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

Family: Johann Adam "Adam" Zimmer / Catherine Knechtel (F8204)

m. 5 Sep 1858


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  • Father | Male
    Johann Adam "Adam" Zimmer

    Born  19 Aug 1825  Spesbach, Bayern, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 May 1896  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  5 Sep 1858  [1, 2, 3]  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2, 3] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Michael Zimmer | F37133 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Margaret Stuber | F37133 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Catherine Knechtel

    Born  13 Jul 1837  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  3 Sep 1837  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  18 Mar 1894  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Johann Philip "Philip" Knechtel | F8302 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Anna Eva Jung | F8302 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Michael Zimmer

    Born  23 Apr 1859  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  15 Apr 1860  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 2 | Male
    Lewis Zimmer

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

    Child 3 | Female
    Louisa Zimmer

    Born  22 Oct 1860  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  17 Aug 1862  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Oct 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 4 | Female
    Anna Zimmer

    Born  9 Jun 1862  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  17 Aug 1862  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 5 | Male
    Peter Zimmer

    Born  1863  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 6 | Male
    George Zimmer

    Born  22 Oct 1865  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Paulina Staar | F222816 
    Married     
    Spouse  Carolina Starr | F288663 
    Married  21 Jul 1896  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Male
    John Zimmer

    Born  1866  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 8 | Male
    Edward Zimmer

    Born  2 Feb 1869  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Emina | F8128 
    Married     
    Spouse  Susannah R. Schwoob | F8203 
    Married  27 Dec 1894  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Emmaline "Emma" Benninger | F288926 
    Married  20 Feb 1898  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 9 | Female
    Johanna K. Zimmer

    Born  16 Mar 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1960  Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Charles M. Wilhelm | F18101 
    Married  14 Apr 1896  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 10 | Male
    Albert Zimmer

    Born  1872  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 11 | Female
    Margaret "Maggie" Zimmer

    Born  8 Feb 1875  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Sep 1962  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  3 Sep 1962  Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Allen Toman Knechtel | F5540 
    Married  20 Oct 1896  Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 12 | Male
    Henry Zimmer

    Born  28 Oct 1876  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 13 | Male
    Charles Zimmer

    Born  1879  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 14 Sep 1858.
      By the Revd. F. W. Bindeman at Berlin on the 5th September, John Adam Zimmer, to Catharine Knechtel, of Waterloo.

    2. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      John Adam Zimmer Birth Place: Germany RESIDENCE: Waterloo Age: 32 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826 Father Name: Michael Mother Name: Margareth Stuber Spouse Name: Catherine Knechtel Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1837 Spouse Birth Place: Waterloo Spouse Residence: Waterloo Spouse Father Name: Philip Spouse Mother Name: Eva Young Marriage Date: 5 Sep 1858 Marriage County: Waterloo

    3. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.