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Waterloo Region Generations
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Rufina Reuschmann
1778 - 1849 (71 years)-
Name Rufina Reuschmann Born 1778 of, Germany 
[1] Gender Female Interesting crime, murder Misfortune 1849 killed by son in law Name Rosina Reuschmann Name Rufina Graf Eby ID Number Waterloo-106886 Died 11 Jul 1849 Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1] Cause: Struck with a piece of wood Person ID I106886 Generations Last Modified 7 Nov 2024
Family Barthlomaus Graf, b. CA 1779, of, Germany , d. Yes, date unknown Children 1. Scholastica Graf, b. 10 Feb 1811, , Baden, Germany , d. 30 Aug 1883, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 72 years)2. Sebastian Graf, b. 20 Jan 1813, , Germany , d. 14 Apr 1883, Greenock Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 70 years)Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 Family ID F27732 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - "An unfortunate affair took place last Wednesday in Wellesley Township, not far from the Catholic church, whereby a man, Michael Huber by name, a brick-layer by trade, took the life of his old mother-inlaw as the result of an unfortunate blow. At the coroner's examination, carried out the following day by Dr. Scott, it was indicated and testified that Huber had for some time been a slave to drink and behaved like a true monster toward his family. That's the way it was on this day as well, as he drove his wife, children and mother-in-law out of the house several times. The old lady, towards evening, locked up the whiskey jug in her own chest, whereupon he grabbed the axe and broke the chest open; she then stormed into the house again to save her chest. He chased her out again, and threw a log at her with all his strength. He struck her with it with such force on the head above the ear, that her skull was split open and this led to her death eight or nine hours later."[translated from German]
Deutscher Canadier 20 Jul 1849
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Mrs. Ruffina Graf was killed by her son-in-law, Michael Huber, in Wellesley twp. Guelph Herald
The Christian Guardian 25 July 1849
- "An unfortunate affair took place last Wednesday in Wellesley Township, not far from the Catholic church, whereby a man, Michael Huber by name, a brick-layer by trade, took the life of his old mother-inlaw as the result of an unfortunate blow. At the coroner's examination, carried out the following day by Dr. Scott, it was indicated and testified that Huber had for some time been a slave to drink and behaved like a true monster toward his family. That's the way it was on this day as well, as he drove his wife, children and mother-in-law out of the house several times. The old lady, towards evening, locked up the whiskey jug in her own chest, whereupon he grabbed the axe and broke the chest open; she then stormed into the house again to save her chest. He chased her out again, and threw a log at her with all his strength. He struck her with it with such force on the head above the ear, that her skull was split open and this led to her death eight or nine hours later."[translated from German]
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Sources - [S419] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot Twp - Roman Catholic minsters Lucas Caveng and Ruber Ebner.
Rusina Graf b. Rueschmann Res: Wellesley Age 70 years Died: 11 Jul 1849 Cause: Struck with piece of wood
- [S419] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot Twp - Roman Catholic minsters Lucas Caveng and Ruber Ebner.
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Died - Cause: Struck with a piece of wood - 11 Jul 1849 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada 
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