Dr. John Augustus "August" Kaiser

1843 - 1894  (51 years)

• Name	John Augustus "August" Kaiser
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	24 Aug 1843	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132473503
  Name	August Kaiser
  Name	August Kaiser
  Residence	1851	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Roman Catholic
  Residence	1852	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Roman Catholic
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Roman Catholic
  Occupation	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Medical Doctor
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Roman Catholic
  Occupation	1887	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
  	medical doctor
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-94774
  Died	27 Oct 1894	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States   [5]
  Buried	Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I94774	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Mayor Anthony "Anton" "Tone" Kaiser,   b. CALC 1 Mar 1814, Dettwiller, Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 4 Dec 1887, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Mother	Carolina Baumgarten,   b. 28 Aug 1815, Zabern, Alsace, Germany ,   d. 16 May 1875, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F8640	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria Ann "Mary" Lang,   b. 18 Jul 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Dec 1928, Berlin, , Berlin, Germany  (Age 79 years)
  Married	18 Apr 1872	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Children	1. Maria Antoinette Kaiser,   b. 21 Jan 1873, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States ,   d. 1934, , Germany  (Age 60 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F46553	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Augustus Kaiser, Marie Lang Kaiser and Daughter Antoinette Kaiser Darryl Burt originally shared this on 3 Jun 2017 to Ancestry Public Member Tree
  		Dr. Augustus Kaiser Detroit Free Press 28 Oct 1894 - Darryl Burt originally shared this on 3 Apr 2015 to Ancestry Public Member Tree

  
  

• Notes

  Dr. Kaiser of Detroit is Dead. One of Detroit's Most Respected Citizens and Prominent Medical Men Passes Away. Dr. August Kaiser of Detroit died very suddenly of pleurisy at his residence in that city this morning after a short illness. On Thursday he was taken seriously ill and his relatives in Berlin and elsewhere were notified. Mr. Geo. Lang then went over to visit his bedside. At noon to-day Mr. August Lang received a telegram informing him that Mr. Kaiser was dead. The deceased was a prominent citizen of Detroit, who was born in St. Agatha abont fifty-three years ago and who spent his boyhood days in that vicinity, with his brother, Councillor Kaiser of Wilmot and their family. When he grew up he studied medicine and graduated from McGill College, Montreal, and took a post-graduate course in an American university. In 1872 The wedded Miss Lang of Berlin, daughter of the late Mr. R. Lang. By this union there was one daugnter born, who at present is finishing her education in Europe. Mr. Kaiser by his ability and worth took a prominent part in the affairs of Detroit where he located and where he has been very successful. He was a director of the Lang Tanning Co. of Berlin and interested in Other enterprises. His death has evoked much regret here among all who enjoyed his triendship or his acquaintance. He will be interred in Detroit on Tuesday and Mr. and Mrs. August Lang, Mrs. John Lang and others left this afternoon For Detroit. Mr. John Lang is travelling In the Northwest and will not be able to be present at the obsequies. Daily Record, Berlin, Ontario - 27 Oct 1894, Sat Page 1 __________ Augustus Kaiser, A. M., M. D., was born at St. Agatha, Ont., on August 24, 1843. He received his early education at St. Jerome's College, at Berlin Ont., and at the age of 15 years, he entered the Jesuit College at Montreal. He received the degree of master of arts in 1866, and for a time was professor of French and mathemathics at St. Jerome College. Desiring to become a physician, he went to Ann Arbor, where he graduated from the medical department of the University of Michigan in 1871. He located in Detroit in 1872, just after his marriage to Miss Mary Anna Lang, daughter of the late Reinhold Lang, of Berlin, Ont. In religion Dr. Kaiser was a devout Roman Catholic, and was prominent in the counels of the church. He was a member of several church societies, and president of Branch 10, C. M. H. A. in polities he was a stanch Democrat. He was United States examining surgeon under President Cleveland's first administration. For four years he represented the seventh ward in the common counell, of which body he was president during his last term. He also served two years as city physician, and at the time of his death he was physician to the house of correction, which position he had held for sixteen years. Personally Dr. Kaiser was he of nature's noblemen, a man of large sympathies, great energy, and sterling character. He was largely and actively interested in public charities, the special object of his attention, however, being the Home of the Aged Poor, The Little Sisters of the Poor will surely feel the loss of his counsel and support. Dr. Kaiser had an extended clientele, his personal qualities making him especially endeared to those with whom he had professional relations. He was one of the men whose place in all the circles in which he moved it wiil be ditlicult to fill. Newspaper unknown _____________ LAID IN THE TOMB. Touching Scenes at the Funeral of Dr. Augustus Kaiser. The last sad rites over the remains of the late Dr. Augustus Kaiser were held in St. Joseph's church, corner of Orleans and Jay streets, yesterday morning. The throng that had assembled to witness the funeral ceremonies was so large that every foot of standing room was occupied. Rt. Rev. John S. Foley, bishop of the diocese, celebrated solemn requiem mass, and he also delivered a funeral sermon. The casket was completely buried with flowers. A touching sight was the group of Little Sisters of the Poor, and so many Inmates of the institution, which had received so much charity at the hands of Dr. Kaiser, as were able to attend. The tears which they shed were prompted by real sorrow at the demise of their friend and adviser. The active pall bearers were Joseph Denk, Henry Telpel, Benjamin Wurzburger, Martin Bayer. Louis Hilsendegen. Anthony Muir, Fellx Meler and Thomas Schelch. The honorary escort consisted of Capt. Joseph Nicholson, Capt. J. W. Millen and Drs. J. J. Mulheron, Eugene Smith, J. Henry Carstens, Joseph Schulte, Daniel La Ferte and John E. Clark. The remains were taken to Woodmere cemetery and placed in a vault, to remain there until after the return of Miss Antoinette Kaiser, the only child of the deceased, from Germany. Newspaper unknown ____________ The Germans in Ontario felt a personal loyalty to Queen Victoria and her consort. In fact it was more than loyalty, it was blood kinship. Governors-general sent to Canada by the Queen were most affectionately received by them and never failed to address the Germans in their own tongue. This loyalty to the Queen was a great factor in stirring up loyalty to Canada as well. On this score the Germans refused to take second place to any other national group. The twenty-fourth of May and, beginning in 1867, the first of July were always colorfully observed. The Berliner Journal carries the following note on June 11, 1874, regarding the preparations for the observance of the national holiday for that year: "Dominion Day - on July first in the afternoon a big picnic will take place in the city park, and in the evening a mechanics' ball in St. Nicholas Hall, with the co-operation of the music society. As one notices from the advertisement it is again the Germans who are making the preparations for the public celebration of this national Canadian festival. Now let any conceited John Bull say that the Germans in Berlin are not loyal!"* Perhaps the finest tribute to Canada by a German-Canadian to be found anywhere is in the form of a poem by Dr. August Kaiser, who was born in St. Agatha in 1843, and who died in Detroit in 1894, and lies buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in this city. He was well-known as a physician in Detroit, but in addition to his medical work had found time to enter city politics there. He became first an alderman and finally president of the board of aldermen. His poem, which appeared in the Berliner Journal on November 29, 1894, bears the title: "Canada" and has, in its German form the rhyme-scheme and melody of the "Wacht am Rhein." The following is a fairly literal translation and retains the original metrical form: CANADA O Canada, thou beauteous land, Thou art my treasured fatherland. To thee eternal troth I'll swear, E'en though in foreign lands I fare. Dear Canada, thou beauteous land, Dear Canada, thou Freedom's strand. Thou art fore'er my loved fatherland, Thou art fore'er my treasured fatherland. Thou Canada, so great and free, Art rich indeed, O hail to thee! Hast gold and silver, iron, ore, Corn, wheat and grain from shore to shore. Dear Canada, thou beauteous land, etc. In accents loud I say to all, That thou hast laws-in number small The best that man hath yet ordained Thou giv'st thy people unconstrained. Dear Canada, thou beauteous land, etc. All hail to thee, beloved land, Thou art fore'er my fatherland. Though lordly be the foreign shore, Thou has my love for evermore. Dear Canada, thou beauteous land, etc. Fortieth Annual Report of the Waterloo Historical Society, January 1953, Kitchener ____________ KAISER, AUGUSTUS, was born in St. Agatha on August 24, 1843, a son of Anton Kaiser. He attended St. Jeromes College, then entered the Montreal Jesuit College where he received the Master of Arts degree in 1866. He taught at St. Jeromes for a time before going to Ann Arbor where he graduated in medicine from the University of Michigan in 1871. He practised for a year in St. Agatha before leaving for Detroit. He became a prominent figure in Detroit in politics as well as in medicine. He continued to maintain close ties with his family here. He was president of the St. Jeromes alumni association in 1883. He died on October 28, 1894 at 51 years of age, from pulmonary complications of kidney disease. Dr. Alexander D. Campbell, Doctors in Waterloo County 1852-1925

  
  

• Sources

  [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 4 Pg 1. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 4 Page 1. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div. 4 Page 1. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 14 Page 89. [S370] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope Roman Catholic CC#4517 Internet Link . West: Augustus Kaiser M.D./ born at St. Agatha/ Aug. 24, 1843/ died at Detroit/ Oct. 27, 1894/ Ernest Heilemann/ 1870-1936/ Requiescant in Pace/ Kaiser/ (A) Dr. A. Kaiser/ (B) Angela/ K./ Lang/ (C) Reinhold A./ Lang/ South: Louis J. Hinchberger/ 1925-1967/ husband of/ Sandra Lang/ North: Angela Kelly Lang/ 1896-1979/ wife of Reinhold A. Lang/ 1893-1981/ [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:August Kaiser Age:28 Birth Date:abt 1844 Birth Place:Canada Marriage Date:18 Apr 1872 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father:Anthony Kaiser Mother:Caroline Kaiser Spouse:Maria Anna Lang Spouse's Age:22 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1850 Spouse Birth Place:Canada Spouse Father:Reinhald Lang Spouse Mother:Babette Lang

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Aug 1843 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1851 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Medical Doctor - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 18 Apr 1872 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - medical doctor - 1887 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Died - 27 Oct 1894 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Buried - - Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth