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

Emma Lillian "Lillian" Breithaupt[1]

Female 1884 - 1951  (67 years)


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  • Name Emma Lillian "Lillian" Breithaupt 
    Born 28 May 1884  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Female 
    Family Photograph
    • The above picture represents five daughters of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Breithaupt, of Berlin, all of whom have been students at our College. Mr. Breithaupt is one of the leading citizens of Berlin, Mayor of the City, Warden of Waterloo, ex-member of Parliament, etc. The daughters have occupied successively one of the front rooms of the main building known as No. 9 Lower Main. The eldest. Miss Evelyn Breithaupt, is now Mrs. Dr. Parry, of Hamilton, and the youngest. Miss Katherine Breithaupt, is at present attending the College. The others. Miss Lillian, Miss Edna and Miss Rose, are at home in Berlin. The College cherishes the most kindly feeling towards parents and daughters, and wishes them every possible favor and blessing in life which they so richly deserve.
    Breithaupt Sisters
    Breithaupt Sisters
    Vox Collegii Whitby Jun 1914 Vol.XXX No 7 - Ontario Ladies College, Whitby, Graduation Number
    Residence 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Evangelical 
    Recipes 1906  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    • BEEFSTEAK PIE

      Miss. Lillian Briethaupt

      Cut remnants of cold broiled stake or roast beef in 1 inch cubes, cover with boiling water, add 1 small onion, and cook slowly one hour. Remove onion, thicken gravy with flour diluted with cold water, and season with salt and pepper, add 4 potatoes cut in 1/2 inch slices, 1/2 cup turnip cut in dice and 3/4 cup carrot cut in dice, which have been parboiled eight minutes in boiling water. Put in a buttered pudding dish, cool, cover with baking powder biscuit mixture or pie crust, bake in a hot oven. If covered with pie crest make several incisions in crust that gases may escape.1a

      1aThe Ladies of Berlin, Waterloo and Friends Elsewhere, The Berlin Cook Book (Berlin, Ontario: The New Record Print Shop, 1906), pg 50
    Recipes 1906  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    • BAKING POWDER BISCUIT

      Miss. Lillian Briethaupt

      2 cups flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 4 teaspoons baking powder, 1 cup shortening, 2/3 cup water.1a

      1aThe Ladies of Berlin, Waterloo and Friends Elsewhere, The Berlin Cook Book (Berlin, Ontario: The New Record Print Shop, 1906), pg 51
    Name Lillian Breithaupt 
    Residence 1911  108 Queen Street North, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Evangelical 
    Residence 1921  108 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Zion Evangelical 
    Eby ID Number 00142-2327.3 
    Died 9 Sep 1951  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7
    Person ID I12082  Generations
    Last Modified 9 Jun 2025 

    Father Mayor - Warden Louis Jacob Breithaupt,   b. 3 Mar 1855, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1939, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Emma Alvarena Devitt,   b. 16 Oct 1860, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1925, Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married Apr 1881  [6
    Family ID F3513  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • In the 1930s she was the president of the Ladies Auxiliary for the local sanatorium.

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 707.

    2. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link .
      Breithaupt A. M. Edna / Breithaupt / July 26, 1885 / Apr. 13, 1963 / Edna B. Louis Jacob / Breithaupt / March 3, 1855 / May 6, 1939 / father C. Emma Alvarene / Devitt / beloved wife of / Louis J. Breithaupt / October 17, 1860 / June 12, 1925 / mother / Emma Lillian / Breithaupt / May 28, 1884 / Sept. 9,1951

    3. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-4 Page 6.

    4. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 38 Page 3.

    5. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 25 Page 5.

    6. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 2 Page 5.

    7. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1884). Emma "Lillian" Breithaupt (1884-1951) -... Retrieved 12 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170617688/emma-_lillian_-breithaupt.

    8. [S1720] Book - The Berlin Cook Book.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 May 1884 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRecipes - 1906 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRecipes - 1906 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1911 - 108 Queen Street North, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Zion Evangelical - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Sep 1951 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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