Johann "Jean" "John" Jakke^[1]

1801 - 1873  (72 years)

• Name	Johann "Jean" "John" Jakke
  Born	1801	, France   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	murder, misfortune
  Misfortune	murdered - robbed
  Name	John Jacke  [4]
  Name	John Jacky
  Occupation	1852	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Yeoman
  Residence	1852	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Residence	1852	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Yeoman
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-47963
  Died	1873	Fort Erie, Welland Co., Ontario   [1]
  Person ID	I47963	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Catharine Merkling,   b. 1806, , France ,   d. 5 Oct 1876, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Children	1. Catharine Jacki,   b. 9 Sep 1834, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Dec 1892, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)   2. Annie Jakke,   b. 12 Aug 1836, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Nov 1915, Bentinck Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   3. Margareth Jakke,   b. 1839, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Aug 1880, Neustadt, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 41 years)   4. John Jacky,   b. 14 Jun 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jun 1912  (Age 68 years)   5. Friedrich "Frederick" Jacky,   b. 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Jacob Jacky,   b. 26 Jan 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jul 1916  (Age 69 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F12384	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Murdered and Robbed at Fort Erie. Johann went to see his sister and never got there and never returned home. His sons went looking for him and police said they found him dead behind the train station, had been robbed and no idenfication on him.

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 12 Oct 1876. Died 5 Oct 1876 By St. Agatha, Catharina, nee Merklin, widow of the 3 years since dead John Jacky (who was killed at Fort Erie), died at 69 years of age. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div. 4 Page 4. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 14 Page 94. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. John Jacke, son of John and Catharine Merkling, born 14 jun 1842, bapt. 14 Mar 1856 sponsors: father?, Henry Ferdinand [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 4 Pg 4.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1801 - , France Occupation - Yeoman - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Yeoman - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1873 - Fort Erie, Welland Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth