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

Michael Fries[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

Male 1865 - 1932  (67 years)

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  • Name Michael Fries 
    Born 11 Sep 1865  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Farmer 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1901  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    General Laborer 
    Occupation 1911  West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Farmer 
    Residence 87 Courtland Ave. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1911  West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-96745 
    Died 31 Dec 1932  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 11, 14
    Buried Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Person ID I96745  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Michael Fries, Sr.,   b. 15 Oct 1837, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1925, Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth "Lizzie" Frey,   b. 10 Sep 1842, , Baden, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1925, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 10 Aug 1862  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 15
    Family ID F14680  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lucinda "Lucy" Conrad,   b. 10 Jan 1873, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 10 Jan 1892  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 11
    Children 
     1. Hilda Elizabeth Fries,   b. 14 Jul 1894, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jul 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     2. Delphine Fries,   b. Sep 1905, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1989  (Age ~ 83 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F24938  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Michael Fries
    Michael Fries
    from Ancestry.com 2010

  • Notes 
    • Michael Fries

      The death occurred at the family residence, 87 Courtland avenue, east, Kitchener, at noon, on Saturday of Mr. Michael Fries. Death came after a three weeks' illness. Mr. Fries was born on September 11, 1865, near Winterbourne, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Fries. He was occupied as a farmer there and on January 10, 1892, was married to Miss Lucinda Conrad. Six years ago he moved to Kitchener and conducted a shoe repair shop on Courtland avenue. He is survived by his wife and two daughters, Mrs. Albert Bruder and Mrs Harold MeCarley and by three brothers and four sisters, Dan of Kitchener, Jacob of Elmira, and John of Pakenham and Mrs. Henry Dobberthein of Clive, Iowa, Mrs. Levi Snider, Elmira, Mrs. A. W. Rhodes, Kitchener and Mrs. Armand Fulcher, Elmira. Mr. Fries was a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran church. The funeral service took place on Tuesday afternoon from the family residence to St. Matthew's Lutheran church. Interment took place in St. James's Lutheran cemetery, Elmira. Rev. John Schmieder, pastor of St. Matthew's Lutheran church, Kitchener, had charge of the funeral.

      The Kitchener Daily Record 31 Dec 1932

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Elizabeth Frey - Fries.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Hilda Fries - Bruder - 1982.

    3. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Lucinda Conrad - Fries.

    4. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Matilda Conrad - Fries.

    5. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Michael Fries Sr.

    6. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Kathrine Fries - Plate.

    7. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Solomon Fries.

    8. [S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, Elmira (Village) B. Page 14.

    9. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 4 Page 24.

    10. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Woolwich Div. 19 Page 7.

    11. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of Michael Fries - 31 Dec 1932.

    12. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 46.

    13. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Div. 2 Page 19.

    14. [S3231] Find A Grave, Michael Fries, J., Elmira, S., America, N., Municipality, W., & Elmira, S. (1865). Michael Fries, Jr (1865-1932) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 20 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61549938/michael-fries.

    15. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Michael Fries b. Waterloo res: Woolwich Township Age: 22 born abt 1840 father: Jacob mother: Margaretha Jung married Elizabeth Frey Age:: 20 born abt 1842 b. Germany Spouse res: Wellesley Township father: John mother: Catherine Miller married 10 Aug 1862 county: Waterloo

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Sep 1865 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Jan 1892 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - General Laborer - 1901 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1911 - West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 31 Dec 1932 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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