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Magdalene Karrer

Female 1833 - 1897  (64 years)


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  • Name Magdalene Karrer 
    Born 6 Apr 1833  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Name Magdalene Gaukel 
    Name Magdalene Schmitt 
    Residence 1852  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1855  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1861  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1865  Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-110295 
    Died 21 Apr 1897  Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Holy Corners Cemetery, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I110295  Generations
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 

    Father Michael Karrer,   b. 26 Oct 1797, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Mar 1874, , Kent Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Marie Oberholzer,   b. 1807, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F9178  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 George Gaukel,   b. 6 Sep 1819, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1855, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years) 
    Married 25 Sep 1852  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 6
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 
    Family ID F28031  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Peter Schmitt,   b. 17 Feb 1817, Sippersfeld, Donnersbergkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jun 1873, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 9 Dec 1855  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 7
    Children 
     1. Mary Ann Schmitt,   b. 1856, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1908  (Age 52 years)
     2. Michael Schmitt,   b. 11 Aug 1859, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Oct 1940, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     3. Catherine Schmitt,   b. 19 Mar 1861, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Christina Smith,   b. 14 Oct 1862, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1921, Clarksville, Ionia, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 
    Family ID F39004  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Sect. 16 Page 111.

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30039951.

    3. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      George Gaukel, innkeeper of Berlin married 28 Sep 1852 in Greenbush by license to Magdalena Karrer of Wilmot. wit: Henry Stroh of Berlin & Levy Gaukel of Berlin

    4. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Peter Schmitt, merchant of Wellesley Village married 9 Dec 1855 in Berlin by license to Magdalena Karrer, widow of G. Gaukel of Berlin, wit: George Walker of Ancaster & Adolph B. Schüttler of Wilmot

    5. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Frederick W. Bindemann, Minister of The United Lutheran and German Reformed Protestant Church, Greenbush, Waterloo Twp., 1 Jan. 1852 - 1 Jan. 1853 #226.

    6. [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 Sep 1852:40.
      GAUKL, Georg married 28 Sep 1852 Of Berlin. To Magdalena KARRER, of Wilmot. minister F.W. Bindemann

    7. [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, 20 Dec 1855:51.
      GAUKEL, Magdalena married 9 Oct 1855 Of Berlin. To Peter SCHMITT, Wellesley. minister F.W. Bindemann

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Apr 1833 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Sep 1852 - Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1855 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 9 Dec 1855 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1865 - Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Apr 1897 - Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Holy Corners Cemetery, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, United States Link to Google Earth
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