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

Franklin Merner

Male 1896 - Yes, date unknown


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Franklin Merner was born 13 Jun 1896, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Oscar Erastus Merner and Agnes Elizabeth Brodrecht); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Frank Merner
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-86280
    • Occupation: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Stamping worker - Stamping factory
    • Residence: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Residence: 1927, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Oscar Erastus Merner was born 4 Nov 1864, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Mayor Fredrick Merner and Philipena Young); died 25 Jun 1944, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-86275
    • Occupation: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Miller
    • Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
    • Occupation: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Miller
    • Residence: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
    • Occupation: 1901, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Shipping Clerk
    • Occupation: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Solderer? - Foundry
    • Residence: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association

    Oscar married Agnes Elizabeth Brodrecht 3 Jun 1884, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Agnes (daughter of Henry Brodrecht and Elizabeth Schmidt) was born 15 Jul 1867, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Dec 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Agnes Elizabeth Brodrecht was born 15 Jul 1867, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Henry Brodrecht and Elizabeth Schmidt); died 20 Dec 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Agnes Elizabeth Merner
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-86276
    • Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Residence: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Residence: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic

    Notes:

    Celebrate Golden Wedding

    Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Merner, of Kitchener, former residents of New Hamburg, last Saturday, June 3rd, celebrated the 50th anniversary of their marriage in the presence of their children and other relatives.

    Both are natives of New Hamburg. Mr. Merner is a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred Merner and his wife is a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brodrecht. They were married here on June 3rd, 1883, by the late Rev. Chr. F. Spring, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church and they had as their attendants, Miss Lavina Zimmerman (the late Mrs. Alex Merner) Kitchener and Mr. August Spring, now of Detroit.

    With the exception of a few years residence in Chicago, the family resided here until they moved to Kitchener twenty years ago.

    Their family consists of 5 sons and two daughters, Louis, of Norwalk, Ohio, Victor, Fred, Frank, Harold, Adele and Helen, all of Kitchener. Besides these other guests present were: Mrs. Merner's sister and brother, Mrs. McNally, of Brantford, and Mr. Wilfrid Brodrecht, of Detroit. Mr. Merner's sister, Mrs. Louis Zieger of Toledo, Ohio, and Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Franke, of Kitchener.

    A family gathering was enjoyed at the home where the bride and groom of 50 years ago were made the recipient of a presentation. Later the company adjourned to the Chicodee Tea Rooms where a wedding dinner was served at six o'clock.

    New Hamburg Independent Jun 9 1933 pg 5

    Children:
    1. Victor Wilford Merner was born 3 Jan 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Apr 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Crescentia Merner was born 2 Mar 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1908; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Frederick Henry Merner was born 11 Jun 1892, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States; died 14 Dec 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 1. Franklin Merner was born 13 Jun 1896, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Harold Alexander Merner was born 1 Dec 1897, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Mar 1948, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Adele Merner was born Sep 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Beatrice Merner was born Dec 1909, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Mayor Fredrick Merner was born 9 Mar 1829, , Switzerland (son of Jacob Emanuel Merner and Susanna Schlueter); died 6 Jul 1895; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Interesting: story
    • Name: Fred Merner
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-125818P
    • Occupation: 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carriage Maker
    • Residence: 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
    • Occupation: 1871, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carriagemaker
    • Elected Office: 1872, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Reeve/Mayor
    • Occupation: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carriage Maker
    • Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
    • Occupation: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Miller
    • Residence: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

    Notes:

    Jacob Merner with his wife and family emigrated from Germany and settled on a farm miles west of New Hamburg in 1837. Several of the ten children still survive, among them being Mr. Christian Merner of whom a sketch appears elsewhere. Wm. Smith had the first blacksmith shop. It was here that the late Samuel Merner learned his trade. Jacob Brill was the first cooper and did a thriving trade in barrels, churns, &c. The pioneer weaver was John Oehm who made cloth for his numerous patrons on his hand loom. Theobald Seyler owned a frame hotel on the site of the present Queen's and John Boeckner did the cobbling and shoemaking for the neighborhood. The latter's shop was on the site of the present residence of Mr. D. Becker. Wendel Schuyler was the first teacher in 1838 or 1839. A portion of the first log schoolhouse still stands near the Cemetery and is used for a dwelling: Solomon Weaver was a miller in the early days and later became an evangelical minister. Business men who came a little later were Wm. Burkhold, who established a brickyard; Fred Merner who started a carriage business and Wm. Hunter, who had a general stare. In the early 50's Sylvester Frank built a brewery. It was of brick and a portion of it is still in use in connection with the present brewery. The village has gradually increased in population and assessment with no particularly stirring events to mark its even progress. The great flood of 1883 due to a cloudburst is an event never to be forgotten by those who witnessed it. On that occasion the water covered the streets up to the door of the Imperial hotel, and swept away the Rau, Hartman and Helmer bridges, thus cutting the village off from the outside world. In this its golden jubilee year, New Hamburg stands a community of contented, busy people, living in good homes and doing admirably their little share of the great world's work.

    Special Industrial souvenir number of New Hamburg: containing a comprehensive review of the natural advantages and resources of the village of New Hamburg, 1908, Berlin Daily News, Berlin, Ontario

    Fredrick married Philipena Young 9 Nov 1852, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Philipena was born 25 Nov 1835, , Germany; died 16 Dec 1914; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Philipena Young was born 25 Nov 1835, , Germany; died 16 Dec 1914; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Phebe Young
    • Name: Philipena Merner
    • Name: Phillipa Yung
    • Name: Phillipina Jung
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-32214P
    • Residence: 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
    • Residence: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

    Children:
    1. Jedidah "Yetta" Merner was born 24 Nov 1853, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jun 1927, Evanston, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Clarissa Merner was born 30 Dec 1855, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Feb 1919; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Lavinia Merner was born 1857, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. William Frederic Merner was born 1859, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Alexander Walter Merner was born 26 Sep 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Jan 1930; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 2. Oscar Erastus Merner was born 4 Nov 1864, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jun 1944, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Franklin Charles "Frank" Merner was born 1866, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Henry Amelius Merner was born Dec 1870, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Milton Merner was born 1875, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Louis Merner was born 1882, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  Henry Brodrecht was born 18 Sep 1841, , Germany (son of Jacob Brodrecht and Sybilla Rueffer); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-86137
    • Immigration: 1844, , Ontario, Canada
    • Immigration: 1849
    • Residence: 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1863, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1863, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1871, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tin & Coopersmith
    • Occupation: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tinsmith
    • Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Implement Manufacturer
    • Residence: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Retired: 1901, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer - foundry
    • Residence: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    New Hamburg

    On the morning of Saturday, last Mr. Henry Brodrecht, proprietor of the New Hamburg Foundry while driving down main street had the misfortune of a runaway. His handsome horses by some means or other took fright and dashed off at a lively rate, throwing him out of the rig hurting his face badly up the road. Fortunately the horses were stopped before further damage was done...

    Waterloo County Chronicle , 25 Apr 1895, p. 1

    Henry married Elizabeth Schmidt 25 Jan 1863, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Sebastian Schmidt and Mary Elizabeth Mura) was born 25 Sep 1844, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States; died 17 Feb 1927, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth Schmidt was born 25 Sep 1844, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States (daughter of Sebastian Schmidt and Mary Elizabeth Mura); died 17 Feb 1927, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Birth: , Germany
    • Name: Elizabeth Brodrecht
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-86138
    • Immigration: 1858, , Ontario, Canada
    • Immigration: 1861, , Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Residence: 1863, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1863, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Residence: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Residence: 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Children:
    1. 3. Agnes Elizabeth Brodrecht was born 15 Jul 1867, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Dec 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Cresentia Brodrecht was born 14 Jun 1870, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1957; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Wilfred Broadrecht was born 1882, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Wilfred Henry Brodrecht was born 30 Oct 1882, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Jacob Emanuel Merner was born 20 Oct 1789, , Switzerland; was christened 3 Nov 1789, Reichenbach, , Canton Bern, Switzerland; died 29 Dec 1869, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Interesting: story, pioneer
    • Residence: Kien, Canton Bern, Switzerland
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-32066P
    • Immigration: 1837, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
    • Occupation: 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelist

    Notes:

    Jacob Merner with his wife and family emigrated from Germany and settled on a farm miles west of New Hamburg in 1837. Several of the ten children still survive, among them being Mr. Christian Merner of whom a sketch appears elsewhere. Wm. Smith had the first blacksmith shop. It was here that the late Samuel Merner learned his trade. Jacob Brill was the first cooper and did a thriving trade in barrels, churns, &c. The pioneer weaver was John Oehm who made cloth for his numerous patrons on his hand loom. Theobald Seyler owned a frame hotel on the site of the present Queen's and John Boeckner did the cobbling and shoemaking for the neighborhood. The latter's shop was on the site of the present residence of Mr. D. Becker. Wendel Schuyler was the first teacher in 1838 or 1839. A portion of the first log schoolhouse still stands near the Cemetery and is used for a dwelling: Soloman Weaver was a miller in the early days and later became an evangelical minister. Business men who came a little later were Wm. Burkhold, who established a brickyard; Fred Merner who started a carriage business and Wm. Hunter, who had a general stare. In the early 50's Sylvester Frank built a brewery. It was of brick and a portion of it is still in use in connection with the present brewery. The village has gradually increased in population and assessment with no particularly stirring events to mark its even progress. The great flood of 1883 due to a cloudburst is an event never to be forgotten by those who witnessed it. On that occasion the water covered the streets up to the door of the Imperial hotel, and swept away the Rau, Hartman and Helmer bridges, thus cutting the village off from the outside world. In this its golden jubilee year, New Hamburg stands a community of contented, busy people, living in good homes and doing admirably their little share of the great world's work.

    Special Industrial souvenir number of New Hamburg: containing a comprehensive review of the natural advantages and resources of the village of New Hamburg, 1908, Berlin Daily News, Berlin, Ontario

    Jacob — Susanna Schlueter. Susanna was born CALC 9 Mar 1789, , Canton Berne, Switzerland; was christened 18 Mar 1787, , Switzerland; died 9 Sep 1875, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Susanna SchlueterSusanna Schlueter was born CALC 9 Mar 1789, , Canton Berne, Switzerland; was christened 18 Mar 1787, , Switzerland; died 9 Sep 1875, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Susanna Merner
    • Residence: Kien, Canton Bern, Switzerland
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-42673P
    • Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
    • Residence: 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelist

    Children:
    1. Barbara Merner was born CALC 8 Nov 1812, , Switzerland; died 8 Jul 1893; was buried , Lingelbach Cemetery, South Easthope Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Jacob Merner was born 5 Apr 1816, Kien, Canton Bern, Switzerland; was christened 14 Apr 1816, Reichenbach, , Canton Bern, Switzerland; died 9 May 1890, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Johannes "John" Muerner was born 20 Oct 1818, Kien, Canton Bern, Switzerland; was christened 1 Nov 1818, Reichenbach, , Canton Bern, Switzerland; died 24 Feb 1902, Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States.
    4. Senator Samuel Merner was born 29 Jan 1823, Kien, Canton Bern, Switzerland; died 11 Aug 1908; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Ann Muerner was born 1824, , Switzerland; died 5 May 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Mary Anne Merner was born 15 Jun 1826, , Switzerland; died 15 Apr 1895; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 4. Mayor Fredrick Merner was born 9 Mar 1829, , Switzerland; died 6 Jul 1895; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Gottlieb Merner was born 11 Jun 1830, , Berne, Switzerland; died 21 Apr 1924, Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bronson Line Cemetery, Hay Township, Huron Co., Ontario.
    9. Christian Merner was born 23 Dec 1831, Reichenbach, , Canton Bern, Switzerland; died 17 Feb 1912; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 12.  Jacob Brodrecht was born 28 Mar 1817, , Germany; died 9 Apr 1867; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-99615
    • Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; teamster
    • Occupation: 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Teamster
    • Residence: 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Jacob — Sybilla Rueffer. Sybilla was born 1818, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 13.  Sybilla Rueffer was born 1818, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Anna Reifer
    • Name: Anna S.
    • Name: Anna S. Riffer
    • Name: Sybilla Brodrecht
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-111470
    • Residence: 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. 6. Henry Brodrecht was born 18 Sep 1841, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. ? Brodrecht was born Abt 1844; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Catherine Broderecht was born 10 Apr 1844, , Germany; died 5 May 1926, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Margaretha Brodrecht was born 1846, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Werner Brodbecht was born Aug 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1939, Washington, USA.; was buried , Riverside Memorial Park, Spokane, Washington, USA..
    6. Donna Brodrecht was born 1851, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Anna Sedora Brodrecht was born 1853, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Phillipina Brodrecht was born 1854, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Maria Brodrecht was born 1855, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Henriette Brodrecht was born 1856, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. Maria "Mary" Brodrecht was born 7 Feb 1856, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Jun 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. William Brodrecht was born 1859, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    13. ? Brodrecht was born 1859, , Ontario, Canada; died 1860, , Ontario, Canada.
    14. Julianna Brodrecht was born 1860, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    15. Attie Brodrecht was born Dec 1870, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  5. 14.  Sebastian Schmidt was born 11 Dec 1811, Kreuzenach, Prussia, Germany; died 26 Feb 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-61873
    • Occupation: 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; cooper
    • Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cooper
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cooper
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Ng

    Sebastian married Mary Elizabeth Mura 1841. Mary was born 11 Nov 1820, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 9 May 1898; was buried , Saint Agatha Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Mary Elizabeth Mura was born 11 Nov 1820, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 9 May 1898; was buried , Saint Agatha Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elizabeth Murray
    • Name: Mary Elizabeth Schmidt
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-61874
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic

    Children:
    1. Catherine Schmidt was born 1841, , USA; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 7. Elizabeth Schmidt was born 25 Sep 1844, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States; died 17 Feb 1927, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Mary Schmidt was born 1846, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Mary Ann Schmidt was born 11 Feb 1846, Caledonia, Haldimand Co., Ontario, Canada; died 9 Nov 1912, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Joseph Schmidt was born 1848, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Rosana Schmidt was born 20 Jan 1849, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Jun 1900; was buried , Saint Agatha Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Peter Schmidt was born 1852, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Charles Schmidt was born 1855, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Alice Schmidt was born 1857, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Alexander Schmitt was born 1 Mar 1858, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jun 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Magdalena "Lena" Schmidt was born Nov 1861, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1947; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Francis W. "Frank" Smith was born 18 Mar 1865, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jan 1943, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.