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Elizabeth Steiss[1]

Female Cal 1827 - 1896  (~ 69 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Steiss 
    Born CALC 13 Sep 1827  , Baden, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98625292 
    Name Elizabeth Ziegler 
    Residence 1848  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence 1852  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1861  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1871  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-111228P 
    Died 11 Oct 1896  Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, 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, 7] 
    Person ID I111228  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father Johann Adam "Adam" Steiss,   b. 31 Aug 1802, Daisbach, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1862, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Maria Barbara Foerster,   b. 7 Sep 1807,   d. 24 Nov 1870, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 20 Nov 1826  Eschelbronn, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    Family ID F19440  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jacob Ziegler,   b. 17 Jun 1824, , Baden, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1904, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 2 May 1848  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
     1. Elizabetha Ziegler,   b. 20 Mar 1850,   d. 17 Apr 1851  (Age 1 years)
     2. Wilhelm "William" Ziegler,   b. 20 Oct 1851, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jul 1930, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     3. Catherine Ziegler,   b. 22 Aug 1853, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1939, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     4. Mary Ziegler,   b. 29 Aug 1855, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1936, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     5. Barbara Ziegler,   b. CALC 17 Dec 1856, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1889  (Age ~ 32 years)
     6. Elizabeth Ziegler,   b. 1857, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Jacob M. Ziegler,   b. 23 Aug 1860, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1935, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     8. Anna Ziegler,   b. 4 Aug 1862, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1927, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     9. John Ziegler,   b. 1864, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Henry A. Ziegler,   b. 13 Oct 1865, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jul 1936, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     11. Lydia Ziegler,   b. 21 Sep 1867, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     12. Rosina "Rose" Ziegler,   b. 1 Jan 1870, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     13. Louise Ziegler,   b. 24 Feb 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1956  (Age 84 years)
     14. Louis Ziegler,   b. 15 Oct 1873, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     15. Barbara Ziegler,   b. 11 Jun 1889, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F28201  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Zigler - At Heidelberg, Sunday Oct. 11th, Elizabeth, wife of Jacob Ziegler, aged 69 years and 29 days.

      Waterloo Chronicle 15 Oct 1896, p. 8

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      William Ziegler Born: Wellesley Age: 22 Father: Jacob Ziegler Mother: Elisabeth Ziegler Born: abt 1852 Spouse: Carolina Hollinger Age: 20 born: Woolwich Father: George Hollinger Mother: Margaresha Hollinger married 27 Jan 1874 married: Waterloo, Woolwich

    2. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 1 Page 23.

    3. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 52.

    4. [S242] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1851, Div. 1 Pg. 3.

    5. [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Div. 10 Page 60.

    6. [S152] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - St. Peters Lutheran Heidelberg CC#4593 Internet Link.
      (S)Hier ruhet/ Jacob Ziegler/ gest.26 Apr.1904/ im Alter von/ 79 Jahre 10 Mo./ u.11 Tage/ Ruhe sanft/

      (W) Hier ruhet/ Elisabeth geb.Steiss/ Ehefrau von/ Jacob Ziegler/ gest.11 Oct.1896/ im Alter von/ 69 Jahren u.28 Ta / [verse]/ Ziegler/

    7. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98625292.

    8. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Jacob Ziegler, farmer of Woolwich married 2 May 1848 Greenbush by banns to Elisabeth Steiss of Wellesley Twp. wit: David Winkler - farmer of Woolwich & John Lein - farmer of Woolwich

    9. [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Div. 10 Page 63.

    10. [S2749] Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971 - Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971.
      Name: Johann Adam Steiss (Johann Adam Steiss)
      Sex: Male
      Father's Name: Georg Ludwig Steiss (Georg Ludwig Steiss)
      Father's Sex: Male
      Mother's Name: Catharina
      Mother's Alias: Hettenbach
      Mother's Sex: Female
      Spouse's Name: Maria Barbara Förster
      Spouse's Sex: Female
      Spouse's Father's Name: Adam Förster
      Spouse's Father's Sex: Male
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Catharina
      Spouse's Mother's Alias: Grab
      Marriage Date: 20 Nov 1826
      Marriage Place: Eschelbronn, Sinsheim, Baden, Deutschland
      Marriage Place (Original): Eschelbronn, Neidenstein, , Baden, Preußen

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - CALC 13 Sep 1827 - , Baden, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1848 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 May 1848 - Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1852 - Wellesley Twp., 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 - Lutheran - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Oct 1896 - Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, 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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