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

Margaret "Maggie" Schaefer

Female 1888 - 1951  (63 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Margaret "Maggie" Schaefer was born 4 Apr 1888, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Adam S. Schaefer and Elizabeth Snider); died 15 Oct 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Maggie Schaefer
    • Name: Margaret "Maggie" Fries
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-69700
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1911, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1921, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1947, 103 Breithaupt St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Mrs. Margaret Fries - Mrs. Margaret Fries, 63, died last night at her residence, 103 Breithaupt St., following a brief illness. A daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Adam Schaefer, she was born at Breslau on April 4, 1888. She was a member of St Matthew's Lutheran Church. Her husband, Josiah Fries, predeceased her in 1947.

    Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Arthur (Dora) Schacht and Mrs. Gertrude Winters, both of Kitchener; two brothers, Edwin Schaefer, Breslau and Oliver Schaefer, Kitchener; three sisters, Mrs. Reuben Eagle, Preston, Mrs. David Cragg and Mrs. Barbara Lee, both of Shallow Lake. Two granddaughters also survive. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where funeral service will be held Friday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Dr. John Schmieder officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery.

    Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

    Margaret married Josiah Fries 1905, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada. Josiah (son of Daniel Fries and Katharina "Catherine" Doerr) was born 28 Sep 1882, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 May 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 16 May 1947, Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Gertrude Elizabeth Fries was born 27 Dec 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Jul 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Dora Margaret Fries was born 8 Dec 1907, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Dec 1991, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Adam S. Schaefer was born 3 Jan 1851, , Michigan, USA; died 10 Jun 1927, Amabel Township, Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wiarton, Amabel Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-69694
    • Residence: 1874, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

    Adam married Elizabeth Snider 30 Aug 1874, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Michael Snider and Margaret Boyer) was born 10 Apr 1855, German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died , Keppel Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth Snider was born 10 Apr 1855, German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Michael Snider and Margaret Boyer); died , Keppel Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elizabeth Schaefer
    • Name: Lizzie Snyder
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-69695
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1874, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Edven Schaefer was born 24 Dec 1874, , Ontario, Canada; died 23 Dec 1960; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Tilman Schafer was born 10 Mar 1878, Parkway (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Apr 1943, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Nelson Schaefer was born Jan 1880, German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Norman Schaefer was born 1 May 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Mary Ann Schaefer was born 10 Sep 1886, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Sep 1956, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 1. Margaret "Maggie" Schaefer was born 4 Apr 1888, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Oct 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Anne Schaefer was born 2 May 1891, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Oliver Schaefer was born 6 Apr 1894, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Barbara Schaefer was born 11 May 1897, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Michael Snider was born 1811, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Michael Schneider
    • Name: Michael Snyder
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-95360
    • Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer

    Michael — Margaret Boyer. Margaret was born 1829, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 7.  Margaret Boyer was born 1829, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Margaret Snider
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-95361
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Joseph F. Snider was born CALC 26 Jun 1850, German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jul 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Elizabeth Snider was born 10 Apr 1855, German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died , Keppel Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. George Schneider was born 26 Jul 1859, German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Sep 1931; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. George A. Snider was born 1858, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.