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Philip Schwenn[1]

Male 1858 - 1881  (23 years)


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  • Name Philip Schwenn 
    Born 18 Jul 1858  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Christened 24 Apr 1859  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1861  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Brickmaker 
    Residence 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-90557 
    Died 20 Oct 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 8, 9] 
    Person ID I90557  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Heinrich "Henry" Schwenn,   b. 3 Oct 1833, Sinsheim, Sinsheim, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Anna Elizabeth Schneider,   b. 1833, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 27 Sep 1857  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 10] 
    Family ID F23420  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dorothea "Dora" Hollaender,   b. 30 Aug 1862, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Children 
     1. Henry Edgar Schwenn,   b. 22 Apr 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F32435  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • The funeral procession on Sunday was one of the largest ever to take place here.
      St. Peter's Church, where, under the direction of Pastor Wurster, the funeral service took place, as not albe to contain all the mourners who arrived, to express their sympathies to the sorely-tried family.

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 27 Oct 1881.
      20 Oct 1881 Philip Schwenn died in Berlin at age of 23 years, 3 months and 2 days. The funeral procession on Sunday was one of the largest ever to take place here. The roomy St. Peter's Church, where, under the direction of Pastor Wurster, the funeral service took place, was not able to contain all the mourners who arrived, to express their sympathies to the sorely-tried family. (poem follows)

    2. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Philipp Schwenn or Schwennd b. 18 Jul 1858, bapt. 24 Apr 1859 s/o Henry & Elisabeth Schneider, sponsors: Philipp Schwenn & wife Anna

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

    4. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881.

    5. [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 1 Page 2.

    6. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link .
      SouthEast: Hier ruhen/ Phillip Schwenn/ geboren den 18 July 1868/ gestorben den 20 Octr. 1881/ Henry Edgar/ einziges Kind von/ Phillip Schwenn/ geboren den 22 April 1881/ gestorben den 6 May 1881/
      NorthEast: Hier ruhen/ die Kinder von/ Phillip und Anna Schwenn/ Katharina Schwenn/ gestorben den 11 August 1861/ Alter/ 3 Jahre 11 Monate und 3 Tage/ Heinrich Schwenn/ gestorben den 21 August 1861/ Alter 2 Jahre/ Johann Schwenn/ geboren den 21 Januar 1863/ gestorben den 15 Juli 1864/ Alter 1 Jahr 6 Monate/
      NorthWest: Heir ruhen/ Jacob Schwenn/ geboren den/ 6 November 1804/ gestorben den/ 2 Maerz 1875/ Catharina Schwenn/ geboren den/ 18 August 1813/ gestorben den/ 1 July 1893/
      (A) Heir ruht/ Johann Sohn von/ Phillip und Anna/ Schwenn/ geboren 21 Jan. 1863./ gestorben 15 Juli 1864/ Alt. 1 Jahr und 6 M./ [verse]/
      (B) Heinrich/ Sohn von/ Phillip und Anna/ Schwenn/ gest. den 21 Aug. 1861/ Alt. 2 Jahre/ [verse]/
      (C) Katharina/ Tochter von/ Phillip und Anna/ Schwenn/ gest. den 11 Aug. 1861/ Alt. 3 Jahr 11 Mo./ und 5[sic] Tage/[verse]/
      (D) [stone buried face down]
      (E) [stone buried & digging was not allowed]

    7. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 72.

    8. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), Obituary of Heinrich Schwenn - June 9th, 1898.

    9. [S2224] Berliner Journal Marriages 1885, 8 Jan 1885.
      30 Dec 1884 Joseph Gorman, widower, and Dora Schwenn, widow, both of Berlin, were married by Pastor R. von Pirch, Berlin.

    10. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Heinrig Schwen, brickermaker of Berlin married 27 Sep 1857 in Waterloo Twp by license to Elisabetha Snyder of Berlin, wit: Louise Huber & Caroline Bindemann

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Jul 1858 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 24 Apr 1859 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Brickmaker - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 Oct 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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