Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Lydia Faust

Female 1856 - 1922  (~ 66 years)


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  • Name Lydia Faust 
    Born Feb 1856  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Name Lydia Strome 
    Occupation 1881  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Servant 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1903  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1922  101 Weber St. E. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-115189 
    Died 17 Nov 1922  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I115189  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father Heinrich "Henry" Faust,   b. 1814, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1898, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Elisabeth Ruppel,   b. CALC 2 Feb 1820, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1888, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Married 8 May 1849  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Family ID F255469  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Abraham Rosenberger "Abram" Strome,   b. 21 Mar 1833, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 22 Sep 1903  Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F38828  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • MRS. LYDIA STROME

      Many friends will be sorry to learn of the death of Mrs. Lydia Strome, wife of A. R, Strome, 101 East Weber Street, Kitchener. who passed away at the Kitchener-Waterloo hospital late Friday evening. Deceased who was born in Woolwich township was 68 years old, and is survived by her husband, to whom she was married 20 years ago. The funeral was held on Monday afternoon at two o'clock, with services at the house and from thence to the East End Mennonite Cemetery. Deceased was a member of the Zion Evangelical Church. Surviving her are three sisters and one brother, Mrs. August Jansen. Mrs. Elizabeth Levan, Mary Faust and Henry Faust.

      The Chronicle Telegraph 23 Nov 1922, p. 3

  • Sources 
    1. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 2 Page 54.

    2. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 5 Page 26.

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Abraham R Strohm
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 22 Sep 1903
      Event Place: Zurich, Huron, Ontario, Canada
      Sex: Male
      Age: 70
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1833 Hespeler
      Occ: carpenter - Berlin
      Father's Name: John R Strohm
      Mother's Name: Nancy Rosenberger
      Spouse's Name: Lydia Faust
      Spouse's Sex: Female
      Spouse's Age: 47
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1856 Upper Woolwich
      Res: Berlin
      Spouse's Father's Name: Hy Faust
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Elizabeth Ruppel

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210016428.

    5. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Heinrich Faust, 28, labourer of Woolwich married 8 May 1849 in Greenbush by banns to Elisabeth Ruppel, 24?, of Waterloo, wit: Philip Oswald yeoman of Woolwich & George Michael Mattusch miller of Waterloo

    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, 25 May 1849 Pg: 21.
      FAUST, Heinrich married 8 May 1849 To Elisabeth RUPPEL. minister F.W. Bindemann

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Feb 1856 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Servant - 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1903 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 Sep 1903 - Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Nov 1922 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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