August Carl Johann Doerner

1856 - 1915  (58 years)

• Name	August Carl Johann Doerner
  Born	19 Nov 1856	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95134868
  Residence	1861	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-57428
  Died	18 Oct 1915	Manhattan, New York, New York, United States   [3]
  Buried	Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, Kings County, New York, USA
  Person ID	I57428	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Augustus C. F. "August" Doerner,   b. CALC 1 Feb 1834, Elberfeld, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany ,   d. 2 Sep 1880, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 46 years)
  Mother	Susanna Zryd,   b. 25 Jun 1836, , Switzerland ,   d. 23 Jul 1914  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F229853	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  ChurchRecord-Cambridge-St.PetersLutheran-Doerner-August-001-Bapt-1858.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  A. C. Doerner, Dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, etc., King Street.- The trade carried on in general merchandice is of very great importance, and constitutes a leading factor in the commercial fabric of the smaller towns and villages. It is a line of business requiring special qualifications of a high order, and only those possessed of these succeed in this some hat precarious undertaking. Prominent among those engaged in this line in Preston is Mr. A. C. Doerner. The specific business carried on by this gentleman was established some twenty years ago by A. Doerner, the present proprietor succeeding in 1880. Mr. Doerner carries a complete line of groceries of excellent quality; and in this connection it may be mentioned that Mr . Doerner is agent for Preston for the Liquor Tea Co. of London, England. An excellent assortment of dry goods is carried, a specialty being made of gent s' furnishings. A specialty is also made of fine lines of crockery, a large and excellent stock of which is constantly on hand. M r. Doerner enjoys a large and constantly increasing trade , his whole stock being always of excellent quality, and bought on the most favorable terms, special advantages are thus afforded to the customer. Mr. Doerner is an energetic and thorough man of business, his relations being of an honorable and upright character. Industries of Canda Historical and Commercial Sketches, London, Woodstock, Ingersoll, Guelph, Berlin, Waterloo, St. Thomas, Windsor and Environs, Toronto, M. G. Bixby & Co., Publishers 1887

  
  

• Sources

  [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg 2. [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861, Div. 1 Page 6. [S2288] New York, New York City Municipal Deaths 1795-1949. Name: August Dorner Sex: Male Age: 56 Birth Year (Estimated): 1859 Birthplace: Canada Residence Place: Manhattan, New York City, New York Co., N.Y. Address: 139 East 33 St Burial Date: 20 Oct 1915 Marital Status: Widowed Occupation: Clerk Race: White Father's Name: August Father's Sex: Male Father's Birthplace: Germany Mother's Name: Susan Byrd Mother's Sex: Female Mother's Birthplace: Switzerland Event Type: Death Event Date: 18 Oct 1915 Event Place: Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973. NameAugust Carl Johann Donner GenderMännlich (Male) Baptism Age0 Record TypeBaptism Birth Date19 Nov 1856 Baptism Date14 Juni 1857 Baptism ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church Baptism PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada Father August Donner MotherSusanna Zyrd

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Nov 1856 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 18 Oct 1915 - Manhattan, New York, New York, United States  = Link to Google Earth