Born: 1861, Died: 1928
Married: Catherine Weiss
Christopher Huehn was raised in Erbsville where his father operated a small cooperage and where he learned the same trade. Christopher came to Waterloo c.1879 and opened a small cooper shop in 1890 on the corner of Queen and Erb St W. There he manufactured churns, cisterns, butter firkins etc. Huehn's Cooper Shop is still standing, although much renovated since his death in 1928 for other businesses including a gas station.
Sources:
Obituary, Waterloo Chronicle, March 8, 1928.
The Twin City, Berlin and Waterloo
Waterloo County Councillors; a Collective Biography.
Fred Shirn, Maeller Cooperage, Mar 20,1918. Waterloo Chronicle.
Christopher Huehn Biography
Description
- Creator
- Little, Ellis, Author
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Articles
- Description
- This is a handwritten biography of Christopher Huehn 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 Event
- 1861-1928
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Huehn, Christopher ; Weiss, Catherine
- Local identifier
- ELP 51.94
- 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:
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