Joseph Kieffer^[1]

1856 - 1949  (93 years)

• Name	Joseph Kieffer
  Born	1856	Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90406380
  Occupation	1890	Berlin, Germany   [1]
  	Tanner
  Residence	1948	210 Lancaster St. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-88836P
  Died	1949  [2, 3]
  Buried	Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I88836	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph Kieffer,   b. 19 Mar 1810, Soufflenheim, District of Haguenau, Alsace, France ,   d. 22 May 1892, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Maria Magdalena Stutter,   b. 22 Jul 1811, Soufflenheim, District of Haguenau, Alsace, France ,   d. 20 Dec 1889  (Age 78 years)
  Married	20 Apr 1836	Soufflenheim, District of Haguenau, Alsace, France   [4]
  Family ID	F37123	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Magdalena Brohman,   b. 8 Dec 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 May 1933  (Age 68 years)
  Married	7 Jan 1890	Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario   [1]
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F42922	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Joseph Kieffer image from Joseph Kieffer and Maria Magdalena Stutter Family History by Jerry and Helen Kieffer 2009

  
  

• Notes

  Joseph Kieffer Hale and hearty at Age of 92 The old adage "early to bed and early to rise," has an enthusiastic advocate in 92 year old Joseph Kieffer, 210 Lancaster street East. Attributing his longevity and good health to the strict observance of this rule, together with lots of hard work, he happily passed this advice along in an interview today. Splendid Appetite A hardy individual, Mr. Kieffer eats as hearty a meal as anyone. A meal isn't complete unless it has plenty of meat and vegetables. No bread and milk diet for him. Most astounding, however, to his niece, Mrs. Mary Seifreid, with whom he makes his home, and to the entire neighborhood, is his practice of arising early every morning and walking over 10 blocks to St. Mary's church for early mass. He only misses when the streets are slippery. Each morning shortly before 7 o'clock he slips out of the house and slowly makes his way to the church. In the afternoon, if the weather is fine, he often takes walks to visit friends. Enjoyed Reading Until a year ago he read newspapers avidly and kept pace with world news. However, during the last few months his eyes have become too poor for reading. The son of the late Joseph Kieffer and Maria Magdalena Stutter he was born in Pilkington Township and came to Kitchener some 60 years ago. He is the last surviving member of a family of nine. All his brothers died before they reached their late 70's. Mr. Kieffer himself only retired from working at the age of 73. Kitchener Daily Record 1948

  
  

• Sources

  [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012195-90. Joseph Kiefer, 33, occ. Tanner, b. Pilkington Township, res. Berlin, son of Joseph and Magdalena married Mary M. Brohmann, 26, b. Waterloo Township, res. Waterloo Township, daughter of John and Magdalena, Witness(es) Lewis Brohmann of Waterloo Township and Teresa Kiefer of Bruce Cty, 7 January 1890 in New Germany. [S93] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich, Maryhill - Saint Boniface Roman Catholic - www.findagrave. com. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90406380/joseph-kieffer. [S1658] Church Records - France, Bas Rhin, Soufflenheim, Marriage Announcement of Joseph Kieffer & Madelaine Stutter; FHL microfilm.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1856 - Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Tanner - 1890 - Berlin, Germany Married - 7 Jan 1890 - Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Buried - - Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth