William Jacob "Jacob" Foerster b. 9 Dec 1893 Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada d. 30 Oct 1952 Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada: Waterloo Region Generations

1893 - 1952 (58 years)

Name	William Jacob "Jacob" Foerster
Born	9 Dec 1893	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Male
FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88110172
Name	Jacob Foerster
Name	William Jacob Förster
Name	Willie Foerster
Occupation	1911	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [2]
	Button Worker, Button Works
Residence	Poole, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
Residence	1911	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [2]
	Lutheran
Eby ID Number	Waterloo-96684
Died	30 Oct 1952	Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada
Buried	Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Person ID	I96684	Generations
Last Modified	12 May 2025

Father	Jacob M. Foerster, b. 28 Jun 1863, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 21 Feb 1942, Poole, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years)
Mother	Annie Brox, b. 16 Apr 1868, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 29 Mar 1946, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 77 years)
Family ID	F24923	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Margaret Seiling, b. 16 Mar 1895, Neustadt, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 24 Dec 1977, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years)

Children

	1. Norma Wilhelmine Foerster, b. 12 Feb 1915, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 1994, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario (Age 78 years)
	2. Howard William "Jim" Foerster, b. 23 Nov 1916, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 1976, Hesson, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario (Age 59 years)
	3. Ralph Jacob Foerster, b. 8 Feb 1920, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 13 Aug 1933, Poole, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 13 years)
	4. John Richard "Jack" Foerster, b. 27 Aug 1921, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 18 May 1991, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario (Age 69 years)

Last Modified 13 May 2025

Family ID F42899 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

JACOB W. FOERSTER

Jacob W. Foerster, 58, a well- known merchant in Poole died Thursday, October 30, at the Hamilton General Hospital.

A son of the late Jacob M. Foerster and Anne Brox, he was born at Elmira, December 10, 1893. Surviving are his wife, Margaret; two sons, Howard W. (Jim) and John R., both of Poole; two daughters, Mrs. Jack (Norma) Ritter, Atwood, and Miss Betty Foerster, Kitchener. Eight grandchildren also survive. One brother Addison died 19 years ago.

The body was at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor until 11 a.m. Friday morning when removal was made to the residence at Poole. Private service was held at the home Sunday at 1:30 p.m. followed by a public service at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Wellesley. Interment was in Elmira Union Cemetery.

Sources

[S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, Elmira (Village) B. Page 13.
[S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, Div. 49 Pg. 14.
[S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 21 Dec 1893.
10 Dec 1893 The wife of Jakob Förster, in Elmira, a son.

Event Map

	Born - 9 Dec 1893 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
	Occupation - Button Worker, Button Works - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
	Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
	Died - 30 Oct 1952 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada
	Buried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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