Christian Heise

Christian married Mary Roeder on 7 Jan 1872 in Ayton, Normanby Township, Grey County, Ontario. Mary (daughter of Valentine Roeder and Mary Tern) was born about 1853 in Hessen, Darmstadt, Germany; died on 21 Mar 1914 in 37 Cambridge Street, Galt, Waterloo County, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Male Heise was born on 19 Feb 1875 in Galt, Ontario.
2. Maria Heise was born on 3 Apr 1876 in Galt, Waterloo County, Ontario; died on 19 Aug 1877 in Galt, Waterloo County, Ontario; was buried in Old Preston Cemetery, Cambridge (Preston) Waterloo County, Ontario.
3. Albert Christian Heise was born on 5 Jun 1878 in Galt, Waterloo County, Ontario.
4. Edward Valentin Heise was born in Feb 1880 in Ontario; died on 31 Aug 1881.
5. Otto Henry Heise was born about 1883 in Galt, Waterloo County, Ontario.
6. Millie Matilda Heise was born on 04 Mar 1885 in Galt, Waterloo County, Ontario.

Notes:

Christoff Heise was born in 1806 in Germany. In 1830, he married Maria Mierstedt born 1810. They had four children: Martha, Carl, Christian and Henry.

Christoff was a Guild artisan and wood turner who sold his own products on the same premises where he produced them. Maria had a brother, August Mierstadt who had moved to Louisville, Kentucky. In 1850 August Mierstadt wrote letters to convince Christoff and Maria to come to America. The letters also indicate that Maria's mother was living in Germany at the time.

In the spring of 1851, Martha and Carl booked passage from Hamburg to New York. From New York, Martha joined her fiancé, August Plöthner in Preston. August Plöthner was an established weaver in Preston and Martha set up a millinery business in the front of his shop. August was a Lutheran from Weimar, not far from Muhlhausen, and probably became acquainted with Martha there.

On August 15, 1852, Christoff and Maria came to Preston, Ontario along with Henry and Christian. Christoff found employment as a wood turner with Guggisberg's Furniture and Chair Factory until funds were secured to establish an independent business.

On January 10, 1855, Christoff purchased a 1/4 acre plot on the southeast corner of King and Argyle Streets in Preston. Here he erected a building which was to serve as house, workshop and store.

Christoff Heise opened an independent furniture business sometime in 1856. Carl joined him early in the venture and ownership was placed in Carl's name. By 1864, Sutherland's County of Waterloo Gazeteer lists five Heise's at the site: Christoff, turner; Christian and Henry, cabinet makers; Charles (Carl), moulding maker; and an unknown relative named John, labourer.

Christoff Heise died April 24, 1870 and Henry bought out his brother's interest in the property and took personal control of the business.

Source: The German Immigrant Henry Heise (1842 - 1917)

Christoff married Maria Elisabeth Mierstedt in 1830 in Lutheran Church. Maria was born on 8 Mar 1809 in Mülhausen, Thuringen, Königreich, Prussia; died on 24 Feb 1896 in Preston, Waterloo County, Ontario; was buried in Old Preston Cemetery, Cambridge (Preston) Waterloo County, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]