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

Jacob Kanmacher[1]

Male 1867 - 1928  (60 years)


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  • Name Jacob Kanmacher 
    Born 5 Jul 1867  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1871  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Occupation 1901  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Cabinet Maker 
    Occupation 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Cabinet Maker, Furniture 
    Residence 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1926  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Cabinet Maker 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-55094 
    Died 17 Feb 1928  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8
    Cause: Cause: Carcinoma of Stomach (6 months) 
    Buried 20 Feb 1928  Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7
    Person ID I55094  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Frederick Kanmacher,   b. CALC 31 Oct 1831, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jul 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Mother Catharine Knechtel,   b. CALC 20 Dec 1837, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1918, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Married 24 Jan 1860  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 11, 12
    Family ID F24420  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Wilhelmina Emma "Emma" Albrecht,   b. 4 Jun 1866, Sullivan Twp, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1910, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Married 25 Aug 1894  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 13
    Children 
     1. Sylvester Jacob Nelson Kanmacher,   b. 24 Jun 1896, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1960, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     2. Harold Edward Gordon Kanmacher,   b. 30 Dec 1897, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1982, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     3. Myrtle Agnes Viola Kanmacher,   b. 29 Jan 1900, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 1978, Madoc, Hastings Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F14265  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Wilhelmine Alberta "Alberta" Welz,   b. 5 Sep 1877, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1971, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 29 Dec 1926  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F45263  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Died At Preston, on Friday, February 17th, 1928 Jacob Kanmacher In his 61st year. The Funeral will take place from the residence of his son, Sylvester Kanmacher, 941 Hamilton Street, on Monday, February 20th. Services at the house at 2. 30 p. m. Interment in Preston Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances please accept this intimation.


      Funeral Card

  • Sources 
    1. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 045976-26.
      Jacob Kanmacher, 59, occ. Cabinet Maker, b. Preston, res. Preston, Widower, son of Frederick Kanmacher (B. Alsace France) and Catharine Knechtel married Alberta Wilhelmina Welz, 49, b. Elmira, res. Preston, Spinster, daughter of George Welz (B. Roseville) and Mary Caroline Rook, Witnessed by: Sylvester J. Kanmacher of Preston and Alena C. Holtzman of Niagara-On-The Lake, 29 December 1926 in Preston

    2. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      Jacob Kanmacher/ 1867 - 1928

    3. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-1 Page 14.

    4. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Emma Albrecht Born: Conestoga Ont Age: 28 Father: Edward Albrecht Mother: Caroline Albrecht Born: abt 1866 Spouse: Jacob Kannemacher Age: 27 born: Preston Ontario Father: Frederick Kannemacher Mother: Catherine Kannemacher married 25 Aug 1894 married: Waterloo

    5. [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg. 63.

    6. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 23 Page 24.

    7. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      In Memory Of/ Frederick Kanmacher 1831 - 1911/ His Wife Catherine Knechtel/ 1837 - 1918/ Jacob Kanmacher/ 1867 - 1928/ Emma Albrecht/ Wife Of/ Jacob Kanmacher/ 1866 - 1910. [Footstones] Wife/ Emma Kanmacher [Not Found]/ Mother.

    8. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name: Jacob Kanmacher Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1868 Birth Place: Preston Age at Death: 60 Death Date: 17 Feb 1928 Death Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    9. [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 31 Jan 1860.
      By the Rev. F. W. Bindeman at Berlin on the 24th inst. Friedrich Kannemacher, to Catherina Knehtel, of Waterloo Township.

    10. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Frederick Kannemacher, 28, res. Waterloo Twp. b. Germany s/o Henry Kannemacher & Elisabeth Burghert, married 24 Jan 1860 to Catharine Knechtel, 22, res. Waterloo Twp., b. Waterloo Twp. d/o Peter Knechtel & Barbara Drumm, wit: Conrad Hoffmann, of Berlin

    11. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Kanemacher Frederick, 28, Waterloo, Germany, s/o Henry & Elizabeth (Burghart), married 24 Jan 1860 Catherine Knechtel, 22, Waterloo, Waterloo, d/o Peter & Barbara (Drum)

    12. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:Frederik Kanemacher Age:28 Birth Date:abt 1832 Birth Place:Germany Marriage Date:5 Feb 1860 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:H Mother:Elisabeth Burghart Spouse:Catherine Knechtel Spouse's Age:22 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1838 Spouse Birth Place:Waterloo Spouse Residence:Waterloo Spouse Father:Peter Spouse Mother:Barbara Drum Residence:Waterloo

    13. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:Jacob Kannemacher Age:27 Birth Date:abt 1867 Birth Place:Preston Ontario Marriage Date:25 Aug 1894 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Frederick Kannemacher Mother:Catherine Kannemacher Spouse:Emma Albrecht Spouse's Age:28 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1866 Spouse Birth Place:Conestoga Ont Spouse Father:Edward Albrecht Spouse Mother:Caroline Albrecht

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 Jul 1867 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1871 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Aug 1894 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Cabinet Maker - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Cabinet Maker, Furniture - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Cabinet Maker - 1926 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 29 Dec 1926 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Cause: Carcinoma of Stomach (6 months) - 17 Feb 1928 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 20 Feb 1928 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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