Lawrence Groff Fried^{[1, 2, 3]}

1876 - 1920  (44 years)

• Name	Lawrence Groff Fried
  Born	24 Feb 1876	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/257646909
  Interesting	accident
  Misfortune	1920
  	accidently killed
  Died	6 Dec 1920	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 7]
  Residence	1945	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Eby ID Number	00036-3020.6
  Buried	Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I914	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	John Fried,   b. 18 Jun 1842, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jul 1922, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Fannie Groff,   b. 7 Nov 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Dec 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	2 Nov 1862	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Family ID	F308	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agnes Snyder,   b. 13 Feb 1880, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Jul 1948, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Married	24 Apr 1901	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Children	1. Gordon Fried,   b. 1902, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1991  (Age 89 years)   2. Grace Irene Fried,   b. 21 Oct 1904, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1947  (Age 42 years)   3. John Fried,   b. 10 Apr 1908, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Nov 1988  (Age 80 years)   4. Beulah Dell Fried,   b. 1910,   d. 6 Jul 2003, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)   5. Lyla Dorothy "Dorothy" Fried,   b. 11 Jan 1913, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2005, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)   6. Lawrence "Lorne" Fried,   b. 10 Feb 1915, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Jul 1997, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)   7. Harrison Fried,   b. 15 Oct 1917, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Oct 1917, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   8. Elva Ruth Fried,   b. 7 Feb 1919, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 May 1920, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 1 years)   9. Lance Corporal Kenneth L. Fried,   b. 17 Sep 1920,   d. 8 Mar 1945  (Age 24 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F6449	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Well-Known Farmer Meets Death Lawrence Fried Pinned Under Tractor and is Drowned Lawrence Fried was found dead beneath an overturned tractor in the ditch on the Blenheim-Wilmot townline about 2 miles south of New Dundee at two o'clock on Monday afternoon. Just how the accident occurred is not known. The accident occurred at a culvert in the road and it is believed in coming down hill he did not notice how close he was to the edge and the tractor overturned into the ditch pinning him underneath in about three feet of water. The doctors who examined the dead man said that he was uninjured but was in such a position that it was impossible for him to extricate himself, death being due to drowning. Mr. Fried who lived about 1 ½ miles southeast of New Dundee, left his home about ten o'clock in the forenoon with his tractor to plough at another farm. Later passersby noticed the machine in the ditch by the roadside, but it was not until early in the afternoon, Mr. Fried not appearing, that is was thought he might be underneath and upon investigation the body was found submerged in three feet of water. No inquest was deemed necessary by Coroner Dr. Honsberger, of Kitchener, as it was evident the death was accidental. The late Mr. Fried was a prominent farmer and a well-known horse and cattle breeder, showing at Toronto and London as well as at the fairs in this district. He was well known in New Hamburg. He was about 47 years of age and is survived by his widow and eight children, besides his father, John, Fried, now of Kitchener. New Hamburg Independent, December 10, 1920 _____________________ CRUSHED TO DEATH BY TRACTOR Lawrence (sic) Fried was found dead beneath an overturned tractor on the Blenheim-Wilmot road, about two o'clock this afternoon. He had been driving across the culbert (sic) when apparently the tractor left the road, broke through the railing and overturned in the ditch, where there was two or three feet of water. Fried was pinned underneath and was dead when found. Just when the accident occurred is not known definitely. He was taken to New Dundee and Coroner Dr. J. F. Honsberger called. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 668. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 722. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Lawrence Fried. [S62] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries, Roseville - Roseville Mennonite [formerly Detweiler Mennonite] CC#4493 Internet Link. Fried / Lawrence Fried / born Feb.24,1876 / died Dec.6,1920 / in his 45th year / Agnes Snyder his wife / born Feb.13,1880 / died July 12,1948 / in her 69th year [S184] Funeral Card - - Funeral Card Notices of Waterloo County from 1851 to 1980. Rest in the Lord Died In Blenheim Township, Ont., on Monday, Dec. 6th, 1920, Lawrence Fried in his 45th year. The Funeral Will take place on Thursday afternoon, 9th inst., at 1.30 o'clock, from his late residence to Detweiler's Church, Roseville, for service and interment. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Lawrence Fried Born: Oxford CO Age: 24 Father: John Fried Mother: Fanny Grove Born: abt 1877 Spouse: Agnes Snyder Age: 20 born: Northeart Hope Tp Ont Father: Benjamin Snyder Mother: Mary Ebert married 24 Apr 1901 [S184] Funeral Card - - Funeral Card Notices of Waterloo County from 1851 to 1980. Rest in the Lord Died In Blenheim Township, Ont., on Monday, Dec. 6th, 1920, Lawrence Fried in his 45th year. The Funeral Will take place on Thursday afternoon, 9th inst., at 1.30 o'clock, from his late residence to Detweiler's Church, Roseville, for service and interment. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation Fried, Lawrence - Funeral Card 1920.jpg [S1886] Military - Canada - Second World War Service Files Canadian Armed Forces War Dead. Fried, Kenneth L. 26 years Birthdate: 1920 Sep 17 Died: 1945 Mar 8 Rank: Lance Corporal Unit: Essex Scottish Regiment, R.C.I.C. Force: Army Service Number: A109089 Additional Details son of Lawrence & Agnes Fried of New Dundee, Ontario [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. John Fried aged 20 res Blenheim born Blenheim son of Samuel and Nancy (Zeigler) married 2 Nov 1862 to Fanny Groff, aged 21 res North Dumfries born Waterloo daughter of Jacob and Lea (Bricker)

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Feb 1876 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 24 Apr 1901 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Dec 1920 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1945 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada  = Link to Google Earth