Magdalena Kropf

1856 - 1944  (88 years)

• Name	Magdalena Kropf
  Born	31 Mar 1856	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Name	Magdalena Baechler
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-107860
  Died	22 May 1944	Stanley Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I107860	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Heinrich "Henry" Kropf,   b. 9 Feb 1817, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 13 Oct 1855, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 38 years)
  Mother	Anna Nafzinger,   b. 1821, , Switzerland ,   d. 8 Apr 1900, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	13 Dec 1840	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F7708	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Menno Baechler,   b. CALC 29 Oct 1853, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 May 1936, near, Hensall, Huron Co., Ontario  (Age ~ 82 years)
  Married	17 Apr 1877	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F28473	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Kropf - Magdalena, wife of the late Menno Baechler, was born near Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Co., Ont., March 31, 1856; died at the home of her daughter (Mrs. Christian Gingerich, Bronson Line, Stanley Twp.) on May 22, 1944. She had been staying in this home the last four years. She reached the age of 88 y. 1 m. 22 d. In the year 1877, she was united in marriage to Menno Baechler, who predeceased her in 1936. This union was blessed with 4 children: Mary, Mrs. Henry Eichler, Pigeon, Mich.; Annie, Mrs. Christian Gingerich, Stanley Twp.; Solomon, Hay Twp.; Alvina, Mrs. Sam Kopp, Hay Twp. There are 18 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. She united with the Amish Mennonite Church in her early youth, and remained a faithful servant of this fellowship until God called her home to rest with Him in eternity. Gospel Herald, June 30, 1944

  
  

• Sources

  [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Marriages by Rev'd John Oesh, Minister of the Mennonist Society in Wilmot #3. Henry KROPF, to Anna NAFFZIGER, both of Wilmot. 13 Dec. 1840. Rev. OESH. Wit. John JANZY and Jacob BRENNEMANN. [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, Deutsche Canadier, January 8, 1841:2. December 13, 1840 - Pastor Johannes Oesch married Heinrich Kropf, son of Jacob Kropf, to Anna Naffziger, both of Wilmot.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 31 Mar 1856 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 17 Apr 1877 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 22 May 1944 - Stanley Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth