Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.
Heinrich "Henry" Beckner

Heinrich "Henry" Beckner[1, 2]

Male 1847 - 1927  (80 years)

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  • Name Heinrich "Henry" Beckner 
    Born 12 Jun 1847  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110934050 
    Residence 1861  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1871  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Farmer 
    Residence 1871  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    laborer 
    Occupation 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6
    Laborer 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Lutheran 
    House of Industry and Refuge 1927  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    HouseofIndustryandRefugeca1869.JPG
    HouseofIndustryandRefugeca1869.JPG
    The House of Industry and Refuge. In 1868, 141 acres was purchased on Frederick Street in Berlin (now Kitchener) and the house opened on June 15, 1869. The original building housed 100 and operated as an industrial farm, which raised crops and livestock. The residents worked for their keep if possible, those most did not. The House eventually became a strictly a residence of the aged and later relocated and renamed Sunnyside.
    Name Heinrich "Henry" Boeckner 
    Name Henry Boeckner 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-279891 
    Died 17 Oct 1927  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Buried Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I98856  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Heinrich "Henry" Boeckner,   b. 22 Sep 1815, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Mother Joanna Catharina "Catherine" Fleischauer,   b. 25 Sep 1818, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 1886, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Family ID F234320  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Kathrine "Catherine" Huehn,   b. 12 Oct 1850, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1929, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Children 
     1. Henry Beckner,   b. 13 Sep 1870, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     2. George Gustav Adam Beckner,   b. 29 Sep 1874, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Aug 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years)
     3. Sophie Wilhelmina "Minnie" Beckner,   b. 13 Dec 1877, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jun 1955, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     4. Julius John Beckner,   b. CALC 12 Jul 1880, Dorking, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 28 years)
     5. Tilman Beckner,   b. 26 Aug 1885, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F37564  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Henry Beckner

      The death occurred at St. Jacobs on Friday of Henry Beckner in his 80th year, after a sudden illness. Surviving him are his wife, two sons, Henry of Hawkesville and Tillman of Detroit, and one daughter, Mrs. C. Kallar of Alberta; also one sister, Mrs. Chas. Stockfish of Milverton. The funeral was held on Tuesday. from the residence of his nephew, Jacob Mansz, of Heidelberg, to the Heidelberg Lutheran Church and cemetery for service and interment.

      Waterloo Chronicle 20 Oct 1927 pg 5

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Caroline Oswald Born: Woolwich Age: 27 Father: Michael B Oswald Mother: Philippine Brann Oswald Born: abt 1871 Spouse: Henry Beckner Age: 27 born: Wellesley Father: Henry Beckner Mother: Catharine Haehn married 22 Feb 1898 married: Waterloo

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      George Beckner Born: Canada Age: 20 Father: Henry Beckner Mother: Catharine Beckner Born: abt 1873 Spouse: Elizabeth Lenhard Age: 24 born: Canada Father: John Lenhard Mother: Helen Lenhard married 22 Nov 1893 married: Waterloo

    3. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 68.

    4. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, District 122 subdistrict F pg 30.

    5. [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Div. 12 Page 76.

    6. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 3 Page 30.

    7. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110934050.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Jun 1847 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - laborer - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 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 MapsHouse of Industry and Refuge - 1927 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Oct 1927 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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