Bleich Family

 

In researching for information on the early settlers on this part of The Klondike I have found the following about the family and have posted it here for the benefit of family researchers. I any one has further information, particularly regarding their days carving out a living in Sullivan Township, please contact me by email.     Return to Klondike

 

 

Modified Register for Johann Gottifred Bleich

 

 

First Generation

 

 

      1. Johann Gottifred Bleich.

 

He had the following children:

 

+           2 M        i.  Frederich Gottifried Bleich was born on 13 Apr 1824.

 

                                       Christian (Johann Gottifred) was born Feb 2 1825

 

 

Second Generation

 

      2. Frederich Gottifried Bleich (Johann Gottifred) was born1,2,3 on 13 Apr 1824 in Prussia.

 

It was during the pastorate of Rev G Schambach, the first resident pastor, that a one acre lot (where St Peters

Lutherine church now stands) was purchased from Frederick Bleich for $500, June 15 1874............

From The History of Sullivan Township  by The Sullivan Historical Society.

 

1871 census gives Frederick BLEACH in Sullivan Township, Grey County, Ont, Canada

1881 census gives Frederick BLEAK

 

Frederich married Caroline Mischke. Caroline was born May 28 1826 in Germany.

 

They had the following children:

 

                            Frederich Wilhelm Bleich  was born 5 Jan 1853 and died 13 Jan 1929

                                                Frederich married Frances Gustena Heft or Hoeft,

                                                ( the Heft family had the farm to the west of the Bleich property)

 

                            Julia Bleich was born in 1857

               3 F          i.  Caroline Bleich was born in 1861.

 

+           4 M        ii.  Gotfried Frederick Bleich was born on 14 Mar 1864 and died in 1948.

               5 M       iii.  John Bleich was born in 1866.

               6 F        iv.  Louisa Bleich was born in 1867. (1863?)

 

 

Third Generation

 

      4. Gotfried Frederick Bleich (Frederich Gottifried, Johann Gottifred) was born on 14 Mar 1864 in Ont, Canada. He died in 1948.

 

The Fred Bleich & Augusta Dittmar family settled in Kitchener, Ont in the 1800s and had several sons and

daughters. Gotttred his son, movrd to Holly, Michigan & married Martha Quade and then moved to Florida.

Ruth Vasques (rootsweb fourum)

 

1901 Census gives the Godfried & Augusta and family and father Frederick in Sullivan Township, Grey County,

Ont.

 

Gotfried married Augusta Bertha Dittmar. Augusta was born on 9 Aug 1867 in Germany. She died in 1956.

 

They had the following children:

               7 M        i.  Frederick William Bleich was born on 19 Aug 1888 in Sullivan Township, Grey County, Ont, Canada

 

               8 F         ii.  Mary Bleich was born on 11 Nov 1889 in Sullivan Township, Grey County, Ont, Canada.

               9 M       iii.  Louis Bleich was born on 30 May 1891 in Sullivan Township, Grey County, Ont, Canada. He died in 1936.

 

             10 M       iv.  Gottifried Bleich was born on 4 Mar 1895 in Sullivan Township, Grey County, Ont, Canada. He died in Oct 1976.

             11 M       v.  John Bleich was born on 5 Aug 1896 in Sullivan Township, Grey County, Ont, Canada.

             12 F        vi.  Elsie Bleich was born on 11 Jun 1898 in Sullivan Township, Grey County, Ont, Canada.

             13 F       vii.  Georgina Bleich was born on 15 Jan 1900 in Sullivan Township, Grey County, Ont, Canada.

 

 

 

Children of Frederick William Bleich (Fritz) and Frances Gustena Hoeft (Gusty) are as follows :

(Provided by John Bleich of Owen Sound)

 

 1 Julia Ann Muzzell Bleich

 2.Frederick Bleich

 3.Caroline Schultz Bleich

 4.Gottfried Frederick  Bleich (owen sound dairy)

 5.Christian Karl Bleich [christopher charles ] (owen sound diary]

 6.John Carl Bleich

 7.Gusoff Bleich

 8.Augustena Bleich

 9.Magadaline Suzanne Bleich [markle]

 10.Edward David Bleich

 11.George Bleich

 12. unknown baby Bleich

 

Note:  The Hoeft family owned the property immediately to the west of the Bleich family (part of the same lot) a picture of both families in front of the Hoeft home appears in The History of Sullivan Township  by The Sullivan Historical Society.

 

 

 

Appendix A  -  Sources

 

 

  1.  1871 census of Canada, Grey N, Sullivan, D1, P4, Reel C-9953.

  2.  1901 Census of Canada, Grey N, Sullivan, D65, f1, s1-P13 L39, S2- P3 L18.

  3.  1881 Census of Canada, D153, Sd d, D 1, P50, H# 241, FHL film# 1375898.

   4.  2005  John Bleich

 

 

Extracts from the 1901 census of Canada

 

Grey North, District 65 f-1, Sullivan,Chatsworth

 

Con 5 Lot E1/4 10, 5 rooms 50 acres, sced2 P3 L18, sced1 P13 L39

Bleach,Godfried,head,mar 14 1864,37,Ont

Augusta,wife,aug 9 1867,33,germany

Mary,daug,11,Ont, Louis,daug,9,Ont, Godfred,son,6,Ont

John,son,4,Ont, Elsie,daugh,2.Ont, Georgina,daug,1,Ont

Frederick,father,april 13 1824,77,germany

 

 

 

Census of Canada 1881 - Household:

 

 Name  Marital Status Gender Ethnic Origin Age Birthplace Occupation Religion

 Frederick BLEACK   M   Male   German   58   Germany   Farmer   Lutheran 

 Caroline BLEACK   M   Female   German   55   Germany      Lutheran 

 Caroline BLEACK      Female   German   20   Germany      Lutheran 

 Gotfried BLEACK      Male   German   17   O <Ontario>   Farmer   Lutheran 

 John BLEACK      Male   German   15   O <Ontario>   Son   Lutheran 

 Louisa BLEACK      Female   German   14   O <Ontario>   Going To School   Lutheran 

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Source Information:

  Census Place Sullivan, Grey North, Ontario

  Family History Library Film   1375898   NA Film Number   C-13262

  District   156   Sub-district   D   Division   1  Page Number   50   Household Number   241

 

 

Federal Census of 1871

 

Heads of Household only.

 

BLEACH , FREDRICK

Sex:      Male  Age:       48   Birthplace: PRUSSIA

Religion:           Lutheran/Evangelical Lutheran  Origin:   GERMAN

Occupation:      FARMER

District: GREY NORTH ( 037 )  Sub-district:    Sullivan ( A )

 Division:          1  Page:            4 Microfilm reel:           C-9953

Reference:        RG31 - Statistics Canada

Note;- In 1874 Frederick Bleich sold Lot 18 Con 7 to what is now St Peters Lutheran Church

 

 

 

 

 

Source Unknown

 

1. GOTTIFRIED FREDERICH3 BLEICH (FREDERICH GOTTIFRIED2, JOHANN GOTTIFRED1) was born March 14, 1864 in Ontario, and died 1948. He married AUGUSTA DITMAR. She was born August 9, 1867 in Germany, and died 1956.

 

Children of GOTTIFRIED BLEICH and AUGUSTA DITMAR are:

i. MARY4 BLEICH, b. November 11, 1889, Sullivan Township, Grey County, Ontario.

ii. LOUIS BLEICH, b. May 30, 1891, Sullivan Township, Grey County, Ontario; d. 1936; m. ELLA KLAEHN; b. 1895; d. 1985.

iii. GOTTIFRIED BLEICH, b. March 4, 1895, Sullivan Township, Grey County, Ontario; d. October 1976.

iv. JOHN BLEICH, b. August 5, 1896, Sullivan Township, Grey County, Ontario.

v. ELSIE BLEICH, b. June 11, 1898, Sullivan Township, Grey County, Ontario.

vi. GEORGINA BLEICH, b. January 15, 1900, Sullivan Township, Grey County, Ontario; m. JAMES ANDERSON; b. 1901; d. 1966.

vii. FREDERICK WILLIAN BLEICH, b. August 19, 1888, Sullivan Township, Grey County, Ontario.

 

 

 

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