Martin Foerster

1843 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Martin Foerster
  Born	1843	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1852	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1861	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1867	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Occupation	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-130389
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I130389	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Ludwig "Louis" Foerster,   b. 5 Jan 1803, , Baden, Germany ,   d. 23 Mar 1893, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Anna Maria Ziegler,   b. CALC 19 May 1806, , Germany ,   d. 12 Sep 1851  (Age ~ 45 years)
  Married	15 Nov 1828	Epfenbach, Epfenbach, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany   [5]
  Family ID	F28039	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Hollinger,   b. 1846, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	26 Dec 1867	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Sophia Foerster,   b. Jul 1870, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F35203	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Martin Foerster b. Wellesley res: Wellesley Age: 23 born abt 1844 father: Lewis Foerster mother: Anna M. Ziegler married Catharine Hollinger Age:: 20 born abt 1847 b. Wellesley Spouse res: Wellesley father: Lewis Hollinger mother: Mary Schmidt married 26 Dec 1867 county: Waterloo [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 4. [S242] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1851, Div. 1 Pg. 15. [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Div. 10 Page 62. [S2266] Deutschland, Heiraten, 1558-1929, Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M93481-2 , System Origin: Germany-EASy , GS Film number: 1189285. Ludwig Foerster Spouse's Name: Maria Ziegler Event Date: 15 Nov 1828 Event Place: Epfenbach, Baden, Germany Father's Name: Georg Adam Foerster Mother's Name: Katharina Grab Spouse's Father's Name: Friedrich Ziegler Spouse's Mother's Name: Barbara Bergdoll

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1843 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1852 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1867 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 26 Dec 1867 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth