Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Home construction contract.
Level of description
File
Reference code
SCA105-GA77-1-4
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
Archival description area
Name of creator
(1804-1882)
Biographical history
Jacob Hailer was born in Wilferdingen, Grossherzogthum Baden, Germany and emigrated to North America in 1829. He established himself as a wheelwright in Kitchener in 1833 and was instrumental in establishing the Evangelical Association religion in Canada.... »
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Wagners and Hailers were prominent early settler families in Waterloo County, Ontario, as were the Staebler, Biehn/Bean and Breithaupt families.
Scope and content
Contract, signed on 27 October 1832 in Waterloo Township to build the Hailer Home on King Street in Kitchener. Signed by Jacob Hailer, Philip Salzberger (builder), and Friedrich Kummel (witness).
Notes area
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by Gordon Wagner in September 1990 and May 1991.
Language and script note
Translation in English available.
Control area
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Rev JB Jan 2019.