Joseph L. Zehr^[1]

1843 - 1912  (68 years)

• Name	Joseph L. Zehr
  Born	10 Oct 1843	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1851	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1865	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-122062
  Died	24 Jun 1912
  Buried	East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I122062	Generations
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Joseph B. Zehr,   b. 31 Dec 1817, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 25 Jul 1905, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Maria L. Lichti,   b. 1819, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 1900  (Age 81 years)
  Married	16 Mar 1841	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F19473	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia Iutzi,   b. 3 Nov 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Sep 1939  (Age 94 years)
  Married	19 Feb 1865	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Christian I. Zehr,   b. 30 Apr 1866, , Canada ,   d. 24 Feb 1952  (Age 85 years)   2. Catharine Zehr,   b. 30 Sep 1871, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Sep 1922, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)   3. Mary Zehr,   b. 1872, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F48616	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Joseph H Bender (farmer of Wilmot) b. Wilmot Age: 24 born abt 1866 father: Chr. Bender mother: Catherine Bender married Catherine Zehr Age:: 18 born abt 1872 b. East Zorra father: Joseph Zehr mother: Lydia Zehr married 25 Feb 1890 Marriage Place: Oxford, East Zorra [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Zehr Joseph, 21, res. Wilmot, b. Wilmot, s/o Joseph & Maria, married 19 Feb 1865 Lydia Yatzie, 20, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, d/o George & Catherine [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Sect. 5 Page 181. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 11 Page 67. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852. By Rev'd John Oesch, Minister Of The Mennonist Society, Wilmot Township Joseph Zehr, Of Woolwich, To Maria Lichty, Of Wilmot. 16 Mar. 1841. Wit. Nicholas Lichty And Peter Litwiller. [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, 9 Apr 1841 Pg 15. 16 Mar 1841 Pastor Johannes Oesch m. Joseph ZEHR, of Woolwich, to Maria LICHTY, of Wilmot.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Oct 1843 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1851 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1865 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 19 Feb 1865 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth