John Anstett

1839 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	John Anstett
  Born	1839	, Germany   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Name	John Anstett
  Residence	1863	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-98999
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I98999	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Christoph Anstett,   b. Abt 1809, of, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Catherine Fischer,   b. Abt 1809, of, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F25448	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria "Mary" Fleischauer,   b. 1842, , Germany ,   d. 6 Dec 1874, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 32 years)
  Married	4 Jan 1863	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Children	1. Catharine Anstett,   b. 1864, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F25449	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  QUEEN STREET SOUTH, EAST SIDE. On the corner of King Street Rehscher's vaulted cellar already spoken of. An open space. A two-story rough-cast building with two-story veranda along the Queen Street front built by Martin Anthes (father of John S. Anthes) in 1835 when it was considered one of the best houses in the village. Henry Stroh purchased this house from Mr. Anthes about 1837. Jacob Stroh was born in this house. Behind it there was a garden of about an acre of land. There were 31 pine stumps on the property when Mr. Stroh took possession and these stumps had to be laboriously removed as stump- pulling machines, which came later, were not then available. The well on the lot was only nine feet deep. Henry Stroh carried on a shoe shop in his house until he entered into partnership with Carl Kranz, on King Street. In 1857, after he had dissolved partnership with Kranz, Henry Stroh built a one and one-half story frame building next to his house and used it as a shoe store. Mr. Stroh continued in this shoe business until 1863 when he went into partnership with Mr. Reinhold Lang, the tanner. The Queen Street shoe shop was changed to a dwelling. Later Mr. Vanderhart, a tailor, had his shop in this building and after him Carl Englehart had it as photographer. Henry Stroh sold his house to George King. Later Charles Ahrens owned it and had it moved to the corner of Shanley and Braun Streets about 1880. A one and one-half story frame building erected about 1837 by Jacob Kraemer, later on Frederick Street, as spoken of. Later an addition was added to the front and the building used as the local post office, with William Davidson in charge. Later George Seip purchased the building and used it as a saloon, with a bowling alley in the rear, the first bowling alley in Berlin. William Jaffray lived in the house for a time and later William Knell, son-in-law of Mr. Seip. A one and one-half story frame building, originally a cooper shop, later the dwelling of Mr. Seip, after he sold the other building. In 1860 he built a brewery, known as Seip's brewery. Under the whole building he had a vaulted cellar built of field stone. Power for the brewery was supplied by a horse-power contained in an attached shed, shelter for the horses. Seip had a high reputation for good beer. He at first made his own malt, but later purchased it. After George Seip's death his son Louis continued the business until about 1880. The building was finally torn down to make room for the present auditorium. The cooper shop, a small one story building, with brick chimney such as coopers used to heat staves for their barrel making, operated by Henry Brickner who later had his shop at the corner of Young and King Streets. Later Adam Stein had the Queen Street cooper shop. The Berlin coopers were experts in the making of what was called tight-wear,that is water-tight barrels, in large tuns which they made for the brewers. A very early building, occupied by John Peters, a cabinet maker in Hoffman's factory, about 1860. The building had an outside stairway at the back. Peters was a bird lover and expert in trapping native song birds, mocking birds, cat birds, finches, etc., which he hung under his veranda roof in public display. On the corner of Church Street a frame house occupied by Mr. Knechtel, a weaver, about 1842-1850. Knechtel moved to a farm in Mannheim where later he was injured in the spine by a falling tree to such an extent that he was bedfast for fourteen or fifteen years. He lived to about 1871. Conrad Doering occupied the Queen Street house for a time. He also was a weaver and made coverlets, etc. The house was torn down to make room for the present one of brick built by Dr. Clemens and later occupied by the late Dr. Walters. Church Street. On the south side St. Paul's Lutheran Church. A one and one-half story unpainted frame building with gable towards the street, the dwelling, about 1860, of John Fleischauer, a laborer, a native of Hessen, Germany. A one and one-half story house occupied by E. Kern, cabinet maker, about 1860 and later by John Ansted. A vacant lot. George Street. Joseph Schneider originally owned all the land between George Street and Mill Street, mostly woods at that time, and extending to Benton and Eby Streets. REMINISCENCES OF BERLIN (NOW KITCHENER) By JACOB STROH Contributed by Joseph M. Snyder. Part I. Settlement - Early Villagers and Buildings, Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1930

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. John Anstett aged 24, res. Berlin, b. Germany s/o Christoph Anstett Catharine Fischer to Mary Fleischauser aged 20y, b. Germany, res. Berlin. d/o John Fleischauser & Catharine Rupp. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 08 Jan 1863. 04 Jan 1863 By Rev. Bindemann, John Anstett was married to Mary Fleischhauer, both of Berlin. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Anstett John, 24, Berlin, Germany, s/o Christoph & Catherine (Fischer), married 4 Jan 1863 Mary Fleishauer, 20, Berlin, Germany, d/o John & Catherine (Rupp)

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1839 - , Germany Residence - 1863 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 4 Jan 1863 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth