Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

William Schaefer

Male 1898 - 1967  (68 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Schaefer was born 25 Sep 1898, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Frederick Schaefer and Johanna Fredericka "Hannah" Esch); died 24 Mar 1967; was buried , Mayton Cemetery, Mayton, Alberta.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Frederick Schaefer was born 25 Feb 1873, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada (son of Johann Valentin "Valentine" Schaefer and Anna Katharina "Catherine" Lang); died 25 Sep 1957, Olds, Alberta; was buried , Mayton Cemetery, Mayton, Alberta.

    Frederick married Johanna Fredericka "Hannah" Esch 8 Feb 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Johanna (daughter of Daniel Esch and Catherine Oppertshauser) was born 24 Jun 1876, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Jan 1945; was buried , Mayton Cemetery, Mayton, Alberta. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Johanna Fredericka "Hannah" Esch was born 24 Jun 1876, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Daniel Esch and Catherine Oppertshauser); died 18 Jan 1945; was buried , Mayton Cemetery, Mayton, Alberta.
    Children:
    1. 1. William Schaefer was born 25 Sep 1898, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Mar 1967; was buried , Mayton Cemetery, Mayton, Alberta.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Johann Valentin "Valentine" Schaefer was born 23 May 1830, , Hessen, Germany (son of Valentine Schaefer and Margaretha Schaefer); died 8 Mar 1901, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Johann married Anna Katharina "Catherine" Lang 10 Aug 1855, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Anna was born CALC 2 May 1836, , Germany; died 4 Mar 1873, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Anna Katharina "Catherine" LangAnna Katharina "Catherine" Lang was born CALC 2 May 1836, , Germany; died 4 Mar 1873, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Peter Schaefer was born 27 Jan 1856, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 19 Apr 1863, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Sandhills Baptist Cemetery, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Valentine Schaefer was born 3 Jan 1858, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Jun 1935, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada.
    3. Catherine Anne "Katie" Schaefer was born 26 Dec 1859, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Apr 1950, Paisley, Elderslie Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario; was buried , Paisley Cemetery, Paisley, Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada.
    4. Henry Schaefer was born 25 Nov 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Apr 1863; was buried , Sandhills Baptist Cemetery, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Wilhelm Schaefer was born 10 Nov 1863, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Feb 1864; was buried , Sandhills Baptist Cemetery, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Jacob Clarence Schaefer was born 12 Jan 1865, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 20 Mar 1940, Innisfail, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Innifail Cemetery, Innisfail, , Alberta, Canada.
    7. Maria Schaefer was born 16 Jan 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Jul 1939, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Palmerston Cemetery, Palmerston, Wellington Co., Ontario.
    8. Elizabeth Hannah Schaefer was born 23 Feb 1869, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Aug 1940, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 8 Aug 1940, Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Johannes "John" Schaefer was born 15 Apr 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 May 1871; was buried , Sandhills Baptist Cemetery, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. 2. Frederick Schaefer was born 25 Feb 1873, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 25 Sep 1957, Olds, Alberta; was buried , Mayton Cemetery, Mayton, Alberta.

  3. 6.  Daniel Esch was born 28 Aug 1848, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 20 May 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Jacob Christian Esch and Barbara Ann Mogk); died 9 Jan 1925; was buried , Sandhills Baptist Cemetery, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Daniel — Catherine Oppertshauser. Catherine (daughter of John Oppertshauser and Barbara Hoffman) was born 8 Mar 1853, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Aug 1906, Pentland, , Ontario; was buried , Sandhills Baptist Cemetery, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Catherine Oppertshauser was born 8 Mar 1853, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John Oppertshauser and Barbara Hoffman); died 16 Aug 1906, Pentland, , Ontario; was buried , Sandhills Baptist Cemetery, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. John Henry Esch was born 3 Aug 1872, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Apr 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Calvary Conservative Mennonite Cemetery Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Albert Esch was born 20 Mar 1874, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Sep 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 3. Johanna Fredericka "Hannah" Esch was born 24 Jun 1876, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Jan 1945; was buried , Mayton Cemetery, Mayton, Alberta.
    4. Mary Ann Esch was born 1878, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Magdalena Mathilde Esch was born Mar 1880, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Emma Lena Esch was born 22 Nov 1883, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 May 1963, Grand Rapids Township, Kent, Michigan, United States; was buried , Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Cascade Township, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan.
    7. Ida Esch was born CALC 8 Nov 1885; died 17 Jun 1886; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Clara Esch was born 17 Nov 1890, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Mar 1914, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Daniel Esch was born 15 Jun 1893, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jun 1893, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Sandhills Baptist Cemetery, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Valentine Schaefer was born 1791, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

    Valentine — Margaretha Schaefer. Margaretha was born 1792, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Margaretha Schaefer was born 1792, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    Children:
    1. 4. Johann Valentin "Valentine" Schaefer was born 23 May 1830, , Hessen, Germany; died 8 Mar 1901, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 12.  Jacob Christian Esch was born 22 Jul 1808, Croettwiller, , Alsace, France (son of Michael Jacob "Jacob" Esch and Margareth Waltz); died 25 Aug 1868, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Gowanstown, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario.

    Jacob — Barbara Ann Mogk. Barbara (daughter of George Christian "Christian" Mogk and Anna Elizabeth Waltz) was born 3 Mar 1813, Croettwiller, , Alsace, France; died 9 Apr 1896, Remus, Mecosta, Michigan, USA; was buried , Wambold Cemetery, Remus, Mecosta, Michigan, United States. [Group Sheet]


  4. 13.  Barbara Ann MogkBarbara Ann Mogk was born 3 Mar 1813, Croettwiller, , Alsace, France (daughter of George Christian "Christian" Mogk and Anna Elizabeth Waltz); died 9 Apr 1896, Remus, Mecosta, Michigan, USA; was buried , Wambold Cemetery, Remus, Mecosta, Michigan, United States.
    Children:
    1. Magdalena "Lena" Esch was born 11 May 1837, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 10 Oct 1915, Wheatland Township, Mecosta Co., Michigan; was buried , Wambold Cemetery, Remus, Mecosta, Michigan, United States.
    2. Mary Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Esch was born 8 Feb 1840, Croettwiller, , Alsace, France; died 26 Mar 1904, , St. Joseph Co., Michigan; was buried , Factoryville Cemetery, Factoryville, St. Joseph Co., Michigan.
    3. Henry Christopher Esch was born 19 Jan 1844, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Feb 1909, Remus, Mecosta, Michigan, USA; was buried , Wambold Cemetery, Remus, Mecosta, Michigan, United States.
    4. 6. Daniel Esch was born 28 Aug 1848, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 20 May 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jan 1925; was buried , Sandhills Baptist Cemetery, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Johanna C. "Hannah" Esch was born 7 Jul 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Sep 1868, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada.
    6. Wilhelm "William" Esch was born 22 Mar 1855, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Apr 1932, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Doon Presbyterian Cemetery, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Valentine Esch was born 23 Jul 1857, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Mar 1906, Weidman, Isabella, Michigan, United States.

  5. 14.  John Oppertshauser was born 30 Nov 1814, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany (son of Oppertshauser); died 9 Oct 1894, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Sandhills Baptist Cemetery, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    John married Barbara Hoffman 26 Mar 1848, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Barbara was born 19 Sep 1815, of, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jun 1886, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Sandhills Baptist Cemetery, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Barbara Hoffman was born 19 Sep 1815, of, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jun 1886, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Sandhills Baptist Cemetery, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Barbara Oppertshauser was born 1848, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Apr 1882, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Margareth Barbara Oppertshauser was born 15 Jan 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 20 May 1850, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Elisabeth "Lizzie" Oppertshauser was born 16 Jan 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 9 Jun 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Mar 1945; was buried , Queen's Lawn Cemetery, Grimsby, Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada.
    4. 7. Catherine Oppertshauser was born 8 Mar 1853, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Aug 1906, Pentland, , Ontario; was buried , Sandhills Baptist Cemetery, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Rebecca Oppertshauser was born 25 May 1855, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Feb 1921; was buried , Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada.
    6. Margaret "Maggie" Oppertshauser was born 5 Oct 1857, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jan 1937, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Anna Maria "Mary" Oppertshäuser was born 8 Jan 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jun 1937, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Edmonton Municipal Cemetery, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada.