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

Family: George Adam "Adam" Kress / Catharine Schmitt (F36029)

m. 30 Dec 1852


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  • Father | Male
    George Adam "Adam" Kress

    Born  11 May 1831  Epfenbach, Epfenbach, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 Aug 1869  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Zion Lutheran Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  30 Dec 1852  [1, 2]  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  George Michael "Michael" Kress | F24827 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Katharina Dengel | F24827 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Catharine Schmitt

    Born  30 Dec 1832  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  17 Mar 1833  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
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    Child 1 | Male
    Christopher Kresz

    Born  1853  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 2 | Male
    John Christoph Kress

    Born  29 Mar 1854  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  23 Apr 1854  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 3 | Female
    Margarethe Kress

    Born  6 Jun 1856  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  29 Jun 1856  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 May 1913   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Jacob Jacky | F185808 
    Married  18 Jan 1876  Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Male
    Adam Kress

    Born  12 Mar 1858  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  5 Apr 1858  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 May 1939  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Elizabeth "Lizzie" Pfaff | F11875 
    Married  22 Dec 1895  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Emma Catherine Forler | F59970 
    Married  3 Mar 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Male
    Jacob S. Kress

    Born  10 Mar 1860  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  6 Apr 1860  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Maria "Mary" Beistein | F11618 
    Married  25 Sep 1883  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Male
    Andreas S. "Andrew" Kresz

    Born  19 Feb 1862  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  9 Mar 1862  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Nov 1951   
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mary Forler | F20966 
    Married  1 Sep 1885   
    Spouse  Catherine Wunnenburg | F57657 
    Married  17 Nov 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Female
    Sophia Barbara Kress

    Born  12 Jun 1864  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Sep 1962  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  William Heinrich Thomas | F11745 
    Married  5 Dec 1894  St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      George Adam Kress, joiner of Wilmot married 30 Dec 1852 in Wilmot by banns to Catharine Schmitt of Wilmot. wit: George Seip of Wilmot and George Gaukel of Berlin

    2. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Frederick W. Bindemann, Minister of The United Lutheran and German Reformed Protestant Church, Greenbush, Waterloo Twp., 1 Jan. 1852 - 1 Jan. 1853 #226.