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Bruno Conrad Giese

Male 1886 - 1935  (48 years)


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  • Name Bruno Conrad Giese 
    Born 11 Dec 1886  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Misfortune killed in industrial accident 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Farm Laborer 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-93539 
    Died 25 Jun 1935  Wallenstein, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Linwood, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I93539  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Gottried Reinhold "Reinhold" Giese,   b. 15 Dec 1855, Raethen, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1908, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Albertina Karoline Wolfraum,   b. 21 Oct 1852, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1892, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Family ID F16589  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Clara Judith Duench,   b. 18 Feb 1896, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Children 
     1. William Giese
     2. Harold Giese
     3. Earl Giese
     4. Elma Giese
     5. Nelda Giese
     6. Nellie Marie Giese,   b. 1915,   d. 5 Oct 2003, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     7. Irene C. Giese,   b. 20 Jan 1917, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 2001  (Age 84 years)
     8. Rose Alberta Giese,   b. 1 Apr 1923,   d. 15 Oct 2006, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F41891  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • VICTIM'S FATHER DIED VIOLENTLY

      Inquest Into Bruno Giese Death Arranged For Week From Tonight


      By Record Correspondent

      LINWOOD, June 26. The inquest into the death of Bruno Giese, victim of an unusual accident on the C.P.R. at Wallenstein station, will be held a week from tonight at seven o'clock at the Wallenstein station, Coroner. Dr. Stewart announced.

      The late Mr. Glese was born Dec. 10, 1886 at Breslau, He moved to Hawkesville shortly after his marriage to Clara Duench on January 27, 1915, Subsequently they moved to near Linwood where he farmed for ten years. Two years ago the family came to Linwood.

      A tragle coincidence in connection with the death is that his own father, the late Reinhold Glese, also met a violent death, being killed in 1909 while cutting down a tree in a bush near Breslau.

      He is survived by six sisters in addition to his family of nine children. They are, Lena, Mrs. Wm. Reynard of Owen Sound, Mary. Mrs. Carl Schaefer of Kitchener, Emma, Mrs. Wm. Schaner of St. Jacobs, Edith, Mrs. Wm. Zinn of Sparta, Laura, Mrs. Alvin Kesselring, Kitchener and Elizabeth, Mrs. Jacob Wagner of Kitchener.

      The funeral will be held on Thursday afternoon at two o'clock at the residence with a German service followed by one in English at St. Peter's Lutheran church at 2.20 o'clock. Burial will take place in the adjoining cemetery.

      Kitchener Daily Record Wed, Jun 26, 1935 Page 2

  • Sources 
    1. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-5 Page 2.

    2. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 13.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59387881/bruno-conrad-giese.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Dec 1886 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farm Laborer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Jun 1935 - Wallenstein, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Linwood, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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