Heinrich "Henry" Beckner^{[1, 2]}

1847 - 1927  (80 years)

• Name	Heinrich "Henry" Beckner
  Born	12 Jun 1847	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110934050
  Residence	1861	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	laborer
  Occupation	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 6]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  House of Industry and Refuge	1927	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  		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   [7]
  Buried	Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I98856	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Heinrich "Henry" Boeckner,   b. 22 Sep 1815, , Germany ,   d. 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Joanna Catharina "Catherine" Fleischauer,   b. 25 Sep 1818, , Germany ,   d. 6 Dec 1886, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (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 ,   d. 24 Jun 1929, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Children	1. Henry Beckner,   b. 13 Sep 1870, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Apr 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   2. George Gustav Adam Beckner,   b. 29 Sep 1874, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Aug 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 34 years)   3. Sophie Wilhelmina "Minnie" Beckner,   b. 13 Dec 1877, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jun 1955, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 77 years)   4. Julius John Beckner,   b. CALC 12 Jul 1880, Dorking, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jan 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 28 years)   5. Tilman Beckner,   b. 26 Aug 1885, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  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

  [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 [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 [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 68. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, District 122 subdistrict F pg 30. [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Div. 12 Page 76. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 3 Page 30. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110934050.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Jun 1847 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - laborer - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada House of Industry and Refuge - 1927 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 17 Oct 1927 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth