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Matilda Conrad[1]

Female 1879 - 1944  (65 years)


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  • Name Matilda Conrad 
    Born 11 Oct 1879  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Female 
    Name Matilda Fries 
    Residence 1911  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-96758 
    Died 24 Nov 1944  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 6] 
    Buried 27 Nov 1944  Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Person ID I96758  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Friedrich "Frederick" Conrad,   b. 6 Sep 1838, Schaulberg, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 1902  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Christman,   b. 13 Apr 1847, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1936, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 9 Jul 1867  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Family ID F8642  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jacob F. Fries,   b. 5 Apr 1873, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Children 
     1. Clayton Conrad Fries,   b. 15 Mar 1902, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1981, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     2. Frederick Carl Fries,   b. Oct 1903, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1980, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years)
     3. Margaret Fries,   b. Nov 1905, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Gordon Fries,   b. Sep 1907, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Mar 1975, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 67 years)
     5. Desma Catherine Fries,   b. Jul 1910, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1986, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years)
     6. Ralph Louis Fries,   b. 30 Aug 1910, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 2000, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F167840  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • MRS. JACOB FRIES

      by Record Correspondent

      ELMIRA. Nov. 24 - Mrs. Jacob Fries of Elmira died at 7 a.m. today at her residence, 23 Queen St. following a lengthy illness. She was 63? Years old.

      Formerly Matilda Conrad, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred Conrad of Elmira, she was born in October, 1879. She was a member of St. James' Lutheran Church and an active member of the Ladies' Aid Society. She married in Elmira on May 15, 1900.

      Surviving are her husband, four sons, Clayton of Waterloo, Frederick of Bridgeport, Gordon of Kitchener and Ralph of Elmira; two daughters, Mrs. Bruce (Margaret) Bossence of Woodstock and Mrs. George (Desma) Lewis of Kitchener; 23 grandchildren; four brothers, Jacob, Fred, Henry and Emmanuel of Elmira; and five sisters, Mrs. Frank (Bertha) Dunham of Elmira, Mrs. Peter (Katherine) Becker of Waterloo, Mrs. Michael (Lucinda) Fries of Waterloo, Mrs. George (Olga) Class of Waterloo and Mrs. William (Elizabeth) Witzel of Los Angeles, Calif. One brother, William, died about six years ago.

      The funeral service will be held privately at the house at 2 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 27, with a public service at St. James' Church at 2: 30 p.m. Burial will be in St. James' Lutheran Cemetery in Elmira. Rev. L. H. Kalbfleisch will officiate. Remains will rest at the residence until the funeral.

      Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Jacob F. Fries.

    2. [S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, Elmira (Village) B. Page 15.

    3. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 2 Page 20.

    4. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 15 page 11.

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

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, Elmira, S., America, N., Municipality, W., & Elmira, S. (1879). Matilda Conrad Fries (1879-1944) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 20 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61558982/matilda-fries.

    7. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Frederick Conrad Born: Schaulberg, Germany Res: Woolwich Age: 29 Father: Freidrich Conrad Mother: Catharine Hollinger Born: 1838 Spouse: Elizabeth Christmann Age: 16 born: Woolwich Township Res: Woolwich Township Born: 1851 Father: Heinrich Christmann Mother: Catherine Kehrt married 9 Jul 1867

    8. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 1 Aug 1867.
      Married 9 Jul 1867 By Rev. Kassmann, Friedrick Conrad was married to Elizabeth Christmann, both of Woolwich.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Oct 1879 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Nov 1944 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 27 Nov 1944 - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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