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Ahrens, Charles August
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Dates of existence
1856-1937
History
Charles August Ahrens was an industrialist born on August 28, 1856 in Port Elgin, Ontario to parents Charles Andrew and Charlotte Henrietta Ahrens. He was a harness maker and went to Iowa to specialize in making special harnesses for horse racing. He married Laura Emma Hirschy September 21, 1882 in Wayne, Ohio. He founded Chas. A. Ahrens Ltd. in Berlin, now Kitchener, Ontario in 1882, which he operated for 55 years. in addition to his business activities, he built several buildings and homes in the area. Ahrens was a charter member of the Kitchener Board of Trade, and served for a time on the Board of Health and the K-W Hospital Board. Together he and Laura had three children: Fredrick Hirschy; Charlotte Mary; and Florence L. He died September 14, 1937 and was entombed at Woodland Cemetery, Kitchener. At the time of his death, he held the record within the Dominion for the uninterrupted operation of a show factory by the same person.
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Halliwell, Maria Charlotte Ahrens (1876- ?)
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Category of relationship
family
Type of relationship
Halliwell, Maria Charlotte Ahrens is the sibling of Ahrens, Charles August
Dates of relationship
1876-1937
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Ahrens, Herman Emmanuel (1872-1958)
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
family
Type of relationship
Ahrens, Herman Emmanuel is the sibling of Ahrens, Charles August
Dates of relationship
1872-1937
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Hachborn, Laura Emma (1870-1939)
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Category of relationship
family
Type of relationship
Hachborn, Laura Emma is the sibling of Ahrens, Charles August
Dates of relationship
1870-1937
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Ahrens, Albert Edward (1867-1920)
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
family
Type of relationship
Ahrens, Albert Edward is the sibling of Ahrens, Charles August
Dates of relationship
1867-1920
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Ahrens, Emma (1865-1945)
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Category of relationship
family
Type of relationship
Ahrens, Emma is the sibling of Ahrens, Charles August
Dates of relationship
1865-1937
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Ahrens, Louise (1863-1948)
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Category of relationship
family
Type of relationship
Ahrens, Louise is the sibling of Ahrens, Charles August
Dates of relationship
1863-1937
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Ahrens, Caroline (1862-1934)
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Category of relationship
family
Type of relationship
Ahrens, Caroline is the sibling of Ahrens, Charles August
Dates of relationship
1862-1937
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Schneider, Helena Ahrens (1859-1944)
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
family
Type of relationship
Schneider, Helena Ahrens is the sibling of Ahrens, Charles August
Dates of relationship
1859-1937
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Ahrens, Henry Jacob (1858-1933)
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
family
Type of relationship
Ahrens, Henry Jacob is the sibling of Ahrens, Charles August
Dates of relationship
1858-1933
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Von Ende, Wilhelmine Ahrens (1855-1933)
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
family
Type of relationship
Von Ende, Wilhelmine Ahrens is the sibling of Ahrens, Charles August
Dates of relationship
1856-1933
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Ahrens, Laura Emma Hirschy (1858-1949)
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
family
Type of relationship
Ahrens, Laura Emma Hirschy is the spouse of Ahrens, Charles August
Dates of relationship
1882-1937
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Related entity
Charles A. Ahrens & Sons Shoe Company
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Category of relationship
associative
Type of relationship
Charles A. Ahrens & Sons Shoe Company is the employer of Ahrens, Charles August
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Ahrens, Florence Louisa (1891-1982)
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Category of relationship
family
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Ahrens, Florence Louisa is the child of Ahrens, Charles August
Dates of relationship
1891-1903
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Shupe, Charlotte Mary Ahrens (1885-1969)
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
family
Type of relationship
Shupe, Charlotte Mary Ahrens is the child of Ahrens, Charles August
Dates of relationship
1885-1937
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Ahrens, Frederick Hirschy (1883-1975)
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
family
Type of relationship
Ahrens, Frederick Hirschy is the child of Ahrens, Charles August
Dates of relationship
1883-1937
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Ahrens, Charles Andrew (1827-1903)
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
family
Type of relationship
Ahrens, Charles Andrew is the parent of Ahrens, Charles August
Dates of relationship
1856-1903
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Ahrens, Henrietta Charlotte (1831-1896)
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Category of relationship
family
Type of relationship
Ahrens, Henrietta Charlotte is the parent of Ahrens, Charles August
Dates of relationship
1856 - 1896
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Revised August 2020 SP.
Revised January 2024 by DR.
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Sources
- Charles Ahrens - Find a Grave
- "Charles Ahrens dies at his home". Kitchener Daily Record. September 15, 1937. p. 3.
- Charles August Ahrens, Jr - Waterloo Region Generations