Emanuel George "Mannie" Pequegnat

1889 - 1917  (28 years)

• Name	Emanuel George "Mannie" Pequegnat
  Born	30 Sep 1889	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	story, military, misfortune
  Military	WW1
  		Pequegnat,Emanuel-WW1.jpg
  Misfortune	killed in WW1
  Name	Mannie Pequegnat
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Baptist
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Piano Tuner, Factory
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Salvation Army
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-32607P
  Died	7 Nov 1917	Passchendaele, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium   [3]
  	Cause: War wounds
  Buried	Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Ieper, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium   [3]
  Person ID	I32607	Generations
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	George Albert Pequegnat,   b. 17 Apr 1857, , Switzerland ,   d. 19 Oct 1937  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Alfarata Wilhelmina Gaukel,   b. 2 Mar 1857, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Mar 1915  (Age 58 years)
  Married	20 Oct 1886	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F8488	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Pequegnat-EmanuelGeorge.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  Watch of Boy Killed in War Returned to Father After 16 Years A poignant war echo of 16 years ago was heard in Kitchener by a father who gave his son to the allied cause. Sixteen years ago Emanuel Pequegnat enlisted, being one of the first 18 to go from Kitchener. When he left his father gave him a watch engraved, "From Father to Mannie." The young lad must have had a presentiment of death for before one of the first big engagements in which his battalion participated he gave the watch to a friend, asking that in the event he did not return, it be returned to his father. "Mannie" went over the top and fell a victim in no man's land. The Pequegnat Clock Company received a letter from R.C. Spindlove of North Edmonton, Alta., in which the story was revealed to the Pequegnat family for the first time. In the letter Mr. Spindlove says: "It always has been my aim to find his parents and return to them the watch he gave me before going into battle. All I knew was that his father was a watchmaker in the East and ever since the war I have been trying to locate him. Hamburg Independent Sep 5 1930 pg 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-5 Page 16. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 35923 (1889), Emanuel George Perquegnat. Emanuel George Peguegnat Date of Birth: 30 Sep 1889 Gender: Male Birth County: Waterloo Father's Name: George Albert Peguegnat (jeweller of Ayr) Mother's Name: Alfreda Gaukel [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link . Pequegnat/ George Pequegnat/ Apr. 17, 1857 - Oct. 19, 1937/ Alfarata W. Gaukel/ beloved wife of/ George Pequegnat/ Mar. 2, 1857 - May 16, 1915/ son/ Pte. Emanuel G. Pequegnat/ 6th Can. Mach. Gun. Co./ killed in action Passchendaele France/ Sept. 30, 1889 - Nov. 7, 1917/ Trochou Pequegnat/ Apr. 19, 1897 - Sept. 1, 1956/ beloved husband of/ Irene Mansz/ Aug. 6, 1897 - Oct. 15, 1977/ Pequegnat [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 25 1911 Pg. 8. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 2 Page 13. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. George Albert Pequegnat Born: CHE Age: 29 Father: Ulysses Pequegnat Mother: Francisca Pequegnat Born: abt 1857 Spouse: Alfreta Wilhelmina Gaukel Age: 29 born: Canada Father: Levi Gaukel Mother: Elizabeth Gaukel married 20 Oct 1886 [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), October 28, 1886. October 20, 1886 George A. Pequegnat of Ayr & Alfreda Gaukel of Berlin, were married by Preacher J. Fellmann in Berlin.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 30 Sep 1889 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Baptist - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Piano Tuner, Factory - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Salvation Army - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: War wounds - 7 Nov 1917 - Passchendaele, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Buried - - Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Ieper, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium  = Link to Google Earth