Maria Magdalena "Magdalena" Wernwag^[1]

1824 - 1898  (73 years)

• Name	Maria Magdalena "Magdalena" Wernwag
  Born	27 Jul 1824	, Germany   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Med. Note	Blind from 1887
  Misfortune	blind from 1887
  Name	Lena Wereg
  Name	Lena Wernsweg
  Name	Magdalena
  Name	Magdalena Wereoach
  Name	Maria Magdalena "Magdalena" Hofstetter
  Name	Maria Magdalena Wereg  [8]
  Residence	1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-137974
  Died	22 May 1898	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  	Cause: inflammation
  Buried	Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I137974	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Samuel Wernwag,   b. Abt 1794, of, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Maria Margareth Hecht,   b. Abt 1794, of, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F30882	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wilhelm "William Hofstetter,   b. 19 Nov 1822, Beerfelden, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany ,   d. 12 May 1898, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	27 Feb 1848	Reutlingen, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany   [4, 8]
  Children	1. Friedrich Wilhelm "Frederick" Hofstetter,   b. 3 Jul 1849, , Germany ,   d. 16 Aug 1910, Victoriaburg (Wilmot Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)   2. Adolph Gustav Hofstetter,   b. 2 Jan 1851, , Germany ,   d. 15 Feb 1932, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   3. Jacob Hofstetter,   b. 4 Jul 1855, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Mar 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   4. Maria Hochsteller,   b. 1860, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Christian Henry "Henry" Hofstetter,   b. 16 Aug 1857, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Oct 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 54 years)   6. Mary Margaretha Hofstetter,   b. 13 Jul 1860, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Dec 1927, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)   7. Christian Hofstetter,   b. 17 Apr 1863, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jan 1930, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)   8. Christina Hofstetter,   b. 1876, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F41233	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Maria is reported to have been born in Wurttemberger Hof, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, documentation needed.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Christoph Hofstatter son of Wilhelm and Maria magdlena Wernsweb, born 16 Aug 1854, bapt 25 Oct 1857, sponsors: Peter Hering and wife Elizabeth [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 2 Page 50. [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 4 Page 31. [S1977] Germany, Marriages, 1558-1929, indexing project (batch) number: M92677-3 system origin: Germany-EASy source film number: 1569082. groom's name: Wilhelm Hofstädter groom's birth date: 19 Nov 1822 groom's birthplace: B... bride's name: Maria Magdal. Wernwag bride's birth date: 27 Jul 1824 marriage date: 27 Feb 1848 marriage place: Reutlingen, Württemberg, Germany groom's father's name: Peter Hofstädter groom's mother's name: Elisab. Christine Seiz bride's father's name: Samuel Wernwag bride's mother's name: Maria Margareth Hecht [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 21. [S49] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Latschaw Mennonite CC#4560 [now Mannheim Mennonite] Internet Link. Hier Ruhet/ Maria Magda/ Geb. Werrmag/ Ehefrau Von/ Wilhelm Hoffstetter/ Gest. 22 Mai 1898/ Alt. 73 Jah. 10 Mo./ Und 25 Tagen/ Verse [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate. Maria Magdalene Hofstetter d. May 23 1898 Baden, b. Germany, aged 74, cause: information [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), Obituary of William Hofstetter - May 19, 1898.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 27 Jul 1824 - , Germany Married - 27 Feb 1848 - Reutlingen, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: inflammation - 22 May 1898 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth