Born in Russia on 15 December 1872, son of Johan Georg (Frederich) Borger and Elizabeth Borger, he and his family moved to Canada in 1902 and he founded the construction firm of Henry Borger and Sons in 1919. He and wife Katherine Sophia Bernhardt (1878-1944) had seven children: John Henry Borger, Amalie “Molly” Borger (1904-1999, wife of Ernest Brady), Friedrich “Fred” Borger (1906-1989), David Borger (1910-1969), Andreas “Andrew” Borger (1913-?), Maria “Mary” Borger (1919-2013, wife of Ed Deibert), and William Borger (1921-?). He died at his Winnipeg home, 480 Anderson Avenue, on 31 July 1946 and was buried in the Elmwood Cemetery.
Birth registrations [Amalie Borger, Friedrich Borger, David Borger, Andreas Borger, William Borger], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Molly Borger, Ernest Brady], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Death registrations [Katherine Sofia Borger, John Henry Borger], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Henry Borger local builder dies at home,” Winnipeg Tribune, 1 August 1946, page 13.
“John H. Borger funeral Saturday,” Winnipeg Tribune, 2 August 1946, page 7.
Obituary [Fred Borger], Winnipeg Free Press, 6 December 1989, page 50.
Obituary [Mary Deibert], Winnipeg Free Press, 27 May 2013.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 6 June 2024
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