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

Helena "Lena" Wehrle[1]

Female Cal 1858 - 1885  (~ 27 years)


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  • Name Helena "Lena" Wehrle 
    Born CALC 27 Mar 1858  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209975309 
    Name Helena "Lena" Hespeler 
    Name Lena Wehrle 
    Residence 1876  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-126369 
    Died 28 Oct 1885  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Cause: Gastroenteritis 8. 5 months 
    Buried New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I126369  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Andrew Wehrle,   b. CA 1820, Of, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Catharina Shermer,   b. 30 Oct 1820, Schwartzburg, Rudelstad, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1901, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Family ID F22163  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Charles Hespeler,   b. CALC 1855, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Oct 1886, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 31 years) 
    Married 12 Sep 1876  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Wilhelmina Hespeler,   b. 27 Aug 1880, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1941  (Age 60 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F31263  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Died, In Hespeler, this (Wednesday) morning, at 6.30 o'clock, Lena, Wife of Charles Hespeler, Aged 27 Years, 7 Months and 1 Day. Funeral, To-morrow (Thursday) afternoon, at 2 o'clock, from the residence of her Mother, Mrs. Glick, to Hespeler Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend. Hespeler, Oct. 28th, 1885.

      City of Cambridge Archives Funeral Card Collection

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 14 Sep 1876.
      12 Sep 1876 By Pastor Wurster in Preston, Charles Hespeler was married to Helena Wehrle, both of Hespeler.

    2. [S508] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1871, Page 1.

    3. [S299] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1881, Page 7.

    4. [S1024] Funeral Card - City of Cambridge Archives Funeral Card Collection, funeral card of Lena Hepeler - 28 Oct 1885.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - CALC 27 Mar 1858 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1876 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Sep 1876 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Gastroenteritis 8. 5 months - 28 Oct 1885 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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