Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

David Driever

Male 1825 - 1908  (83 years)


Personal Information    |    Media    |    Notes    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name David Driever 
    Born 1 Feb 1825  , Schleswig Holstein, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/239432331 
    Occupation 1852  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    blacksmith 
    Occupation 1852  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    blacksmith 
    Immigration 1854  [2
    Occupation 1871  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Blacksmith 
    Occupation 1881  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Blacksmith 
    Occupation 1891  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Operator 
    Residence 1891  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Lutheran 
    Retired 1901  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-90196 
    Died 7 Feb 1908  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Cause: Cause: Apoplexy 
    Buried Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I90196  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Family Christina Dorothea "Dorothy" Hellerung,   b. 21 Mar 1832, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1918, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 12 Sep 1852  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 9
    Children 
     1. John Charles Driever,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Caroline "Carrie" Driever,   b. 23 Dec 1854, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1943, Syracuse, Onondaga Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     3. Emma Dreiver,   b. 1856, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. William Ludwig Christian Driever,   b. 7 Oct 1860, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1954, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
     5. David C. Driever,   b. 1862, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1882, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
     6. Dorothea "Dorothy" Driever,   b. CALC 24 Apr 1864, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1892, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 27 years)
     7. Friederich Driever,   b. 1865, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1866, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     8. Ida Driever,   b. CALC 16 Jun 1868, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1872, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 3 years)
     9. Carl John "Charles" Driever,   b. 1870, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Frederick Richard Driever,   b. 1872, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. David Driever,   b. 1873, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     12. Edmund Louis Driever,   b. 1875, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F23331  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Driever-David-DorothyHellerung-001-AncestryPubilcMemberTree.jpg
    Driever-David-DorothyHellerung-001-AncestryPubilcMemberTree.jpg
    David Driever and Dorothy Hellerung - Connor Lynch originally shared this on 22 Dec 2016 to Ancestry Public Member

  • Notes 
    • Driever - At Preston, Feb 7th, David Driever, aged 83 years.

      Berlin Daily Telegraph, Berlin, Ontario, 21 Feb 1908

  • Sources 
    1. [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg 13.

    2. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-2 Page 24.

    3. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 50.

    4. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 35.

    5. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      David Driever/ 1825 - 1908/ Dorothy Hellerung/ His Wife/ 1832 - 1918/ Driever.

    6. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      David Dreiver, blacksmith of Preston, married 12 Sep 1852 at Greenbank, by banns to Christina Dorothea Hellerning. wit: Friederick Wangelin of Preston & Robert Cook of Waterloo Twp.

    7. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      David Driever, blacksmith of Preston, married 12 Sep 1852 Greenbank by banns to Christina Dorothea Hellerning of Preston, wit. Friederick Wangelin of Preston and Robert Cook of Waterloo Twp.

    8. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name:David Driever Gender:Male Age:83 Birth Date:abt 1825 Birth Place:Germany Death Date:7 Feb 1908 Death Place: Preston, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Blacksmith, Duke St.

    9. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Frederick W. Bindemann, Minister of The United Lutheran and German Reformed Protestant Church, Greenbush, Waterloo Twp., 1 Jan. 1852 - 1 Jan. 1853 #226.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Feb 1825 - , Schleswig Holstein, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - blacksmith - 1852 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - blacksmith - 1852 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Sep 1852 - Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Blacksmith - 1871 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Blacksmith - 1881 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Operator - 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 MapsRetired - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Cause: Apoplexy - 7 Feb 1908 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth