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

Mary Foell[1, 2]

Female 1870 - 1952  (82 years)


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  • Name Mary Foell 
    Born 9 Apr 1870  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Female 
    Name Mary Ernst 
    Residence 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1947  28 Park St., Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number 00067-4108.7 
    Died 12 Dec 1952  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Buried Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I12801  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father John Foell,   b. CALC 29 Apr 1820, , , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 May 1885, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Koch,   b. 13 Nov 1827, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1886, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Married 20 Jun 1848  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    Family ID F4161  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family George B. Ernst,   b. 5 Mar 1866, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 May 1947, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Children 
     1. Irva Doretta Ernst,   b. 3 Nov 1891, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Minnie Irene Ernst,   b. 20 Aug 1894, Glen Allan, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1987  (Age 92 years)
     3. Elena "Lena" Ernst,   b. 13 Feb 1899, Glen Allan, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1977, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     4. Irvin Clifford Ernst,   b. 3 Jan 1901, Glen Allan, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Feb 1945, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F3537  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • MRS. MARY ERNST

      Mrs. Mary Ernst, 82, of 28 Park Avenue, Elmira, died suddenly at her home Friday. Born in Wellesley Township April 9, 1870, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Foell. She attended Gale Presbyterian Church.

      Surviving are thre daughters, Mrs. Irva Jefferson of Hamilton, Mrs. Albert (Minnie) Heiser of Kitchener and Mrs. Clarence (Elena) Strohm of Elmira; nine grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. Her husband George Ernst, died in 1947 and one son Irvin, predeceased her in 1945.

      The funeral was held in the Dreisinger Funeral Chapel, Elmira, Monday at 3 p.m. with Rev. H. L. Simpson of Gale Presbyterian Church officiat- ing. Burial was in the Elmira Cemetery. The body was at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor.

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 205.

    2. [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..., 854.

    3. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Division 2 Page Number 23 Household Number 106.

    4. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 2 Page 23.

    5. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 2 Page 26.

    6. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name: Mary Foell
      Sex: Female
      Birth Date: 09 Apr 1870
      Birthplace: Woolwich, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Father's Name: John Foell
      Mother's Name: Elisabeth Koch

    7. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47837411.

    8. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Eby, Benjamin Rev. - Minister of the Mennonit Society #99.

    9. [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, 23 Jun 1848 Pg: 28.
      FOLL, Johann married 20 Jun 1848 Of Waterloo. To Elisabeth KOCH, daughter of Ludwig, of Woolwich.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Apr 1870 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Dec 1952 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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