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

Jeremiah Break[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1876 - 1958  (82 years)

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  • Name Jeremiah Break 
    Born 1 Oct 1876  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Farmer Son 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Laborer 
    Business 1902  Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Geiger & Break - Carriage Makers 
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    BRESLAU Ontario 1902 Geiger & Brake CARRIAGE Makers Corner Cover. eBay. Retrieved 20 May 2016, from https://www.ebay.ca/itm/p174-Scarce-BRESLAU-Ontario-1902-Geiger-Brake-CARRIAGE-Makers-Corner-Cover-/191867467962?hash=item2cac3138ba:g:cp0AAOSw~oFXKTYR
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Blacksmith 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    United Bretheran 
    Residence 1958  38 Pandora Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number 00014-1178.4 
    Died 17 Nov 1958  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Person ID I16179  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Gideon B. Break,   b. 14 Oct 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1926, Vineland, Clinton Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Zeller,   b. 19 Jan 1850, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 21 May 1872  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 13, 14
    Family ID F435  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Salome Dedels,   b. 28 Jan 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1961  (Age 78 years) 
    Children 
     1. Effie May Break,   b. 18 Mar 1904, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1958  (Age 53 years)
     2. Reta Belle Break,   b. 23 Oct 1916,   d. 21 Feb 2022, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 105 years)
     3. Annie Violet Break,   b. 13 Jan 1906, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1983, Georgetown, Halton Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     4. Alma Elizabeth Break,   b. Feb 1909, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F175939  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Jeremiah Break, 82, of 38 Pandora Ave. died today at K-W Hospital. Born in Breslau, Oct. 1, 1876, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Gideon Break. He was a blacksmith in Breslau for 30 years before working at Canada Skate Manufacturers Ltd., for 20 years. He was an adherent of Alma Street United Brethren Church.

      Surviving are his wife, the former Saloma Dedels, whom he married in 1901; a son, Alfred, of Fairlawn, N.J.; three daughters, Mrs. Fred (Violet) Fromm of Hespeler, Mrs. Nicholas (Alma) Moss of Hamilton, and Mrs. Carl (Reta) Kimmel of Kitchener, three brothers, Noah of Woodlake, Calif., Wesley of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Elton of Kitchener. There are also 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Predeceasing him were a daughter, Mrs. Effie Burkholder, in 1958, a grandson, a brother and two sisters.

      The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. rev. Ward Woolner of Alma Street United Brethren Church will officiate. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record, November 17, 1958

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 296.

    2. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 692.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203673080.

    4. [S3232] aaaaCemetery - ON, Waterloo - Woodland.
      Break/ Jeremiah Break/ 1876-1958/ His Beloved Wife/ Saloma Dedels/ 1883-1961

    5. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Division 1 Page Number 16 Household Number 74.

    6. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 3.
      birthdate given 18 Nov 1875

    7. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 3.

    8. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 3.
      birthdate given 1 Oct 1876

    9. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 1 Page 16.

    10. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911.

    11. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 19.

    12. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 27 Pg. 3.

    13. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Gideon BRECH, 20, b. Waterloo Twp, of same, Farmer, s/o David & Mary BRECH, married Elizabeth ZELLER, 22, b. Waterloo Twp, of same, d/o Jacob & Catharine ZELLER, witnesses: John C. ALBERT of Waterloo Twp & H. SEIP of Preston, on 21 May 1872 in Preston, (Mennonist)

    14. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 23 May 1872.
      Married 21 May 1872 Gideon Brech was married to Elisabeth Zeller, both of Waterloo Township.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Oct 1876 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer Son - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBusiness - Geiger & Break - Carriage Makers - 1902 - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Blacksmith - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - United Bretheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Nov 1958 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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