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George Friederich "Fred" Wolfhard

Male 1861 - 1928  (66 years)


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  • Name George Friederich "Fred" Wolfhard 
    Born 28 Aug 1861  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Christened 2 Nov 1861  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1886  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Blacksmith 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Blacksmith 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-44804 
    Died 30 Mar 1928  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I44804  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Peter Wolfhard,   b. 21 Dec 1824, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Margaret Besserer,   b. 21 Nov 1823, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1916, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 21 May 1854  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Family ID F23430  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eleanora Louisa "Louisa" Hertel,   b. 12 Aug 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 29 Jun 1886  St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 6] 
    Children 
     1. Ethel Catherine Wolfhardt,   b. 31 Mar 1893, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1979, Amherstburg, Essex Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     2. Freddie Wolfhardt,   b. 19 Jan 1895, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Emma Wolfhardt,   b. 21 Dec 1896, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1955, Newington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F11638  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Fred G. Wolfhard

      The death occurred at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, on Friday last of Fred G. Wolfhard, a resident of Waterloo, after an illness of several months, in his 66th year. Surviving him are his wife, one son and two daughters; also one brother, Harry Wolfhard, and one sister, Mrs. August Hertel, both of Kitchener.

      Waterloo Chronicle 5 Apr 1928, p. 1

  • Sources 
    1. [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-6 Page 15.

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      George F Wolfhardt Born: Canada Age: 24 Father: Peter Wolfhardt Mother: Margarette Besserer Born: abt 1862 Spouse: Eleanora Louisa Hertel Age: 23 born: Canada Father: Henry Hertel Mother: Caroline Schermer married 29 Jun 1886 married: Waterloo

    3. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      George Friederich Wohlfarth s/o Peter & Margareth Besserer b. 28 Aug 1861, bapt. 3 nov 1861 sponsors: George T. Hollinger & wife Catharine

    4. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 4 Page 46.

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158341452/frederick-george-wolfhard.

    6. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 1 Jul 1886.
      June 29, 1886 Eleonora Louise Hertel & George Friedrich Wolfhardt, both of Berlin, were married by Pastor Andres in St. Paul's Church here. (Berlin)

    7. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 25 May 1854 Pg: 21.
      BESSERER, Margaretha married 21 May 1854 To Peter WOLFARD. Both of Berlin. minister F. W. Bindemann

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Aug 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 2 Nov 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1886 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 29 Jun 1886 - St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Blacksmith - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Blacksmith - 1901 - Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 30 Mar 1928 - 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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