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

Ludwig "Lewis" Adolph[1, 2]

Male 1846 - 1942  (95 years)


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  • Name Ludwig "Lewis" Adolph 
    Born 3 Nov 1846  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Male 
    Name Lewis Adolph 
    Name Louis Adolph 
    Residence 1870  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Occupation 1881  Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    farmer 
    Residence 1895  Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Eby ID Number 00140-8456 
    Died 25 Jul 1942  Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 11
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 11
    Person ID I12273  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Heinrich "Henry" Adolf,   b. 5 Oct 1805, Canton Berne, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jul 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Catherine Krauss,   b. 1804, , Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1873  (Age > 70 years) 
    Family ID F769  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy Rosenberger,   b. 1 Feb 1843, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1921, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 6 Dec 1870  Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Children 
     1. Samuel Lewis Adolph,   b. 31 Jan 1874, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1946  (Age 71 years)
     2. John Adolph,   b. 31 Jul 1875, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1875  (Age 0 years)
     3. Austin Sinclair "Sinclair" Adolph,   b. 21 Jul 1877, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1952  (Age 74 years)
     4. Minnie Rosetta Adolph,   b. Abt 1880, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Milton Ira Adolph,   b. 4 Oct 1882, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Ella Adolph,   b. Abt 1883, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F3267  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • "Louis Adolph, "was married to Nancy Rosenberger. They reside in Wallace Township, Ontario, near Listowel, where he follows farming"


      Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 703.

    2. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 201.

    3. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online.
      Adolph / Lewis Adolph / 1847-1942 / his beloved wife / Nancy Rosenberger / 1843-1921

    4. [S258] Census - ON, Perth, Wallace - 1901, Wallace L-3 Page 12.

    5. [S257] Census - ON, Perth, Wallace - 1881, Division 1 Page Number 8 Household Number 33.

    6. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 2 Pg 7.

    7. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102490247.

    8. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name:Louis Adolph
      Gender:Male
      Age:95
      Birth Date:3 Nov 1846
      Birth Place:Ontario
      Death Date:25 Jul 1942
      Death Place:Bridgeport, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Father:Henry Adolph
      Mother:Catherine Krause
      Spouse:Nancy Rosenberger
      Certificate Number:036011

    9. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 14 Dec 1870.
      Adolph, Lewis married 6 Dec 1870 to Nancy Rosenberger At Freeport, Waterloo Ont., by Rev. G. Plowman. Both of Wilmot Twp.

    10. [S1348] Biographical history of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants ...

    11. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Nov 1846 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1870 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 6 Dec 1870 - Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Jul 1942 - Bridgeport (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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