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---+ Joseph Weber
Joseph WEBER; born in 1840 in Alsace France and died in 1907 in Ontario.  Joseph was the first arrival in Canada of our Weber line.  He and Catherine raised eight children in the Hanover village near the Bruce peninsula.


| :born:    |Born   | 1 Aug 1840%CITE{1002}%| |Mertzwiller, Bas Rhin, Alsace, France<SUP>A</SUP>|
| :married: |Married|11 Aug 1868|Catherine Ritter|Alsace, France<SUP>A</SUP>|
| :died:    |Died   | 5 May 1907| |Preston, Russel co., Ontario%CITE{1001}%|

Parents:
   * Father: [[GeorgeWeber1801][George Weber]] 1801-1852
   * Mother: Margaret Muckensturm 1806-1858

Children:
   * Michael Weber
   * Joseph Weber
   * Alis (Rosa? or Rosalie?) Weber; Hanover, Ontario  (in 1901); married a Mr. Deiss (see note)
   * Charles Weber; 1872-
   * Barbara Weber; 1874-
   * Georg Weber; 1875-
   * Barbara Weber; 1876-
   * [[EmilWeber1879][Emil Joseph *Rusey* Weber]]; 1879-
   * Eugen Weber; 1881-

---+++_Joseph’s Early Years_
<img src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/Alsace.gif" alt="Alsace, France"  align="right" width="120" height="195" Hspace="10" Vspace="10">
[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alsace][Alsace]] is a green strip between the Vosges Mountains and the Rhine Valley, once a Celtic settlement, but in modern times tugged between France and Germany.  The Treaty of Westphalia in 1648 ceded her to France, but Germany kept claiming her as booty in wars.  She was still with France when Joseph and Catherina first sailed to Quebec, but Germany got her when [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_von_Bismarck][Otto von Bismarck]] won the Franco-Prussian War in 1871%CITE{1001}%.

---+++_Joseph and Catherina_
Joseph and Catherina came to Canada from the Alsace area in the mid-1800's, settling in the Quebec region, probably because they spoke little English but were fluent in French and German.  Joseph was likely in Quebec in a semi-military capacity, as England was encouraging soldiers from Europe to settle near Quebec's unprotected southern border.

At the outbreak of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco-Prussian_War][Franco-Prussian War]] in 1870, Joseph, a high-ranking military man according to his son, Rusey Weber, was called home to Alsace.  Germany was the victor and so Joseph and his family were under German rule from 1871 until they again emigrated to Canada in April of 1886, this time to settle near relatives in the area that was later incorporated (1899) as the town of Hanover.

[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanover%2C_Ontario][Hanover, Ontario]] has many solid brick homes and is beautiful in the summer.  At the end of the 19th century, the main employer was the Knechtel Furniture Company (now absorbed by Sklar) where Joseph worked as a furniture finisher.

He was also an artist, apparently.  As well as his regular work at Knechtel, Joseph was commissioned to make posters for the railway to attract immigrants to Canada.  These were unsigned and so impossible to trace%CITE{1001}%.


---+++_The Final Years for Joseph_
The obituary for Joseph Weber appeared in the May 9th, 1907 issue of the _Hanover Post_ newspaper and gave his death as the fifth of May, 1907 in Preston, Ontario.  After Katherine passed away, Joseph had been spending much of his time in Preston at his son's house, Joseph Jr.  The notice was brief:

_"Joseph Weber, resident of Hanover for many years, has gone the way of all flesh._ 

_The end came at Preston on Sunday last where he had lived off and on for many years.  The remains were brought to Hanover on the afternoon train yesterday.  His wife died some 5 years ago.  He was the oldest employee of Knechtel Furniture Co., Hanover."_

Joseph and Catherina are both buried in the Hanover Roman Catholic graveyard, in Plot #13.  The gravesite records are in the Town Hall%CITE{1001}%.  Interestingly, the next plot #14 is for the Burns family.  Tommy Burns, the only Canadian to win the World Heavyweight Championship, in 1906, was possibly a nephew of Joseph Weber, a famly story to be proven sometime in the future.  Tommy likely worked in the same funiture factory as a young man.

