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Mayor John Christian Breithaupt

Mayor John Christian Breithaupt

Male 1859 - 1951  (92 years)

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  • Name John Christian Breithaupt 
    Prefix Mayor 
    Born 27 Feb 1859  Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1862  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Immigration 1864  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Historic Building 1870  42 Margaret Avenue, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • Built in 1870-1875. The original owner was John C. Breithaupt. A two story brick building in 1978 it was listed in fair condition. Apparently by 2009 it has been demolished.
    Residence 1871  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Evang. Assoc. 
    Occupation 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Tanner 
    Residence 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Evangelist 
    Elected Office 1890  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    councillor, Deputy Reeve, Reeve 
    • Municipality BerlinYears on local council: Councillor 1890-91, 1898; Deputy Reeve 1893; Reeve 1894; Mayor 1896-97
      Years on Waterloo County Council 1893 1894
    Occupation 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Tanner 
    Residence 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Methodist 
    Occupation 1892  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    merchant 
    Occupation 1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Tanner Manager 
    Occupation 1906  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Breithaupt Leather Co - Secretary 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Manufacturer 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Evangelical 
    Directory 1912  160 Adam St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Misfortune lost eye 
    Name J. C. Breithaupt 
    Occupation 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Manufacturer, Leather 
    Residence 172 Margaret Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    172 Margaret Ave., Kitchener in 1901    		 172 Margaret Ave., Kitchener in 1901
    From 20th Century Souvenir of Busy Berlin
    Residence 1921  172 Margaret Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Evangelical 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-97689P 
    Died 14 Sep 1951  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID I97689  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Mayor Philip Ludwig "Louis" Breithaupt,   b. 8 Nov 1827, Allendorf, Kurhessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1880, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Catharine Hailer,   b. 16 Aug 1834, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1910, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 8 Feb 1853  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14] 
    Family ID F13816  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Caroline Catharine "Carrie" Anthes,   b. 29 Sep 1868, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1963, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Married 27 Jan 1892  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. John Edward "Edward" Breithaupt,   b. 10 Dec 1892, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1967, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     2. Louisa Catharine Breithaupt,   b. 29 Sep 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1934, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
     3. Carl Louis Breithaupt,   b. 27 Jun 1896, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Aug 1946, Woods Bay, Conger Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
     4. Frieda Carolina Breithaupt,   b. 30 Mar 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 1970, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     5. Walter Hailer Breithaupt,   b. 20 Dec 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Oct 1984  (Age 82 years)
     6. Helena Esther "Esther" Breithaupt,   b. 23 Sep 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1981, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F25180  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    John Christian Breithaupt    		John Christian Breithaupt
    from KPL
    John C. Breithaupt    		John C. Breithaupt

  • Notes 
    • J. C. Breithaupt, Mayor, 1896-7.

      Mr. J. C. Breithaupt entered the council in 1890 and continued in it until 1891. He was elected first deputy-reeve in 1893, and reeve in 1894. His services were appreciated and he was elected mayor in 1896 and re-elected the following year. He went back as a councillor and served until 1898, during which time the water-works were purchased by a committee of which he was a member. In 1899, he was elected a member of the first water board and has remained on it ever since. During his terms as mayor, the new G. T. R. depot was erected and Victoria Park opened. Mr. Breithaupt's public services are invaluable.


      Official souvenir of the celebration of cityhood, July 17th 1912, Berlin, Ontario, The German Printing and Publishing Co

  • Sources 
    1. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-3 Page 24.

    2. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div. 2 Pg. 51.

    3. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 54.

    4. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 31 Pg. 7.

    5. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 23 Page 9.

    6. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 4 Page 52.

    7. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: John C Breithaupt
      Sex: Male
      Age: 32
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1860 - United States
      Occ: merchant - 1892
      Father's Name: Louis Breithaupt
      Mother's Name: Catharine Breithaupt
      Spouse's Name: Carrie Catharine Anthes
      Spouse's Sex: Female
      Spouse's Age: 23
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1869 - Canada
      Res: Berlin
      Spouse's Father's Name: John S Anthes
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Catharine Anthes
      Marriage Date: 27 Jan 1892
      Marriage Place: Berlin, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    8. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10126906/john-christian-breithaupt.

    9. [S872] Book - Historic Building Inventory - Kitchener.

    10. [S1450] Waterloo County Councillors A Collective Biography.

    11. [S2481] Annual Report of the Board of Trade of the Town of Berlin, Twenty-First.

    12. [S1760] Directory - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Vernon's City of Berlin and Town of Waterloo and Bridgeport Directory 1912-13.

    13. [S107] Book - The Canadian Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-Made Men, Ontario Volume, 1880.

    14. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose.
      BREIHAUPT, Louis married 8 Feb 1853 Of Buffalo. To Catharina HAILER, Berlin. minister Uilhelm Schmitt newspaper date 10 Feb 1853 Pg: 6

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Feb 1859 - Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1862 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1864 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHistoric Building - 1870 - 42 Margaret Avenue, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evang. Assoc. - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Tanner - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelist - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElected Office - councillor, Deputy Reeve, Reeve - 1890 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Tanner - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - merchant - 1892 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 27 Jan 1892 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Tanner Manager - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Breithaupt Leather Co - Secretary - 1906 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Manufacturer - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDirectory - 1912 - 160 Adam St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Manufacturer, Leather - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - 172 Margaret Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1921 - 172 Margaret Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Sep 1951 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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