Stephen "Severin" Schaefter

1821 - 1878  (~ 58 years)

• Name	Stephen "Severin" Schaefter
  Born	Between 1820 and 1821	Soufflenheim, District of Haguenau, Alsace, France   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Sepherine Schaefter  [2]
  Name	Severin Schaefter  [3]
  Name	Zephirin Schoefter
  Occupation	1852	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-112793
  Died	1 Oct 1878
  Person ID	I112793	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Philip Schaefter,   b. 1778, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 26 Nov 1873, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario  (Age 95 years)
  Mother	Maria Magdalena "Magdalena" Siegfried,   b. CA 1790, Of, Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. Bef 1861  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Family ID	F44681	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Masbara "Barbara" Wurstlein,   b. Between 1820 and 1821, , Bavaria, Germany ,   d. 31 Dec 1878  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Married	8 Nov 1847	St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Lodson? Schaefter,   b. 1848, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Balzer Schefter,   b. 8 Jan 1848, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario ,   d. 8 Jul 1936, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)   3. Mary Schaefter,   b. 1849, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Susannah Schoefter,   b. 20 Feb 1849, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario ,   d. 28 Mar 1926, Dashwood, Hay Township, Huron Co., Ontario  (Age 77 years)   5. Andreas "Andrew" Schaefter,   b. 6 Oct 1855, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jun 1899, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario  (Age 43 years)   6. Joseph Schafter,   b. 1860, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1931  (Age 71 years)   7. Clemens Schefter,   b. 13 Feb 1865, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario ,   d. 13 Mar 1937, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F8199	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div 1 Pg 8. Sefan SHEFTER Farmer born France Roman Catholic 31 Barbara SHEFTER born Germany Roman Catholic 28 Sober SHEFTER born Canada Roman Catholic 3 Mary SHEFTER born Canada Roman Catholic 2 [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011317-81. John Ball, 40, Occ. Farmer, b. Wellesley, Res. Wellesley Twp, Widower, son of Nicholas Ball and Elizabeth Steffler married Mary Schaefter, 30, b. Pilkington, Res. Pilkington Twp, Wellington Co., daughter of Sepherine Schaefter and Barbara Wursttein, Witness(es): John Meyer, Elizabeth Reidel, Odilia Esbaugh all of Wellesley Twp and Joseph Schaefter of Pilkington Twp, 26 April 1881 in St. Clements. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Josephine Lehnen Born: Woolwich Age: 24 Father: Franz Lehnen Mother: Teirsia Lehnen Born: abt 1857 Spouse: Andrew Shefter Age: 25 born: Pilkington Father: Leverin Shefter Mother: Barbara Shefter married 1 Mar 1881 [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div 1 Pg 8. [S91] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Maryhill - St. Boniface Roman Catholic [found cited on various sources on the internet and family histories], Rev. Bernard Fritsch. Severinus Schaefter d/o Philip Schaefter & Magdalena Siegfried married 8 Nov 1847 to Barbara Wuerstlein d/o Andreas Wurstlein & Barbara Finzl. witnesses: John Theobald Wadel, Philip Schaefter, [Schaefter from Alsace, Wuerstlein from Bavaria]

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Between 1820 and 1821 - Soufflenheim, District of Haguenau, Alsace, France Married - 8 Nov 1847 - St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1852 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth