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

Herman Kreitzer[1]

Male 1869 - 1918  (49 years)


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  • Name Herman Kreitzer 
    Born 13 Feb 1869  , Prussia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Name Herman Kreutzer  [5
    Occupation 1890  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    painter 
    Occupation 1890  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Painter 
    Residence 1918  52 Mill St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-90554 
    Died 15 May 1918  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6
    Buried Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6
    Person ID I90554  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father August Kreitzer,   b. 1833, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Henrietta House,   b. 1833, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F23419  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father August Kreutzer,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Henriette,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F286994  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth "Lizzie" Henrich,   b. 1 Aug 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1940  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 12 Feb 1890  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Children 
     1. Elenora Kreitzer,   b. 16 Sep 1890, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1945, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
     2. Martha Kreitzer,   b. 8 Jun 1893, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Nov 1926  (Age 33 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F11932  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • DEATH DUE TO DRINKING ALCOHOL

      The death took place on Wednesday afternoon of Herman Kreitzer, 52 Mill street as the result of excessive drinking of wood alcohol. During the last week the deceased had been gathering the liquid at various factories and deluding it with the result that he became seriously ill and succumbed about 2 o'clock last Wednesday. Dr H. G. Lackner was summoned but found that the man's system had been poisoned by the liquid. The deceased was in his 50th year and has recently been employed at the Berlin Table Co.'s factory. He is survived by his wife and several grown-up children, Dr. Lackner did not deem an inquest recessary.

      The Chronicle Telegraph 23 May 1918, p. 3

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.

    2. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div 13, Page 8.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, S., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, S. (1869). Herman Kreitzer (1869-1918) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 8 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72518774/herman-kreitzer.

    4. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Hermann Kreutzer, 20 res. Berlin - painter, b. Prussia, s/o August & Henriette Kreutzer married Elizabeth Henrich, 18, res. Waterloo b. Waterloo, d/o William & Elizabeth Henrich married 12 Feb 1890 Waterloo City

    5. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011698-91.
      Herman Kreutzer, 20, occ. Painter, b. Prussia, res. Berlin, son of August and Henriette married Elizabeth Henrich, 18, b. Waterloo, res. Waterloo, daughter of William and Elizabeth, Witn Christian Henrich of Waterloo, Ottilla Heck, William Tande (Illegible) and Augusta Haneburg All of Berlin, 12 February 1890 in Waterloo.

    6. [S499] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - St. Peters Lutheran CC#4509 Internet Link .
      In Memory Of/ Herman Kreitzer/ Feb. 13, 1869-May 15, 1918/ Elizabeth Henrich/ His Wife/ Aug. 1, 1871-Jan. 28, 1940/ Martha Kreitzer Soehner/ June 8, 1893-Nov. 27, 1926/ Anna Kreitzer Gable/ April 1831-June 27, 1912/ Kreitzer

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Feb 1869 - , Prussia, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - painter - 1890 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Painter - 1890 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Feb 1890 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1918 - 52 Mill St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 May 1918 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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