Gottfried Johannes Franke^[1]

1828 - 1918  (89 years)

• Name	Gottfried Johannes Franke
  Born	5 Apr 1828	Muehlhausen, , Bayern, Germany   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1843	, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Immigration	1852	, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Residence	1854	254 Wilmot St., New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	254 Wilmot St. was built before 1861 by Gottfried Franke, a butcher from Germany. In 1867, he lived in this frame house with three other family members. Voisin, M. (2017). Column: There's a little bit of our past everywhere we walk today | NewHamburgIndependent.ca. NewHamburgIndependent.ca. Retrieved 16 June 2017, from https://www.newhamburgindependent.ca/opinion-story/7372199-column-there-s-a-little-bit-of-our-past-everywhere-we-walk-today/?utm_content=buffera28af&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer#.WURS8RBWYr4.facebook
  Naturalization	1855  [2]
  Occupation	1871	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Butcher
  Occupation	1881	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Butcher
  Residence	1881	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1891	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Butcher
  Residence	1891	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Retired	1901	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Occupation	1911	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Income
  Residence	1911	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-86042P
  Died	25 Jan 1918	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 8, 9]
  	Cause: pneumonia (one week)
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 8, 9]
  Person ID	I86042	Generations
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Bernard Franke,   b. Abt 1800, of, Muehlhausen, , Bayern, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Barbara Beinish,   b. Abt 1800, of, Muehlhausen, , Bayern, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F41735	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Julia Plaetzer,   b. 30 May 1836, Oppenrod, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 16 Sep 1899, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Married	1856
  Children	1. Henry "Harry" Franke,   b. 1 Apr 1857, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Dec 1929, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)   2. Ernst Frederick Franke,   b. 8 Apr 1860, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Apr 1948, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)   3. Catherine Franke,   b. 1862, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Julianna Helena Franke,   b. 1864, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Gottfried Franke,   b. 5 Dec 1869, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jul 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   6. Theodore C. Franke,   b. 28 Jun 1880, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jan 1950, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024
  Family ID	F37545	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Died New Hamburg, Ontario, Canada Gottfried Franke Sr. died at the home of his son Theodore last Friday at the age of 89 years, 9 month and 20 days. He was born in Meuhlhausen, Germany and immigrated to America when he was 20 years of age, first coming to Preston and a year later, in 1849 settling in New Hamburg where he has since resided. He was married to Julia Plaetzer and their union was blessed with four sons and two daughters. One daughter Catherine, Mrs. Charles Pieper of Gretna, Man., and his wife predeceased him 18 years ago. Surviving are Henry of Edmonton, Alberta; Ernest of New Hamburg; Julia, Mrs John stahl of Chicago; Gottfried of Kitchener and Theodore of New Hamburg. He was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church and at the time of death was the oldest resident of New Hamburg. Newspaper unknown

  
  

• Sources

  [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011635-86. John Stahl, 25, occ. Store Clerk, b. Crediton, res. Chicago, son of Louis Stahl and Eliza Weiner married Julia Helena Franke, 21, b. New Hamburg, res. New Hamburg, daughter of Gottfried Franke and Julia Pleitzer, Witnessed by: Henry Franke and Meira Ploetner of New Hamburg, 11 August 1886 in New Hamburg. [S307] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1901, New Hamburg (Village) E-1 Page 6. [S250] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1871, Page 22. [S251] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1881, New Hamburg 1881 Page 42. [S1054] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1911, p. 28;. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 40814 (1918), Gotfried Joahnnes Franke. Gotfried Johannes Franke, d. 25 Jan 1918 New Hamburg, aged 89 y, 9m, 20d, b. Muelhausan, Germany, buried Riverside, occupation Butcher, s/o Bernhard Gotfried Franke & Barbara Beinish, cause: pneumonia (one week) [S699] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1891, Section 1 Page 9. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17661270/gottfried-franke. [S153] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Riverside New Hamburg CC#4564 Internet Link. [Front/East] Zum Seligen Erinnerung/ An/ Julianna Plaetzer/ Ehefrau Von/ Gottfried Franke/ Geb. 30 Mai 1836/ In Uppenrod Kreis Ulsfeld/ Hessen Darmstadt/ Gest. 16 Sept. 1899/ Alter 63 Jahre 3 Mo. 14 T. [Left/South] Zum Seligen Erinnerung/ An/ Gottfried Franke/ Geb. 5 Apr. 1828/ Gest. 25 Jan. 1918/ Im Alter Von/ 89 Jah. 9 Mon. U. 20 T./ Franke

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Apr 1828 - Muehlhausen, , Bayern, Germany Immigration - 1843 - , Ontario, Canada Immigration - 1852 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - 1854 - 254 Wilmot St., New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Butcher - 1871 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Butcher - 1881 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1881 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Butcher - 1891 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Retired - 1901 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Income - 1911 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: pneumonia (one week) - 25 Jan 1918 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth