchant from Galt, died at the age of 33 years, 4 months. [S505] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Trinity Anglican (Galt) CC#4497 Internet Link . Simply/ to/ Thy cross/ I cling/ In memory of/ Frederick Guggisberg/ died 25th March 1873/ aged 33 years/ also his son/ Willie Dayton/ died 18 Jan 1872/ aged 10 months/ Guggisberg Guggisberg,Frederick-grave1873.jpg [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 22 Dec 1836:7. last Tuesday In Berlin, Rev. F.W. Bindeman m. Samuel Guggisberg, Waterloo, to Spr Agatha Krafft, of Dundas. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 4 Nov 1868. Wilson, Dora Louisa married 28 Oct 1868 to Frederick Guggisberg At Christ Church, Hamilton by Rev. James Gamble Geddes. Groom, of Galt; bride, third daughter of John W. Wilson, Oak Grove, and granddaughter of the late Hon. John Wilson.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 25 Nov 1839 - Dundas, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1868 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 28 Oct 1868 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Store Keeper - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: necrosis of the jawbone (5 months)// abcess on brain - 25 Mar 1873 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth