Gaukel immigrated to Canada, arriving at Preston where he worked in a distillery. Later he moved to a small farm near Bridgeport and erected a log cabin and barn and a small distillery. In 1819 he moved to Berlin (now Kitchener)and in 1833 started Gaukel's Tavern, later the site of the Walper House.
Gaukel was a civic-minded citizen and donated the property bounded by Queen, Weber and Frederick Streets on which the 1852 County Building was erected. This building was demolished when the present County Building was erected in 1965. Two of Kitchener's streets, Frederick and Gaukel, bear his name.
Frederick's great-grandson, Carl Henry Ahrens (1862-1936) was a prominent landscape painter.
Gaukel immigrated to Canada, arriving at Preston where he worked in a distillery. Later he moved to a small farm near Bridgeport and erected a log cabin and barn and a small distillery. In 1819 he moved to Berlin (now Kitchener)and in 1833 started Gaukel's Tavern, later the site of the Walper House.
Gaukel was a civic-minded citizen and donated the property bounded by Queen, Weber and Frederick Streets on which the 1852 County Building was erected. This building was demolished when the present County Building was erected in 1965. Two of Kitchener's streets, Frederick and Gaukel, bear his name.
Frederick's great-grandson, Carl Henry Ahrens (1862-1936) was a prominent landscape painter.
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