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

Family: John Henry Speckeen / Rebecca Bohn (F24164)

m. 31 Mar 1886


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  • Father | Male
    John Henry Speckeen

    Born  15 Jul 1860  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Sep 1930  Kitchener, 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
    Married  31 Mar 1886  [1, 2, 3]  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2, 3] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Henry Speckeen | F24165 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Christine Schultz | F24165 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Rebecca Bohn

    Born  9 Jul 1857  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 Apr 1913  Hespeler (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
    Father  Christian Bohn | F268643 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Louisa "Lucy" Bunge | F268643 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Emmanuel Henry Speckeen

    Born  2 Oct 1888  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1959   
    Buried    Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Female
    Rebecca Christina Speckeen

    Born  10 Sep 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1986  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Anthony Joseph "Tony" Munch | F259680 
    Married  23 May 1918  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Viona Christina "Viola" Speckeen

    Born  16 Jul 1895  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Jul 1919  , Halton Co., 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  Albert Adam Bowman | F59939 
    Married     

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 15 Apr 1886.
      March 31, 1886 Rebecca Bohn & John Spekin, both of Waterloo T'p., were married by Pastor Wurster in Preston.

    2. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 122.

    3. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011712-86.
      John Spekin, 26, occ. Laborer, b. Waterloo Twp., res. Waterloo Twp., son of Henry and Justine married Rebecca Bohn, 28, b. Waterloo Twp., res. Waterloo Twp., daughter of Christoph and Harriett, Witnessed by: August Preston, Hannah and Ludwig Bohn and Mary Spekin All of Waterloo Twp., 31 March 1886 in Preston.