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

John Schaefer

Male 1842 - 1923  (81 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Schaefer was born 28 Mar 1842, , , Germany (son of Valentine Schaefer and Barbara Fischer); died 23 Sep 1923.

    John married Elizabeth "Eliza" Shantz 6 Oct 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of John Yost Shantz and Susannah Scheirich) was born 25 Mar 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Susannah Schaefer was born 10 Jun 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Feb 1873; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Ephraim Shafer was born 10 Aug 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Mar 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Simon Schaefer was born 10 Oct 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Apr 1873, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Norman Schaefer was born 7 Mar 1874, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 May 1942; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Priscilla Schaefer was born 10 Nov 1876, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Irvine Schaefer was born 1878, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Marinda Schaefer was born 5 May 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Nancy Schaefer was born 14 Jun 1884, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Dec 1885; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    John married Susannah Shantz 25 Jun 1912, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Susannah (daughter of Joseph Y. Shantz and Elizabeth Stauffer) was born 6 Jul 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Feb 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Valentine Schaefer was born 1799, , Germany; died 11 Apr 1868; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Valentine — Barbara Fischer. Barbara was born 11 Apr 1810, , Germany; died 9 Aug 1888; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Barbara Fischer was born 11 Apr 1810, , Germany; died 9 Aug 1888; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 1. John Schaefer was born 28 Mar 1842, , , Germany; died 23 Sep 1923.