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

Family: Eckhart Ries / Catherine Opperthaeuser (F6628)

m. 13 Sep 1846


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  • Father | Male
    Eckhart Ries

    Born  CALC 24 Jan 1820  , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Jul 1895   
    Buried    Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  13 Sep 1846  [1]  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Mother | Female
    Catherine Opperthaeuser

    Born  1 Aug 1824  , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  21 Aug 1898  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
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    Child 1 | Male
    George Ries

    Born  23 Dec 1845  , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Apr 1928  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  Margaret "Maggie" Wettlaufer | F14426 
    Married  20 Mar 1887  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Female
    Dorothea Ries

    Born  29 Oct 1847  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Apr 1904  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
    Spouse  Yost O. Stroh | F13908 
    Married  10 Apr 1866  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Catherine Ries

    Born  17 Sep 1850  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  23 May 1926  Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Southampton, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  George Henry "Henry" Doll | F56792 
    Married     

    Child 4 | Male
    John Ries

    Born  1 Sep 1851  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Dec 1897   
    Buried    Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Female
    Elizabeth Ries

    Born  20 Nov 1853  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Jul 1926  , Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Carl Ernest Friederich "Charles" Heibein | F223821 
    Married  20 Feb 1877  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Male
    Heinrich "Henry" Ries

    Born  CALC 26 Sep 1854  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Jul 1871  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

    Child 7 | Female
    Magdalena Ries

    Born  1857  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Abt 1930  Regina, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Ludwig Friedrich "Lewis" Heibein | F6627 
    Married  1 Mar 1881  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Female
    Caroline Ries

    Born  1857  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 9 | Female
    Maria "Mary Ann" Ries

    Born  1860  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1894   
    Buried    Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Karl "Charles" Weber | F6630 
    Married  12 Jun 1881  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 10 | Female
    Susanna Ries

    Born  CALC 22 Feb 1863  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Mar 1864  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

    Child 11 | Female
    Louisa Ries

    Born  CALC 13 Dec 1864  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Jan 1891  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
    Spouse  Jacob O. Dreisinger | F5674 
    Married     

    Child 12 | Male
    Charles Ries

    Born  1867  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

  • Sources 
    1. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev. Jacob Huttner - Minister of The Lutheran Evangelical Church In The Village of Preston report 65.
      Eckhard Rias, married Catharine Oppertshasuer, both of Waterloo. 13 Sept. 1846