Kroetsch Family History & Genealogy

Joseph married Angeline Chartrand in 1871 in Bruce Co., Ontario. They immigrated to Kansas. He died in 1897 from heat stroke while helping a friend shuck wheat in Illinois. Joseph left a substantial life insurance policy. His wife, Angeline used the proceeds wisely and financed some of her sons in building a lumber mill in Idaho. Their eldest son, John Baptiste Henry Kroetch (1874 - 1945) is the great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather of the family that began AncientFaces.

Henry Kroetsch was born on May 18, 1852 in Formosa, Bruce County, ON Canada, and died at age 74 years old on June 15, 1926 in Walkerton, ON. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Henry Kroetsch.

Angeline Angele Chartrand was born December 15, 1853 in Riversdale, Bruce Co.,Ontario, the daughter of Luc Chartrand and Marguerite Caskanette. Angeline was the 4th child of 12. On November 4, 1871, Angeline married Jospeh Jacob Kroetsch, in Formosa, Bruce Co., Ontario. Joseph Jacob was a shrewd and hard-working business man and was involved with various businesses. He was a member of Ancient Order of United Workmen, Lodge no. 229 (Hoxie) ...this organization was also very 'strong' in Ontario, so JJ could have first joined there, and continued in Hoxie. JJ also was a FreeMason. Per Jane Klassen's Kroetch Family book: "Joseph took over the operation of John Baptist's woolen mill in Formosa, Ontario. He married Angeline Chartrand, daughter of Luc and Margaret Cascagnette Chartrand on November 4, 1871. Joseph and Angeline had 12 children. The first two died as infants in Formosa, the next three were born at Greenock, which was nearby. In 1878 or 1879, Joseph & Angeline removed from Inneskillen to Manitoulin Island, to be closer to Luc and Marguerite Chartrand. Four more children were born there. About 1886, Joseph & his family moved to Plainville, Kansas. Three more children were born in Plainville, KS." Name: Joseph J. Kroetch Year: 1887 Age: 37 Place: Kansas Source Publication Code: 1829.25 Primary Immigrant: Kroetch, Joseph J. Annotation: Date and place of declaration of intention. Extracted from original records located at the Rooks County Museum in Stockton, Kansas. Country of origin is also provided. Source Bibliography: EMERSON, YVONNE. "Declaration of Intention, Rooks County, Kansas." In Leaves of Lineage (Osborne County Genealogical and Historical Society), vol. 15:1 (1991), pp. 12-13; vol. 15:2 (1991), pp. 33-35. Page: 34 Plainville Times, Dec, 29, 1887: "...J.J. Kroetch has moved his family into their new residence this week...." Plainville Times Sept. 5th, 1889 "..J.J. Kroetch has accepted a horn in the Plainville band, and proves a valuable assistant." Index of Certificates of Intent, Second Book 1881-1903 This is an index to the second book Certificate of Intent to become a citizen of the United States. These are sometimes called First Papers. The years range from 1881 through 1903.This book is located at the Frank Walker Museum in Stockton, KS. Copyright 1999. Darlee Sissel [contact link] Rooks Co.,KS, page 43, listed as Joseph J. Kroetch, age 37, born in Canada, dated 2/20/1886. KOETCH, Joseph J 37 Canada 20 Feb 1886 Per Plainville Times, July 16, 1891 "Johnny Kroetch returned last week from Pueblo, and will remain ....weeks. He reports that his father, J.J. Kroetch, is at work in Pueblo and doing well..." Hoxie Sentinel (Kenneth, KS) Jan. 5th, 1893.. "...J.B. Kroetch of Downs visited his brother of this place during the holidays..." Per Plainville Times, March 16, 1893 "Mr. JJ Kroetch and children left today for Hoxie, where the family will reside. Mr. Kroetch is manager of a lumber yard at Hoxie." The Hoxie Sentinel, Kansas Jan. 4, 1894: "Our genial lumberman, J.J. Kroetch, is expecting a visit from a brother from Downs, this state, soon..." Name: J J Kroetch Census Date: 1 Mar 1895 Residence County: Sheridan Residence State: Kansas Locality: Hoxie Birth Location: Canada Living in household: 1895 Kansas State Census, Sheridan County Index Kroetch, J.J. 45 M Lumberman Hoxie City 3 Kroetch, A. 41 F Hoxie City 3 Kroetch, J.B.H. 20 M Hoxie City 3 Kroetch, O.R. 17 F Hoxie City Kroetch, Albert 16 M Hoxie City 3 Kroetch, Josephine 15 F Hoxie City 3 Kroetch, Joseph 14 M Hoxie City 3 Kroetch, Maggie 9 F Hoxie City 3 Kroetch, Lizzie 8 F Hoxie City 3 Kroetch, Lawrence 7 M Hoxie City 3 Kroetch, Fred 5 M Hoxie City 3 Kroetch, Babe 1 M Hoxie City 3 On February 6, 1896, JJ Kroetch is noted in the Hoxie Sentinel (Kenneth, Kansas) as manager of the Foster Lumber Co. On December 3, 1896; Hoxie Sentinel (Kenneth, KS): "...J.J. Kroetch has returned from Grinell, where he went several days ago to check out a car of lumber, which he sold, to be used in the erection of an addition to the Catholic Church at Angelus..." The family were very committed to their Catholic faith, and lived about a block from the Catholic church in Plainville. On July 5, Angeline lost her husband to heatstroke. Hutchinson News Monday, July 05, 1897, Hutchinson, Kansas "Fatal Case of Sunstroke: Belleville, Ill., July 4; J.J. Kroetch, of Plainville, KS, who was in the employ of William Schiebel, a Shiloh Valley farmer, was overcome by the heat while harvesting wheat on Schiebels' farm, five miles east of this city, and died before assistance could be obtained or any relief afforded him." Because of JJ's membership in the AOUW, he left Angeline an insurance policy (about $5,000) which was unusual for those days! Name: A A Kroetch Census Date: 1 Mar 1905 Residence County: Rooks Residence State: Kansas Locality: Plainville (house # 72) Birth Location: Canada Living in household: Angeline 51 (listed as owning her own house, free & clear) Lawrence 18 Fred 15 Leo 11 Elizabeth 20 (school teacher) Plainville Times May 25, 1905 " Mrs. J.J. Kroetch and daughter, expect to start in a short time for an extended visit with relatives and friends in Idaho..." By 1906, Angeline decided to sell her property in Plainville and move out west to Idaho. She used part of her husband's insurance policy to invest in land outside of Harrison, Idaho where her sons and son-in-laws started a family lumber business. Plainville Times July 19, 1906 "..Mrs. Kroetch last week sold her houses and lots in Freeman & Coopers addition to Thomas Traylor....Mrs. Kroetch expects to leave soon for Idaho where her sons Al and Joe reside. P.D. Spellman of the Bartlett Land Agency made the deal." Per Plainville Times, dated Sept. 13, 1906: "Mrs. Angeline Kroetch and family leave Monday for Couer D'Alene, Idaho, to make her future home. Her sons Lawrence and John are there working at lumber business. One of the other boys is in Spokane, and another in Canada near there." Per the Bureau of Land Records (www.glorecords.blm.gov) Angeline Kroetch was the patentee of land that had a title transfer on 1/27/1908. The land was 160 acres, located in Willamette, Stevens Co., Washington...doc. # 6542 (north of Spokane, bordering Canada) WA - Willamette 030N - 042E S½SE¼ 4 Stevens remarks: subject to rights and r-o-w WA - Willamette 030N - 042E NE¼SE¼ 4 Stevens remarks: subject to rights and r-o-w WA - Willamette 030N - 042E SE¼NE¼ 4 Stevens remarks: subject to rights and r-o-w Listed in the 1910 US Census in the city of Couer D'Alene, Kootenai District, enumeration district 170 In household: Angeline head age 58, born in Canada, living in the US since 1886, ten children born, 10 alive, widowed...also in household were her following children: Elizabeth 25 born in Canada Lawrence 24 Kansas Fred 21 Kansas Leo 16 Kansas Plainville Times Date: September 15, 1910 "We understand that Mrs. Kroetch, formerly of Plainville but now of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, was a heavy loser in the forest fires." Publication Title: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, City Directory, 1911 Name: Angeline Kroetch Street address: 819 N 7th, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Spouse: widow of J J Kroetch (in household are children Elizabeth and Leo...living nearby are Joseph J. and L.T...) GRADUATES of IHM Academy, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 1907 - 1924 (Academy of Immaculate Heart of Mary) Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho; ward 2, Coeur d'Alene precinct. lived next door to druggist Joel SCHERMANSON. Another neighbor was Angeline KROETCH, a widow with 10 children, including Elizabeth 25, Fred 21, and Leo 16, all listed as students at the Academy. --1910 Cd'A ED170 p2B, 812 7th St. GONZAGA REGISTER 1887-1917 Kroetch, Calistus A., '05-'07 and''09-'10, II. Com. Bookkeeper, Millwood Lumber Co., E. 1013 Mission Ave., Spokane, Wash. Kroetch, Chas., '0 5-*06, II. Com. Kroetch, Edmund L., '05-'12, Sen.A., A.B.'12. Salesman, McGoldrick Lbr. Co., Spokane, Kroetch, Leo V., '11-'15, Sen.A., A.B.'15. Pr., St. Patrick's Seminary, Menlo Park, CA Publication Title: Kootenai, Idaho, City Directory, 1916 Name: Angeline Kroetch 819 N. 7th, Coeur D' Alene Spouse: widow Jos J Kroetch Living in Harrison are Fred and Mary Jane Kroetch (he's a watchman) Also living in Harrison while working at Connelly & Kroetch lumber is Joseph & Lena Kroetch L.F. Kroetch is living in Coeur D Alene Listed in the 1920 US Census for Lincoln Precinct, Coeur D' Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho in household with sister, Amaelia and brother-in-law, Robert Jack Bottrell...listed as speaking French in the household, and is 66 years old, and widowed. Name: Angeline Kroetsh Home in 1920: Coeur D Alene Ward 3, Kootenai, Idaho Age: 66 years Estimated Birth Year: abt 1854 Birthplace: Canada Relation to Head of House: Sister-in-law Marital Status: Widow Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 959 Household Members: Robert J Bottrell 50 Amelia Bottrell 54 Angeline Kroetsh 66 Listed on the 1930 US census as living with her son Joseph, in Harrison Township, Idaho. Also noted that French was spoken in their home. 1931 Spokane City Directory, page 373: Kroetch, Angeline Mrs. E. 3920 29th Ave. 1934 Spokane City Directory, page 368: Kroetch, Angeline Mrs. E 508 Mission Publication Title: Spokane, Washington, City Directory, 1935 Name: Angeline A Kroetch Street address: E 508 Mission Residence Place: Spokane, Washington Spouse: widow of Jos J Kroetch Publication Title: Spokane, Washington, City Directory, 1936 Name: Angeline A Kroetch Street address: E 508 Mission av Residence Place: Spokane, Washington Spouse: widow of Jos J Kroetch Publication Title: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, City Directory, 1938 Name: Angeline Kroetch Street address: 417 Foster av Residence Place: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Spouse: (widow of Joseph Kroetch) Publication Title: Spokane, Washington, City Directory, 1940 Name: Angeline Kroetch Street address: E707 Mission Ave., Spokane, Washington Spouse: widow of Jos J Kroetch 1940 US Census: Name: Angeline Kroetch Age: 86 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1854 Gender: Female Race: White Birthplace: Canada Marital Status: Widowed Home in 1940: Spokane, Spokane, Washington Inferred Residence in 1935: Idaho Residence in 1935: Idaho Citizenship: Naturalized Institution: St Joseph Home For The Aged 1941 Spokane City Directory, page 427: (NOTE: 707 E. Mission is currently an apartment building located on the edge of the Gonzaga Campus) Kroetch, Angeline (wid. Jos. J.) E. 707 Mission Ave. 1942 Spokane City Directory, page 420: Kroetch, Angeline (widow Jos. J) E. 707 Mission Ave. 1943 Spokane City Directory, page 430: Kroetch, Angeline (wid. Jos. J) E 707 Mission Ave. Later in life, the family story is that Angeline was a housekeeper for the Brothers of Ganzaga. It is also said that she left money to them in her will. Although Angeline died in Spokane, she was buried in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. (For many years, there was a Kroetch Brother's lumber mill in Coeur d'Alene). Received the death cert for Angeline 10/28/01. Washington State file #144. Angeline lived at the St. Joseph's Home on E. 707 Mission Ave., Spokane for the last 4 years of her life. Per the death cert: Angeline lived in Spokane for the last 20 years of her life. Angeline was 89 years, 1 month and 13 days old at time of death. She died of a cerebral hemorrhage, and was attended by F.W. O'Neil, MC|D. Apparently, from what I can gather from the cert, she had the stroke 2 days before her death. Information provided on death cert by Leo Victor Kroetch, Helena, Montana. Angeline was buried January 30, 1943 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Services provided by Hennessey Funeral Home. Burial: KOOTENAI COUNTY CEMETERIES: ST. THOMAS CATHOLIC CEMETERY Located: East end of Sherman Avenue and 22 Street Sponsored and taken care of by: St. Thomas Catholic Church 919 Indiana Avenue Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814 PH: 208-664-9254 KROETCH, Angeline 1853 - 15 December 1943 Mother KROETCH, Effie B. 1 June 1890 - 30 October 1928 s/p Angeline KROETCH, Helene C. 1885 - 15 December 1973 s/p Joseph J. KROETCH, Joseph E. n/d 21 January 1976 s/l Joseph J. KROETCH, Joseph J. 1881 - 3 January 1962 s/p Helene C. KROETCH, Lawrence F. 9 March 1887 - 24 July 1973 Obit: Independent (Helena, Montana) Friday, January 29, 1943, Helena, Montana "Mrs. Angeline Kroetch dies in Spokane...Word was received here last night of the death in Spokane yesterday of Mrs. Angeline Kroetch, 89, mother of Leo Kroetch of this city. Mrs. Kroetch is survived by 4 daughters 4 sons in addition to her son Leo, and also by 32 grandchildren and and over 40 great-grandchildren. Funeral services and burial will be in Coeur D' Alene, Idaho. Leo Kroetch was at her bedside when death came." Per Hennessey Smith Funeral Home & Crematory (dated 4/18/2011) Angeline passed away January 28, 1943 in Spokane, Washington at St. Joseph's Home...the Rosary was held Friday, January 29, 1943 at Hennessey Funeral Home, mass was Saturday, January 30, 1943 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 330 East Boone St. Reverend was Patrick T. Loye, SJ. Angeline was interred at St. Thomas Cemetery, Coeur d'alene, Idaho. Suvivors were listed as daughters: Rosabel Connolly of Spokane, Josephine Melius of Spokane, Margaret Gray of Yakima, Washington and Elizabeth Minning of Cincinnati, Ohio. Sons listed as: John Kroetch of Dassel, Minnesota, Joseph J. Kroetch of Harrison, Idaho, Lawrence F. Kroetch of Spokane, Fred M. Kroetch of Beaverton, Oregon, Leo V. Kroetch of Helena, Montana. She had a brother, Peter Chartrand of Duluth, Minnesota. 33 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren. The funeral home has her born December 15, 1852 in Riversdale, Ontario, Canada, father as Luke Chartrand, mother as Margaret Caskanette, both born in Canada. Husband Joseph Kroetch was deceased...she had lived in Spokane for 57 years. original in file. Buried in St. Thomas Cemetery, Coeur D' Alene, Idaho

Martin Aloysius Kroetsch was born on April 9, 1858 in Formosa, Bruce County, ON Canada, and died at age 72 years old on March 1, 1931 in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington United States. Martin Kroetsch was buried on March 4, 1931 at Holy Cross Cemetery, in Spokane. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Martin Aloysius Kroetsch.

Regina Kroetsch of Riverton, Fremont County, Wyoming United States was born on May 27, 1862 in Formosa, Bruce County, ON Canada, and died at age 77 years old on October 2, 1939 in Riverton, Fremont County, Wyoming United States. Regina Kroetsch was buried at Saint Mary's Cemetery in Maryville, Nodaway County, MO.

Anna Kunigunda Kroetsch was born on August 8, 1864. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Anna Kunigunda Kroetsch.

Aloysius G. Kroetsch was born on August 13, 1866 in Bruce County, ON Canada, and died at age 86 years old on May 18, 1953 in Seattle, King County, Washington United States. Aloysius Kroetsch was buried in 1953 at Grandview Cemetery in Grandview, Yakima County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Aloysius G. Kroetsch.

Katherine Mary Kroetsch was born on December 13, 1874. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Katherine Mary Kroetsch.

Rosabel Orillia (Kroetsch) Connolly was born on April 11, 1876. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Rosabel Orillia (Kroetsch) Connolly.

Joseph John Kroetsch of Mount Carmel, North Dakota United States was born on January 6, 1876 in Formosa, ON Canada, and died at age 72 years old on November 13, 1948 in Mount Carmel, North Dakota United States.

Barbara Kroetsch of Saint James, Phelps County, Missouri United States was born on June 17, 1878 in Conception, Nodaway County, and died at age 78 years old on September 4, 1956 in Saint James, Phelps County. Barbara Kroetsch was buried on September 4, 1952 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery, St. James, MO.

Albert Aloysius Kroetsch was born on April 5, 1878. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Albert Aloysius Kroetsch.