Catherine Oppertshauser^[1]

1853 - 1906  (53 years)

• Name	Catherine Oppertshauser
  Born	8 Mar 1853	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Catherine Esch
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Baptist
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Reg. Baptist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-114256P
  Died	16 Aug 1906	Pentland, , Ontario   [5]
  Buried	Sandhills Baptist Cemetery, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I114256	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	John Oppertshauser,   b. 30 Nov 1814, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany ,   d. 9 Oct 1894, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Barbara Hoffman,   b. 19 Sep 1815, of, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jun 1886, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Married	26 Mar 1848	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Family ID	F15311	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Daniel Esch,   b. 28 Aug 1848, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jan 1925  (Age 76 years)
  Children	1. John Henry Esch,   b. 3 Aug 1872, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Apr 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)   2. Albert Esch,   b. 20 Mar 1874, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Sep 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)   3. Johanna Fredericka "Hannah" Esch,   b. 24 Jun 1876, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Jan 1945  (Age 68 years)   4. Mary Ann Esch,   b. 1878, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Magdalena Mathilde Esch,   b. Mar 1880, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Emma Lena Esch,   b. 22 Nov 1883, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 May 1963, Grand Rapids Township, Kent, Michigan, United States  (Age 79 years)   7. Ida Esch,   b. CALC 8 Nov 1885,   d. 17 Jun 1886  (Age ~ 0 years)   8. Clara Esch,   b. 17 Nov 1890, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Mar 1914, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 23 years)   9. Daniel Esch,   b. 15 Jun 1893, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Jun 1893, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F28909	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  There died at Pentland on Tuesday, August 16th, Catherine Esch, wife of Mr. Daniel Esch. Deceased was a daughter of the late John Oppertsheuser and was born in Woolwich on March 8th, 1853. In 1871 she was united in marriage to Daniel Esch, which union was blessed with eleven children, three of whom preceded her in death. She leaves to mourn her comparatively early death, her husband, two sons, six daughters, sixteen grandchildren and four sisters. Her remains where interred in the Baptist cemetery, in Upper Woolwich, on Saturday, Rev. W.J. Zimmerman, Elmira, conducting the funeral services. Newspaper

  
  

• Sources

  [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 14550-98. Fred Schaefer, 24, occ. Laborer, res. of Pentland, son of Val Schaefer and Cath Lang, Married Hanna Esch, 21, daughter of Dan Esch and Cath Opperhauser [No Other Info Given], Witn: Maggie Schaefer and Simon Stadelbauer, 8 Feb 1898 at Berlin [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 2 Page 20. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 70. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Dist. 9 Page 92. [S165] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Sandhills Baptist CC#4589. East: Daniel Esch/ died/ Jan. 9, 1925/ aged 76 yrs. 4 mo. & 12 days North: In/ memory/ of/ Catherine/ wife of/ Daniel Esch/ died/ Aug. 16, 1906/ aged/ 53 years 5 mo./ 8 days/ Esch [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Jacob Huttner report 120. Joh. Iggesthaser, to Barbara Hoffman. 26 Mar. 1848

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Mar 1853 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Baptist - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Reg. Baptist - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Sandhills Baptist Cemetery, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth