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Peter Simon Fritz

Peter Simon Fritz

Male 1880 - 1941  (60 years)

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  • Name Peter Simon Fritz 
    Birth 1 Apr 1879  Chepstow, Bruce, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Born 29 Mar 1880  Greenock Township, Bruce, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Baptism 30 Mar 1880  Chepstow, Bruce, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 9 Jul 1891  Chepstow, Bruce, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Buried 1941  Shaunavon, RM #78, SK, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 17 Feb 1941  Shaunavon, RM #78, SK, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I298  Day Family Tree
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2006 

    Father Peter Fritz,   b. 22 Oct 1853, Wilmot Township, Waterloo, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 May 1904, Greenock Township, Bruce, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Smith Schmidt,   b. 1857, Greenock Township, Bruce, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Nov 1881, Greenock Township, Bruce, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years) 
    Married 7 Jan 1875  Chepstow, Bruce, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F85  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine "Kate" Louisa Klein,   b. 2 May 1883, New Germany, Waterloo, ON Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1922, Shaunavon, RM #78, SK, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Married 23 Jan 1906  Chepstow, Bruce, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Andrew Philip Fritz,   b. 9 Nov 1906, Wales, Cavalier County, ND Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1987, Union Hospital, Shaunavon, SK, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     2. Irene Mary (Marie) Fritz,   b. 15 Jun 1908, Wales, Cavalier County, ND Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 2000, Regina, RM #159, SK, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     3. Peter Martin Fritz,   b. 28 Jan 1910, Shaunavon, RM #78, SK, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1963, Shaunavon, RM #78, SK, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     4. Clara Bernice Fritz,   b. 9 May 1912, Shaunavon, RM #78, SK, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1970, Calgary, AB, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     5. Alexander Francis Fritz,   b. 14 Jul 1913, Shaunavon, RM #78, SK, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 1989, New Westminster, BC, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     6. Olive Helen Fritz,   b. 15 Apr 1915, Shaunavon, RM #78, SK, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1919, Shaunavon, RM #78, SK, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 4 years)
     7. Emma Louise Fritz,   b. 29 May 1916, Shaunavon, RM #78, SK, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jul 1978, Gull Lake, RM #109, SK, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     8. Leona Catherine Fritz,   b. 4 Aug 1918, Shaunavon, RM #78, SK, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 2014, Moose Jaw, RM #131, SK, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
     9. Sister Rita Monica Fritz,   b. 23 Nov 1920, Shaunavon, RM #78, SK, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 2002, Calgary, AB, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     10. Rose Anne Fritz,   b. 18 Nov 1922, Shaunavon, RM #78, SK, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1984, Plains Health Centre, Regina, SK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
    Family ID F98  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 Apr 1879 - Chepstow, Bruce, ON, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 Mar 1880 - Greenock Township, Bruce, ON, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 30 Mar 1880 - Chepstow, Bruce, ON, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 9 Jul 1891 - Chepstow, Bruce, ON, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 Jan 1906 - Chepstow, Bruce, ON, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 1941 - Shaunavon, RM #78, SK, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Feb 1941 - Shaunavon, RM #78, SK, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Peter Simon Fritz 2
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    Peter Simon Fritz & Family
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    Peter Simon Fritz Daughters
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    Peter Simon Fritz
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    Peter Simon Fritz Farm
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    Peter Simon Fritz Wedding
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    Peter Simon Fritz Children 2
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  • Notes 
    • Peter was confirmed by RC Bishop Thomas Joseph Dowling at St. John Baptist Church in Chepstow, Ont. Peter was confirmed with the name "Erasmus". Peter and Catherine "Kate" Klein were married by Roman Catholic Priest F.A. Zettler in Chepstow, Ontario on January 23, 1906. Witnesses to their wedding were Henricus Fritz of Mt. Carmel, ND and Magdalena Klein of Chepstow, ON. Peter and Kate then moved to Wales, North Dakota, where Peter did carpenter work.

      John moved in 1907 near Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, where he filed on a homestead five and a half miles southeast of Shaunavon, known 4 years later as Anglo School District #516. One of the signators of a Declaration to organize this School District was signed by Peter S. Fritz.

      In 1909 Kate moved from North Dakota with children Andrew and Marie. They came by train via Moose Jaw to Gull Lake. Peter had shipped a carload of machinery, household furniture, three horses, one cow and some chickens. Our farm was 38 miles from Gull Lake, Sask. Until the railroad came in 1913, everything had to be hauled from Gull Lake, a 3-day trip. Peter built a two room house where they lived in until 1917, then moved into a two story house which Peter had built. He also built a big hip-roofed barn made of sod. He had his blacksmith forge in a front stall. They had no drinking water and Peter had to haul it from a spring about three times a week. Peter would hitch his horse "Bill" to a stone boat, which had two barrels, with wash tubs for lids. Kate (41 years old) passed away on December 2, 1922. Marie, age 13, looked after the family of 8 for six years until she married. In 1924 the barn burned and Peter built another. Peter passed away in March 1941, and son Andrew took over the farm in 1934 until December 1971 when he sold it to his son Philip and daughter-in-law Sheila.

      Daughters Rita, Emma and Leona Fritz attended Anglo School in 1929 (photos of their class of 1929 can be found in the book Quarter Stake Echoes. [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S41] FamilySearch.com.

    2. [S705] http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com.

    3. [S2454] Quarter Stake Echoes, Area South of Shaunavon, (South Shaunavon History Club, 1981).