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Johann George "George" "John" Diefenbacher

Male 1821 - 1886  (64 years)


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  • Name Johann George "George" "John" Diefenbacher 
    Born 17 Aug 1821  Eppingen, Heidelberg, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110960034 
    Name George Diefenbacker  [9] 
    Name John George "George" Diefenbacher 
    Residence 1854  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Occupation 1871  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Labourer 
    Occupation 1871  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Wagon Maker 
    Occupation 1871  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Wagon Maker 
    Residence 1871  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Evangelical 
    Residence 1871  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Evangelist 
    Residence 1871  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Hawkesville, Wellesley Township 
    Residence 1871  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Hawkesville, Wellesley Township 
    Residence 1871  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1881  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Labourer 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-106681 
    Died 20 Jan 1886  Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Buried Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I106681  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Family Magdalena Wagner,   b. 26 May 1816, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1883, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 26 Mar 1854  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Children 
     1. Caroline Diefenbacher,   b. 29 Mar 1855, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1944, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     2. Christian Conrad Diefenbacher,   b. 5 Aug 1859, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jun 1940, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     3. Mary Ann Diefenbacker,   b. 29 Apr 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1926, Walkerville, Sandwich South Twp., Essex Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F27329  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    John George Diefenbacher - Ancestry Public Member Tree

  • Sources 
    1. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 2 Page 13.

    2. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, p 35.

    3. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, p 31.

    4. [S2534] aaaWellesley Township 1871, Section 3 Page 31.

    5. [S2534] aaaWellesley Township 1871, Section 3 Page 35.

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, S., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, S. (1821). John George Diefenbacher (1821-1886) - Find A.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 3 September 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110960034/john-george-diefenbacher.

    7. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      John G. Diefenbacher, d. 20 Jan 1886 Blenheim twp., aged 64y 5m, 7 d, b. Ebbingen, Baden, Germany, Occ: workman, cause: malignant growth of stomach 6 months

    8. [S2303] Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898 - Ancestry.com.
      NameJohann Georg Dieffenbacher
      GenderMale
      Birth Date17 Aug
      Baptism Date19 Aug 1821
      Baptism PlaceEvangelisch,Eppingen,Heidelberg,Baden
      Father Conrad Dieffenbacher
      MotherElisabetha Dieffenbacher
      FHL Film Number1186379

    9. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 8598 (1881), Christian Defeinbacher-Elizabeth Kaster.
      Christian Defeinbacher, labourer of Blenheim, Birth Place: Wellesley Township Age: 22 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1859 Father Name: George Defeinbacher Mother Name: Magdalena Defeinbacher Spouse Name: Elizabeth Kaster, Residence Blenheim Twp., Spouse's Age: 18 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1863 Spouse Birth Place: Blenheim Spouse Father Name: John Kaster Spouse Mother Name: Anna Kaster Marriage Date: 8 Feb 1881 Marriage Place: Oxford, Blenheim Township

    10. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 30 Mar 1854 Pg 13.
      ALLGEYER, Magdalena married 26 Mar 1854 Wellesley. To Georg DIEFFENBACHER, of Wloo.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Aug 1821 - Eppingen, Heidelberg, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1854 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Mar 1854 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Labourer - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Wagon Maker - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Wagon Maker - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelist - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Hawkesville, Wellesley Township - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Hawkesville, Wellesley Township - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Labourer - 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 Jan 1886 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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