Catharina Berge^{[1, 2, 3]}

1826 - 1920  (94 years)

• Name	Catharina Berge
  Born	10 Mar 1826	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1881	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Immigration	1890	, Nebraska, USA   [5]
  Immigration	1915	Albany, Linn, Oregon, USA   [5]
  Name	Catharina Boshart
  Name	Catherine Bergey
  Residence	Amish Mennonite  [5]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-107925
  Died	8 Dec 1920	Albany, Linn, Oregon, USA   [5]
  	Cause: bad cough and old age
  Buried	Riverside Cem, Albany, Linn, Oregon
  Person ID	I107925	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Jacob Buerge,   b. 14 Feb 1785, , Berne, Switzerland ,   d. 1 Apr 1862, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Grieser,   b. 1796, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F40139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christian E. Boshart,   b. 18 Oct 1818, , Upper, Alsace, France ,   d. 31 Jul 1892, Milford, Seward, Nebraska, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Married	19 May 1844	, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Catherine "Katie" Boshart,   b. 3 Nov 1846, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Feb 1942, Albany, Linn, Oregon, USA  (Age 95 years)   2. Magdalena Boshart,   b. 15 Nov 1848, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jul 1932, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)   3. Jacob Boshard,   b. 1850, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Jacob B. Boshart,   b. 11 Dec 1850, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Apr 1936, Albany, Linn, Oregon, USA  (Age 85 years)   5. John Boshard,   b. 1852, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Veronica Boshart,   b. 7 Dec 1854, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Aug 1919, , Linn Co., Oregon  (Age 64 years)   7. Marie "Mary" Boshart,   b. 25 Mar 1857, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Mar 1947, Albany, Linn, Oregon, USA  (Age 89 years)   8. Leah Boshart,   b. 1861, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Christian Boshart,   b. 1863, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Daniel B. Boshart,   b. 12 May 1866, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jul 1956  (Age 90 years)   11. David Boshart,   b. 1868, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F27575	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Boshart.--Catherine Boshart (nee Berkey) was born Mar. 10, 1826, in Ontario; died Dec. 8, 1920, at the home of her daughter (Katie Koupher) near Albany, Oreg.; aged 94 y. 8 m. 28 d. She was united in marriage to Christian C. Boshart, May 19, 1844, in Ontario, living in matrimony more than 48 years. To this union were born 5 sons and 7 daughters. Her husband, 1 son, and 3 daughters preceded her in death. Those who remain are Jacob, Katie Keupher, Marie Brenneman, John, Daniel, Mattie Jantzi, and Leah Beilstine. In the year 1890, they moved from Ontario to Milford, Nebr., where her husband died in 1892. In 1915, she came with her daughter to Albany, Oreg. In her youth she accepted Christ and united with the Amish Mennonite Church and remained a faithful member until death. She had been ailing for some time, her death being caused by a bad cough and old age. She bore her afflictions patiently, often expressing her desire to be with Christ. She leaves 4 sons, 4 daughters, 41 grandchildren, 76 great-grandchildren, 6 great-great-grandchildren, and a host of relatives and friends. Funeral services Dec. 11, 1920, conducted by Joseph Schrock, Dan Erb, and C. R. Gerig. Texts, Psa. 39, 103, 23. Burial in Riverside Cemetery, near Albany, Oreg. Gospel Herald - Volume XIII, Number 40 - December 30, 1920, page 791

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian). Name: William Beilstein Age: 28 res: Wilmot Tp. Place of Birth: Wilmot Tp. Names of Parents: Adam Beilstein & Elisa Dietz Name: Lea Boshart Age: 24 res: Wellesley Vil. Place of Birth: Wellesley Vil. Names of Parents: Christ. E. Boshart & Cathar. Bierke Name: Albert Beilstein res: Wellesley Vi. Name: Sophia Beilstein res: Berlin Date of Marriage: Jan. 4, 1887 [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011039-76. Daniel Brenneman, 23, occ. Farmer, b. Canada, res. Wilmot Twp, son of John & Magdalena Married Maria Boshart, 18, b. Canada, res. Wellesley Twp, daughter of Christian & Catharine, Witn Christian Zehr & Joseph L. Lichti Both of Wilmot Twp, 8 February 1876 at The Residence of Peter Yantzi in Wilmot Twp. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 9226-75. Jacob Jantzi, 26, occ. Farmer, b. Canada, res. Wilmot twp., s/o Johannes & Elizabeth, married Veronica Boszhart, 20, b. Canada, res. Wellesley twp., d/o Christian & Catherine, witn: Johannes Gerber & Christian Zehr, both of Wilmot twp., 22 June 1875 at res of Peter Jantzi [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 3 Page 20. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, December 30, 1920 - Obituary of Catherine Boshart. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 4.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Mar 1826 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 19 May 1844 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Immigration - 1890 - , Nebraska, USA Immigration - 1915 - Albany, Linn, Oregon, USA Died - Cause: bad cough and old age - 8 Dec 1920 - Albany, Linn, Oregon, USA Buried - - Riverside Cem, Albany, Linn, Oregon  = Link to Google Earth