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

Daniel Longfield

Male 1871 - Yes, date unknown


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Daniel Longfield was born 1871, , , Indiana (son of John Frederick "Frederick" Longfield and Catharine Adolph); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00140-8449.5
    • Residence: 1880, Madison, St. Joseph Co., Indiana


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Frederick "Frederick" Longfield was born 22 Jun 1820, , Hessen, Germany; died 12 May 1894, , Indiana; was buried , South Union Cemetery, Nappanee, Elkhart, Indiana, USA.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87428427
    • Name: Frederick Longfield
    • Eby ID Number: 00140-8449.1
    • Occupation: 1880, Madison, St. Joseph Co., Indiana; farmer

    Notes:

    Frederick Longfield, a highly respected citizen, died on Saturday, May 12, 1894 near Oak Grove, St Joe Co, and came to America in 1851 and settled in Canada, but came to the United States in 1859 and resided for several years on Elkhart Prairie.

    In 1875 he moved to St Joseph county.

    He leaves a widow and ten children to mourn the loss of a kind husband and father. Aged 74 years.

    Goshen Times 17 May 1894

    John — Catharine Adolph. Catharine (daughter of Heinrich "Henry" Adolf and Catherine Krauss) was born 2 Feb 1835, , Switzerland; died 3 Mar 1918, Alire, Elkhart, Indiana, USA; was buried , South Union Cemetery, Nappanee, Elkhart, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Catharine Adolph was born 2 Feb 1835, , Switzerland (daughter of Heinrich "Henry" Adolf and Catherine Krauss); died 3 Mar 1918, Alire, Elkhart, Indiana, USA; was buried , South Union Cemetery, Nappanee, Elkhart, Indiana, USA.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91513109
    • Name: Catharine Longfield
    • Eby ID Number: 00140-8449
    • Residence: 1880, Madison, St. Joseph Co., Indiana
    • Residence: 1895, , Marshall Co., Indiana

    Notes:

    Catharine Adolph, "was married to a Mr. Longfield. They reside in Marshall County, Indiana, where he is engaged in farming. To them were born ten 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.].

    Children:
    1. Kate Longfield was born Abt 1850, Of, Marshall Co., Indiana; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Frederick "Fred" Longfield was born 1855, , Ontario, Canada; died 12 Oct 1913, , St. Joseph Co., Indiana; was buried , South Union Cemetery, Nappanee, Elkhart, Indiana, USA.
    3. Henry A. Longfield was born 28 Dec 1857, , Ontario, Canada; died 5 May 1935, South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, USA; was buried , Bremen Municipal Cemetery, Bremen, Marshall, Indiana, United States.
    4. Lewis Longfield was born 1860, , , Indiana; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Elizabeth Longfield was born 1861, , , Indiana; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Susann Longfield was born 1863, , , Indiana; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Imanuel Longfield was born 1865, , , Indiana; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Samuel Longfield was born 1867, , , Indiana; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. David Longfield was born 1869, , , Indiana; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. 1. Daniel Longfield was born 1871, , , Indiana; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. Edward Longfield was born 1876, Madison, St. Joseph Co., Indiana; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Heinrich "Henry" Adolf was born 5 Oct 1805, Canton Berne, Switzerland; died 28 Jul 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Henry Adolph
    • Eby ID Number: 00140-8448
    • Military: 1833; King's Life Guards
    • Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Directory: 1864, Wilmot Township - Block A Concession 1 Lot 07, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Henry Adolph, "was born in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. The date of his birth was not received. He was a miller by trade. He served as a soldier on the 'King's Life Guards' in France, and during the Louis Phillippe Rebellion of 1833 he fought on the streets of Paris. After this rebellion he returned to Switzerland and acted as constable until he left for America. He, in company with his wife, came to America in 1835 or 1836, just before the McKenzie Rebellion, and settled in Waterloo County. His family consisted of ten 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.].

    Military:
    'King's Life Guards' in France, and during the Louis Phillippe Rebellion of 1833 he fought on the streets of Paris.

    Heinrich — Catherine Krauss. Catherine was born 1804, , Switzerland; died Aft 1873. [Group Sheet]


  2. 7.  Catherine Krauss was born 1804, , Switzerland; died Aft 1873.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Catherine Adolf
    • Eby ID Number: 00140-8455.22

    Children:
    1. Peter Adolph was born Abt 1828, , Europe; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 3. Catharine Adolph was born 2 Feb 1835, , Switzerland; died 3 Mar 1918, Alire, Elkhart, Indiana, USA; was buried , South Union Cemetery, Nappanee, Elkhart, Indiana, USA.
    3. Friedrich "Frederick" Adolph was born 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Feb 1920, Fernie, British Columbia, Canada.
    4. Mary Ann Adolph was born 1839, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Sophia Adolph was born Abt 1841, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. John Adolph was born 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Henry Krause Adolph was born 4 May 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Dec 1912, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada.
    8. Ludwig "Lewis" Adolph was born 3 Nov 1846, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jul 1942, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Samuel Adolph was born Abt 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Caroline Adolph was born 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.