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John Wirsching

Male 1858 - 1925  (66 years)


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  • Name John Wirsching 
    Born 27 Nov 1858  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1884  Duke St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1891  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Caretaker 
    Residence 1891  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Lutheran 
    Public Service 8 Nov 1892  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Preston Fire Brigade 
    • From Minute Book of Preston Fire Brigade
    Occupation 1901  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    ? 
    Residence 1922  , Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-88602 
    Died 16 Mar 1925  [5] 
    Buried Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I88602  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Charles Wirsching,   b. 1837, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 1910, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Margaret Schnitzer,   b. 1833, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F28375  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Theresa Armbruster,   b. 5 May 1859, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1902, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Married 7 Apr 1885  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7, 8] 
    Children 
     1. Barbara Wirsching,   b. 7 Feb 1886, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Oscar John Wirsching,   b. 3 Nov 1890, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Edward Norman Wirsching,   b. 22 Nov 1892, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1973  (Age 80 years)
     4. Lydia Wirsching,   b. 16 Apr 1895, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Matilda Henrietta Wirsching,   b. 9 Oct 1896, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Hilda Wirsching,   b. 26 Nov 1898, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F22957  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elizabeth "Lizzie" Gies,   b. 1863, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1923, Lakeland, Polk, Florida, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 19 May 1904  , York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F45780  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-1 Page 14.

    2. [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg. 56.

    3. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 10.

    4. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 65.

    5. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      Wirsching/ [2 Flat Markers] Elizabeth Gies/ His Wife/ Died Apr. 27, 1923?/ In Her 60th Year./ John Wirsching/ Died Mar. 16, 1925/ In His 67th Year.

    6. [S1138] News - ON, Waterloo, Galt - Galt Evening Reporter, Obituary of Edward Wirsching - December 6, 1922, page 4.

    7. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:John Wirsching Age:26 Birth Date:abt 1859 Birth Place:Canada Marriage Date:7 Apr 1885 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Charles Wirsching Mother:Margaret Schweitzer Wirsching Spouse:Therese Armbruster Spouse's Age:26 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1859 Spouse Birth Place:Germany Spouse Father:Joseph Armbruster Spouse Mother:Barbara Zahn Armbruster

    8. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 011551 (1885).
      Name:Therese Armbruster Age:26 Birth Year:abt 1859 Birth Place:Germany Marriage Date:7 Apr 1885 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Joseph Armbruster Mother:Barbara Zahn Armbruster Spouse:John Wirsching

    9. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:John Wirsching Age:45 Birth Date:abt 1859 Birth Place:Preston Marriage Date:19 May 1904 Marriage County or District:York Father:Chas Wirsching Mother:Margaret Schnitzer Spouse:Lizzie Gies Spouse's Age:39 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1865 Spouse Birth Place:Germany Spouse Father:George Gies Spouse Mother:Catherine Klaberger

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Nov 1858 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1884 - Duke St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 7 Apr 1885 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Caretaker - 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 MapsPublic Service - Preston Fire Brigade - 8 Nov 1892 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - ? - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 May 1904 - , York Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1922 - , Florida, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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