Magdalena "Lena" Kraft

1834 - 1874  (39 years)

• Name	Magdalena "Lena" Kraft
  Born	19 Nov 1834	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205286347
  Name	Lena Kraft
  Name	Magdalena "Lena" Donald
  Name	Magdalena Croft
  Residence	1857	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Residence	1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Milliner
  Residence	1871	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Swedenborgan
  Eby ID Number	00016-1320.3
  Died	21 Aug 1874	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 6]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I12672	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry Croft,   b. 2 Mar 1813, of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Apr 1846, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 33 years)
  Mother	Lydia Bricker,   b. 24 Nov 1816, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Sep 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 35 years)
  Family ID	F3510	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Donald,   b. 1834, , Scotland ,   d. 14 Nov 1882, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 48 years)
  Married	22 Jan 1857	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Children	1. Isabelle "Bella" Donald,   b. 22 Jan 1857, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jun 1936, Santa Ana, Orange, California, USA  (Age 79 years)   2. Wiloet (?) Donald,   b. 1861, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. William Donald,   b. 1862, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. John Donald,   b. 1865, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Florence Donald,   b. 1868, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F21219	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 325. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 188. Magdelena KRAFT Canada F. 18 Mennonite b. 19-Nov David KRAFT Canada F. 1 Mennonite b. 10-Aug Maryan KRAFT Canada F. 11 Mennonite b. 27-Apr Henry KRAFT Canada F. 7 Mennonite b. 24-Jan John KRAFT Store Keeper Canada 16 Mennonite Res. Wilmot b. 30-Jul Adam KAUFMAN Shoe Maker Germany 30 Lutheran b. 11-Nov [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 2 Page 19. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 27 Aug 1874. Died 21 Aug 1874 In Waterloo, Lena, nee Kraft, wife of James Donald, died at 39 years of age. [S2658] aaaaWaterloo Village 1871, Sect. 1 Page 21. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205286347. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. James Donald Res: Berlin Occupation: Shoemaker Magdalena Croft Res: Berlin married 22 Jan 1857 Waterloo Twp. by License Witnesses: John Croft, Berlin & David Croft, Preston

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Nov 1834 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1857 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 22 Jan 1857 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Milliner - 1871 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Swedenborgan - 1871 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 21 Aug 1874 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth