Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Boldt (Bolt), Fred |
Othernames |
also seen as "Bolt" (Anglicized version) Frederic Boldt / Fred Boldt |
Born |
11/17/1859 |
Birthplace |
Ontario |
Places of residence |
Brant Township, Bruce County (1881 census) Concession 1, Lot 4, Sullivan Township (Williamsford area), c.1890 |
Father |
John Boldt (Bolt) |
Mother |
Dorah |
Nationality |
Canadian |
Notes |
There was a carpenter / woodworker, Frederick (Fredrick / Fredrich) Bolt, of Williamsford, Grey County. The surname spelling of "Boldt" is also seen for him. He was known to have made a wooden water pump was used on the Black's farm in Berkeley, Holland Township, Grey County for many years. This pump is now at the Grey Roots Museum. Fred was born on Nov. 17, 1859 in Ontario (his father was German-born). In the 1881 census, Fred and his wife Elizabeth resided with his parents at their farm in Brant Township, Bruce County. It is not known what year they moved to Grey, but it was between 1881-1887. Fred Boldt made funeral caskets at Williamsford and used a former school structure in Williamsford to store the caskets in circa 1887+. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Boldt also ran an apple butter and cider mill in the village as well. In 1932, their son Wesley Boldt moved the mill to another location locally, and operated it until 1944, when it was dismantled and removed. In an 1890 directory, the Boldt family lived on the Sullivan Township side of Williamsford at Concession 1, Lot 4. In that source, the surname was spelt as "Bolt". The 1891 census provides Frederick Boldt's birthdate as November 17, 1859. He was born in Ontario, but his father was German-born. In the 1891 and 1901 censuses, Fred was listed as a "Carpenter". His wife Elizabeth was born in 1858. They had been married at Hanover on March 9, 1880. Fred Boldt died in 1950, at the age of 92. He is buried at Shiloh Cemetery. His tombstone has his birth year as 1858, but his actual birth date was November 17, 1859. There is a tombstone at Knox Hill Presbyterian cemetery at Williamsford for Esra Boldt, who died in June of 1888. He was a child of Fred and Elizabeth. Lydia Boldt married Alexander McAllan on May 21, 1914. Elma Boldt married William Henry Heimbecker on Feb. 16, 1916 William Wesley Boldt m. Annie Catherine Schwartz on June 12, 1919. Annie's parents were Frederick Pabolowski and Annie Schaefer. |
Occupation |
Carpenter Casket Maker Apple Butter and Cider Mill at Williamsford |
Publications |
THE PATHS THAT LED TO HOLLAND: A HISTORY OF HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, p. 226 FARMER'S DIRECTORY (Grey County, Sullivan Township section), 1890 Marriage Record 61375 (Frederick & Elizabeth) |
Role |
Business person |
Spouse |
Elizabeth Lahn, m. March 9, 1880 |
Children |
Ephraim Boldt b. 1881 Lydia Boldt b. 1884 William Wesley Boldt b. 1885 Esra Boldt b. 18__-d. 1888 Sarah / Sara Boldt b. 1889 Elma Boldt b. 1895 |
