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

Valentine Schaefer[1]

Male 1799 - 1868  (69 years)


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  • Name Valentine Schaefer 
    Born 1799  , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Name Valentin Schiefer 
    Occupation 1852  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    weaver 
    Eby ID Number 00110-6711.66 
    Died 11 Apr 1868  [3, 4
    Buried Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I12129  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Family Barbara Fischer,   b. 11 Apr 1810, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Aug 1888  (Age 78 years) 
    Children 
     1. John Schaefer,   b. 28 Mar 1842, , , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1923  (Age 81 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F2338  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • PART LOT #71 G.C.T. - owner 1968 - Wilma (Meyer) Swartzentruber.

      Henry Snider and wife Elizabeth, o f Bloomingdale, deeded to Valentine Schafer, an immigrant from Baden-Baden, Germany, March 1, 1852, three acres of land on the east side of Woolwich Road (County road #13) and 2 acres on the west side, for 62 Pounds, 10 shillin gs.

      The 1851-52 Census shows Valentine Schafer as 53 years of age, his wife Barbara 40, and son John 10, living in a round log 1 - storey house. They were of the Lutheran faith . By occupation he was a weaver. Valentine Schafer died April 11, 1868. In his 'will he devised his real estate and personal property to his wife Barbara during her lifetime and after her decease to his son John Schafer. His widow continued to live here until 1874, when on Jan. 17th she consented to depart with her life interest or estate in the lands so devised to her, at which time son John made ample provision for her support. The property was sold to Isaac H. Moyer. Mrs. Valentine Schafer born April 11, 1810 died Aug. 9th, 1888. She is buried along with her husband in the Mennonite cemetery at Bloomingdale.

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register, Page 34, return 307: by Joseph Hagey, A minister of the Mennonist Society.
      John SCHAFER, 25, Germany, Waterloo, s/o Teltz? & Barbara, married Elizabeth HALLMAN, 2-, Waterloo, same, d/o John SHANTZ & Susanna, witn: Delman SHANTZ & Henry WAHL, both of Waterloo, 6 Oct 1867

    2. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 2 Pg 93.

    3. [S226] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery CC#4581 Internet Link.
      Valentin Schaffer/ Geboren 1800/ Gest. 21 April 1868/ [German verse] [Stone eroded, June 2009]

    4. [S514] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1871, Sect. 2 Page 54.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1799 - , Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - weaver - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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