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

Emma Dorothea Fenner

Female 1881 - Yes, date unknown


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Emma Dorothea Fenner was born 19 Oct 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Conrad Fenner and Elizabeth Becker); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-44585
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dress Maker


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Conrad Fenner was born 10 Apr 1839, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany (son of Johannes "John" Fenner and Catherine Zeulauf); died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-44582
    • Immigration: 1859, , Ontario, Canada
    • Immigration: 1860, , Ontario, Canada
    • Naturalization: 1860
    • Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; U. P. (?)
    • Residence: 1863, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Naturalization: 1866, , Ontario, Canada
    • Historic Building: 1867, 20 Menno St., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; McLaughlin House
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Elected Office: 1884, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Councillor - Waterloo
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Labourer Distillery
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter, Distillery
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    Historic Building:
    The McLaughlin House was built by local carpenter and Deputy Fire Chief Conrad Fenner in 1867.
    Frame houses of this age are relatively rare in local urban settings since brick houses were encouraged by the enactment of fire regulations restricting wooden construction. The three-bay home, which stands on a foundation of granite fieldstone, has a central hall and balanced fenestration. The entrance is highlighted by a classical pediment, tympanum and fluted half columns which frame the paneled front door. The plank construction of the house is evident in the attic. Fenner, a talented joiner, enlarged the building from one-and-a-half to two-stories in 1886. Evidence of the change may be seen in the diagonal cuts on each of the four vertical corner trim pieces where they were spliced to accommodate the second storey. Vertical boards, two inches by twenty one inches are nailed to the horizontal ones. Siding covers the planks on the exterior, while lath and plaster does the same on the interior.
    The west, north and south facades of the McLaughlin house, was designated as a well preserved example of wooden construction.1a

    1aDesignated Properties www. waterloo.ca

    Conrad married Elizabeth Becker 15 Dec 1863, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of John B. Becker and Elizabeth Daub) was born 8 Apr 1843, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth Becker was born 8 Apr 1843, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada (daughter of John B. Becker and Elizabeth Daub); died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elizabeth Fenner
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-44583
    • Residence: 1863, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Fenner
    2. Elisa Fenner was born 9 Aug 1864, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Henry Fenner was born 21 Jan 1868, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Nov 1943, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. John Fenner was born 1869, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Elizabeth Fenner was born 1870, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Jacob Fenner was born 7 Feb 1872, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Catherine Fenner was born 1875, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Catharine Fenner was born 29 Jul 1875, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Oct 1931, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Conrad Fenner was born 17 Jun 1878, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Dora Fenner was born 1881, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. 1. Emma Dorothea Fenner was born 19 Oct 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    12. Albert Fenner was born 27 Sep 1886, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    13. Effie Fenner was born 23 Dec 1895, , USA; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Johannes "John" Fenner was born CALC 2 Feb 1809, , Hessen, Germany; died 10 Feb 1887, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: John Fenner
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-240905
    • Immigration: 19 May 1857, New York City, New York, USA.
    • Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Weaver
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; U. P. (?)
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    Immigration:
    Johann Fenner, 48 farmer, from, Gross H. Hessen, going to Up Canada
    Catherine 49
    Catherine 15
    Johann 13
    Heinrich 9
    F. August 7
    Maria 5
    Dorothea 3

    Johannes — Catherine Zeulauf. Catherine was born 1811, , Hessen, Germany; died Bef 1881. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Catherine Zeulauf was born 1811, , Hessen, Germany; died Bef 1881.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Catherine Fenner
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-110447
    • Immigration: 19 May 1857, New York City, New York, USA.
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; U. P. (?)

    Notes:

    Immigration:
    Johann Fenner, 48 farmer, from, Gross H. Hessen, going to Up Canada
    Catherine 49
    Catherine 15
    Johann 13
    Heinrich 9
    F. August 7
    Maria 5
    Dorothea 3

    Children:
    1. Catherine Fenner was born 1839, , Hessen, Germany; died 27 Oct 1908, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada.
    2. 2. Conrad Fenner was born 10 Apr 1839, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Johann Fenner was born 1843, , Hessen, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Marietta Fenner was born 1844, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Heinrich "Henry" Fenner was born 13 Jan 1846, , Hessen, Germany; died 1 Jun 1916, Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, USA; was buried , Lakeside Cemetery, Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, USA.
    6. August Fenner was born 1848, , Hessen, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Maria "Mary" Fenner was born 1849, , Hessen, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Marie Dorothea "Dorothy" Fenner was born 16 Apr 1853, Heidelbach, Hessia, Germany; died 26 Mar 1930, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  John B. Becker was born Abt 1807, of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-455596

    John — Elizabeth Daub. Elizabeth was born Abt 1807, of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth Daub was born Abt 1807, of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elizabeth Becker
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-455597

    Children:
    1. John D. Becker was born 1837, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 3. Elizabeth Becker was born 8 Apr 1843, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Catherine D. Becker was born 27 May 1847, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 May 1931, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 11 May 1931, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Conrad D. Becker was born 26 Apr 1853, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jun 1925, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley Village, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.