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

Family: Josiah Nahrgang / Esther Reist (F2121)

m. 21 Oct 1879


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  • Father | Male
    Josiah Nahrgang

    Born  6 Jun 1859  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  5 Jun 1926  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  21 Oct 1879  [1]  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Rev. Joseph S. Nahrgang | F1336 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Ann Shantz | F1336 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Esther Reist

    Born  20 Jan 1859  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Mar 1950  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Moses Reist | F3324 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Catharine "Catherine" Shantz | F3324 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Melinda Nahrgang

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

    Child 2 | Female
    Sarah Melinda Nahrgang

    Born  22 May 1880  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  18 Jul 1916   
    Buried    Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Ida Priscilla Nahrgang

    Born  16 Feb 1884  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  21 May 1909  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Elmer Bechtel Doerr | F52773 
    Married  8 Jan 1908  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Male
    Lawson Nahrgang

    Born  1885  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 5 | Male
    Lanson Edgar Nahrgang

    Born  22 Aug 1885  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  26 Feb 1948  Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Clara Bell Doerr | F176043 
    Married  22 Sep 1909  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Hilda May Nahrgang

    Born  4 Jul 1892  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  21 May 1963   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Matthew William Harold Smith | F56143 
    Married  16 Jun 1915  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Male
    Arthur Vernon Nahrgang

    Born  4 Mar 1898  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried    Sanctuary Park Cemetery, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ruth Shantz | F11147 
    Married     

    Child 8 | Male
    Ralph Royden Nahrgang

    Born  May 1909  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Josia Nahrgang Age: 21 Born: abt 1858 born, Wilmot Father: Joseph Nahrgang Mother: Maira Nahrgang Spouse: Esther Reist Age: 20 Born: abt 1859 born: Waterloo Township Father: Moses Reist Mother: Catherine Reist married 21 Oct 1879 married: Waterloo, Preston