Marguerite Louise Schlegel

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• Interesting: crime, murder, story
• Name: Marguerite Louise McCullough
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-351920
• Misfortune: 1940, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; murdered by father

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Sportsman Kills Wife, 2 Children and Self

PRESTON. ONT

A family of four was wiped out when, police reported Sunday night, Alvin Schlegel. middle-aged sportsman, shot and killed his wife, his son and his daughter and then committed suicide. Officers believe Schlegel, former president of the Ontario Hockey association, first killed his 12-year-old son in an upstairs room, then shot his wife, who was resting downstairs.

A daughter, Mrs. Bruce McCullough and her husband were met at the door as they returned from church and the woman was felled with a fatal shot while McCullough fled in terror to police headquarters Officers found Schlegel dead in the front hallway. Police Chief Gordon Bogle said a 45 caliber revolver was Dr Ward Woolner said Schlegel. Interested In many sports activities besides hockey, had been undergoing treatment for a mental condition.

February 5, 1940 The Bismarck Tribune from Bismarck, North Dakota Page 3

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Alvin Schlegel of Preston, former Ontario Hockey Association president, shot his wife, 12 year-old son, and his married daughter, Mrs. Bruce McCullough of Kitchener, a bride of three months, and then turned the gun on himself, at his home on Sunday evening. Mr. Schlegel was in the Imperial Bank at New Liskeard as a young man, when F.H. Hewson, now Newmarket manager," was manager there. Mr. Hewson recalls Schlegel as the greatest early amateur exponent of the poke check, great hockey player and a real good fellow.

Newmarket Era 8 Feb 1940

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Preston Man Shoots Wife, Daughter, Son, Himself Former O.H.A. President Is Central Figure in Tragedy Alvin Schlegel Reloaded Revolver After Slaying Two Bruce McCullough, Son-in-Law, Runs in Terror to Police

PRESTON, Ont., Feb. 4. (CP)

Alvin Schlegel, middle-aged former president of the Ontario Hockey Association, shot and killed his wife, daughter and son tonight, police reported, and then committed suicide in their home. According to police reconstruction of the tragedy, Schlegel shot his wife with a revolver as she "lay on a chesterfield in a downstairs room." Then, apparently; he went upstairs and killed his 12-year-old son, Jack. It was believed that the first shot did not kill the boy, for he had staggered from bed. A second shot, through the head, apparently killed him.

Shot Daughter at Door.

As his daughter, Mrs. Bruce McCullough, returned from church with her husband, Schlegel turned the gun on her at the front doorway. McCullough, running in terror to police headquarters, brought officers who found Schlegel dead in the front hallway of the home. Police Chief Gordon Bogle of Preston found a .45 caliber revolver beside Schlegel's body. His daughter was shot through the breast and so was Mrs. Schlegel, while the son was shot through the head and chest. The McCulloughs had motored to Preston from their Kitchener home to have dinner with the Schlegels and afterward, had gone to the Lutheran church for evening service. The meal was without incident McCullough said, although Schlegel, who had been undergoing medical treatment for a mental condition, appeared quiet. When the McCulloughs went out. Schlegel drove to the office of the Canadian Office and School Furniture Company, of which he was secretary-treasurer, and returned almost immediately. According to neighbors, Schlegel parked his car in front of the house, rather than in the garage as usual, when he returned from the office. He left his bulldog in the car and went into the house smoking a cigar.

Reloaded Weapon.

Schlegel was believed to have re-loaded the gun after killing his wife and son, for one live shell remained in it after at least five had been fired. He was believed to have run downstairs from killing the boy when he heard his daughter and son-in-law returning. Opening the door, he fired pointblank into his daughter's breast as she entered the hallway. McCullough leaped the verandah railing and ran to the police station a block away. McCullough, who married Schlegel's daughter only last summer, said that Mrs. Schlegel's mother, Mrs. Lillian Revitzer, who lived with the family, was out of the house at the time of the shooting.

No Inquest Needed.

Dr. Ward Woollner, chief coroner for Waterloo County, said no inquest and no post-mortem examination would be held. He attributed the tragedy to Schlegel's mental condition. The Schlegels were prominent socially in the life of this Western Ontario town, and Schlegel was interested in many sports activities besides hockey. : He served as O.H. A. president in 1936-37 and 1937-38. Schlegel came to Preston about 25 years ago from Kitchener to take a position with the Imperial Bank of Canada. Soon afterward he became secretary of the Canadian Office and School Furniture Company and later took similar positions with the Preston Furniture Company and Canadian Sandpapers, Limited, all with offices in Preston. Always prominent in sports, he played in his youth with Preston's famous Riversides of the Ontario "Big Six" senior series. He organized the Preston Boys' Amateur Hockey Association, which now has 200 players, and was honorary president of the Ontario Bantam and Midget Hockey Associations. Schlegel was active in the Preston Rotary Club and was a Mason.

Tears on O.H.A. Executive.

Alvin Schlegel was described by fellow sportsmen as "the last person in the world you would expect to hear such, a thing about". Schlegel was a member of the association executive for nearly 15 years, W. A. Hewitt secretary-treasurer of the Ontario Hockey Association, said. He was president in 1936-37 and 1937-38 and at the time of his death was a member of the O.H.A. sub-committee and chairman of the advisory board. Mr. Hewitt recalled that a spirit of depression seemed to appear in Mr. Schlegel's outlook coincident with the outbreak of war last Fall. He declined to speak, at an O.HA. golden Jubilee dinner last November but spoke briefly at a Canadian Amateur Hockey Association dinner a month ago. At the regular O.H.A. meeting last week he appeared cheerful.

Sunday, February 4, 1940. Murder-suicide, Preston Ontario : MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1940. THE OTTAWA JOURNAL

Marguerite married Gilbert Bruce "Bruce" McCullough 11 Nov 1939. Gilbert was born 5 Jan 1916, Penetanguishene, Tiny Township, Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada; died 20 Apr 1982; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Interesting: crime, story, murder
• Name: A. H. Schlegel
• Occupation: Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Treasurer of Preston Furniture
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-351917
• Sports: 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baseball "Alerts" twin city Champions
• Misfortune: 1940, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; killed family due to mental illness

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Sportsman Kills Wife, 2 Children and Self

PRESTON. ONT

A family of four was wiped out when, police reported Sunday night, Alvin Schlegel. middle-aged sportsman, shot and killed his wife, his son and his daughter and then committed suicide. Officers believe Schlegel, former president of the Ontario Hockey association, first killed his 12-year-old son in an upstairs room, then shot his wife, who was resting downstairs.

A daughter, Mrs. Bruce McCullough and her husband were met at the door as they returned from church and the woman was felled with a fatal shot while McCullough fled in terror to police headquarters Officers found Schlegel dead in the front hallway. Police Chief Gordon Bogle said a 45 caliber revolver was Dr Ward Woolner said Schlegel. Interested In many sports activities besides hockey, had been undergoing treatment for a mental condition.

February 5, 1940 The Bismarck Tribune from Bismarck, North Dakota Page 3

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Alvin Schlegel of Preston, former Ontario Hockey Association president, shot his wife, 12 year-old son, and his married daughter, Mrs. Bruce McCullough of Kitchener, a bride of three months, and then turned the gun on himself, at his home on Sunday evening. Mr. Schlegel was in the Imperial Bank at New Liskeard as a young man, when F.H. Hewson, now Newmarket manager," was manager there. Mr. Hewson recalls Schlegel as the greatest early amateur exponent of the poke check, great hockey player and a real good fellow.

Newmarket Era 8 Feb 1940

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Preston Man Shoots Wife, Daughter, Son, Himself Former O.H.A. President Is Central Figure in Tragedy Alvin Schlegel Reloaded Revolver After Slaying Two Bruce McCullough, Son-in-Law, Runs in Terror to Police

PRESTON, Ont., Feb. 4. (CP)

Alvin Schlegel, middle-aged former president of the Ontario Hockey Association, shot and killed his wife, daughter and son tonight, police reported, and then committed suicide in their home. According to police reconstruction of the tragedy, Schlegel shot his wife with a revolver as she "lay on a chesterfield in a downstairs room." Then, apparently; he went upstairs and killed his 12-year-old son, Jack. It was believed that the first shot did not kill the boy, for he had staggered from bed. A second shot, through the head, apparently killed him.

Shot Daughter at Door.

As his daughter, Mrs. Bruce McCullough, returned from church with her husband, Schlegel turned the gun on her at the front doorway. McCullough, running in terror to police headquarters, brought officers who found Schlegel dead in the front hallway of the home. Police Chief Gordon Bogle of Preston found a .45 caliber revolver beside Schlegel's body. His daughter was shot through the breast and so was Mrs. Schlegel, while the son was shot through the head and chest. The McCulloughs had motored to Preston from their Kitchener home to have dinner with the Schlegels and afterward, had gone to the Lutheran church for evening service. The meal was without incident McCullough said, although Schlegel, who had been undergoing medical treatment for a mental condition, appeared quiet. When the McCulloughs went out. Schlegel drove to the office of the Canadian Office and School Furniture Company, of which he was secretary-treasurer, and returned almost immediately. According to neighbors, Schlegel parked his car in front of the house, rather than in the garage as usual, when he returned from the office. He left his bulldog in the car and went into the house smoking a cigar.

Reloaded Weapon.

Schlegel was believed to have re-loaded the gun after killing his wife and son, for one live shell remained in it after at least five had been fired. He was believed to have run downstairs from killing the boy when he heard his daughter and son-in-law returning. Opening the door, he fired pointblank into his daughter's breast as she entered the hallway. McCullough leaped the verandah railing and ran to the police station a block away. McCullough, who married Schlegel's daughter only last summer, said that Mrs. Schlegel's mother, Mrs. Lillian Revitzer, who lived with the family, was out of the house at the time of the shooting.

No Inquest Needed.

Dr. Ward Woollner, chief coroner for Waterloo County, said no inquest and no post-mortem examination would be held. He attributed the tragedy to Schlegel's mental condition. The Schlegels were prominent socially in the life of this Western Ontario town, and Schlegel was interested in many sports activities besides hockey. : He served as O.H. A. president in 1936-37 and 1937-38. Schlegel came to Preston about 25 years ago from Kitchener to take a position with the Imperial Bank of Canada. Soon afterward he became secretary of the Canadian Office and School Furniture Company and later took similar positions with the Preston Furniture Company and Canadian Sandpapers, Limited, all with offices in Preston. Always prominent in sports, he played in his youth with Preston's famous Riversides of the Ontario "Big Six" senior series. He organized the Preston Boys' Amateur Hockey Association, which now has 200 players, and was honorary president of the Ontario Bantam and Midget Hockey Associations. Schlegel was active in the Preston Rotary Club and was a Mason.

Tears on O.H.A. Executive.

Alvin Schlegel was described by fellow sportsmen as "the last person in the world you would expect to hear such, a thing about". Schlegel was a member of the association executive for nearly 15 years, W. A. Hewitt secretary-treasurer of the Ontario Hockey Association, said. He was president in 1936-37 and 1937-38 and at the time of his death was a member of the O.H.A. sub-committee and chairman of the advisory board. Mr. Hewitt recalled that a spirit of depression seemed to appear in Mr. Schlegel's outlook coincident with the outbreak of war last Fall. He declined to speak, at an O.HA. golden Jubilee dinner last November but spoke briefly at a Canadian Amateur Hockey Association dinner a month ago. At the regular O.H.A. meeting last week he appeared cheerful.

Sunday, February 4, 1940. Murder-suicide, Preston Ontario : MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1940. THE OTTAWA JOURNAL

Alvin married Marie Isabelle Revitzer 17 Apr 1915, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. Marie (daughter of John J. Revitzer and Cecelia Magdalena "Lily" Bleiler) was born 23 May 1895, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Feb 1940, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Interesting: murder, crime
• Name: Marie Isabelle Schlegel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-351918
• Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Catholic
• Misfortune: 1940, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; murdered by husband

Notes:

Sportsman Kills Wife, 2 Children and Self

PRESTON. ONT

A family of four was wiped out when, police reported Sunday night, Alvin Schlegel. middle-aged sportsman, shot and killed his wife, his son and his daughter and then committed suicide. Officers believe Schlegel, former president of the Ontario Hockey association, first killed his 12-year-old son in an upstairs room, then shot his wife, who was resting downstairs.

A daughter, Mrs. Bruce McCullough and her husband were met at the door as they returned from church and the woman was felled with a fatal shot while McCullough fled in terror to police headquarters Officers found Schlegel dead in the front hallway. Police Chief Gordon Bogle said a 45 caliber revolver was Dr Ward Woolner said Schlegel. Interested In many sports activities besides hockey, had been undergoing treatment for a mental condition.

February 5, 1940 The Bismarck Tribune from Bismarck, North Dakota Page 3

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Alvin Schlegel of Preston, former Ontario Hockey Association president, shot his wife, 12 year-old son, and his married daughter, Mrs. Bruce McCullough of Kitchener, a bride of three months, and then turned the gun on himself, at his home on Sunday evening. Mr. Schlegel was in the Imperial Bank at New Liskeard as a young man, when F.H. Hewson, now Newmarket manager," was manager there. Mr. Hewson recalls Schlegel as the greatest early amateur exponent of the poke check, great hockey player and a real good fellow.

Newmarket Era 8 Feb 1940

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Preston Man Shoots Wife, Daughter, Son, Himself Former O.H.A. President Is Central Figure in Tragedy Alvin Schlegel Reloaded Revolver After Slaying Two Bruce McCullough, Son-in-Law, Runs in Terror to Police

PRESTON, Ont., Feb. 4. (CP)

Alvin Schlegel, middle-aged former president of the Ontario Hockey Association, shot and killed his wife, daughter and son tonight, police reported, and then committed suicide in their home. According to police reconstruction of the tragedy, Schlegel shot his wife with a revolver as she "lay on a chesterfield in a downstairs room." Then, apparently; he went upstairs and killed his 12-year-old son, Jack. It was believed that the first shot did not kill the boy, for he had staggered from bed. A second shot, through the head, apparently killed him.

Shot Daughter at Door.

As his daughter, Mrs. Bruce McCullough, returned from church with her husband, Schlegel turned the gun on her at the front doorway. McCullough, running in terror to police headquarters, brought officers who found Schlegel dead in the front hallway of the home. Police Chief Gordon Bogle of Preston found a .45 caliber revolver beside Schlegel's body. His daughter was shot through the breast and so was Mrs. Schlegel, while the son was shot through the head and chest. The McCulloughs had motored to Preston from their Kitchener home to have dinner with the Schlegels and afterward, had gone to the Lutheran church for evening service. The meal was without incident McCullough said, although Schlegel, who had been undergoing medical treatment for a mental condition, appeared quiet. When the McCulloughs went out. Schlegel drove to the office of the Canadian Office and School Furniture Company, of which he was secretary-treasurer, and returned almost immediately. According to neighbors, Schlegel parked his car in front of the house, rather than in the garage as usual, when he returned from the office. He left his bulldog in the car and went into the house smoking a cigar.

Reloaded Weapon.

Schlegel was believed to have re-loaded the gun after killing his wife and son, for one live shell remained in it after at least five had been fired. He was believed to have run downstairs from killing the boy when he heard his daughter and son-in-law returning. Opening the door, he fired pointblank into his daughter's breast as she entered the hallway. McCullough leaped the verandah railing and ran to the police station a block away. McCullough, who married Schlegel's daughter only last summer, said that Mrs. Schlegel's mother, Mrs. Lillian Revitzer, who lived with the family, was out of the house at the time of the shooting.

No Inquest Needed.

Dr. Ward Woollner, chief coroner for Waterloo County, said no inquest and no post-mortem examination would be held. He attributed the tragedy to Schlegel's mental condition. The Schlegels were prominent socially in the life of this Western Ontario town, and Schlegel was interested in many sports activities besides hockey. : He served as O.H. A. president in 1936-37 and 1937-38. Schlegel came to Preston about 25 years ago from Kitchener to take a position with the Imperial Bank of Canada. Soon afterward he became secretary of the Canadian Office and School Furniture Company and later took similar positions with the Preston Furniture Company and Canadian Sandpapers, Limited, all with offices in Preston. Always prominent in sports, he played in his youth with Preston's famous Riversides of the Ontario "Big Six" senior series. He organized the Preston Boys' Amateur Hockey Association, which now has 200 players, and was honorary president of the Ontario Bantam and Midget Hockey Associations. Schlegel was active in the Preston Rotary Club and was a Mason.

Tears on O.H.A. Executive.

Alvin Schlegel was described by fellow sportsmen as "the last person in the world you would expect to hear such, a thing about". Schlegel was a member of the association executive for nearly 15 years, W. A. Hewitt secretary-treasurer of the Ontario Hockey Association, said. He was president in 1936-37 and 1937-38 and at the time of his death was a member of the O.H.A. sub-committee and chairman of the advisory board. Mr. Hewitt recalled that a spirit of depression seemed to appear in Mr. Schlegel's outlook coincident with the outbreak of war last Fall. He declined to speak, at an O.HA. golden Jubilee dinner last November but spoke briefly at a Canadian Amateur Hockey Association dinner a month ago. At the regular O.H.A. meeting last week he appeared cheerful.

Sunday, February 4, 1940. Murder-suicide, Preston Ontario : MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1940. THE OTTAWA JOURNAL

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00083-5016.20
• Occupation: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter Apprentice
• Occupation: 1887, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; carpenter
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; ?, Lumber Factory
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Foreman, Planning Mill
• Residence: 1921, 189 Victoria St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Notes:

JOHN SCHLEGEL Stricken with a heart attack, John Schlegel, 78, died suddenly yesterday at his home, 189 Victoria street north. Born March 13, 1862, at Bamberg, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Schlegel, he was a foreman at the Kaufman Planing Mill where he was employed for 45 years. Mr. Schlegel retired ten years ago. He was a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran church and served on the church council for 12 years. Deceased also belonged to the I.O.O.F.

Surviving are his wife, formerly Caroline Pommer, three brothers, Louis of Hanover, August of Kitchener, Fred of Warsaw, NY. and a sister, Mrs. Charles Knechtel of Kitchener.

The funeral will be held Monday at 2 p.m. from his residence thence to St. Matthew's Lutheran church for service at 2,30. Dr. John Schmleder will officiate. Interment will be in Mount Hope cemetery. Remains will be at the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home until Sunday morning.

John married Louisa Moser 25 Jan 1887, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Louisa (daughter of Michael Francis Moser and Maria Erb "Mary" Musselman) was born 10 Feb 1863, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Nov 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Louisa Schlegel
• Name: Louise Moser
• Eby ID Number: 00083-5016.19
• Residence: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Notes:

Louisa Mosser, "the ninth and youngest child in the family, is married to John Schlegel, a carpenter. They reside in Berlin where he is engaged in Mr. Kaufman's factory."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-122236
• Public Service: 8 Nov 1892, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Preston Fire Brigade
• Occupation: 1901, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Hotel Keeper
• Occupation: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Hotel Keeper, Hotel
• Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Catholic

Notes:

Public Service:
From Minute Book of Preston Fire Brigade

John married Cecelia Magdalena "Lily" Bleiler 22 Nov 1892, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Cecelia (daughter of Peter Bleiler and Jacobina "Bena" Andrich) was born 24 Jan 1873, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Cecelia Magdalena "Lily" Revitzer
• Name: Lilly Bleiler
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-231320
• Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Catholic

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• Name: John Schlegel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-34096
• Occupation: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Blacksmith
• Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Blacksmith
• Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Blacksmith

Johann — Elizabeth Gremm. Elizabeth (daughter of George Gremm and Margaretha Dorothea "Dorothea" Scharmann) was born 15 Mar 1835, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; died 23 Jan 1890, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bamberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elizabeth Schlegel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-34097
• Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Eby ID Number: 00110-6665.2
• Immigration: 1836, , Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
• Occupation: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; RC
• Occupation: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Retired: 1901, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Michael came to Upper Canada with his father Paul, mother Catherine Bender, and two brothers John Phillipe Moser and Charles Phillipe (Carl) Moser in 1836 from Waibstadt, Baden, Germany. They arrived in New York on the ship "Sagamore" on September 17, 1836. Another brother Francis Anton Moser and his wife and 11 children came to America in 1854. Michael applied for his naturalization papers to become a Canadian citizen on March 7,1848. He was #532. He received his crown land at lot 9, con 6, Wellesley Township on June 27, 1857. In 1858 he purchased another 50 acre at lot 8, conc 5, for $2500. The school board paid him $25.00 and they built a stone school house on the corner of his property which became SS#1 (known as Moser School) in 1861. According to the 1861 census his farm was valued at $3,000. It comprised of 150 acres with the usual crops plus 1/2 acre of potatoes, 2 acre turnip. They had 100 lbs of maple sugar, 66 lbs of wool, 30 yds of cloth, 18 yds linen, 20 yds of flannel. Livestock consisted of 3 bulls, 9 steers, 6 cows, 4 horses (valued at $300) 1 colt, 26 sheep, 9 pigs. They had a lot of butter in store and some pork and beef in barrels. They also owned a pleasure carriage valued at $25.00. They lived in a 1 1/2 storey log house. Michael was born Catholic but changed his religion and is buried in the St. John's Lutheran Church cemetery on the Hessen Strasse Rd. not far from where they lived. Michael lived with his son Enoch until his death. The members of this family adopted the religion of their spouses. The "M" in the middle of the childrens names represents the mother's maiden name Musselman. In 1901 Michael is living with Enoch and his family in Wellesley Township, Waterloo County

submitted by Blanche Moser

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The death of Mr. Michael Moser, at the home of his son, on Hesse St., which occurred yesterday removes one of the old and highly respected residents of that locality. He was in his 85th year and leaves a family of five sons and four daughters. The funeral will occur on Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock.

Wellesley Maple Leaf Dec 22 1904 pg 3

Michael married Maria Erb "Mary" Musselman 27 Oct 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Maria (daughter of Frederick Musselman and Anna Erb) was born 24 Mar 1824, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Mar 1885, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Pioneer Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Maria Erb "Mary" Moser
• Name: Mary Musselman
• Eby ID Number: 00083-5016
• Residence: 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
• Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Mary Musselman, "was married to Michael Mosser, a farmer. They resided near Bamberg, in Wellesley Township, where he died in March, 1885, leaving a family of nine children"

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-122232

Andrew — Francisca "Frances" Reis. Francisca was born 1832, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Francisca "Frances" Revitzer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-122231

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-89728
• Immigration: 1846, , Canada
• Immigration: 1847, , Canada
• Occupation: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Builder
• Residence: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
• Occupation: 1901, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Butcher
• Occupation: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Retail, Butcher Shop
• Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic

Peter married Jacobina "Bena" Andrich 2 Apr 1872, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Jacobina (daughter of Andreas "Andrew" Andrich and Margaretta Krausman) was born 8 May 1853, , Germany; died 1940; was buried , Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Jacobina "Bena" Bleiler
• Name: Jakobine Andrich
• Name: Lena Andrich
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-89729
• Immigration: 1853, , Canada
• Immigration: 1854, , Canada
• Residence: 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
• Residence: 1872, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
• Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic