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

Family: Peter Ernst, Esq. / Elizabeth Schaefer (F19319)

m. 24 May 1862


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  • Father | Male
    Peter Ernst, Esq.

    Born  11 Sep 1836  Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  10 Mar 1851  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  13 Apr 1879  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  24 May 1862  [1, 2, 3, 4]  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2, 3, 4] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Johann "John" Ernst | F5398 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Maria Lugebiehl | F5398 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Elizabeth Schaefer

    Born  14 Jan 1842  , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  13 Oct 1930  , Los Angeles Co., California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Father  Henry Schaefer | F19716 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth Ebel | F19716 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Mary Ida Ernst

    Born  1862  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 2 | Female
    Addie Louisa Ernst

    Born  1865  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Jun 1927  Manhattan, New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Male
    John Henry Ernst

    Born  7 Jan 1873  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Nov 1953  , Los Angeles Co., California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum, Altadena, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Female
    Minnie Ernst

    Born  27 Apr 1874  Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Mar 1947  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Roosevelt Memorial Park, Gardena, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Female
    Rose Barbara "Rosie" Ernst

    Born  18 Dec 1874  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 6 | Female
    Hilda Elizabeth Ernst

    Born  8 Feb 1877  Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 7 | Male
    Peter Charles Ernst

    Born  12 May 1879  Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  11 Feb 1964  , Los Angeles Co., California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Peter Ernst b. Wilmot Township res: Dundee Age: 25 born abt 1837 father: John married Elisabeth Schafer Age:: 20 born abt 1842 b. Germany Spouse res: Berlin father: Henry mother: Elisabeth Ebel married 24 May 1862 county: Waterloo

    2. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.

    3. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 29 May 1862.
      May 24, 1862 Elisabeth Schaefer of Berlin and Peter Ernst of New Dundee, by Rev. Bindemann

    4. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 29 May 1862 Pg: 21.
      ERNST, Peter married 24 May 1862 Merchant of Dundee. To Elisabetha SHAFER, from Berlin. minister F.W. Bindemann