Waterloo Region Generations
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Christian Dettmer

Christian Dettmer[1]

Male 1853 - 1919  (66 years)

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  • Name Christian Dettmer 
    Born 20 Feb 1853  , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Turner 
    Residence 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Wood Turner 
    Residence 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Lutheran 
    House of Industry and Refuge 1919  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    HouseofIndustryandRefugeca1869.JPG
    HouseofIndustryandRefugeca1869.JPG
    The House of Industry and Refuge. In 1868, 141 acres was purchased on Frederick Street in Berlin (now Kitchener) and the house opened on June 15, 1869. The original building housed 100 and operated as an industrial farm, which raised crops and livestock. The residents worked for their keep if possible, those most did not. The House eventually became a strictly a residence of the aged and later relocated and renamed Sunnyside.
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-90901P 
    Died 2 Nov 1919  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7
    Cause: Bright's disease of kidnesy - heart failure 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I90901  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Gotfried Dettmer,   b. 8 Nov 1825, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1887  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Eva Schreiber,   b. 20 Mar 1825, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 1907, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 7 Sep 1851  Neudorfchen, West Prussia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Family ID F23491  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bertha Sofia Boldt,   b. 6 Feb 1857, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1918  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 3 Sep 1878  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Clara Christina Dettmer,   b. 9 Dec 1878, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1943, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     2. Alma Louisa Dettmer,   b. Jun 1880, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1948  (Age ~ 67 years)
     3. Anna Dettmer,   b. 1881, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Emma Dettmer,   b. 11 Dec 1881, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Ella Dettmer,   b. 4 Jun 1889, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Cora Dettmer,   b. 27 Jun 1892, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Harry Fred Dettmer,   b. 25 Jun 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1959, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F34175  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 014580-98.
      John Walter, 20, occ. Spinner, b. Waterloo, res. same, son of Jacob Walter and Marie Becker, Married Clara Dettmer, 19, b. Berlin, res. same, daughter of Christian Dettmer and Bertha Boldt, Witn: Ella Dettmer and Oskar Lambers, Both of Berlin, 20 Oct 1898 at Berlin

    2. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div 13, Page 25.

    3. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div. 2 Pg. 9.

    4. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 4 Page 20.

    5. [S1848] House of Industry and Refuge Burial Register - Kitchener, Pg 20 No. Reg. Number in Admittance Record Book: 1840.
      Christian Demer Died: 02 Nov 1919 Aged 67Comment and Remarks: All of page 20 stroked through with the work ERROR PAGE 21

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201721169/christian-dettmer.

    7. [S1848] House of Industry and Refuge Burial Register - Kitchener, Pg 21 Reg. Number in Admittance Record Book: 1840.
      Christian Detmer Died: 02 Nov 1919 Aged 67 Cause: Kidney & Liver Com. Comment and Remarks: Buried by Sister, Mt. Hope Cemetery, Kitchener

    8. [S2994] Hesse, Hesse-Kassel, Hess Darmstadt, Hess-Marburg, Hess-Reinfels, Rhineland, and Waldeck, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1661-1957.
      Name:Gottfried Dettmer
      Gender:männlich (Male)
      Marriage Age:26
      Event Type:Heirat (Marriage)
      Birth Date:abt 1825
      Marriage Date:7. Sep 1851 (7 Sep 1851)
      Marriage Place:Neudörfchen, West Preussen, Deutschland (Germany)
      Father:
      Andreas Dettmer
      Spouse:
      Eva Schreiber
      Father: Jacob Schreiber
      Author:Evangelische Kirche Neudörfchen (Kr. Marienwerder)
      City or District:Neudörfchen

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Feb 1853 - , Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Sep 1878 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Turner - 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 MapsOccupation - Wood Turner - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHouse of Industry and Refuge - 1919 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Bright's disease of kidnesy - heart failure - 2 Nov 1919 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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