Dr. Ernst Andreas Koetsch

Cal 1825 - 1870  (~ 44 years)

• Name	Ernst Andreas Koetsch
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	CALC 18 Jun 1825	Lindenkreuz, , Thüringen, Germany   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Misfortune	1858
  	shot in arm
  	In June of 1858 he had the misfortune to accompany two constables to the scene of a shooting, and while there received a shotgun blast in the arm, from which nine buckshot pellets were removed.
  Name	Andreas Koetsch
  Occupation	Doctor
  Occupation	1870	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	coroner
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-96522
  Died	3 Jun 1870	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I96522	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Dr. Andreas Koetsch in Preston, 44 yrs, 11 mths, 18 days, born in Lindenkreuz near Gera, Sachsen. went to Univ. of Leipzig from 1846 to 1848. learned lessons of famous professors Petermann, Bock, Wober, Joerg, Assmann, Markel, Guenther, Braun, Franke, Erdmann. rec'd Doctor's Diploma. Interned in 38th. Prussian Infantry Regiment in Mainz & rec'd. best marks everywhere. Came to Canada in 1854, was licensed in 1856 & named as Coroner. Since then, practised here with great success. Berliner Journal 9 Jun 1870 (translated from Germany by Pat. Kauk) ________________ KOETSCH, ERNEST ANDREAS our knowledge of this man is provided chiefly through his obituary, which appeared in the Berliner Journal of June 9, 1870. Deaths 1 On June 3 in Preston, Dr. Andreas Koetsch aged 44 years, 11 months, 18 days. Dr. Koetsch was born in Lindenkranz by Gera in Saxony, made the proper studies from 1846 to 1848 at the University of Leipzig, attended lectures of the famous professors Peterman, Bock, Weber, Jorg, Uszmann, Markel, Gunther, Braun, Franke, Erdman, &c., held his Doctor's Diploma, served as underphysician in the 38th. Prussian Infantry Regiment in Mainz, and acquired overall the best testimonials. He came to Canada in 1854, was licensed in 1856, and appointed coroner, and since then has practised here with great success; he enjoyed generally the reputation of a thoroughly scientifically trained and a skilful experienced physician. Rest his ashes. In June of 1858 he had the misfortune to accompany two constables to the scene of a shooting, and while there received a shotgun blast in the arm, from which nine buckshot pellets were removed. Dr. Alexander D. Campbell, Doctors in Waterloo County 1852-1925 ___________ Supposed Poisoning Case. A woman by the name of Mrs. Catharine Hickie, died suddenly in Galt, on Thursday afternoon last. On Friday the body was taken to the Roman Catholic burying ground in Preston, and interred. Suspicions of foul play having arisen, Coroner Seagram, of Galt, determined to hold an inquest, and for that purpose summoned the following gentlemen as a jury: MR. JOHN YOUNG, Foreman. Mr. William Walker, Francis Dennis, John Casey, William Kay, Daniel Kerr, David Byrns, Mr. David Stuer, A. Anderson, A. Ramsay. James Willis, R. Charter, W. H. Benn. The body having been removed upon Friday afternoon before the Jury arrived, they adjourned until the following morning, when they proceeded to Preston, had the body disinterred. and Dr. Kostech, of Preston, held a post mortem examination. On an examination of the stomach, no evidences of poison having been administered could be found, and there were no marks of external violence. The evidence of Dr. Koetsch rather went to show that the poor woman had fallen a victim to the use of intoxicating liquors. The jury then returned to the Inkerman Inn, Galt, where a number of witnesses were examined, and the following verdict rendered through the foreman, Mr. Young, "That the deceased Catharine Hickie came to her death suddenly, from some cause or causes unknown to us. The circumstances connected with this matter were somewhat suspicious, but still there seems to have been but slight grounds for suspicion that poisoning had been resorted to. At twelve 'clock when Mrs. Hickie's son left the house, she was apparently quite well, and in company with another woman named Elizabeth Cain. At four o'clock when he returned, he found her dead, and the woman Cain gone. Suspicion at once rested upon the latter, but her statement as well as the evidence of Dr. Koetsch, would seem to indicate that the deceased being long addicted to drinking, death had come suddenly upon her. - [Galt Reformer. The Hamilton Spectator Thu, Oct 01, 1857 Page 7

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), Obituary of Dr. Andreas Koetsch - 9 Jun 1870.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 18 Jun 1825 - Lindenkreuz, , Thüringen, Germany Occupation - coroner - 1870 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 3 Jun 1870 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth