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

Family: John Ritter / Dorothea Knechtel (F7161)

m. 7 Aug 1853


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  • Father | Male
    John Ritter

    Born  1 Jan 1827  , Alsace Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  4 Oct 1857  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Jul 1905  Millbank, Mornington Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    First St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley Village, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  7 Aug 1853  [1]  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Mother | Female
    Dorothea Knechtel

    Born  18 Jul 1836  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  26 Apr 1895   
    Buried    First St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley Village, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Peter Knechtel | F6179 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Barbara Drum | F6179 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Lucy Ann Ritter

    Born  1856  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 2 | Female
    Clementina "Clementine" Ritter

    Born  8 May 1856  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  26 Mar 1931  Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Donald McPherson | F32269 
    Married  10 May 1876  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Louisa Ann Ritter

    Born  15 Aug 1857  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  4 Oct 1857  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Feb 1899   
    Buried    First St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley Village, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Male
    Fernando Lorenzo Ritter

    Born  13 Dec 1859  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  15 Jul 1860  Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 Aug 1928   
    Buried    Woodland Cemetery, London, Middlesex Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Caroline Zoeger | F41749 
    Married  25 Jul 1894  Newton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Female
    Elmina Ritter

    Born  28 Jun 1861  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  13 Jun 1862  Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 6 | Female
    Rosalinda Ritter

    Born  23 Jun 1865  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  27 Jul 1865  Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 7 | Female
    Ida Ritter

    Born  15 Aug 1868  Millbank, Mornington Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  3 Aug 1870  Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Sep 1945  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 8 | Male
    John Ritter

    Born  17 May 1870  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  2 Jul 1871  Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Mar 1934  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 9 | Male
    Charles Edgar Ritter

    Born  24 Jul 1878  Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  15 Sep 1878  Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      John Ritter, joiner of Berlin married 7 aug 1853 to Dorothea Knechtel of Preston, wit: Wilh. DeKay of Waterloo T. & John Kinsey of Waterloo T.