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

Family: Heinrich T. "Henry" Guenther / Louisa Ries (F227668)

m. 6 May 1873


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  • Father | Male
    Heinrich T. "Henry" Guenther

    Born  1850  Kings Saxon, Weimar, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Married  6 May 1873  [1, 2]  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John Guenther | F282190 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Maria | F282190 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Louisa Ries

    Born  9 May 1852  Neustadt, Bavaria, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Father  George Ries | F228650 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth | F228650 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Guenther

    Born  22 Feb 1874  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Nov 1952  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Louis Christian John Schmiedendorf | F251021 
    Married  30 May 1901  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Male
    Heinrich "Henry" Guenther

    Born  30 Apr 1879  Elmwood, Normanby Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Mar 1946   
    Buried    New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Effie Elizabeth Ott | F280348 
    Married  12 Sep 1905  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Male
    George Alvin Guenther

    Born  2 May 1885  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Meileta Louisa Miller | F10650 
    Married  12 Jun 1912  Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Female
    Rose Guenther

    Born  21 May 1890  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 5 | Female
    Edith Catherine Guenther

    Born  21 Apr 1892  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 Oct 1954  Cambridge, zWashington, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Frederick William Robert Kirschel | F59618 
    Married     

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 15 May 1873.
      06 May 1873 By Pastor Wurster in Preston, Heinrich Guenther was married to Louise Ries, both of Hespeler.

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 013023-73.
      Henry Gunther, 22, occ. Mason, b. Kings Saxon Weimar, res. Hespeler, son of John and Maria married Louisa Ries, 20, b. Newstadt Bavaria, res. Waterloo Twp, daughter of George and Elizabeth, witnessed by: Jonathan and Rosena Venbaner of Guelph Twp, 6 May 1873 in Waterloo Twp.