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

Sylvia Firther (?)

Female 1883 - Yes, date unknown


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Sylvia Firther (?) was born 1883, , Ontario, Canada (daughter of Adam Seip and Caroline Fricke); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-283568
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Adam Seip was born 7 Dec 1858, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Adam Seip and Catharine "Katie" Siefert); died 1949; was buried , Fairmount Cemetery, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-77226
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1884, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; shoe maker
    • Occupation: 1884, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; shoemaker
    • Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Shoemaker
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Shoe Manufacturer
    • Occupation: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Shoe Maker, Odd Jobs, Oil Mill Shop
    • Residence: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Adam married Caroline Fricke 15 Jul 1884, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Caroline (daughter of Friederich "Frederick" Fricke and Maria "Mary" Schaefer) was born 17 Jul 1862, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 6 Feb 1936, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Fairmount Cemetery, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Caroline Fricke was born 17 Jul 1862, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada (daughter of Friederich "Frederick" Fricke and Maria "Mary" Schaefer); died 6 Feb 1936, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Fairmount Cemetery, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Caroline Seip
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-77228
    • Residence: 1884, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    Mrs. Adam Seip, Wilmot street, Kitchener, passed away on Feb. 6th at K.W. Hospital. Mrs. Selp, who had resided in Kitchener for the past 18 years coming from Baden at that time where she had resided for many years, was in her 74th year. She attended St. Matthew's Lutheran Church.

    Surviving are her husband, two sons and two daughters, Julius Seip, Turner Valley, Alta., Wilbert at home, Mrs. Harry Lederman, Petersburg, and Mrs. Charles Soehner, Waterloo. One son and two daughters predeceased her. Two brothers, Ezra Frickey, Waterloo, Alfred in Detroit and four sisters, Mrs. Louise Zeller, Kitchener, Mrs. William Doer- ling. Galt, Mrs. Kenneth McIntyre, St. George, and Mrs. C. Furse, Cleveland, O., also survive.

    The funeral was held Sunday afternoon to St. Jacob's Lutheran Church for services. Interment was made in Fairmount Cemetery, Baden.

    Waterloo Chronicle 13 Feb 1936, p. 5

    Children:
    1. 1. Sylvia Firther (?) was born 1883, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Gertrude "Gertie" Seip was born 24 Oct 1884, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1967; was buried , Fairmount Cemetery, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Julius Seip was born 1885, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Allen August Seip was born 23 Apr 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Oliver Alfred Seip was born 24 Nov 1892, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Dec 1899, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Fairmount Cemetery, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Sarah Lavinia Seip was born 22 Apr 1896, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Vera Marie Annie Seip was born 22 Apr 1896, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Dec 1927; was buried , Fairmount Cemetery, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Viola Sophia Seip was born 20 Mar 1901, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1980, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Wilbert Henry Seip was born 13 Feb 1904, , Ontario, Canada; died 1957; was buried , Fairmount Cemetery, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Adam Seip was born 12 Dec 1823, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-42564
    • Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; cooper
    • Occupation: 1854, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; cooper

    Notes:

    Occupation:
    Worked with George Seip.

    Adam married Catharine "Katie" Siefert 1 Oct 1854, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catharine (daughter of Adam Siefert and Sophia Menges) was born 3 Nov 1827, Senchbach, , Germany; died 7 Nov 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Catharine "Katie" Siefert was born 3 Nov 1827, Senchbach, , Germany (daughter of Adam Siefert and Sophia Menges); died 7 Nov 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Catharine "Katie" Gerbig
    • Name: Catharine "Katie" Seip
    • Name: Katie Seifert
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-44937
    • Residence: 1854, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Immigration: 1857, , Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1860, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic

    Notes:

    DEATH OF MRS. C. GERBIG, SR

    One of Berlin's oldest residents, Mrs. C. Gerbig, sr., passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. Trump, on Sunday. Nov. 7th.

    She suffered from Bright's disease, and has been ill for some time.

    The funeral took place on Wednesday at two o'clock to St. Paul's Lutheran Church and Mount Hope cemetery.

    The deceased was born in Senchbach, Germany, nearly 83 years ago, and came to Canada in 1851 and for 58 years has been a resident of Berlin. She was twice married, her second husband the late C. Gerbig, sr., having died five years ago. He was a constable in Berlin for 32 years. There are seven surviving children, Mrs. Henry Bauer of Acton, Mrs. K. Spreen, Cincinnati, Ohio, Adam Seip, Baden, Conrad and Julius Gerbig, of Berlin, Mrs. John Hoffman and Miss S. Gerbig of Buffalo and Mr August Trump of Berlin

    The Chronicle Telegraph 18 Nov 1909, p. 11

    Children:
    1. George Seip was born 3 Apr 1855, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 10 Jun 1855, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Maria Sophia Seip was born 1 Dec 1856, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 1 Mar 1857, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 2. Adam Seip was born 7 Dec 1858, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1949; was buried , Fairmount Cemetery, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Friederich "Frederick" Fricke was born 6 Jan 1839, , Germany (son of Conrad Fricke and Sophia Leithoff); died 30 May 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Frederick Fricke
    • Name: Frederick Frickey
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-268241
    • Residence: 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Friederich married Maria "Mary" Schaefer 21 Oct 1859, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Maria (daughter of Carl "Charles" Schaefer and Maria Anna Conrad) was born 27 Nov 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Oct 1918, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Maria "Mary" Schaefer was born 27 Nov 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Carl "Charles" Schaefer and Maria Anna Conrad); died 25 Oct 1918, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Maria "Mary" Bricker
    • Name: Maria "Mary" Fricke
    • Name: Maria Schaefer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-268242
    • Residence: 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Catherine Elizabeth Frickey was born CALC 9 Jun 1860, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Dec 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Marie Anne Frickey was born 27 Apr 1861, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 May 1888, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 3. Caroline Fricke was born 17 Jul 1862, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 6 Feb 1936, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Fairmount Cemetery, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Sophia Frickey was born 20 Sep 1863, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 May 1909, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 4 May 1909, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Sarah Jane Frickey was born 9 Mar 1868, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jan 1936, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Ezra S. Frickey was born 1 May 1874, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Dec 1951, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Angeline Frickey was born 24 Aug 1876, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Feb 1936, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Matilda "Tillie" Fricke was born 23 Oct 1877, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Levina Fricke was born 10 Feb 1879, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Adam Siefert was born CALC 30 Mar 1803, , Germany; died 9 Jul 1863, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-42576

    Adam — Sophia Menges. Sophia was born CA 1805, of, Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 11.  Sophia Menges was born CA 1805, of, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Sophia Siefert
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-42565

    Children:
    1. 5. Catharine "Katie" Siefert was born 3 Nov 1827, Senchbach, , Germany; died 7 Nov 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 12.  Conrad Fricke was born 1799, , Germany; died 2 Dec 1878, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-24697
    • Occupation: 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; labourer
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Labourer
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Conrad — Sophia Leithoff. Sophia was born 10 Oct 1810, Rodorf, Prussia, Germany; died 2 Dec 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 13.  Sophia Leithoff was born 10 Oct 1810, Rodorf, Prussia, Germany; died 2 Dec 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Sophia Fricke
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-24698
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Heinrich M. "Henry" Frickey was born 6 Dec 1836, Braunschweig, , Niedersachsen, Germany; died 16 Mar 1909, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 6. Friederich "Frederick" Fricke was born 6 Jan 1839, , Germany; died 30 May 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Maria "Mary" Fricke was born 19 Apr 1841, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Christoph "Christopher" "Christian" Frickey was born 9 Nov 1843, , Germany; died 3 Apr 1918, Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA; was buried , Fairview Cemetery South, Mancelona, Antrim, Michigan, United States.
    5. Caroline Fricke was born 8 Aug 1848, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jan 924, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 14.  Carl "Charles" SchaeferCarl "Charles" Schaefer was born 1805, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died 29 Feb 1892, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Carl Schaefer
    • Name: Charles Schaefer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-110457
    • Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; shoemaker
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Inn Keeper
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tavern Keeper
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; RC
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Catholic

    Carl married Maria Anna Conrad , Germany. Maria was born 26 Sep 1810, of, Germany; died 5 Dec 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Maria Anna Conrad was born 26 Sep 1810, of, Germany; died 5 Dec 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Maria Anna Schaefer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-110458

    Notes:

    Maria Anna was reported to be born in Suderwich, Westfalen, Prussia, documentation needed.

    Children:
    1. Francis Joseph "Joseph" Schaefer was born 1833, , Baden, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Tobias Schaefer was born 28 Sep 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 May 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Catherine Schaefer was born 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Oct 1918, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Veronica "Fronica" Schaefer was born 4 May 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Feb 1911, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 7. Maria "Mary" Schaefer was born 27 Nov 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Oct 1918, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Caroline Schaefer was born 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Nov 1889, Mecosta Township, Mecosta, Michigan, United States.
    7. Carl "Charles" Schaefer was born 25 Feb 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jan 1940, Beloit, Michell, Kansas.
    8. Robert Schaefer was born 4 Oct 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Dec 1930, , Hardin Co., Iowa; was buried , Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery, Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, United States.
    9. Amalia "Emily" Schafer was born 13 Nov 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Oct 1917, Wheatland Township, Mecosta Co., Michigan.