Born: 1820, Died 1874
Married: Catherine
The Froelich family, which included Valentine, Henry and Conrad, were early residents of the village of Waterloo. In 1851 Valentine, along with brother Henry, were listed in the census of that year as weavers. After 1855 when the Hoffman Survey was completed, Valentine purchased Lots 10, 11 and 12 on the east side of King St. S. and south of Beaver Creek (later Laurel Creek). There he constructed a building that he opened as a public house called the Golden Swan Hotel. This business, after several owners, became the City Hotel, a landmark in Waterloo until it was torn down in 1990
Sources:
Marg Rowell et al. Welcome to Waterloo.
Waterloo Mount Hope Cemetery Records.
Hoffman Survey Map, 1855, Waterloo Public Library.
Census Records 1861 Waterloo Village.
Ellis Little, Early Waterloo Hotels, unpublished.
Valentine Froelich Biography
Description
- Creator
- Little, Ellis, Author
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Articles
- Description
- This is a handwritten biography of Valentine Froelich from the Ellis Little Papers. This biography has been transcribed exactly as written. Ellis Little was a local historian, who was the principal of Elizabeth Ziegler Public School.On his retirement, he invested much of his time in researching and writing about Waterloo's history. The Ellis Little Papers consist of extensive notes, papers and historical works.
- Notes
- To see the original document please visit the Ellis Little Local History Room at the Main Branch of the Waterloo Public Library
- Date of Publication
- 1820
- Date Of Event
- 1820-1874
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Froelich, Valentine ; Froelich, Henry ; Froelich, Conrad
- Corporate Name(s)
- Golden Swan Hotel ; City Hotel
- Local identifier
- ELP 51.62 and ELP 63.43.18
- Collection
- Ellis Little Papers: Men and Women of Our Past
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Location of Original
- Ellis Little Papers
- Contact
- Waterloo Public LibraryEmail:askus@wpl.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:35 Albert Street, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 5E2
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