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

Bertha Conrad[1, 2, 3]

Female 1887 - 1965  (78 years)


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  • Name Bertha Conrad 
    Born 10 Jan 1887  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Female 
    Name Bertha Dunham 
    Residence 1911  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-96759 
    Died 1 Sep 1965  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Buried 2 Sep 1965  Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Person ID I96759  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 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  [8, 9
    Family ID F8642  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Franklin "Frank" Dunham,   b. 14 Jan 1882, Binbrook Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1930, Niagara Falls, Welland Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Married 24 Jan 1906  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Lorraine Dunham,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Grace Dunham,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Frederick Dunham,   b. Dec 1906, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1964  (Age ~ 57 years)
     4. Beatrice Elizabeth Dunham,   b. 10 Apr 1909, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 1993, , Sarasota, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     5. Pat Dunham,   b. Jun 1911, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Dorothy L. Dunham,   b. 2 Jun 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1990, , Sarasota, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     7. Clifford Conrad Dunham,   b. 4 Dec 1913, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
     8. Alma Louise Dunham,   b. 25 Dec 1915, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1997  (Age 81 years)
     9. Harry Dunham,   b. 8 Jan 1918, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F187511  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • DUNHAM, Bertha - Mrs. Frank Dunham, 78, of 31 Devitt Ave. N., Waterloo, died today at K-W Hospital after an illness of three weeks.

      She was the former Bertha Conrad, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Conrad of Elmira, and lived most of her live in Elmira.

      Mrs. Dunham was a member of St. James Lutheran Church, Elmira, a charter member of the Lutheran Church Women and a charter member of Trillium Rebekah Lodge, Elmira.

      Her husband died in 1930, and two sons, Frederick and Clifford, died last year.

      Surviving are one son, Harry of Waterloo; five daughters, Mrs. Gordon (Beatrice) Fraser of Sarasota, Fla., Mrs. Moore (Dorothy) Mountain of Lancaster, N.Y., Mrs. Charles (Elma) Hemmerick of Waterloo, Mrs. James (Lorraine) Fisher of St. Agatha and Mrs. Rigby (Grace) Cross of Buffalo, N.Y.; three brother, Henry, Emmanuel and Jacob, all of Elmira; a sister, Mrs. Olga Class of Waterloo; 14 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.

      The body is at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, Waterloo, where a Rebekah Lodge service will be conducted at 7: 30 p.m. Wednesday and a funeral service at 2 p.m. Thursday. Rev. H. W. Baetz of Elmira will officiate and burial will be in Elmira Union Cemetery.

      Elmira Signet - 1 Sep 1965, page 21

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Lucinda Conrad - Fries.

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

    3. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 019458-06.
      Frank Dunham, 24, occ. GTR Baggageman, b. Woolwich Twp, res. Elmira, son of Lorenzo Dunham and Martha Cooper married Bertha Conrad, 19, b. Elmira, res. Elmira, daughter Of Frederick Conrad and Elizabeth Christman, Witn: Frederick Conrad and Ida Dunham (No Residence Given), 24 January 1906 in Elmira

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

    5. [S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, Div. 49 Pg. 14.

    6. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Bertha Conrad - Dunham - 1 Sep 1965, page 21.

    7. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100281068.

    8. [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

    9. [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 - 10 Jan 1887 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Jan 1906 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Sep 1965 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 2 Sep 1965 - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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