---+++_Footnotes_
   * Note A: derived from email correspondence with Stephan Wall of New Jersey, in August of 2011.  Stephan is cousin of and in correspondence with Richard Baechler of Alsace, France, a desendent of the Alsace Weber family.

----++++_Obituary for Catherine (Ritter) Weber_
The late Mrs. Weber, beloved wife of Joseph Weber, passed away at the family home in Hanover on Thursday last (February 14, 1901).  She attained the age of 66 years, 5 months and 2 days.  Deceased had been ailing for a great length of time, her state having been considered precarious a few months ago when the sons who are resident in Buffalo [New York] came home.

She rallied at that time, but her residence on this sphere was not to be of long duration.

Neighbours of the deceased and other with whom she was intimately acquainted affirm that her nature was above all eminent for its kindness.  The funeral left her late residence on Saturday at 9:45 for the Roman Catholic church where service was held and from thence to the Roman Catholic Cemetery where the remains were consigned to their last resting place.  Deceased was born in Mertzwlller.  She came to the country on April 9, 1886 (Her maiden name was Katharina Ritter).

Besides her husband, she leaves a large family of grown up sons and daughters:

Michael Weber in Michigan<BR>
Joseph Weber (Jr.) in Preston, Ontario<BR>
Alis (Mrs. Deiss) in Hanover, Ontario<BR>
Barbara Weber, Hanover, Ontario<BR>
Charles Weber, Buffalo, New York<BR>
Eugene Weber, Buffalo, New York<BR>
George Weber, Southampton, Ontario<BR>
Emil Joseph Weber, Manitoba<BR>



---++++_Notes on the children_
   * All the children were likely born in Alsace, France between the first and last voyage to Canada by the parents.
   * Michael Weber is noted in the obituary for Catherine (Ritter) Weber, but not in Alsace correspondence<SUP>A</SUP>.  More research is required.
   * Joseph Weber is noted in the obituary for Catherine (Ritter) Weber, but not in Alsace correspondence<SUP>A</SUP>.  More research is required.
   * Alis Weber; Hanover, Ontario  (in 1901); married a Mr. Deiss.  The Deiss family lived next door (1901 census%CITE{1002}%) and it is _possible_ that this is Alis Weber age 31 (census name of "Rosie Deiss") married to Nicholas Deiss, with three children.
   * Charles Weber; b. 6 May 1872 in Alsace, France<SUP>A</SUP>.
   * Barbara Weber; b. 19 April 1874 at Alsace, France, likely died young as a later daughter was also named Barbara<SUP>A</SUP>.
   * Georg Weber; b. 7 July 1875 at Alsace, France<SUP>A</SUP>.
   * Barbara Weber; b. 18 Oct 1876 at Alsace, France<SUP>A</SUP>.
   * Emil Weber; b. 10 April 1879 at Alsace, France<SUP>A</SUP>; d. unknown.
   * Eugen Weber; b. 19 July 1881 at Alsace, France<SUP>A</SUP>.
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Bruce County marriage records for 1889%CITE{1003}%:<BR>
1606-89 Nicholaus DEISS, 30, widower, carpenter, Elzass Germany, Hanover, s/o Ignatz DEISS & Catherina FUCHS, married Rosa WEBER, 20, Elzass, Hanover, d/o Joseph WEBER & Catherina RIEDER, witn: Peter ZETTLER & Elizabeth ROESER, both of Carlsruhe, 7 Sept 1889 at Carlsruhe.
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---++++_Census of 1901_
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|*Person*|*Sex*|*Age*|*Relation*|*Status*|*Birthdate*|*Originated*|*Immigrated*|*Religion*|*Occupation*|
|WEBER, Joseph|M|60|head    |married|1 Aug 1840 |Germany|1886|R.C.|furniture factory labourer|
|      Barbara|F|24|daughter|single |18 Oct 1876|Germany|1886|R.C.|  |

_- 1901 Census for District #66 South Grey; Subdistrict B-9 Hanover village; Ontario; family #57, page 6._
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---+++_Family Outline_

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