1898 - 1973 (74 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Eileen Agnes Wildfong was born 26 Dec 1898, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of Josiah E. Wildfong and Rosalia Siess); died 22 Feb 1973, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 24 Feb 1973, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Name: Eileen Agnes Weiler
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-179417
- Immigration: 1899, , Ontario, Canada
- Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Catholic
Notes:
WEILER, Mrs. Frank Sr.
At the K-W Hospital, on Thursday, Feb. 22, 1973, after a lengthy illness, Eileen Wilfong of Winston Hall, age 74 years; a member of St. Mary's RC Church and the Catholic Women's League; wife of Frank Weiler Sr.; mother of Frank Jr. of Kitchener, Celestin of Oakville, Jerome of Hamilton, Gerald of Montreal, Mrs. Lorne (Ritz) Brohman of Toronto, Mrs. Edward (Leona) Sobieraj of Ancaster; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren also survive. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, where the parish rosary will be recited on Friday at 8 p.m. Prayers will be said at the funeral home on Saturday at 9 a.m., followed by funeral mass at St. Mary's RC Church at 9: 30, with Father Hubert Gehl, CR., officiating. Interment will be in Woodland cemetery.
Kitchener-Waterloo Record 22 Feb 1973 pg 27
Eileen married Frank Joseph Weiler 30 Aug 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Frank (son of John E. Weiler and Mary Kipper) was born 23 Jul 1900, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Feb 1980, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- LAC Frank Weiler was born 1925, , Ontario, Canada; died 7 Jun 1999, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
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Generation: 2
2. | Josiah E. Wildfong was born 22 Nov 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Amos M. Wildfong and Barbara Funk); died 19 Oct 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-32243
- Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Teamster
Josiah married Rosalia Siess 18 May 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Rosalia (daughter of Franz Joseph "Joseph" Siess and Catherine Mattler) was born 11 Jun 1866, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 3 Nov 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]
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3. | Rosalia Siess was born 11 Jun 1866, , Alsace Lorraine, France (daughter of Franz Joseph "Joseph" Siess and Catherine Mattler); died 3 Nov 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Name: Rosalia Wildfong
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-32245
- Immigration: 1881, , Ontario, Canada
- Immigration: 1881, , Ontario, Canada
- Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
- Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dressmaker
- Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
- Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Catholic
Children:
- 1. Eileen Agnes Wildfong was born 26 Dec 1898, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; died 22 Feb 1973, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 24 Feb 1973, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
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Generation: 3
4. | Amos M. Wildfong was born 22 Oct 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Eli Wildfong and Nancy Mosser); died 24 Nov 1920, Kitchener Waterloo Commission, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: 000131-8104
- Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
- Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
- Residence: 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
- Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
- Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
- Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; carpenter
- Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
- Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
- Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
- Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
- Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; machinist
- Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
- Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
Notes:
Amos Wildfong,(Father to Isaiah who was engaged for several years with The Berlin Publishing Co., of Berlin, Ontario) "is married to Barbara Funk. They reside in Berlin where he is engaged as a carpenter and builder."
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.].
Amos married Barbara Funk 9 Feb 1867, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Barbara (daughter of Johannes "John" Funk and Mary Schickler) was born 5 Nov 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Apr 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]
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5. | Barbara Funk was born 5 Nov 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Johannes "John" Funk and Mary Schickler); died 13 Apr 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Name: Barbara Wildfong
- Eby ID Number: 000131-8104.1
- Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonist
- Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
- Residence: 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
- Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
- Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
- Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
- Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
- Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
Children:
- Isaiah F. Wildfong was born 22 Nov 1866, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Sep 1936, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- 2. Josiah E. Wildfong was born 22 Nov 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Oct 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- Mary Wildfong was born 25 May 1870, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- John Henry Wildfong was born 4 Dec 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jul 1946, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario.
- Menno Wildfong was born CALC 10 Oct 1874; died 23 Jul 1876, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- Anna Wildfong was born 7 Apr 1877, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1975; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
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6. | Franz Joseph "Joseph" Siess was born 8 Dec 1842, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 16 Apr 1908; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Name: Joseph Siess
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-330248
- Occupation: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
- Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
- Immigration: 1890, , Ontario, Canada
- Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Fireman
- Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
- Naturalization: 1896
- Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Stationary Engineer
Notes:
Joseph is reported to have been born in Durlinsdorf, Haut-Rhin, Alsace Lorraine, France, documentation needed.
Franz — Catherine Mattler. Catherine was born 29 Jul 1848, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 5 Mar 1923, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]
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7. | Catherine Mattler was born 29 Jul 1848, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 5 Mar 1923, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-330249
- Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
- Immigration: 1890, , Canada
- Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
Children:
- Joseph M. Siess was born Jul 1848, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died Yes, date unknown.
- 3. Rosalia Siess was born 11 Jun 1866, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 3 Nov 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- Celestine Siess was born 1867, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died Yes, date unknown.
- Marie "Mary" Siess was born 10 May 1870, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died Yes, date unknown.
