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

Johannes "Jake" "John" Kimmel, Sr.[1, 2, 3]

Male 1802 - 1882  (80 years)


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  • Name Johannes "Jake" "John" Kimmel 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born 1802  , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 3 May 1855  New York City, New York, USA. Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Name J. "Jake" Kimmel 
    Name John Kimmel 
    Occupation 1861  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Mason 
    Residence 1861  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1871  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gentleman 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-90572 
    Died 27 Dec 1882  Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I90572  Generations
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 

    Family Anna Katharine "Catherine" Grein,   b. CALC 10 May 1805, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1888, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 82 years) 
    Children 
     1. Catharine Kimmel,   b. 28 Mar 1829, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
     2. Johannes "John" Kimmel,   b. 17 Jul 1833, Bernsburg, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1912, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     3. August Kimmel,   b. 21 Nov 1844, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1919, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 
    Family ID F11895  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Appears to be living with or beside John Jr. & Caroline Kimmel & family

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      King Street , North Side

      Cedar Street.

      the easterly corner a good sized two story frame dwelling, built for himself in 1849-50 by Enoch Ziegler.

      Garden and next to it a small one story frame building lengthwise with King Street, built about 1857, occupied by Henry Kister who later moved to Weber Street when Frederick Rummel occupied the building as tailor shop and dwelling.

      A two story frame building with gable toward King Street, the first dwelling of Jake Kimmel and his family when they arrived in Berlin about 1850. Kimmel was a mason.


      REMINISCENCES OF BERLIN (NOW KITCHENER) By JACOB STROH Contributed by Joseph M. Snyder.

      Part I. Settlement - Early Villagers and Buildings, Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1930

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Ann Catharine Caroline Kimmel daughter of John Jr. and Caroline Kraemer, born 14 Sep 1861, bapt. 26 Jan 1862, sponsors: James Kraemer and wife Catherine, Ann Catharine Kimbel.

    2. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div 13, Page 9.

    3. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 23 Feb 1888.
      Widow Anna Catharina Kimmel, nee Grein, died in Berlin at age of 82 years, 9 months and 11 days. Burial tomorrow (Friday) at 2: 00 p.m.

    4. [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 1 Page 6.

    5. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 4 Jan 1883.
      27 Dec 1882 John Kimmel Sr. died in Rochester, N.Y. at age of 81 years

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106889849/johannes-kimmel.

    7. [S3004] New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, Place of Origin: Germany Departure Port: Bremen, Germany Destination: USA Arrival Date: 3 May 1855 Arrival Port: New York, New York, USA Ship Name: Orpheus.
      Johannes Kimmel 53 Mason
      Anna Catharina 46
      Catherine 26
      Johannes 22 Mason
      August 9

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1802 - , Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 3 May 1855 - New York City, New York, USA. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Mason - 1861 - 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 - Gentleman - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Dec 1882 - Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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