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

Michael Gress[1]

Male 1795 - 1871  (76 years)


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  • Name Michael Gress 
    Born 1795  , France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177440199 
    Residence 1822  Trimbach, , Alsace, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Occupation 1871  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    brushmaker 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-112243 
    Died 22 Apr 1871  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Cause: Lithiasis with chronic nephritis 2 years 
    Buried Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I112243  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Family Catherine,   b. CALC 1 May 1790, , France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1875, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 84 years) 
    Children 
     1. George Henry Cress,   b. CALC 10 May 1811, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 77 years)
     2. Henry Gress,   b. 12 Feb 1822, Trimbach, , Alsace, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 May 1896, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F31627  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 11 Feb 1875.
      Died 5 Feb 1875 In Preston, by her son Henry Gress, Catharina Gress died at the age of 84 years, 9 months, 4 days. She leaves behind 17 grand and 28 great-grandchildren.

    2. [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg. 65.

    3. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 20335 (1871), Michael Gress.
      Michael Gress, d. 22 Apr 1871 Preston, brushmaker, b. Alsace, cause: Lithiasis with chronic nephritis 2 years

    4. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      In / memory of/ Henry GRESS/ born in Frimbach/ Alsace/ Feb. 12, 1822/ died May 8, 1896/ ruhe sanft/ His wife/ Elizabeth/ KANMACHER/ born in Hohweiler/ Alsace/ Feb. 12, 1821/ died Sep. 15, 1910

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1795 - , France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1822 - Trimbach, , Alsace, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - brushmaker - 1871 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Lithiasis with chronic nephritis 2 years - 22 Apr 1871 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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