- Sophie "Sophia" Siess was born 7 Nov 1871, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 1946; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- Bertha "Bertie" Siess was born 1873, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died Yes, date unknown.
- Peter Paul "Paul" Siess was born 30 May 1878, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 21 May 1928, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA.
- Margareta Christine "Christina" Siess was born 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
- John Albert "Albert" Siess was born 24 Apr 1883, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
- Ludwig Siess was born 28 Sep 1884, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
- Rev. Leo Joseph Siess was born 22 Sep 1888, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
- Leander Siess was born 1890, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
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Generation: 4
8. | Eli Wildfong was born 15 Mar 1819, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Joseph R. Wildfong and Christina Groh); died 27 Sep 1885; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39030425
- Name: Eli Wildfang
- Name: Elijah Wildfong
- Eby ID Number: 000131-8101
- Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
- Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
- Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
- Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
- Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
- Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
- Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
Notes:
Eli Wildfong, "was born March 15th, 1819. He was married to Nancy Mosser. They resided near Hespeler where he was engaged in farming."
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.].
Eli — Nancy Mosser. Nancy (daughter of Peter Mosser and Elizabeth M. Wanner) was born 1 Nov 1821, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 1 Apr 1885, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 4 Apr 1885, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]
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9. | Nancy Mosser was born 1 Nov 1821, , Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of Peter Mosser and Elizabeth M. Wanner); died 1 Apr 1885, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 4 Apr 1885, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39030154
- Name: Agnes Mosser
- Name: Nancy Wildfong
- Eby ID Number: 00082-4906
- Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
- Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
- Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
Notes:
Nancy Mosser, "was married to Eli Wildfong. They resided on her father's old place when the house was burnt. To them was born a family of ten children..., Simon and Peter (twins)."
Nancy Mosser, "was married to Eli Wildfong and resided near Hespeler, on the old 'Jacob Mosser Farm'."
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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WILDFANG - On the 1st of April, near Hespeler, in Waterloo Co., Ontario, Nancy, wife of Eli Wildfang, aged 64 years and 5 months. She was buried on the 4th at Wanners' Meeting-house. Services by J. Woolner in English, and J.B. Gingrich in German. Text, Job 19: 25 and 2 Cor. 5: 1.
Herald of Truth - Volume XXII, Number 8 - April 15, 1885, Page 127
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!according to the 1851 Census of Waterloo Township Nancy was named Agnes and born in Canada. Does this mean that there were two wives and what is in error?
Children:
- Bishop John Wildfong was born 23 Nov 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 May 1912, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.
- Joseph Wildfong was born 24 Jul 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Nov 1922, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 5 Nov 1922, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- 4. Amos M. Wildfong was born 22 Oct 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Nov 1920, Kitchener Waterloo Commission, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- Elizabeth Wildfong was born 14 May 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 May 1910, Elmwood, Bentinck Township, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , South Easthope United Church Cemetery, South Easthope, Perth Co., Ontario.
- Sarah Wildfong was born 22 Oct 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Sep 1921, Aylmer, Malahide Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario; was buried 28 Sep 1921, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- Daniel Gordon Wildfong was born 24 May 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Sep 1920, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- Leah Wildfong was born 24 Jan 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jun 1917, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- Eli M. Wildfong was born 15 Feb 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Dec 1929, McKinley Township, Huron Co., Michigan; was buried , Grand Lawn Cemetery, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA.
- Simon Wildfong was born 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
- Peter Wildfong was born 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Mar 1919, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
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10. | Johannes "John" Funk was born 1 Mar 1821, Lebenhau, Neustadt, Bavaria, Germany; died 14 Apr 1863, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Name: John Funk
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-95808
- Residence: 1846, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
- Occupation: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
- Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonist
- Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
- Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
Johannes married Mary Schickler 23 Jun 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary was born 23 Apr 1827, , France; died 5 Feb 1905, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]
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11. | Mary Schickler was born 23 Apr 1827, , France; died 5 Feb 1905, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Name: Mary Funk
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-95810
- Residence: 1846, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
- Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonist
- Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
- Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
Notes:
MARY FUNK
Died in Roseville, Ont., on Sunday, February 5th, 1905, Mary Funk Relict of the late John Funk, aged 77 years, 9 months, 13 days The funeral will take place from he late residence, Francis Street, Berlin, on Wednesday afternoon next at 1 l`clock, to the Evangelical Church for Service, thence to Martin`s Burial Grounds, three miles north of Waterloo, for interment. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation.
Funeral Card in possession of Anne Heibein Olsen 2013
Children:
- Catherine Funk was born 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
- 5. Barbara Funk was born 5 Nov 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Apr 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- Veronica "Fronica" "Fanny" Funk was born 1850, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
- Maria Funk was born 2 Apr 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jan 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- Nancy Funk was born 1855, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
- Lydia Funk was born 1858, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
- Henry Funk was born 1861, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
- John Funk was born 1862, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
- Josiah Wilfang was born 1868, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
- Mary Wilfang was born 1870, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
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