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Margaret Schnitzer

Female 1834 - 1895  (61 years)


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  • Name Margaret Schnitzer 
    Born 9 Jan 1834  Marköbel, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229776258 
    Name Margaret Wirsching 
    Residence 1858  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Residence 1858  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Residence 1891  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-112037 
    Died 23 Jun 1895 
    Buried Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I112037  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father Henry Schnitzer,   b. CA 1803, of, Marköbel, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Wilhelmina Strempel,   b. CA 1803, of, Marköbel, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F300818  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Carl "Charles" Wirsching,   b. 1837, Rudolstadt, , Thüringen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 1910, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 28 Aug 1857  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Mary C. Wirsching,   b. 3 Mar 1857, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1925, Burlington, Halton Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     2. John Edward Wirsching,   b. 27 Nov 1858, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1925, Lakeland, Polk, Florida, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     3. William Wirsching,   b. 1860, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1876  (Age 16 years)
     4. Mona Wirsching,   b. 1862, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Edward Wirsching,   b. 12 Jan 1863, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 1922, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     6. Wilhelmina Wirsching,   b. 1864, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Wirsching,   b. 6 Jan 1867, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Sep 1940, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     8. Carl Wirsching,   b. 24 Aug 1868, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1869, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     9. Margaret Wirsching,   b. 1869, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Henry Charles Wirsching,   b. 30 Aug 1870, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1948  (Age 77 years)
     11. Maggie Wirsching,   b. 1872, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     12. Annie Wirsching,   b. 1872, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     13. Carl Wirsching,   b. 1874, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     14. Sarah Nancy Wirsching,   b. 1 Sep 1879, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Sep 1941, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F28375  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg. 56.

    2. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 10.

    3. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 49.

    4. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      NameElizabeth Merkel
      [Elizabeth Wirsching]
      GenderFemale
      Age73
      Birth Date10 Jan 1867
      Birth PlacePreston, Ontario
      Death Date21 Sep 1940
      Death PlaceLondon, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
      FatherCarl Wirsching B. Rudolstadt, Germany
      MotherMargaretta Wirsching b. Marköbel, Germany
      Spouse Carl W. J. Merkel
      Buried Preston

    5. [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973.
      NameCarl Wirsching
      Marriage Age20
      Record TypeMarriage
      Birth Dateabt 1837
      Birth PlaceBrochan, Schwarzburg, Rufolstadt
      Res: Preston
      Marriage Date28 Aug 1857
      Marriage ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church
      Marriage PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada
      Father Martin Wirsching
      Mother Friederika Högfner
      Spouse Margareth Schnitzer
      Marriage Age21
      Birth PlaceMarkövel Churhessen
      Res: Preston
      Father Henry Schnitzer
      Mother Wilhelmina Strempel

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Jan 1834 - Marköbel, , Hessen, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Aug 1857 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1858 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1858 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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