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

Family: Herman Frederick Ahrens / Isabella Penelope Laird (F8763)

m. 25 Dec 1860


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  • Father | Male
    Herman Frederick Ahrens

    Born  27 Sep 1837  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  26 Nov 1837  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Jul 1875  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Married  25 Dec 1860  [1, 2, 3]  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2, 3] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Karl Heinrich "Charles Henry" Ahrens | F6976 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elisabeth Gaukel | F6976 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Isabella Penelope Laird

    Born  21 May 1841  Grange, Banffshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  30 May 1841  Grange, Banffshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Other Spouse  Richard W. Harford | F285338 
    Married  5 Feb 1877  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Joseph Laird | F8764 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Isabella Gatherer | F8764 Group Sheet 

    Dr. Carl Heinrich "Charles" AhrensChild 1 | Male
    Dr. Carl Heinrich "Charles" Ahrens

    Born  15 Feb 1862  Winfield, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  25 May 1862  Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Feb 1936  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Martha Elizabeth "Madonna" Niles | F33113 
    Married     
    Spouse  Emily Marion Carroll | F41685 
    Married  25 Aug 1886  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Isabella Penelope Laird Born: Scotland Res: Elora Township Age: 19 Father: Joseph Mother: Isabella Born: 1841 Spouse: Herman Frederick Ahrens Age: 28 born: Berlin Res: Berlin Born: 1832 Father: Charles H. Mother: Elizabeth married 25 Dec 1860

    2. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian), Vol 4 pg 5.
      Herman Fr. Ahrens aged 23 res and born Berlin son of Charles H. and Elisabeth Ahrens to Isabella Penelope Laird, aged 19 res Elora brn Aberdeen, Scotland daughter of Joseph and Isabella Laird, wit: Wilhelmina Stumpt of Berlin and David Doering of Phillipsburg, 25 Dec 1860

    3. [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), 11 Jan 1861.
      Ahrens - Laird: At Berlin, on the 25th ult., Christmas Day, by the Rev. Mr. Tuerk, Mr. Herman F. Ahrens, of Berlin, to Miss Isabella Laird, of Elora.