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

Family: Mayor John Badisher Fischer / Catharine "Kate" Miller (F11036)

m. 20 Apr 1875


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  • Mayor John Badisher FischerFather | Male
    Mayor John Badisher Fischer

    Born  25 Nov 1852  , Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 Feb 1920   
    Buried    Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  20 Apr 1875  [1, 2, 3]  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2, 3] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Joseph Fischer | F31252 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Zecilia "Cecilia" Metzger | F31252 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Catharine "Kate" Miller

    Born  10 Dec 1854  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 May 1920  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John Dioyius Miller | F8025 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Barbara Kaiser | F8025 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    John Fisher

    Born  1875  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Edgar J. "Ed" FischerChild 2 | Male
    Edgar J. "Ed" Fischer

    Born  17 Feb 1876  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  21 May 1944  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Elizabeth "Lizzie" Baechler | F186148 
    Married  10 Jun 1903  St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Male
    Charles Fischer

    Born  17 Sep 1877  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 4 | Male
    Dr. William Joseph Fischer

    Born  1 Feb 1879  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Aug 1920  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Caroline Catherine "Carrie" Kuntz | F37733 
    Married     

    Child 5 | Female
    Berda Fisher

    Born  1880  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 6 | Female
    Matilda B. Fischer

    Born  9 Dec 1880  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1963   
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  John F. Hertel | F185479 
    Married  25 Jul 1905  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Female
    Caroline B. "Carrie" Fischer

    Born  4 Oct 1882  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 May 1958   
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Henry Louis "Harry" Wilhelm | F256958 
    Married  3 Nov 1909  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Male
    Herman Peter Fischer

    Born  28 May 1884  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Agnes Strub | F185589 
    Married     

    Child 9 | Male
    Walter Frederick Fischer

    Born  14 Aug 1887  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Mar 1926  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  18 Mar 1926  Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Marian Sobisch | F267237 
    Married     

    Child 10 | Male
    John Fischer, Jr,

    Born  17 Apr 1892  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 11 | Female
    Mary Fischer

    Born  1895   
    Died  1897   
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 12 | Female
    Colette K. Fischer

    Born  5 Mar 1897  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  13 Feb 1979   
    Buried    Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Leo Henhoffer | F282857 
    Married  7 Sep 1921  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 22 Apr 1875.
      20 Apr 1875 By Rev. Dr. Funcken, C.R., Berlin, John Fischer of Waterloo was married to Katharina Miller of Bridgeport.

    2. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 3 Page 24.

    3. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 9382-75.
      John Fischer, 23, occ. Butcher, b. Canada, res. Waterloo, s/o Joseph & Cecelia, married Catherine Miller, 21, b. Canada, res. Bridgeport, d/o John & Barbara, witn: Karl Kaiser & Mina Fuchs of Berlin and Joseph C. Frank of New Germany, Maria Miller of Bridgeport and Anton & Maria Kaiser of St. Agatha, 20 April 1875 at Berlin