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Magdalene "Helen" "Lena" "Ellen" Raitar

Female 1875 - 1959  (84 years)


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  • Name Magdalene "Helen" "Lena" "Ellen" Raitar 
    Born 11 Apr 1875  West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Female 
    Name Helen Raitar 
    Name Helen Reider 
    Name Lena Reider 
    Name Magdalene "Helen" "Lena" "Ellen" Lehman 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Roman Catholic 
    Residence 1895  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence 1911  West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Roman Catholic 
    Residence 1921  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Roman Catholic 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-117628P 
    Died 24 Sep 1959  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7] 
    Buried Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7] 
    Person ID I117628  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Nicholas Raitar,   b. 29 Sep 1838, , New York State, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1918, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Magdalena Henhoeffer,   b. 19 Oct 1842, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1924  (Age 81 years) 
    Family ID F18324  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Wendel Lehman,   b. 29 Apr 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1948, RR1, West Montrose, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 22 Jan 1895  Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
     1. Annie Lehman,   b. 4 May 1896, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)
     2. Herman William Lehman,   b. 14 Oct 1897, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Nov 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     3. Henry John Lehman,   b. 11 Mar 1900, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1969  (Age 68 years)
     4. Ellen "Ella" Lehman,   b. Nov 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Alexander Lehmann,   b. Jan 1905, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1931, , Algoma District, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 26 years)
     6. Alvin Lehman,   b. Mar 1907, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Alphonse Martin "Alfred" Lehman,   b. 14 Mar 1907, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1976, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     8. Marie Lehman,   b. Jul 1910, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Clara Lehman,   b. 1912, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Charles E. Lehman,   b. 10 May 1915, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 1967, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
     11. Loretta Lehman,   b. 1920, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F14274  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Ellen M. Lehmann, 84, of RR 1, West Montrose, died Wednesday, September 24, in St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, after a lengthy illness.

      Born April 11, 1875, In West Montrose, she was a resident of that area all her life.

      A member of St. Boniface RC Church, Maryhill, she was also a member of the Christian Mothers Society.

      She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Raitar, Her husband, Wendel Lehmann, predeceased her in February, 1948.

      Surviving are four sons, Herman and Charles of West Montrose and Henry and Alphonse of Kitchener; four daughters, Mrs. George (Clara) Reinhart of Kitchener, Mrs. Roy (Loretta) Hasson, RR 5, Guelph; Mrs. Marie Moser of Toronto and Mrs. Lawrence (Ella) DeLong of Rochester, N.Y.; a. sister, Mrs. Susan Fisher of Kitchener, 14 grand-children and three great-grand-children.

      Besides her husband, she was predeceased by a daughter, Annie, in 1918, and by a son, Alex, in 1931.

      The body was removed to St. Boniface RC Church, Maryhill, for requiem high mass at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery.

  • Sources 
    1. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-6 Page 9.

    2. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 4 Page 25.

    3. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Woolwich Div. 19 Page 4.

    4. [S93] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich, Maryhill - Saint Boniface Roman Catholic - www.findagrave. com.

    5. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Div. 2 Page 32.

    6. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, SubDist. 18 Page 1.

    7. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80832803/helen-magdalena-lehmann.

    8. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 12523 (1895), Lehmann-Reiter.
      Wendel Lehmann, 27, Farmer, res. Woolwich Township, b. Woolwich Township, son of Ignace Lehmann and Catherine Kuhn married Magdalena Reiter, 19, res. Woolwich Township, b. Woolwich Township, daughter of Nickolas Reiter and Magdalena Henhoeffer, Witness(es): Ignace Lehmann and Catherine Reiter of Woolwich, 22 January 1895 in New Germany.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Apr 1875 - West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1895 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 Jan 1895 - Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Sep 1959 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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