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Female 1867 - Yes, date unknown


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Emile Barnhardt was born 1867, , Ontario, Canada (daughter of Jacob Irwin Bernhardt and Elizabeth Louise Israel); died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-430511
    • Residence: 1871, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jacob Irwin Bernhardt was born CALC 8 Jul 1840, Hamburg, Erie, New York, United States (son of Philip Jacob "Jacob" Bernhardt and Barbara Rupp); died 16 Jun 1888, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Jakob Bernhardt
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-133609P
    • Occupation: 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Beer Peddler
    • Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1869, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1871, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Merchant
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Clerk
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Historic Building: 1882, 1121 Doon Village Road, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    Historic Building:
    Jacob Bernhardt built this square hipped roof residence in 1882 of buff Doon brick. The wide front verandah, a later addition, is constructed of matching brick below with wood pillars supporting a shallow hipped roof with central pediment. The house is set well back in an ample garden behind a Edwardian wire fence. The large carriage shed to the rear is a country village feature.1a

    1aUpper Doon, a a heritage conservation district plan, prepared by Nicholas Hill (architect planner - London) 1987 pg 36

    Jacob married Elizabeth Louise Israel 7 Nov 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Carl "Charles" Israel and Anna Catharina Rebscher) was born 14 Feb 1842, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jan 1923, Walkerville, Sandwich South Twp., Essex Co., Ontario; was buried 14 Jan 1923, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth Louise Israel was born 14 Feb 1842, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Carl "Charles" Israel and Anna Catharina Rebscher); died 11 Jan 1923, Walkerville, Sandwich South Twp., Essex Co., Ontario; was buried 14 Jan 1923, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Elizabeth Louise Bernhardt
    • Name: Lisa Israel
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-145595P
    • Residence: 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1871, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Albert Barnhardt was born 1862, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Jacob Bernhardt was born CALC 29 Aug 1862; died 6 Oct 1862; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Albert Carl Bernhardt was born 17 Jan 1865, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Mar 1939, Walkerville, Sandwich South Twp., Essex Co., Ontario; was buried 7 Mar 1939, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 1. Emile Barnhardt was born 1867, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. William Bernhardt was born 10 Jan 1867, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1953; was buried , Glenwood Cemetery, Wayne, Wayne, Michigan, United States.
    6. Emil Bernhardt was born 1868, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Mena Barnhardt was born 15 Nov 1869, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Emma Bernhardt was born CALC 2 Jan 1871, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 May 1892; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. August Bernhardt was born 1875, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Herman Bernhardt was born 1877, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. Mary Bernhart was born 1879, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    12. Clara Louise Bernhardt was born CALC 30 Dec 1883, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Feb 1885, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    13. Eda Bernhart was born 1885, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Philip Jacob "Jacob" Bernhardt was born 29 Mar 1796, Oberhofen, , Alsace, France; died 23 Jul 1857, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Jacob Bernhardt
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-35454
    • Residence: 1852, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    THE JACOB BERNHARDT FAMILY HISTORY

    By Clara Wurster Atkinson

    The dates in this history were obtained from the records in German, of Rev. Jacob Huettner (pastor of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Preston, from 1838 - 1849) and records of Rev. I. Wurster (pastor of St. Peter's 1854 - 1881). Rev. Huettner was the great grandfather, and Rev. Wurster was the grandfather of Mrs. Percy (Clara Wurster) Atkinson who completed this account at Preston on April 21, 1952.

    Among the early pioneers of Waterloo County, Ontario, were Philip Jacob Bernhardt (known as Jacob) and his wife Barbara Rupp Bernhardt, who came to America in 1831 from Oberhofen, Alsace.

    Jacob and Barbara were married in 1817 in Oberhofen and they lived there and also in Steinseltz. Typical of the ambitious, industrious people of those days, they spent happy hours tilling the fertile soil of Alsace and enjoying the exceptionally fine climate of the Rhine Valley.

    Following the custom of those southern provinces, they harvested many kinds of fruit, especially grapes and prune plums, and made quantities of wine. Instead of carrying water to men working in the fields, they served them from huge jugs filled with grape and prune wine.

    Another quaint custom which they observed on Shrove Tuesday was the making of fried cakes of the yeast variety (a tubful as the tale was told), and in the evening friends gathered to enjoy these large twisted cakes served with coffee. It was a time of feasting, dancing and merrymaking. There appears to have been an abundance of food. However, at that time many people were leaving Alsace for America, the New World.

    In the spring of 1831 Jacob and Barbara decided to leave their homeland with its pleasant surroundings and neat farm, for the wilds of America. They set sail from Le Havre, France, with their five children: Catherine, John, George, Henry and Magdalene. After a long, rough voyage they landed at Buffalo, N.Y., on July 4, 1831. Independence Day celebrations were in full swing with fireworks and crackers even at that early date. Barbara, who had been accustomed to war and unrest in her homeland, was terrified. She thought they had landed in the midst of a terrific war, and decided that America was not the peaceful spot she had anticipated.

    Barbara refused to settle in Buffalo, so they journeyed on by oxcart to the little town of Hamburg, N.Y. After resting there awhile they again travelled on, finally settling in a rural section near the village of Boston. To be exact, their home was between Boston and Eden, both small New York State villages. Here they cleared the land and farmed until coming to Canada about the year 1841.

    Being possessed of strong religious principles, and faithful to the Lutheran church in their homeland, they wanted to settle as near as possible to a Lutheran church in this wild country. While there they were quite close to the little old Evangelical church, which was located on the East Eden Road near Hamburg and was later torn down. The church was founded in 1829 by German emigrants who were on their way to Wisconsin but were marooned by the severe New York State winter.

    It is almost certain the Bernhardts attended this church when they arrived in 1831, but unfortunately the church records from 1829 to 1845 were destroyed by fire. It is therefore impossible to obtain records of attendance and christenings of children. However, the records of their confirmation in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Preston, Ontario, show that the children born in America were christened near Eden, N.Y. Five more children were born to the couple in their American home: Rosina, Elizabeth, William, Jacob, and Philip.

    They heard of the fertile lands along the Grand River near Waterloo, Canada, which lured them on to cross the border into the deeper wilderness of Canada. They settled in Waterloo Township north of Kossuth where the farm upon which they settled, now cleared of its forest and in a high state of cultivation, stands as a monument to their industry and patience. Here they lived for some years, until Jacob was in poor health, the work was too strenuous, and the boys were leaving home. They decided to settle in Preston, where they had been faithful members of the Lutheran church since their arrival in Canada. Also, the long drives to attend church had become wearisome.

    Arriving in Preston, Jacob became an innkeeper. On April 11, 1855 he purchased Lot No. 17 on the corner of King and Montrose Streets (later the Von Ende property) from Dinah Sidney Smith. Here the Bernhardt tavern was located for many years. After Jacob's death in 1857, his son George carried on at the inn. Incidentally, Jacob's son Henry had purchased Lot No. 14 from Alex. Grant on Jan. 15, 1855.

    Jacob and Barbara spent happy days at the inn, but not for long. Jacob died in 1857 at the age of 61 years. He was laid to rest in the old Lutheran cemetery behind the church, with Rev. Immanuel Wurster officiating. Barbara lived with her son-in-law and daughter (Mr. and Mrs. John Beck) at their home which is now 132 Waterloo St. N. in Preston. There she died on Jan. 24, 1881 at the age of 86 years. During a blinding snow storm that drifted the snow so high that a tiny cutter almost overturned, she was laid to rest in the old section of the Preston cemetery (known as The Row) with Rev. I. Wurster officiating. The stone and inscription are still in perfect condition.

    At the time of her death there were 84 descendants, but today there are many more Bernhardts.

    BERNHARDT FAMILY RECORDS

    Philip Jacob Bernhardt (known as Jacob) Born in Oberhofen, Alsace, France, March 29, 1796 Married in Oberhofen in 1817 Died in Preston, Ont., July 23, 1857, of dropsy Age 61 years, 3 months, 25 days Buried July 25, 1857 in the old Lutheran cemetery behind the church by Rev. I. Wurster Survivors: widow, 10 children and 22 grandchildren.

    His Wife
    Barbara Bernhardt (nee Rupp)
    Born in Oberhofen, Alsace, March 28, 1794 Married in Oberhofen, 1817 Died in Preston, Ont., Jan. 24, 1881, of cancerous tumor Age 86 years, 9 months, 7 days Buried Jan. 26, 1881 in Preston cemetery by Rev. Wurster

    Survivors: four sons (one son George had died and one son John had disappeared); four daughters; 40 grandchildren; 36 great grandchildren. Total of 84 survivors

    CHILDREN OF JACOB AND BARBARA BERNHARDT
    First five children born in Oberhofen, Alsace. The other five children born near Boston, New York State.
    1.Catherine-married (1) Michael Roos in Buffalo, 1833.
    (2) John Hinderer in Preston, 1859.
    2.John-married Anna Steppler in Preston, 1845.
    3.George-married Elizabeth Steppler in Preston, 1845.
    4.Henry-married Dorothea Rahn in Preston, 1850.
    5.Magdalene-married Hubert Kratzmeier in Preston.
    6.Rosina-married John Beck in Preston, 1867.
    7.Elizabeth-married Gustaph Kraus, Baden.
    8.William-married (1) Isabel Campbell, Galt.
    (2) Kate Munroe, Galt.
    9.Jacob-married Elizabeth Israel in Preston, 1861.
    10.Philip-left Preston about 1881.

    Atkinson, Clara Wurster Atkinson. "THE JACOB BERNHARDT FAMILY HISTORY" Forty-Fifth Annual Volume, Waterloo Historical Society., 1957, Annual Report

    Philip — Barbara Rupp. Barbara was born 27 Mar 1791, Oberhofen, , Alsace, France; died 24 Jan 1881, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Barbara Rupp was born 27 Mar 1791, Oberhofen, , Alsace, France; died 24 Jan 1881, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Barbara Bernhardt
    • Name: Barbara Reul
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-35455
    • Residence: 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Catherine Bernhardt was born 24 Oct 1816, Aberhorfer, Alsace Lorraine, Germany; died 10 Sep 1898, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. George B. Bernhardt was born 1 Nov 1821, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 13 Dec 1869, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Henry Bernhardt was born 10 Apr 1825, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 26 Jan 1907, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Magdalena Bernhardt was born CALC 18 Nov 1828, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 18 Apr 1913, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 20 Apr 1913, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Rosina Bernhardt was born 6 Dec 1831, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States; died 28 Dec 1922, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 31 Dec 1922, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. William Bernhardt was born 1836, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States; died 18 Mar 1916, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Phillip Barnhart was born 1840, , USA; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. 2. Jacob Irwin Bernhardt was born CALC 8 Jul 1840, Hamburg, Erie, New York, United States; died 16 Jun 1888, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Philip Bernhardt was born Abt 1842; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  Carl "Charles" Israel was born 17 Jun 1811, Dettwiller, Alsace Lorraine, France (son of Johann Michael Jean Israel and Anne Marguerite Flach); died 16 Jan 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240211818
    • Name: Charles Israel
    • Name: Karl Israel
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-35704
    • Residence: 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1848, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1852, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Innkeeper
    • Residence: 1859, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Merchant & Inn Keeper
    • Residence: 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Carl married Anna Catharina Rebscher 23 Feb 1836, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Anna (daughter of George Nikolaus "Nicholas" Rebscher and Sophia) was born 1819, , Hessen, Germany; died 2 Feb 1859, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Anna Catharina Rebscher was born 1819, , Hessen, Germany (daughter of George Nikolaus "Nicholas" Rebscher and Sophia); died 2 Feb 1859, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/274444269
    • Name: Anna Catharina Israel
    • Name: Catharina Rebscher
    • Name: Catharine Rebscher
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-35715
    • Residence: 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Children:
    1. Catharina Israel was born 1 Nov 1836, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 27 Nov 1836, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Magdalena Israel was born CALC 4 Nov 1836; died 4 Jan 1848, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Sophia Israel was born 25 Apr 1840, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Mar 1865, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 3. Elizabeth Louise Israel was born 14 Feb 1842, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jan 1923, Walkerville, Sandwich South Twp., Essex Co., Ontario; was buried 14 Jan 1923, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Caroline "Carrie" Israel was born 1843, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Dec 1913, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States.
    6. Margaret Israel was born 1846, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Marie Israel was born 5 Mar 1849, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Mar 1849, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Ernestina Wilhelmina Israel was born 11 May 1850, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Johann Michael Jean Israel was born 17 Dec 1769, of, Dettwiller, , Alsace, France; died 7 Nov 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Strasburg Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Strasburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Michael Israel
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-47958
    • Residence: 1806, Dettwiller, Alsace Lorraine, France
    • Residence: 1811, Dettwiller, Alsace Lorraine, France

    Johann — Anne Marguerite Flach. Anne was born Abt 1773, of, Dettwiller, , Alsace, France; died 30 Apr 1841, Dettwiller, Alsace Lorraine, France. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Anne Marguerite Flach was born Abt 1773, of, Dettwiller, , Alsace, France; died 30 Apr 1841, Dettwiller, Alsace Lorraine, France.

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    • Name: Anne Marguerite Israel
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-130137
    • Residence: 1806, Dettwiller, Alsace Lorraine, France
    • Residence: 1811, Dettwiller, Alsace Lorraine, France

    Children:
    1. Jean Jaques Jacob Israel was born 1792, Dettwiller, Alsace Lorraine, France; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Johann Georg "George" Israel was born 7 Jan 1806, Dettwiller, Alsace Lorraine, France; was christened 10 Dec 1837, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Apr 1885, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 6. Carl "Charles" Israel was born 17 Jun 1811, Dettwiller, Alsace Lorraine, France; died 16 Jan 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 14.  George Nikolaus "Nicholas" Rebscher was born 1786, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; died 13 Nov 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210257176
    • Name: Nicholas Rebscher
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-2089
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Occupation: Bef 1873, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; brewer

    George — Sophia. Sophia was born 12 Mar 1787, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; died 2 Apr 1869, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 15.  Sophia was born 12 Mar 1787, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; died 2 Apr 1869, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Sophia Rebscher
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-127154
    • Birth: CALC 17 Mar 1788
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Eva Maria Rebscher was born 12 Sep 1810, Beerfelden, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany; died 8 Mar 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. William Rebscher was born 1814, , Germany; died 22 Apr 1856, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Peter Rebscher was born 9 Oct 1816, , Germany; died 2 May 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 7. Anna Catharina Rebscher was born 1819, , Hessen, Germany; died 2 Feb 1859, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


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