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Family: Christian Schoenau / Elisabeth Centgraf (F46476)

m. 9 Jun 1861


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  • Father | Male
    Christian Schoenau

    Born  1835  Tretflugger, Baden, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  21 Feb 1878  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  22 Feb 1878  Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  9 Jun 1861  [1, 2]  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Jacob Schoneau | F32338 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Anna Rosine "Rosina" Kuenzel | F32338 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Elisabeth Centgraf

    Born  7 Jul 1845  , Saxony, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Jun 1918  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Johann Christian "John" Centgraf | F251214 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Sophia Werner | F251214 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Anna Magdalene Schoenau

    Born  29 Apr 1861  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 2 | Male
    Jacob John Schoenau

    Born  16 Aug 1863  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  18 Oct 1940  Oshawa, Durham County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Julia Catherine Schmidt | F252095 
    Married  3 May 1887  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Male
    Albert Christian Schoneau

    Born  6 Jul 1865  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Feb 1957  San Leandro, Alameda, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Elizabeth "Lizzie" Seibert | F282026 
    Married  5 Aug 1885  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Female
    Mary Schoneau

    Born  1868  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 5 | Female
    Pauline Henrietta "Polly" Schoneau

    Born  25 Nov 1868  Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 Sep 1938  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Jacob Rosenberger | F333 
    Married  11 Nov 1891  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Male
    William Henry Schoenau

    Born  2 Apr 1870  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Nov 1935  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Saint Mary's of the Visitation Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mary "Minnie" Coughlin | F223014 
    Married     

    Child 7 | Male
    Edward H. Schoenau

    Born  4 Feb 1872  Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Elizabeth "Lizzie" Brown | F222781 
    Married  15 Jun 1899  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Female
    Mary Auguste Schoenau

    Born  28 Sep 1874  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Jun 1899  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 9 | Female
    Caroline Mina "Carrie" Schoenau

    Born  5 Feb 1877  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Jul 1923  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Private Robert Walter McMeekin | F49328 
    Married  26 Oct 1904  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 27 Jun 1861.
      June 9, 1861 Christian Schenau and Elisabeth Centgraf, both of Preston, by Rev. Wurster in Preston

    2. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register, Christian Schenau, 26, res. Preston, b. Tretflugger Baden, son of Jacob and Rosina (Kinsel), married 9 June 1861 Elizabeth Centgroff, 17, res. Preston, b. Saxony, daughter of Johann and Sophia.


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