Waterloo Region Generations
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Maria "Mary" Ratz

Maria "Mary" Ratz[1]

Female 1840 - 1923  (83 years)

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  • Name Maria "Mary" Ratz 
    Born 8 Feb 1840  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Female 
    Name Maria "Mary" Eidt 
    Name Mary Ratz 
    Residence 1851  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Evangelist 
    Residence 1858  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1861  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Methodist 
    Residence 1871  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-124668 
    Died 5 Mar 1923  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Buried Oetzel Evangelical Cemetery, Ratzburg, North Easthope Twp, Perth Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    Person ID I124668  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Valentine Ratz,   b. 12 Aug 1798,   d. 28 Dec 1870, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Anna Gertrute "Gertrude" Lanz,   b. 2 May 1798, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married
    Valentine and Gertrude (Lanz) Ratz
    Valentine and Gertrude (Lanz) Ratz
    Family ID F11278  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ludwig Eidt,   b. 31 Jan 1837, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1890, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Married 18 May 1858  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Christina Eidt,   b. 24 Feb 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1952  (Age 92 years)
     2. Wilhelm Eidt,   b. 1860, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Maria Ann Eidt,   b. 1 Sep 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Aug 1912  (Age 49 years)
     4. Lidia "Lydia" Eidt,   b. 5 Aug 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1950, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     5. Henry Eidt,   b. 1860, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Rebecca Eidt,   b. 25 Dec 1865, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 1957  (Age 91 years)
     7. David D. Eidt,   b. 29 Jun 1868, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Sep 1931, Beamsville, Clinton Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     8. Ottina Eidt,   b. 1869, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Caroline Eidt,   b. 1869, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Adeline Catharine Eidt,   b. 25 Mar 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1948  (Age 78 years)
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F30926  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Maria Ratz
    Maria Ratz

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      David H Brand Born: Germany Age: 25 Father: David Brand Mother: Catharina Brand Born: abt 1855 Spouse: Christina Eidt Age: 21 born: Wilmot Ont Father: Ludwig Eidt Mother: Mary Eidt married 25 May 1880 married: Waterloo

    2. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 4 Page 45.

    3. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Ludwig Eydt b. Wilmot Township res: Wilmot Township Age: 21 born abt 1837 father: John mother: Christine married Maria Ratz b. Waterloo father: Valentine mother: Garthutte married 18 May 1858 county: Waterloo

    4. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div. 3, Pg. 17.

    5. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 5 Page 5.

    6. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Pg. 103.

    7. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 3 Page 30.

    8. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 34620 (1923).
      Mary Eidt
      Gender:Female
      Age:83
      Birth Date:8 Feb 1840
      Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario
      Death Date:5 Mar 1923
      Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Cause of Death:Bronchial Pneumonia & Internal Hemmorrhage

      Buried North Easthope

    9. [S3231] Find A Grave, Maria Ann Ratz Eidt (1837 - 1923) - Find A Grave Memorial. (2017). Findagrave.com. Retrieved 4 September 2017, from https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=171081215.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 Feb 1840 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelist - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1858 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 May 1858 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Mar 1923 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Oetzel Evangelical Cemetery, Ratzburg, North Easthope Twp, Perth Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
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