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Family: Adam Riffer / Catharine "Catherine" Simmermacher (F24754)

m. 3 Oct 1875


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  • Father | Male
    Adam Riffer

    Born  23 Nov 1853  Kreis Alsfeld, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Aug 1929  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  3 Oct 1875  [1, 2, 3]  Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2, 3] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Jacob Riffer | F285899 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Catherine | F285899 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Catharine "Catherine" Simmermacher

    Born  3 Oct 1856  Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 Dec 1923  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John Simmermacher | F35460 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Magdalena Haus | F35460 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Wilhelm Heinrich Riffer

    Born  18 Oct 1876  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 Sep 1878  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Female
    Emma Riffer

    Born  1878  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 3 | Male
    John Edwin "Edwin" Riffer

    Born  20 Mar 1880  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  31 May 1940  Niagara Falls, Welland Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Female
    Selina Riffer

    Born  1881  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 5 | Male
    Norman Riffer

    Born  28 Jun 1886  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1946   
    Buried    Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Alma Catherine Shinn | F57720 
    Married  19 Oct 1911  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Charlotte Edith Dunham | F243970 
    Married     

    Child 6 | Female
    Eleanora "Nora" Riffer

    Born  19 Dec 1889  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 Mar 1953  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ervin S. Hoffer | F46380 
    Married     

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 21 Oct 1875.
      03 Oct 1875 By Pastor Brezing in Heidelberg, Adam Riffer of Wilmot was married to Catharine Simmermacher of Erbsville.

    2. [S2592] aaaaElmira 1891, Sect. 1 Page 2.

    3. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 9352-75.
      Adam Riffer, 21, occ. Saddler, b. Germany, res. Wilmot, s/o Jacob & Catherine, married Catherine Simmermacher, 19, b. Erbsville, res. same, d/o John & Magdalena, witn: H. Bamberger of Berlin & Adolph Ritzer of New Dundee, 3 Oct. 1875 at Erbsville


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