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

Family: Wilhelm "William Hofstetter / Maria Magdalena "Magdalena" Wernwag (F41233)

m. 27 Feb 1848


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  • Father | Male
    Wilhelm "William Hofstetter

    Born  19 Nov 1822  Beerfelden, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 May 1898  Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  27 Feb 1848  [1, 2]  Reutlingen, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Johann Peter "Peter" Hofstätter | F11998 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth Christine Seip | F11998 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Maria Magdalena "Magdalena" Wernwag

    Born  27 Jul 1824  , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 May 1898  Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Samuel Wernwag | F30882 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Maria Margareth Hecht | F30882 Group Sheet 

    Friedrich Wilhelm "Frederick" HofstetterChild 1 | Male
    Friedrich Wilhelm "Frederick" Hofstetter

    Born  3 Jul 1849  , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Aug 1910  Victoriaburg (Wilmot Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Carolina "Caroline" Golbeck | F20015 
    Married  23 May 1871  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Male
    Adolph Gustav Hofstetter

    Born  2 Jan 1851  , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Feb 1932  Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Catherine Gildner | F227633 
    Married  24 Aug 1875  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Susannah Hagey | F41234 
    Married  17 Sep 1912  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Male
    Jacob Hofstetter

    Born  4 Jul 1855  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  2 Sep 1855  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Mar 1935  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Annie Goldbeck | F12068 
    Married  21 Nov 1882  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Female
    Maria Hochsteller

    Born  1860  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 5 | Male
    Christian Henry "Henry" Hofstetter

    Born  16 Aug 1857  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  25 Oct 1857   
    Died  5 Oct 1911  Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    New Hamburg Reformed Menn. Cem., New Hamburg, Waterloo, ON Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Nancy Honderich | F13305 
    Married  5 Feb 1884   

    Child 6 | Female
    Mary Margaretha Hofstetter

    Born  13 Jul 1860  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  6 Dec 1927  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Fairmount Cemetery, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Johann "John" Schenk | F20017 
    Married  13 Mar 1883  New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Male
    Christian Hofstetter

    Born  17 Apr 1863  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  11 Jan 1930  Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Caroline Hertzberger | F6610 
    Married  19 Mar 1889  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Female
    Christina Hofstetter

    Born  1876  , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  August Krauss | F6388 
    Married  21 May 1912  Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), Obituary of William Hofstetter - May 19, 1898.

    2. [S1977] Germany, Marriages, 1558-1929, indexing project (batch) number: M92677-3 system origin: Germany-EASy source film number: 1569082.
      groom's name: Wilhelm Hofstädter groom's birth date: 19 Nov 1822 groom's birthplace: B... bride's name: Maria Magdal. Wernwag bride's birth date: 27 Jul 1824 marriage date: 27 Feb 1848 marriage place: Reutlingen, Württemberg, Germany groom's father's name: Peter Hofstädter groom's mother's name: Elisab. Christine Seiz bride's father's name: Samuel Wernwag bride's mother's name: Maria Margareth Hecht